Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to his compatriots on Fatherland Defenders Day and the 105th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

The 30th edition of the Minsk International Book Fair will be held at the exhibition center at 14 Pobeditelei Avenue on 22-26 March, BelTA learned from the Information Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko announced a visit to Iran in mid-March as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) showed the best results in fire safety management during the competition carried out by the Belarusian national energy company Belenergo, BelTA learned from the company's information and public relations department.

The final draft of the state security concept will be submitted to the Belarusian People's Congress (BPC), Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Security Council meeting that is considering the draft, BelTA has learned.

The COVID-19 infection, syphilis and gonorrhea have been removed from the list of high-risk diseases in Belarus. This decision was formalized by Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 25 of 3 February 2023. The document was published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA informs.

We have made progress in import substitution, although we have not yet resolved all the issues, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, BelTA has learned.

The Belarus-Russia tourism congress is scheduled to be held in Minsk in April. Such plans were announced at the joint press conference of the Russian Union of Travel Industry and the National Union of Tourism Industry at the Belarusian embassy's business and cultural complex in Moscow.

Belarus has begun to supply its goods through Russian ports and will expand this format of cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke to foreign and Belarusian journalists in Minsk on 16 February, BelTA has learned.

Chairman of the Belarusian State Customs Committee Vladimir Orlovsky met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov, BelTA learned from the State Customs Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko extended greetings to the people of Lithuania as the country celebrates the national holiday - Restoration of the State Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Belarus Mustafa Özcan on 15 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 14 February Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed laws on interaction between government agencies (organizations) and civil society, on the formation and activities of political parties and other public associations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

As of 1 February 2023, a total of 122,897 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, including about 82,600 deposit accounts at the total amount of $826 million and 40,300 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br964 million, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a decree “On rental housing for the military” that lays out the procedure and the terms for the transfer of ownership of rental housing to military personnel, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus' humanitarian cargo has reached Syria, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Belarusian citizens should be able to afford imported goods, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on pricing matters in Minsk, BelTA reports.

The Belarusian People's Congress will be held in late April 2024, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Olga Chupris told the media ahead of a meeting of the collegium of the Justice Ministry, BelTA has learned.

The scientific community should focus on practice-oriented topics, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to award Doctor of Sciences diplomas and professor certificates to scientific and pedagogical workers in Minsk on 9 February, BelTA has learned.

The CIS ministerial consultations on the topic "On cooperation within the CIS in 2023" were held at the CIS headquarters in Minsk on 7-8 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.