In the Braslav district, at the "Urbany" vehicle control post, a vehicle traveling without cargo for export from Belarus, driven by a driver from the carrier company LUVEL TRANSPORTAS (Lithuania), was detained. During customs control, the department's employees discovered 20.2 thousand packs of cigarettes marked with Republic of Belarus excise stamps in the refrigerated semi-trailer.

Grigory Rapota explained that one of them is related to the development of agriculture. He also reported that the agenda of the meeting includes three blocks of issues. The first is organizational. The second block is the discussion of the results of trade and economic development. "This is an important issue that speaks about the level of trade and economic development we are at and what needs to be done," Grigory Rapota noted. At the same time, he said: "There is progress, the Union State is developing quite dynamically." "You will find out all the figures on July 18," Grigory Rapota emphasized.

The outgoing year 2012 was filled with bright and important events that left a significant mark on the history of the country and the Dvina region – the celebration of the 1150th anniversary of ancient Polotsk, the cradle of Belarusian statehood, the holding of the Day of Belarusian Written Language in the city of Glubokoye, and the elections of deputies to the House of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.

In these simplified crossing points, citizens permanently residing in the border area will be allowed to cross. To cross the border, you must have a passport with a visa from the neighboring country and a document confirming permanent residence in the border area.

The construction of the Palace of Water Sports or an aqua park, as well as a number of other sports and tourism infrastructure facilities, involves a detailed plan for the public and residential development of one of the central parts of Vitebsk, as reported by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Capital Construction of Vitebsk City".

The eyelash extension competition will be held in Belarus for the first time, and Vitebsk will host it on March 2, the Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center informed a BELTA correspondent.

51.5 thousand schoolchildren will rest in the camps of the Vitebsk region during the summer season, the head of the representative office "Vitebsk Regional Department of the Republican Center for Health Improvement and Sanatorium-Resort Treatment of the Population" Elena Andreykova told a BELTA correspondent.

Over 3.5 thousand hectares of forest are planned to be planted this spring in the region, the Vitebsk State Forestry Association reported. From March 28 to April 4, the "Forest Week-2015" campaign will be held in the republic, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The foresters of Vitebsk region did not stay aside either. Sites for planting have been selected in all forestries and forestries.

The play "The Wonderful Box of Green Peas", based on Swedish fairy tales, was staged in Vitebsk at the Belarusian "Lyalka" Theater by Svetlana Ben, the leader of the musical group "Serebryanaya svadba".

An exhibition of works by the renowned Belarusian photographer Yury Ivanov opened at the Vitebsk Art Museum on September 6. The project is titled "Between Black and White. A Photo Retrospective of Belarusian History from the Late 20th to the Early 21st Centuries."

This event brought together the best six pairs of New Year's characters from Vitebsk, Orsha, Ushachi, Beshenkovichi, and Vitebsk districts in the round hall of the Vitebsk Cultural Center.

The triumphant performance of Belarusian trampolinists at the World Championships held in the USA was continued by their young colleagues. The World Championships in Trampoline and Tumbling for athletes of various age categories took place in Daytona Beach. Belarusian juniors won three gold medals, one silver, and three bronze awards.

On January 24, 2015, a "direct line" will be held by Oleg Sergeevich Matskevich, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

On June 20, 2015, a reliquary with the relics of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, the Baptizer of Rus', will be brought to Minsk from Russia. Until July 7, residents and guests of Minsk, Brest, Grodno, Mogilev, and Vitebsk will be able to venerate the shrine.