GOMEL, 31 October (BelTA) - The official delegation of Vinnitsa Oblast headed by chairman of the oblast council Sergei Svitko will pay a visit to Gomel Oblast on 30-31 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The main item on the agenda of the visit will be the conclusion of a cooperation agreement with Gomel Oblast. A ceremony of signing the relevant documents with the participation of Gomel Oblast Governor Vladimir Dvornik will take place on...

GOMEL, 24 October (BelTA) - Academic readings to commemorate outstanding aircraft designer Pavel Sukhoi will take place in Gomel as part of the international sci-tech conference, Contemporary Machine Science, on 23-24 October, BelTA learnt from the press service of the oblast executive committee. The event which is held once in two years is organized by the P.O. Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel and Sukhoi Company in Moscow. The conference will hear 106 reports from academic,...

MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – The Belarus government has discussed the progress in aiding citizens of Ukraine in a difficult life situation, the government's press service told BelTA. According to the source, the government monitors the presence of Ukrainian citizens in Belarus on a systemic basis. Relevant matters are dealt with in the regions on a weekly basis, with prompt decisions made. Every week information is collected about the current situation in the regions of Belarus. In...

GOMEL, 10 October (BelTA) – A photo exhibition "Humanity in Times of War", which will feature 42 unique photographs from the archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, opened in Gomel on 7 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The exhibits were selected from the photo album "Humanity in Times of War - Photos from the Front". They cover the period from 1860 till present days. The exhibition illustrates such events as the...

GOMEL, 3 October (BelTA) – Medical equipment was donated to the Gomel Regional Teaching Hospital for War Veterans in a solemn ceremony on 1 October. The equipment was donated in line with the Japanese government's program on public safety grants Grassroots, BelTA has learned. The Japanese embassy donated a modern ultrasound machine worth $108,000 to the hospital. Taking part in the ceremony was Japanese Ambassador to Belarus Mimori Shigehiro. Speaking with reporters, he noted that the...

GOMEL, 26 September (BelTA) – Belarus makes it into the world's top three in access to healthcare, First Deputy Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told BelTA. He is attending a conference of ambulance-situation healthcare workers in Gomel on 25-26 September. Not long ago Belarus' healthcare system was ranked 42nd of 51 nations assessed by Bloomberg in its annual report Bloomberg Ranking: Most Efficient Health Care 2014. "Belarus in the list goes above many economically developed...

GOMEL, 19 September (BelTA) – The fifth international festival of fire theaters will take place in Gomel during the City Day celebrations on 20 September. It will be the culmination of the festivities in the oblast capital, BelTA learned from the organization committee. Taking part in the fire show this year will be teams from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. The audience will be offered a breathtaking show that will combine comedy, circus stunts and theatrical performances. Taking part in...

GOMEL, 22 August (BelTA) – A summer camp for ethnographers is taking place in Petrikov District, Gomel Oblast, on 19-22 August. The summer camp is held within the framework of the international festival of ethnic and cultural traditions Call of Polesie. The festival will take place in the agrotown of Lyaskovichi on 13 September, BelTA learned from the organizing committee of the festival. Every year experts in Belarusian folk art flock to Petrikov District to take part in the summer...

GOMEL, 15 August (BelTA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BRCS) are ready to provide assistance to Ukrainian people who were forced to leave their homes, head of the ICRC programs on family links restoration and migration Andrei Nechai said as he visited Gomel on 14 August, BelTA has learned. In his words, refugees from the south-east of Ukraine continue coming to Russia and Belarus. The ICRC is monitoring the situation in the...

GOMEL, 8 August (BelTA) – The international festival and ethnocultural traditions Zov Polesyia will be held in the agro-town of Lyaskovichi, Petrikov District, Gomel Oblast on 23 August. This year the festival has acquired the international status, BelTA learnt from the organizing committee of the event. The forum will gather participants from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Belarus will be prenseted at the festival by eight districts of Gomel Oblast (Zhitkovichi, Yelsk,...