Summer is the hottest time for graduates. Both for those who left school and are taking their first steps into adulthood, and for those who graduated from universities and are starting a new chapter in the professional life. In some ways, this period is exciting for the state too. The Belarusian president called education a fundamental pillar of the state for a reason. If there are no educated, trained youth in the country today, there will be no country tomorrow, Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced. In this episode we will tell you why Belarusian universities are increasingly keen to enroll employer-sponsored students and how they differ from tuition-free students and fee-paying students. What are the advantages of employer-sponsored training? What does the head of state require from universities and enterprises who sponsor the training?

The threat of nuclear states being drawn into direct confrontation has become quite real, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin said at the SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting, BelTA reports citing the Defense Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to President Daniel Francisco Chapo of Mozambique as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus Viktor Lukashenko congratulated the sports community on the International Olympic Day, BelTA learned from the NOC press service.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Prince and 81st Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Fra' John T. Dunlap on Malta's National Day, St. John the Baptist, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg commented on his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on the social media platform X, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko addressed the fellow Belarusians as the country marks the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian people on 22 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

The EU is keeping Russia at war at the cost of Ukraine and the lives of Ukrainians, political observer with the media group Rossiya Segodnya Vladimir Kornilov told BelTA’s YouTube project V Teme [On Point].

On 19 June Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 235 to grant renters the right to purchase rental housing, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

BelTA’s projects timed to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory were presented at a session of the council of heads of state-run news agencies of the CIS states in St. Petersburg, Russia, BelTA has learned.

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.