Cherven Regional Executive Committee

The Finnish capital city is recognized by many global rating agencies and experts as a city of happy people and comfortable life. Cosiness and convenience of this place coupled with a truly Scandinavian ability to enjoy life create a special atmosphere here. The Helsinki house in thebMinsk Worldbcomplex will also be especially friendly to its future residents because its apartments will be sold, for the first time, fully-finished and plumbed! Sales started on Monday, 17 January!

The best conditions, as always, are at the very start of the sales!bSpecial attention to the Helsinki house is due to a number of important reasons.bFirst of all, this is the first house of the complex where apartments can be purchased fully finished, ready to live.The new owner will only have to arrange the furniture and he/she is welcome home!

A fully-finished apartment is an ideal solution for people who have no time to wait until long remodeling is finished. Apartment will have all partitions and communications. Materials from caps to wallpaper and paints are from leading manufacturers only. Plumbing, faucets, sockets, lamps, metal front door - all high-quality, stylish, harmonious. The ceilings are 2.7 meters high, with overhead and built-in LED lights.

Designers offer two décor styles - classic warm and laconic light.bScandinavian, American, European style - a buyer will be able to realize any of their dreams!

The main thing is a unique opportunity to move into your own apartment as soon as the house is commissioned!

What are the Finns more about: restraint and slowness or their national quality "sisu" – a stoic determination to achieve the goal? They are both "hot Finnish guys", the best hockey players and racing drivers and also crazy fans of heavy rock. They treat family values as an absolute priority and they are ablebto make the life of their loved ones enjoyable and comfortable. ThebMinsk Worldbcomplex shares the same philosophy.

The amazing Helsinki house has 25 storeys. The apartment size in this house varies from 30 to 74m2. The house boasts all the benefits of advanced architectural solutions of thebMinsk Worldbcomplex.

The first thing residents and their guests will see as they will enter the house will be abspacious and light lobbybwith a front desk and a courier waiting area, a restroom with a baby changing station and a storage facility for bikes. The floor and the entrance group will be decorated with high-quality ceramic granite. Granite will also be used in elevators. Light-colored walls and the ‘Finnish' design will make the lobby look fresh and bright.

The lobby will havebentryways on both sides. Taking a child for a walk you can use the entryway that leads right into a quiet green yard. If you go to work, you can use the entryway from the opposite side. You don't have to go around the house!

The house will have a lot of air and sun!bThe panoramic glazing with children's security locks, glazed loggias and balconies – from outside it looks like the entire facade is made of glass! The apartments have a breathtaking view of the entire city!

You can reach any floor within seconds by one ofbthree quiet and high-speed elevators from the world's leading producer OTIS. One of the elevators will be panoramic. Like in the world's best hotels it will slide along the wall of the building. The view from such an elevator will take your breath away!

The Helsinki house is thebfirst residential building of the new quarter that was named Northern Europe. This is the ninth quarter of the complex where apartments are available.bEach courtyard will have children's playgrounds and workout areas, bike racks, and recreation zones. The entire quarter will have a designer landscape.

The Northern Europe quarter will have a largebkindergarten for 230 children. Parents will not have to set their alarm clocks early because of a fear of being late. Taking a child to the kindergarten will just take a few minutes.

The quarter will be a car-free space.bCar owners will be able to take advantage of outdoor parking lots along the perimeter of the quarter and also indoor car parks.bBy the way,bthe first car park for up to 800 cars on nine levels opened in the Minsk World complex half a year agob.

The Helsinki house in the Northern Europe quarter features all the advantages of a super-modern and well-designed complex which is being built in the heart of Minsk. It is not a coincidence that thebMinsk World received the EuropaProperty award as the largest multifunctional complex in Europe.

Everything here is within a walking distance. The territory of the complex will havebpolyclinics for children and adults as well as a medical center, shops and gyms, cafes and restaurants.

A new parkbwill be laid out in the central part of the complex, the same as the Central Park in New York! It will be true “green lungs” of the whole complex. The park will feature quiet alleys, fountains with sculptures, sports and children's playgrounds. It will be the most beautiful area for calm and active recreation!

All the quarters in the complex will be connected by bicycle tracksb– an excellent place for slow rides and speedy chases. Your child can join the culture of cycling and choose the most environmentally friendly mode of transport literally from the first years of life!

Speaking about transport, it is worth mentioning the excellent transport infrastructure of the complex.bA third metro line will go through the complex and two new metro stationsbwill be located nearby. Numerous above-ground transport stops within the walking distance will link the complex with all parts of the city.

The new large shopping and entertainment center Mara Mallbwill become a favorite place to shop and relax for many residents of the capital.

The international financial center Minsk Worldbwill be the business heart of the complex. Minsk World is designed to attract investments from all over the globe and foster the creation of thousands of jobs in Belarus. It is quite possible that in the future many residents of thebMinsk Worldbcomplex will be able to go to their prestigious jobs on foot.

One can review swift progress in the construction of the complexbby watching videos on the real estate developer's website.

