Kopyl regional executive committee

The Unitehprom BSU company of Belarusian State University (BSU) will be the world's only producer of an original cancer drug Temodex. The registration certificate for the drug has been issued by the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the university.

Representatives of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Lithuania are set to meet in Vilnius on 11-12 February to discuss the status of implementation of the agreement on additional confidence and security building measures, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

“The parties will take stock of the agreement signed in 2019, consider proposals aimed at improving the effectiveness of additional confidence and security building measures, and discuss bilateral cooperation in arms control in 2020,” the ministry said.

As of 7 February, more than 500 people have been tested for coronavirus upon returning from China. All the tests have come back negative, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus.

A special promo was launched in the Minsk World complex on February 6 in the run-up to Valentine's Day - apartments in certain houses will be offered with discounts if purchased using an installment plan. Thanks to special prices, those who buy an apartment during the promo will save a lot of money!

Michael Pompeo's visit to Belarus made headlines last week. It was the first visit of a U.S. secretary of state in more than 20 years. Prior to this visit Minsk had welcomed a number of other high-ranking officials from the United States. Their visits were broadly covered by mass media and discussed by the public. However, there are also some low-key visits that are just as important as visits by politicians and officials.

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dapkiunas met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming in Minsk on 3 February, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA.

I am inspired by what I saw at Belarus' Hi-Tech Park, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo wrote on his Twitter account, BelTA has learned.

The Healthcare Ministry of Belarus is keeping a close watch on the epidemiological situation due to a new virus outbreak in China. Belarusian medical specialists have tested 121 people, with no cases of 2019-nCoV virus confirmed so far, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus.

China will overcome the coronavirus outbreak and will show the world its expertise in combating such epidemics, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Nikolai Snopkov told reporters, BelTA has learned.

Belarus' Sport and Tourism Ministry is warning Belarusians not to travel to China, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry.