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Belarusian-Russian relations have passed a tough test of sanctions, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko told the media following a meeting of the 62nd session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk on 20 June, BelTA has learned.

In the past 24 hours, over 500 citizens of Ukraine entered Belarus, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

The number of electric vehicles in Belarus has exceeded 10,000, BelTA learned from Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich during the Electric Transport Day in Minsk on 17 June.

Viktor Karankevich said: “The number of participants of the exhibition grows higher every year. It once again underlines interest in the development of electric transport. Comfortable conditions have been enabled and stimulating measures are in effect for the sake of development of electric transport in our country. The number of electric vehicle charging stations increases every year, with 680 stations deployed across the country now. A presidential decree has identified the industrial group Belorusneft as the state operator in charge of creating a charging stations chain. The relevant systemic work has been ensured in association with electric companies.”

The efforts produce results. According to the latest data, the number of electric vehicles in Belarus has reached 10,000, the energy minister said. The number more than doubled in the last 12 months.

The amount of electricity consumed by the vehicle charging stations is on the rise, too. In 2021 the figure grew by 1.4 times in comparison with 2020 to 10 million kWh. Positive dynamics has been observed this year as well.

More and more electric vehicles are used for public transportation: over 100 electric buses transport people in Belarusian cities. “It is an ecological and reliable means of transportation, which offers a high level of comfort to passengers,” Viktor Karankevich stressed.

The global popularity of electric vehicles is also on the rise. 2021 saw global sales of electric cars double. Their total number reached 16 million. The Belarusian energy minister attributed the growth to the global decarbonization trend and the refusal of major automakers to make automobiles with internal combustion engines.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects the total number of electric vehicles in the world to reach 200 million by 2030.

The Electric Transport Day has been held for three years now in order to popularize electric vehicles as an ecological and economic way of transportation, which helps build a comfortable urban environment. This year's exhibition has been arranged near the National Library. About 20 companies are taking part in it.

It is a unique venue where one can see all kinds of electric transport, including cars, trucks, electric buses, electric motorcycles and bicycles. The exhibition also features new models of an electric truck, an electric compact van, and an electric quad bike of Belarusian make. A compact economy-class electric car is also on display. Visitors can find out about the development of the electric vehicle charging stations chain and prospects of its expansion.

The exhibition gathered a broad range of participants, including representatives of the industrial complex, research organizations, and companies that import electric vehicles. Those include BKM Holding, MAZ, Amkodor, Belorusneft, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, MotoVeloZavod, BelGee, Green Cars, Tesla Cars, Electro Car, MultiMotors, Sidus Auto, Hello, Eleven, JET, E-power, and other ones.

The Electric Transport Day has been organized by the Belarusian Energy Ministry in association with the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone with assistance of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

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The exhibition about Pakistan will introduce Belarusians to Pakistan's traditional and contemporary art, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Contemporary Art of Pakistan” at the National Library of Belarus. The exhibition is timed to the 75th anniversary of Pakistan's independence, BelTA has learned.

“It is a great pleasure for me to welcome our distinguished guests at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which is being held in collaboration with the National Library of Belarus as part of the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrations. I am glad to see government officials, friends and colleagues from the Belarusian side, diplomats and journalists,” the ambassador said.

This year Pakistan is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its independence. “Pakistan is only 75 years old but the preserved history of this land dates back to 7000 years BC. Situated at the ever-shifting fault lines between empires, the land of modern day Pakistan has remained at the heart of regional geopolitics, and a melting pot, with cross fertilization among cultures and arts over many millennia,” the diplomat noted.

“Pakistan is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society. It has a rich history in all visual arts including painting, architecture, textiles, decorative art, and sculpture,” Sajjad Haider Khan said.

The exhibition features artworks by three Pakistani artists. “It is an honor for us to showcase the calligraphic works by a promising Pakistani calligrapher, Ayesha Kamal, who indeed deserves deep appreciation for having flown all the way to Minsk for participation. In her unique style, she employs silver leaves to lay her reflective imagination and draws inspiration from early Islamic texts,” the ambassador said.

The second component of the exposition features masterpieces of world-renowned Pakistani artist, the late Sadequian (1923-1987). This prolific painter hailed from the school of artists who have combined the traditional Islamic art within contemporary artwork.

Noreen Sajid is the third Pakistani artist whose paintings are on display at this exhibition. Her works with bright colors in broad brushstrokes on canvas reflect the hues and forms of everyday life in Pakistan.

“Pakistan is a land of gushing rivers, towering mountains, fertile land, significant coastline and enchanting beauty. Thus, we have also put on display a few photographs of the iconic landscapes of Pakistan,” the diplomat noted.

He added that the exhibition marks the opening of a small Pakistani Book Corner at the National Library.

“I am sure that today's undertaking will give our guests some rare insights into Pakistan's culture and further enrich the understanding about Pakistan,” the ambassador concluded.

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As of 1 June 2022, a total of 114,168 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, including 82,500 deposit accounts at the total amount of $825 million and 31,700 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br739 million, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry.

As of 1 June 2022, 55,794 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 48,199 applied to use the money to improve housing conditions, 3,078 to pay for education, 4,515 to receive healthcare services, and two to buy health products for disabled people.

The ministry granted permission to use family capital earlier to 53,539 applicants. Most of such applicants are from Brest Oblast (11,339). Then goes Minsk Oblast with 9,156 families, Gomel Oblast with 8,706, the city of Minsk with 7,540, and Grodno Oblast with 6,217. Mogilev Oblast and Vitebsk Oblast round out the list with 5,385 and 5,196 applicants respectively.

The Labor and Social Security Ministry noted that the family capital program applies to families raising three and more children. From 1 January 2022 the family capital equals Br25,995.

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Flemish graphics, treasures of Pakistan, golden Khokhloma, samovars from all over the world – all this will be on display at the Vitebsk Regional Local Lore Museum in the run-up to and during the Slavianski Bazaar festival, director of the museum Tatyana Starinskaya said at a press conference, BelTA has learned.

During the Slavianski Bazaar festival the museum is set to unveil a new program that will combine traditional and modern forms of presentation. Exhibitions of the Belarus-Russia Union State will invite visitors to join the Walks with Pushkin, to see Leo Tolstoy Through the Eyes of Repin (the exposition will be located in the Zdravnevo museum-reserve), find out the secret of Golden Khokhloma: the Soul of Russia. Gzhel State University will bring a collection of their unique products. The Museum of Private Collections will show digital copies of paintings and a photo exhibition Treasures of Pakistan: a New Look.

Visitors will be able to see an exhibition of Flemish and Dutch graphics of the late 17th-19th centuries provided by a private collector. Its core will be the works of Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Van Gogh. The exposition will open at the end of June, Tayana Starinskaya informed.

The exhibition Samovars From Around the World will be another highlight of the exhibition program.

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More than 400 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Belarus over the past weekend, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.

Belarusian checkpoints are operating in a routine mode.

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The national air carrier Belavia will no longer require passengers flying from Minsk to Tashkent and back to present negative results of the PCR test for COVID-19 and other COVID-19 documents starting from 10 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the air carrier.

Belavia's decision came after Uzbekistan lifted entry restrictions related to COVID-19.

Belavia flies from Minsk to Tashkent on Tuesdays and Fridays and back on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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A delegation of Nizhny Novgorod State Engineering and Economics University (Knyagininsky University), headed by Rector Anatoly Shamin, paid a visit to Baranovichi State University, BelTA learned from the Belarusian university.

The Russian delegation got familiar with the educational and laboratory, sports, cultural and creative infrastructure of the university, and the university's achievements in research activities. The round table with the representatives of the dean's offices, heads of the departments, young scientists and the Institute for Professional Development and Retraining of Baranovichi State University focused on specific cooperation avenues.

Rector of the Belarusian university Aleksandr Unsovich presented to his Russian colleagues a set of university proposals on training programs in the network form, organization of guest lectures in priority thematic areas, potential joint projects. First Vice-Rector of Baranovichi State University Vladimir Klimuk outlined topics of promising joint research for participation in the Union State programs, organization of student contests of R&D and innovative projects of young scientists.

Proposals were also made to develop the Olympic movement in the partner universities, organize joint cultural and educational activities.

The parties signed a roadmap of international cooperation between Baranovichi State University and Knyagininsky University in education, science and culture through 2025.

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Everyone knows and loves Pushkin's art, Consul General of Russia in Brest Oleg Murashev said during the literary readings dedicated to the poet's birthday and the Day of the Russian Language, BelTA has learned.

"Today's holiday, in my opinion, clearly shows that everyone in Belarus knows and loves Pushkin's art. Each of us loves Alexander Sergeevich in his own way. This is good: there can be no standards here, because Pushkin and the Russian language unite peoples. Love and memory of the great figures of Russian culture know no borders. The things that the leadership of the country and the city of Brest are doing deserve great respect," Oleg Murashev said.

The annual literary readings "My Pushkin" were traditionally held at the monument to the poet, opened several years ago near the Pushkin Brest State University. The event gathered lovers of Russian literature and Pushkin's art of all generations: lyceum students, schoolchildren, teachers, participants of the literary studio of the Russian Center for Science and Culture, members of the Brest branch of the national public association "Russian Society", which is the organizer of the event.

"We have been holding such readings for many years. At first we did it in schools, and when this monument was opened we started to gather here, in Pushkin Garden. There is no clear program because the event is open to anyone. Literary readings gather lovers of the poet's art. The most important thing that unites us is the name of Pushkin," said Svetlana Smirnova, the head of the association of teachers at the Russian Society.

Children and adults recited the poet's favorite poems, pieces from his prose, with passers-by stopping up to listen. At the end of the event, its participants laid flowers at the monument to the poet.

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