Belarusian Telegraph Agency
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The Belarusian Telegraph Agency or BelTA is the state-owned national news agency
of the Republic of Belarus. It operates in the Russian and Belarusian languages.
Founded on December 23, 1918, it cooperated with the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union
(TASS), although it was legally independent of it.
Since Belarusian independence in 1991, it has been the national news agency. It transmits over a hundred daily reports, and provides information to other news agencies of Commonwealth of Independent States
members about the activities of Belarusian officials and organizations in and out of the country.
BelTA has offices in all regions of Belarus
, as well as in Moscow
, Kiev
, Warsaw
and Vilnius
. The main offices are in Minsk
, on Kirov Street.
News agency
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of the Republic of Belarus. It operates in the Russian and Belarusian languages.
Founded on December 23, 1918, it cooperated with the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union
Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union
The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union , was the central agency for collection and distribution of internal and international news for all Soviet newspapers, radio and television stations...
(TASS), although it was legally independent of it.
Since Belarusian independence in 1991, it has been the national news agency. It transmits over a hundred daily reports, and provides information to other news agencies of Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
members about the activities of Belarusian officials and organizations in and out of the country.
BelTA has offices in all regions of Belarus
Administrative divisions of Belarus
At the top level of administration, the Eastern European country of Belarus is divided into six voblasts and the city of Minsk, which has a special status being the capital of Belarus...
, as well as in Moscow
Moscow
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, Kiev
Kiev
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, Warsaw
Warsaw
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and Vilnius
Vilnius
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. The main offices are in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, on Kirov Street.