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AirBaltic resumed flights to Minsk National Airport

On March 28, the Latvian national airline AirBaltic made its first flight from Riga to Minsk National Airport after a one-year pause caused by COVID-19, according to the website of Minsk airport.

The US Senate approved the candidacy of Fisher as new ambassador to Minsk

Matthew Geller

The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved the candidacy of American diplomat Julie Fisher for the post of new ambassador to Minsk. The meeting was broadcast on the website of the upper house of the American legislature. Fischer’s candidacy was approved unanimously.

Do foreigners with a negative test need quarantine upon arrival in Belarus? The Ministry of Health answered

Yuri Drazdow

Belarus requires the mandatory availability of a certificate for arriving foreigners with the negative result of the PCR study on COVID-19. But is it necessary to be quarantined with such a document?

Lukashenko signed a law ratifying an agreement with Russia on the mutual recognition of visas. What does it mean?

Yuri Drazdow

Alexander Lukashenko signs Law on Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Belarus and Russia on Mutual Recognition of Visas

BELAZ wants to enlist state support in Russia to fight Komatsu and Caterpillar

Mark Manson

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the interest of BELAZ in concluding a special investment contract (SPIC) for the production of dump trucks in the Russian Federation using state support mechanisms to strengthen its position in the market of a neighboring country.

Russian Railways plans to launch the high-speed train “Swallow” on the route Moscow – Minsk

Yuri Drazdow

The site of Russian Railways posted a message about a new train schedule, which refers to the launch of high-speed “Swallows” on the route Moscow – Minsk.

“In recent months, inflation has accelerated higher than expected”, National Bank decides on the interest rate

Matthew Geller

The refinancing rate stays at 7.75% per annum. The decision was taken by the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus at a meeting on monetary policy on October 14, 2020.

Relationship with Russia: A Bi-Monthly Analysis from Minsk Dialogue Experts

Yuri Drazdow

Minsk Dialogue experts present their own view how relationship between Belarus and Russian had been developing in September and October 2018.

Discover Belarus a Place of Wonder, Adventure, and Excitement

Yuri Drazdow

Matt Fecteau, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School shares his experience about visiting Belarus

Belarus’ Bolshoi Theater invites art lovers for festival in Nesvizh

Yuri Drazdow

The Bolshoi Theater of Belarus launched the festival headlined as The Evenings of the Bolshoi Theater in Nesvizh Radziwill family castle in 2010. It is an offsite musical marathon of the opera and ballet companies, and also orchestra musicians.

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