Anyone interested can participate in the open city competition. The logo and slogan they are invited to create will subsequently acquire official status and will be used for positioning Orsha among other Belarusian cities, helping to promote it in the field of tourism.

The best employer was named for the first time in Vitebsk, reports BELTA correspondent from the solemn award ceremony for the laureates of the city prize

According to him, the large-scale implementation of this project began in April of this year. The implementation period is scheduled for 22 months. The cost is Br22 billion at 2006 prices, or over Br144 billion at current prices. The Belarusian Railway (BZhD) is the source of project financing.

Tram drivers from various cities of Belarus and Smolensk are competing in professional skills in Vitebsk today, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the head of the Vitebsk Tram and Trolleybus Department, Vasily Pavlyuchkov.

In total, 85 economic entities will organize mobile trade on election day in the regional center. Among them are major retail chains and enterprises of the "Myasomolprom" concern.