Working conditions for employees of the Investigative Committee Department for the Vitebsk Region have significantly improved. On the eve of the New Year, a landmark event took place here - after reconstruction and modernization, the administrative building at 51a Moskovsky Avenue was solemnly opened.

As noted at the executive committee meeting, the XXIV International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be held from July 9 to 13, with additional events on July 7, 8, and 14, 15. The festival's geography spans five continents and expands each year with new countries.

The payment of financial assistance for the 70th anniversary of Victory is being finalized in the Vitebsk region, as reported by the Committee for Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Regional Executive Committee. Financial assistance has already been paid to over 8.2 thousand people. Only eight individuals who have left Belarus have not yet received the funds. The whereabouts of each person are known, and the issues of them or their official representatives receiving financial assistance will be resolved in the near future, specialists assured.

From June 9 to 11, the Days of the Vitebsk Region were held at the national pavilion of the Republic of Belarus at the World Exhibition "EXPO-2015" in Milan (Italy). As part of the event, a presentation of the economic, investment, and industrial potential of the region took place. Visitors to the exhibition learned about the development of the meat and dairy industry and woodworking, projects for the production of telescopic lifts and attachments, the manufacturing of non-standard metal structures, as well as the use of water purification and water treatment technologies. In addition, higher educational institutions of the Dvina region demonstrated their potential at the international level.

The economic potential of the adjacent regions of Belarus and Russia contributes to establishing mutually beneficial contacts, however, the existing trade turnover remains low, noted Alexander Kosinets. The Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee proposed to his colleague to consider the possibility of creating trading houses in Vitebsk and Pskov, as well as joint ventures for the production of building materials and metalworking. The development of the tourism industry can also be mutually beneficial. Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on the creation of a working group to prepare a cooperation agreement between the Vitebsk and Pskov regions. According to the Governor of the Pskov Region, special attention will be paid to economic cooperation during the development of the document. Andrei Turchak believes that the document could be signed as early as July.

"More and more Indian companies are investing in various projects abroad. India has sufficient own funds and human resources for this. And this process should not bypass Belarus, as a good scientific and technical base has been developed here," said Ramesh Chandra.