Volozhin Region
Executive Committee

The Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has commenced consular services, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission.

Reception of Belarusian nationals on consular issues and foreign citizens on visa issues is carried out by prior appointment by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

In case of an emergency, citizens of the Republic of Belarus can contact the Consulate General by calling the hotline at +84 38 9090921.

The consular reception office for consular issues of the Consulate General is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 09.30 to 12.30

Up-to-date information on the work of the consular reception office and other announcements and news of the Consulate General are available on the accounts of the mission @belarusinhcmc in the social networks Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Relations between Tehran and Minsk are at their peak today, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari said in an interview to ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned.

The ambassador recalled that Iran has been under sanctions for more than 40 years. “The collective West uses sanctions as a tool to destroy economies. And this is a flagrant violation of international norms,” Saeed Yari said.

According to him, the sanctions are a serious test for the country and people. “Yet, during this period we became much stronger, we managed to achieve excellent results in nuclear energy, nanotechnology, stem cell research and even space,” the ambassador said.

“As for Iran and Belarus, I want to say that we must support each other and fight together against unfair sanctions. The recent visit of your prime minister to Iran, and earlier the visit of the minister of foreign affairs confirm that relations between Tehran and Minsk are at the peak today,” said Saeed Yari.

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Belavia will fly to Turkmenistan every week starting from 13 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the air carrier.

From 13 December to 21 March, Belavia will fly from Minsk to Turkmenbashi every Tuesday, and from Turkmenbashi to Minsk every Wednesday. Passengers will depart from Minsk at 22:40 and arrive in Turkmenbashi at 04:45. On the return flight they will leave Turkmenbashi at 05:45 to arrive in Minsk at 8:05.

Belavia reminded that now flights to Turkmenistan and back are available on the same days, but once every two weeks.

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Aerial units of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry have returned to Belarus from Türkiye where they had provided assistance with fighting fires, the ministry told BelTA.

Mi-8 helicopters landed at the Lipki airfield. While in Türkiye they rendered assistance with fighting fires in mountainous areas. They departed from the Turkish airport Trabzon and had to make stopovers in Mineralnyye Vody, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, Kaluga, and Vitebsk. Deputy Emergencies Minister Igor Bolotov greeted the crews.

This year Belarus has lent two Mi-8 helicopters with water discharge devices and a Mi-26 transport helicopter to Türkiye. The Belarusian aerial units helped fight massive forest fires in the vicinity of the cities of Izmir, Antalya, Alanya, Seferihisar, Marmaris, and Kas. The Belarusian aviators flew a total of 265 missions spending 460 hours in the air, dropping water on fires over 1,135 times. They dropped a total of 4,833 tonnes of water and transported 41 passengers.

The Emergencies Ministry noted that Belarusian rescue workers have helped other countries deal with emergencies for nearly 15 years already. Emergencies Ministry aerial units have been used to fight forest fires in Greece, Russia, Latvia, and Georgia and provided assistance to people affected by floods in Serbia.

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Belarus is a friendly country for Palestine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus Ahmed Almathbouh said during a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko in Minsk on 30 November, BelTA has learned.

"In Belarus, I have all the opportunities to develop our relations not only politically, but also in other aspects of life," Ambassador Ahmed Almathbouh said. “You talked about medicine. This year, the number of students studying in Belarusian universities has grown. In terms of healthcare, we are also interested in cooperation. I have contacted your Healthcare Ministry, and there is interest in exchanging experience and cooperation between our ministries, medical institutions and doctors. We can help each other in this regard. We would also like to see Belarusian construction companies participating in the construction of facilities in our country.”

According to the ambassador, Belarus is a friendly country for Palestine. "We appreciate the good relations between our countries," he said.

"As for cooperation between parliaments, I would like to ask you to set up an inter-parliamentary commission and an appropriate friendship group between Palestine and Belarus. These groups and commissions can cooperate with each other and contribute to the development of relations," Ambassador Ahmed Almathbouh added. “As for cooperation between universities, there was a request for the exchange of experience, teachers, students. Belarusian medical universities are popular in our country, and every year the number of students who want to come and study here increases. Graduates are qualified doctors and specialists."

The parties are set to discuss the state and prospects for the Belarusian-Palestinian inter-parliamentary cooperation, other topical issues of bilateral cooperation.

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Employees of the Belarus President Administration have joined the free blood donation campaign as Belarus marks the 90th anniversary of its blood transfusion service, BelTA has learned.

