Selective harvesting has begun in farms in Vitebsk, Glubokoye, Tolochin, and Chashniki districts. According to Ivan Fedorov, favorable weather conditions have ensured the early ripening of winter crops. Farmers intend to start mass harvesting from July 20.

"The Federation is fulfilling the President's directive to create biathlon development centers in Belarus," he said. The construction of the roller ski track is part of the work to strengthen the material and technical base of the school, where the leading section is biathlon. The track is one of the most challenging in Belarus. Its length is 2.5 km, with a total elevation difference of 156 m. Only 350 m runs on flat terrain. When designing the track, the features of similar facilities in Raubichi and Logoisk, as well as the wishes of biathletes, were taken into account.

On the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, the solemn opening and consecration of the monument to His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia will take place near the walls of the Holy Assumption Cathedral in Vitebsk.

According to Vladimir Andreichenko, public observation is carried out in almost all states. "I consider this a normal phenomenon. But the fact that this observation is not always objective, and sometimes biased, is unacceptable in our time of democracy," the speaker believes.

About 800 trade facilities in the Vitebsk region will extend their operating hours during the New Year holidays, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Department of Trade and Services informed a BELTA correspondent.

From September 12 to 14, 2013, the VI specialized exhibition-fair "Vitebsk Region – for a Healthy Lifestyle – 2013" will be held in the city of Vitebsk.

More than 50 enterprises and organizations from Belarus, Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania will take part in the international forum "Innovations in Energy Saving - Investments in the Future" in Vitebsk, the communal consulting unitary enterprise "Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center" informed a BELTA correspondent.

The restoration of the architectural and park ensemble in Lintupy began at the end of 2011, when this valuable historical site was purchased by a Russian investor. Since then, construction work has been ongoing here.

At the specialized forum, which will be held in Belarus for the first time, construction machinery, equipment, mechanization tools in construction, building materials and technologies, tools and accessories will be presented.

Border guards from the border detachment administration and the "Bigosovo-2" border control unit, as well as their family members, participated in the sports competitions. Veterans of the border detachment, representatives of interacting organizations and enterprises were invited.