An apartment in the new Helsinki house is not a fairy tale or a dream that will never come true. What makes this house so attractive is that apartments here are affordable to many Belarusian families with a steady income, including fully-finished apartments.bAfter all, even fully-finished apartments can be purchased using a unique 10-year installment plan.

A long-term installment plan from the real estate developer is an unbelievably advantageous financial tool!bNo interest rates, no excess payments, no attempts to inflate the price per square meter. You will need neither income verifications nor guarantors to sign the contract. You only need your passport! True, you need to make a down payment but the company treats every customer on a case-by-case basis. Even the lack of sufficient cash to make the down payment will not be a problem. For instance, you can borrow up to Br40,000 from a partner bank without income verifications and guarantors in the developer's sales office. Managers of the sales office will help you find the most suitable installment plan for everyone.

Our partner banks also offer attractive lending programsb– the loan can cover up to 90% of the apartment's cost and can be repaid over the period of up to 20 years. The interest rate on a Belarusbank loan will be 4.99% per annum in the first year and 10% in the second year and the third one. The interest rate on a BPS-Sberbank loan will be 6.99% per annum in the first two years.

A reminder,bthe Minsk World complex is running a grandiose festive promo in honor of Valentine's Day till the end of February. When buying an apartment in thebBeijingbandbSydney Luxbhouses of thebChampionsbquarter,bNew YorkbandbSan Franciscobof thebNorth Americabquarter,bHong KongbandbTokyobhouses in thebAsiabquarter and thebAlexandriabhouse in thebAfricabquarter, you will be offered discounts per square meter if making a purchase using an installment plan.bDuring the promo the down payment has been reduced. You can pay 20% and sign a installment sale agreement

Substantial discounts are availablebto those who are ready to pay for their apartment in one go – with one's own cash or by taking out a bank loan.

Our partner banks also offer attractive lending programsb– the loan can cover up to 90% of the apartment's cost and can be repaid over the period of up to 20 years. The interest rate on a Belarusbank loan will be 4.99% per annum in the first year and 10% in the second year and the third one. The interest rate on a BPS-Sberbank loan will be 6.99% per annum in the first two years.

Use the Finnish determination to accomplish one's goalsbin order to buy an apartment in the Helsinki house at the start of the sales! If you want to move into a new apartment sooner, feel free to buy an apartment with finishing work!

All the details regarding the terms of buying an apartment in the Helsinki house at the start of the sales are available on the websitebbir.byband from the company's sales office. The sales office is open from 8:30 till 20:30 on weekdays and from 9:00 till 20:00 on weekends and holidays at 9 Mstislavtsa Street (1st floor, Dana Center), Vostok metro station, Minsk. The mobile hotline number is 7675, fixed-line numbers are +375 17 269−32−90, +375 17 39−39−465.

May your new apartment be ready to welcome your family right away!

The establishment of a business aviation center in the Minsk National Airport has been finished, the press service of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry told BelTA.

The implementation of the investment project to set up a business aviation center in the Minsk National Airport has been finished. A modern multifunctional facility was built there. It includes a hangar complex with the total area of over 4,000m2 for storing aircraft and a passenger terminal.

The project was implemented by ZAO Investment Financing under the aegis of the Transport and Communications Ministry in 2016-2019. Construction itself took 16 months. It was finished in December 2019.

The business aviation center is expected to enhance the commercial appeal of the Minsk National Airport and bring some aircraft owners from airports of Russia, the Baltic and Scandinavian states to Belarus. In turn, it will have a positive effect on Belarus' investment appeal as a whole.

The key advantage of business aviation is the ability to carry out domestic and international flights via any routes and without a timetable.

The establishment of a business aviation center in the Minsk National Airport has been finished, the press service of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry told BelTA.

The implementation of the investment project to set up a business aviation center in the Minsk National Airport has been finished. A modern multifunctional facility was built there. It includes a hangar complex with the total area of over 4,000m2 for storing aircraft and a passenger terminal.

The project was implemented by ZAO Investment Financing under the aegis of the Transport and Communications Ministry in 2016-2019. Construction itself took 16 months. It was finished in December 2019.

The business aviation center is expected to enhance the commercial appeal of the Minsk National Airport and bring some aircraft owners from airports of Russia, the Baltic and Scandinavian states to Belarus. In turn, it will have a positive effect on Belarus' investment appeal as a whole.

The key advantage of business aviation is the ability to carry out domestic and international flights via any routes and without a timetable.

 Minsk has made it to the top 3 most romantic cities in Europe popular for holidays of couples and weekend trips among Russian tourists, BelTA learned from the analytics agency TurStat.

In addition to Minsk, the top ten includes St. Petersburg, Paris, Kaliningrad, Prague, Yekaterinburg, Amsterdam, Baku, Yerevan, and Tallinn.

“The Russians cast 23% of the votes for St. Petersburg and Paris as the most romantic cities in Europe. Kaliningrad and Minsk gained 8% of the vote, Prague - 7%, Yekaterinburg, Amsterdam, Baku and Yerevan - 5% and Tallinn - 3% of the vote,” the agency said.

The ranking is based on an online survey conducted in February 2020.

Switzerland's embassy was officially opened in the presence of Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis in Minsk on 13 February, BelTA has learned.

