The forthcoming presidential election in Belarus should be well organized, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed a meeting to discuss important social, economic, and political matters in Minsk on 25 May, BelTA has learned.

The Ministerial Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold a videoconference meeting on 26 May, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA.

The collection of signatures to nominate candidates for the post of the President of Belarus will be held from 21 May through 19 June inclusively, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a decree “On social support for certain population groups,” BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council will take place in the format of a video conference under the chairmanship of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 19 May. Earlier the meeting was to take place in Minsk, however, in the light of the recent unfavorable epidemiological situation the leaders of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) decided to discuss the agenda remotely, BelTA has learned.

The Russian company Rosneft has signed contracts to supply up to 9 million tonnes of oil to Belarus by the end of 2020, BelTA learned from the company's website.