August 3, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The first thousand-tonnage crew has appeared in the Vitebsk region, BELTA correspondent was informed by the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the Agro-Industrial Complex Workers' Union.

Belarusian, Latvian, and Lithuanian rescuers are participating in the seminar. In addition to projects for notification and interaction schemes for partners in case of the occurrence or threat of a chemical accident with transboundary consequences in the Belarus-Latvia-Lithuania region, foreign guests will familiarize themselves with the activities of the "Vityaz" fire and rescue squad of the Vitebsk regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, visit the Novopolotsk fire and rescue unit, and the "Polimir" plant fire and rescue squad of OJSC "Naftan", and will get acquainted with OJSC "Polotsktransneft "Druzhba". The work of the seminar will continue until June 29.

The solemn ceremony of opening traffic on the bypass road was attended today by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets, representatives of regional authorities, the State Automobile Inspectorate, and road and construction organizations involved in the project's implementation.