This year marks the 505th anniversary of the Holy Dormition Stavropegic Monastery in Zhirovichi and the 555th anniversary of the discovery of the miracle-working Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God. The president congratulated Belarusians on these significant dates. He noted that “millions of people get hope by touching the relic and are spiritually enriched by visiting the monastery.” This year, Belarus President's Fund for Support of Culture and Arts has earmarked Br6 million on arts and culture projects. Some of this sum will be used to finance the restoration of the iconostasis in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the monastery. It was made in 1676. The monastery has acquired new looks in recent years. This is the fruit of labor of builders, the clergy and the state.

The Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) and the Azerbaijan-Slavic Youth Association signed a cooperation agreement on 18 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and the participants of the off-site seminar-meeting on agriculture were told about advanced practices of the Dzerzhinsky agricultural complex, BelTA has learned.

Belarus’ GDP grew by 2.5% in January-May 2025, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on his birthday, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

 Liberal media in the USA are trying to pit Donald Trump against big business, political observer with the media group Rossiya Segodnya Vladimir Kornilov told BelTA’s YouTube project V Teme [On Point] commenting on the recent feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to healthcare professionals on the occasion of Medical Workers’ Day, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

Over the past four years, Belarus has implemented 116 large-scale projects to build tourism infrastructure, Deputy Director of the Tourism Department of the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry Yekaterina Goncharenok said in a new episode of BelTA’s Nation Speaks project.

The leaders of Belarus and China have agreed to do everything to prevent any storms and blizzards from breaking the unity between the countries, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Zhang Qingwei, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Chairman of the High-Level Committee on Cooperation between the Legislative Bodies of Belarus and China, BelTA has learned.

European Village, a Georgian company and shareholder of the world’s largest hotel chain Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, has expressed interest in importing Belarusian construction materials, including cement, bricks, glass, ceramic tiles, and others, for their projects in Georgia, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Architecture and Construction Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.232 “On supplies of fruit and vegetable products supply for national government needs” on 11 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

Belarus’ world number 160 Iryna Shymanovich went off to a good start at the WTA 125K Valencia, defeating Latvia’s World No.125 Darja Semenistaja, 6-3, 6-3, in the opener, BelTA has learned. 

During a government conference held on 10 June to discuss matters concerning the development of the national movie industry Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made a few comments about a recent shortage of potatoes in the country, BelTA has learned. It turned out that the situation had been artificially created.

Excavations have begun at the site of a large ancient settlement of Mensk under the guidance of scientists of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, BelTA learned from the Institute of History.

The Gorky Brest Regional Library will host the first international conference Berestie Chronicle on 10-12 June, BelTA learned from the library.

During the ceremony held on 7 June to solemnly open the National Football Stadium in Minsk Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko explained how the decision to build the sport facility in the Belarusian capital city had been made and why it had been built near Partizansky Avenue, BelTA has learned.

Presidential and parliamentary elections in European countries show that so-called Western democracy has been completely discredited, Polish political scientist and publicist Tomasz Gryguć said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended birthday greetings to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) Aleksandr Osmolovsky met with Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) Ilshat Fazrakhmanov. Following the meeting, the parties agreed to enhance the participation of Bashkortostan’s producers in electronic exchange trading in Belarus, the BUCE press service told BelTA.