More than 20 employees of the Belarus President Administration gave their blood and plasma at the Center for Transfusion Medicine of Minsk City Hospital No. 6.

Members of the Belarusian Women's Union were the first to take part in the campaign. Bikers and hockey players will donate blood on 30 November and doctors will join the campaign on 1 December. On this day, veterans of the blood transfusion service of the city of Minsk will also be honored. An international conference timed to the 90th anniversary of the service will be held on 2 December.

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Deputy Director of the National Center for Recuperation and Health Resort Treatment Aleksandr Tsai spoke about the performance of Belarusian health resorts and medical spas on the BelTA YouTube channel.

According to Aleksandr Tsai, it was a good year for Belarus' health resorts and medical spas. Belarusian health resorts performed better than last year across all indicators, and even better than in the pre-pandemic period across some indicators. “The average occupancy rate of sanatoriums in the summer was 85-90%, like in 2019 when the number of vacationers reached 1.389 million,” he stressed.

Aleksandr Tsai emphasized that revenue of health resorts also grew. “This year the total revenue of health resorts and medical spas is expected to make Br803 million. In 2019, the revenue was Br666 million,” the expert said.

According to him, since 2020 Belarusian sanatoriums have been focusing mainly on the domestic market. “We tried to promote all our health resorts and medical spas as much as possible. Today, sanatoriums are full-fledged health-improving complexes with highly qualified medical personnel, acceptable prices, a wide range of medical, diagnostic and additional services, with great food and location allowing to commune with nature. We highlighted all these opportunities. Programs for various periods of stay were developed,” Aleksandr Tsai said.

Sanatoriums offer a broad range of packages, from a weekend getaway to comprehensive treatment programs for 14, 18, 21 days and even longer for greater medical effectiveness. “The work that was done over two years has yielded great results. We can say that by the end of this year, for the first time, the number of people who will have purchased unsubsidized packages to medical spas and health resorts will exceed 600,000 people, namely about 622,000 vacationers. In 2019, their number was 595,000,” summed up Aleksandr Tsai.

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The Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (BelMAPO) and the University of Medical Sciences of Havana signed a cooperation agreement during the working visit of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry delegation to the Republic of Cuba, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

The agreement was signed by the heads of the two educational institutions. The document formalized preliminary arrangements on the exchange of students and the faculty. Prior to the signing of the document, the BelMAPO delegation studied the principles of undergraduate and postgraduate training of doctors at the University of Medical Sciences of Havana.

During the visit to Cuba the Belarusian delegation met with senior officials of the Ministry of Public Health and the Health Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power of the Republic of Cuba.

In addition to that, the Belarusian delegation visited the immunology research center of Cuba and agreed on cooperation in prenatal diagnosis, neonatal screening, cancer and diabetes studies. The parties discussed the possibility of using Cuban reagents in various screening projects.

While visiting the Center of Molecular Immunology of Cuba, the BelMAPO representatives agreed on launching joint projects in the field of neurological diseases, ophthalmology, and treatment of burns using stem cell technologies.

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St. Petersburg Days will be held in Minsk in April 2023. Such a decision was taken at the meeting of Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev with St. Petersburg Deputy Governor Kirill Polyakov, BelTA informs citing the Telegram channel of the Minsk City Council.

“We should build on our long-standing ties. All conditions are in place for this. We see great cooperation prospects in various sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, education, and culture,” Vladimir Kukharev said.

It is also important to promote contacts between young people of the two cities. The Minsk mayor noted that the youth can play an important role in strengthening cooperation and friendship between the Belarusian capital city and St. Petersburg.

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The Belarusian humanitarian cargo has been delivered to Sudan, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry.

The humanitarian cargo included food, medicines and means to overcome the consequences of the natural disaster.

A reminder, on behalf of the head of state and in pursuance of the decision of the Council of Ministers the Emergencies Ministry collected and sent humanitarian aid to the Republic of the Sudan. The Emergencies Ministry was assisted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee and the Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom.

On 21 November, the IL-76 aircraft with humanitarian cargo flew from Minsk to Khartoum, with Belarusian rescuers on board. The group of employees of the Emergencies Ministry, who accompany the humanitarian cargo, was headed by First Deputy Emergencies Minister Aleksandr Khudoleyev.

According to the Emergencies Ministry, this is the first time Belarus provides humanitarian assistance to Sudan. Since 1999, Belarus has organized 76 humanitarian missions to 32 countries.

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