Belarus is interested in strengthening relations with Latvia in all areas. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, today at a meeting in Vitebsk with the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, Edgars Rinkēvičs, BELTA correspondent reports.

The floral carpet of Polotsk delegation took third place in an international competition held in the Lithuanian city of Anykščiai, the Polotsk District Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

It has become a good tradition at the beginning of the year to honor the best workers of the region who have achieved significant results based on their work over the past 12 months. Each district nominates its candidates for the title 'Person of the Year of Vitebsk Region'.

Vitebsk limited liability company "Udarnik" plans to build a new hotel complex together with a cultural and wellness center near Pokrovskaya Street in Zadvine in the near future.

World Psoriasis Day, a relatively common skin disease, is celebrated on October 29. This problem is also relevant for our region - 3% of the population suffers from psoriasis, including severe forms.

On June 21, 2014, a "direct telephone line" will be held with the residents of the region by the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Diulin Anatoly Vladimirovich.

What are the business trip allowances for astronauts, and for how much are they insured? Oleg Artemyev answered these and other questions for "Zvyazda". He made a space flight last year.

On January 6, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a city pre-Christmas fair will be held in Vitebsk on Lenin Street (section from the mini-cafe "Eridan" to the cafe "Aurora"), with the participation of enterprises and trade organizations of the city and region.

The development of cooperation with a focus on agriculture, the creation of conditions for stable progress in order to improve people's living standards – these topics became the main ones during the working meeting between the chairman of the regional executive committee Nikolai Sherstnev and the parliamentary delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which took place on July 11 in Vitebsk.

The competition is held in the nominations "Russian Folk Song", "Russian Romance", "Russian Popular Estrada Song until 1991", and "Russian Folk Melody". Participants who reach the final will be able to compete for the main prizes in May.

Today, Vitebsk State University named after P. Masherov invites residents of the regional center to write a dictation in Russian or Belarusian.