The project "Cultural Capital of Belarus" was initiated by the Ministry of Culture. It is carried out with the aim of supporting the cultural life of the regions. Throughout the year, small towns designated as the cultural capital will become venues for concert performances by the best ensembles and artists, and will provide halls for exhibitions of artists' works. Such a project will give residents of small towns the opportunity to engage with cultural values and the best examples of Belarusian art.

The main goal of the program is the development and support of personal subsidiary plots, increasing employment and income of citizens engaged in agricultural production, and improving the demographic structure of the population. Thus, it is envisaged to provide citizens, upon their applications, with additional land plots of up to 3 hectares for lease for personal subsidiary farming, and to involve citizens' land plots in crop rotation by agricultural organizations to assist in sowing and harvesting. In vegetable growing, it is planned to expand the range of agricultural crops grown by the population to 20 types, including Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, red cabbage, sweet corn, green beans, and daikon.

The planned capacities will comply with the European Union Directive regulating the construction of gas storage facilities, the Deputy Minister noted.