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India interested in economic cooperation with Vitebsk Oblast India is interested in economic cooperation with Vitebsk Oblast in such areas as woodworking, water purification, pharmaceutics, and personnel training for oil processing industry. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Belarus Sangeeta Bahadur made the statement as she met with representatives of the Vitebsk Oblast administration, BelTA has learned. ...

Vitebsk Oblast, Belarusian Orthodox Church sign cooperation agreement On 2 March, the headquarters of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee hosted an event to sign the program of implementation of the cooperation agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Belarusian Orthodox Church in Vitebsk Oblast for 2021-2025. Taking part in the event were Vitebsk Oblast Governor Nikolai Sherstnev, Archbishop of Vitebsk and Orsha Dimitry and Bishop of Polotsk and Glubokoye Igtaty. ...

Belarus' KGB chief warns of opposition's plans to stage provocation on 25-27 March A cache with a large amount of explosives has recently been found in Belarus, State Security Committee (KGB) Chairman Ivan Tertel said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs. ...

Vitebsk meat, dairy exports to China up more than twofold in 2020 Enterprises affiliated with the state association Vitebsk Concern "Meat and Dairy Products" more than doubled their exports to China in 2020, BelTA learned from the concern. ...

Rehabilitation after COVID-19 in Yurtsevo hospital Over 1,000 patients have undergone rehabilitation after the coronavirus in the Vitebsk Oblast WWII Disabled Veterans Hospital Yurtsevo since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...