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MOGILEV, April 2 (BelTA) – A cooperation agreement for 2009 between Mogilev and Tula was signed by chairman of the Mogilev City Council Viktor Shorikov and head of the Tula administration Vladimir Mogilnikov in Mogilev on April 2.

The agreement is the continuation of the treaty on twin-town relations between Tula...

MOGILEV, April 1 (BelTA) – The Mogilev-based company “Footwear” intends to increase its supplies to the EU countries, BelTA learnt from director of the company Sergei Burmistrov.

The company has presented its footwear (ShagoVita trademark) at the international exhibition of footwear in Dusseldorf for the first time. Not only German...

MOGILEV, March 20 (BelTA) – On March 23, Mogilev will host the open national contest of young musicians dedicated to famous Belarusian composer Josef Zhinovich, BelTA learnt from Anatoly Kireichenko, director of the Mogilev State Music College.

Taking part in the contest will be 189 students of music schools and...

MOGILEV, February 27 (BelTA) – Belarus’ Equestrian Cup will start in Mogilev on February 28, BelTA learnt from Inessa Shvedova, deputy director of the of the Mogilev oblast horseracing and modern pentathlon centre.

Taking part in the competitions will be around 30 strongest equestrians from all the regions of...

MOGILEV, February 26 (BelTA) – Youth Acrobatics Tournament “Kinder-Surprise” opened in Mogilev on February 26, BelTA learnt from the physical, sport and tourism department of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee.

Taking part in the tournament are athletes aged 6-15 years old from Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania. The programme of the...

MOGILEV, February 19 (BelTA) – Mogilev will become the next town on the “Dove of Peace” route. It will arrive in the oblast centre from Tula (the Russian Federation) on March 4, BelTA learnt from the ideology department of the Mogilev town council.

A live-size golden dove carrying an olive branch...

MINSK, February 18 (BelTA) – The M.art.contact international youth theater forum will take place in Mogilev on March 22-27, BelTA has learnt from Andrey Novikov, director of Mogilev Drama Theater.

Invitations to participate in the fourth theatre forum have been sent to ten creative teams from five countries – Belarus, Russia,...

MOGILEV, February 17 (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is making a tour of the Babushkina Krynka dairy in Mogilev, BelTA reports.

The head of state will get familiar with the economic and social development of the company, its performance in the modern-day financial-economic conditions, the course of technological upgrade...

MOGILEV, February 12 (BelTA) – On February 13-14, Mogilev will host the Belarus Athletics Championships for the prizes of the Sportivnaya Panorama Newspaper, BelTA learnt from Anastasia Marinina, press seceratry of the Belarusian Athletics Federation.

Best female athlete 2008 Oksana Menkova and best coach 2008 Valery Vorontsov will be honoured...

MOGILEV, February 11 (BelTA) – Eighteen families from Mogilev, whose family members were killed during the Afghan war, were awarded with the Medal “20th anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan”. The award ceremony was held in the Mogilev City Hall on February 11, BelTA learnt. ...