Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko extended Diplomats Day greetings to workers and veterans of the diplomatic service, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

In the meteoclimatic conditions of Belarus, most cases of cold injuries occur in January and February, BELTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Health.

Punishment for tax evasion should be the harshest, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting with the Council of Ministers on 21 January, BelTA has learned.

In Vitebsk Oblast, public associations of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union and the BRPO organized more than 100 activities "Miracles for Christmas" during the nationwide New Year's charity project "Our Children", the regional committee of the Youth Union said.

On 20 January Belarus-China diplomatic relations marked their 29th anniversary.

Shares of 32 enterprises of the Vitebsk region are offered for sale in 2021.

There are plans to increase the share of electric vehicles in Belarus' public transportation up to 30% by 2025.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko heard out a report of Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin on 18 January, BelTA has learned.

Young workers of Vitebsk oblast department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations took the oath in a solemn atmosphere.

One of the main issues of the VI All-Belarusian People's Assembly, which will be held in the capital on February 11-12, will be the social and economic development of the country for 2021-2025.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, as the countries celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The certificate for an important purchase was handed over to the school director Natalya Danilova by the delegates of the 6th All-Belarusian People's Assembly - the chairman of the Oblast Council of Deputies Vladimir Terentyev and the head of the main education department of the Oblast Executive Committee Dmitry Khoma.

Ambassador of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Terentiev met with Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Egypt.

In Vitebsk Oblast, it will take about three weeks to eliminate all the consequences of bad weather.

Belarus' Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Yuri Senko met with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Yucheng on 13 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vitebsk Oblast occupies one of the leading positions in the republic in terms of the availability of social services, yielding only to Minsk.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong on 12 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No. 1 "On declaring 2021 the Year of National Unity".

Patriotism means to completely dedicate oneself to one's own mission, to live for the good of the native country and the nation.

The last lot sold at the auction this year by the "Vitebskoblimuschestvo" committee was the unused medical building of Orsha central polyclinic.