Regional News

Colza harvest campaign nearing completion in Belarus Belarus has harvested 33.500 hectares planted to colza or 79.9% of the target, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. ...

Belarus suspends export of several cereal crops The Council of Ministers has suspended the export of wheat and meslin, rye, barley, oats, corn, buckwheat, millet, triticale and other cereals and also rapeseeds. Resolution No. 482 of the Council of Ministers of 24 August 2021 was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal on 26 August, BelTA has learned. ...

Belarus-China Year of Regions gets under way On 26 August the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an opening ceremony of the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China for 2021-2022. Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong exchanged diplomatic notes, BelTA has learned. ...

Minister: Over 7,000 domestic harvesters used in Belarus More than 7,000 domestic harvesters are used in Belarus, Belarusian Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik told the media, BelTA has learned. ...

Army 2021 forum, International Army Games begin in Russian Alabino An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August. A Belarusian delegation led by Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin attended the opening ceremony. The most thrilling event of the games – a tank biathlon – was launched there, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA. ...