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The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation is set to hold its meeting on 6 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian parliament’s upper chamber. The session will open at 13:00 local time. The agenda includes draft laws: “On amending laws on the Investigative Committee”, “On suspending the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe”, “On ratifying the agreement on cooperation in security and countering...

The Security Belt 2024 command and staff exercise, in which Belarusian servicemen took part, has ended in Tehran, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry.  The head of the Belarusian military delegation Major General Aleksandr Bas held talks with the Iranian side to discuss the development of cooperation in the field of combat training. Written by  belta.by

Attempts to destabilize the Belarusian society will continue, especially in the run-up to the upcoming election campaign, Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko said during a working meeting with MPs on their work in constituencies, BelTA has learned. "Attempts to destabilize our society will continue, especially in anticipation of the upcoming election campaign," Igor Sergeyenko said. “But we must, as the head of state pointed out, do our best to keep Belarus and its...

Belarus has hosted over 73,000 visa-waiver travelers from the neighboring EU countries since 1 January 2024, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. “Since the start of the year, Belarus has welcomed 73,335 foreigners from the adjacent EU countries: 35,789 citizens of Lithuania, 17,558 citizens and 4,632 non-citizens of Latvia, and 15,356 Polish citizens,” the State Border Committee said.  Belarus has hosted 873,941 arrivals from the neighboring EU...

Belarus and the SCO countries will become a pillar of new security systems in Eurasia and the world, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin said at the meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Astana, Kazakhstan, BelTA learned from the press service of the Defense Ministry. Viktor Khrenin expressed confidence that Belarus and the SCO countries will become a pillar in the development of new security systems in...

The renovation of the Mound of Glory Memorial Complex near Minsk will be completed by 3 July, BelTA learned from the Minskstroi construction association. Minskzhelezobeton, one of the enterprises of the association, has a responsible mission - to supply more than 7,000 square meters of tiles of two types and four colors, 1,500 linear meters of curb stones. “This is not the first time the enterprise has taken part in the reconstruction of war memorials in Belarus: special granite-like...