The embassy is located in 11, Svobody Square. It replaced the office of Switzerland's embassy opened in February 2008.

The foreign ministers of Belarus and Switzerland unveiled the plates at the entrance to the embassy to give a symbolic start to the operation of the diplomatic representation in a new status.

“The transformation of the embassy's office into a full-fledged embassy is not just a technicality. This step is of big symbolic meaning. The decision demonstrates Switzerland's interest in the development of relations with Belarus and hope that Belarus will continue the path of democratization and observance of human rights. Although, we understand that this road is not easy and rather long,” Ignazio Cassis said.

In his words, opening an embassy does not require much administrative action. It requires, first of all, the strong will of the two countries. After having increased the level of its representation in Belarus, Switzerland sets forth three objectives, which are to develop diplomatic relations, to promote human rights and to expand economic interaction. “We believe that Belarus' movement in the area of human rights is the right one. This, like any democratic process, requires time and effort. Switzerland, for its part, is ready to provide all the necessary support,” said the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

The two countries are also similar in their gradual development, he added. “Both you and we make changes in different sectors, but they are slow, gradual. The meaning of our life is a continuous movement. Opening an embassy is an important movement forward. From now on, the bilateral relations will become more active,” Ignazio Cassis said.

According to Swiss Ambassador to Belarus Claude Altermatt, his country has a large network of diplomatic missions across the globe, and the most recent, 103rd, was opened in Minsk. “Small countries such as Belarus and Switzerland need to focus on increasing the number of their representations abroad, because it is the only way to make their voices heard and their interests be taken into account,” he said.

Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei stressed that Belarusians have always admired the achievements of Switzerland. “Today a new page has been opened in the history of our relations. We are sincerely interested in the development of comprehensive contacts and cooperation. We see a number of promising areas for that, including agriculture, industry and high technologies. I am confident that the new embassy will contribute to further strengthening of our comprehensive cooperation,” he said. The minister wished the embassy new ideas that will promote the growth of mutual trade, strengthen interaction between the two countries in the international arena.

Belarus' best pastry chefs will take part in the IKA/Culinary Olympics which will be held in Stuttgart, Germany from 15 to 19 February, the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.

"The Belarusian team includes many-time winners of national and international professional contests. Belarusian pastry chefs will present complex art compositions made of chocolate, mastic, marzipan, pastilage and salt dough using various manufacturing techniques," the press service said.

IKA/Culinary Olympics is organized by the World Association of Chefs' Societies (WACS) and is held every four years. It is a kind of Olympic Games in the culinary and confectionery industry. In 2016, the competion featured 59 national teams and more than 2,000 pastry chefs and chefs in individual competitions. The team of Belarusian pastry chefs won 5 gold, 11 silver and one bronze medal.

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.

Minsk has made it into the top 3 CIS cities with the most interesting events and fireworks on the Fatherland Defenders Day (marked on 23 February) among Russian tourists, BelTA learned from the TurStat analytical agency.

“Russians prefer to spend the three-day break from 22 to 24 February traveling abroad,” the agency said.

In addition to Minsk, the top ten CIS cities with interesting tours on the Fatherland Defenders Day in 2020 also includes Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Kerch, Tula, Volgograd, Murmansk and Smolensk.

The ranking takes into account the popularity and unique character of Fatherland Defenders Day events.

Over 900 athletes from 12 countries have confirmed their participation in the Minsk Triathlon 2020 which is due in the Belarusian capital on 21 June, one of the organizers of the competitions, Ironman medalist, Chairman of the Council of the Tristyle Triathlon Club Dmitry Tolkachev told the media on 7 February, BelTA has learned.

“The project is gaining popularity. Registration was opened on 12 October 2019. Applications have been so far received from more than 900 athletes from 12 countries,” Dmitry Tolkachev said.

In his words, ten free training sessions will be held starting February to help athletes prepare for the competition.

According to Head of the physical education department of the Sports and Tourism Ministry of Belarus Piotr Voron, the ministry's team will also take part in the Minsk Triathlon 2020. “Our major goal is to build positive attitudes to sport in as many people as possible,” he said.

The Minsk Triathlon 2020 will feature three events: 1/8 Ironman (475m swimming + 22.5km cycling + 5.25km running), 1/4 Ironman (950m swimming + 45km cycling + 10.5km running), 1/2 Ironman (1900m swimming + 90km cycling + 21km running). Children under 13 years of age will be able to take part in the TriKids competition. They will face 500m running race. The Minsk Lady Run will feature a 3000m race. Be Yourself is the slogan of the Minsk Triathlon 2020.

The Minsk Triathlon 2020 is the biggest triathlon event in Belarus, which meets the Ironman international standards. The number of participants will make up 2,000 Belarusian and foreign athletes.

Triathlon is a multisport race that includes swimming, cycling and running.

The competitions are organized by the Sports and Tourism Ministry, Minsk City Hall, the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, Minsk Cycling Club, and Tristyle Triathlon Club.

On February 5, the pedagogical community of the country discussed development indicators in the field of education of the Republic of Belarus for 2019.