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Belarusian CEC Chairman Igor Karpenko met with CEC Chairperson Ella Pamfilova of Russia in St. Petersburg on 30 November, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk held a meeting with representatives of the Russian state nuclear industry corporation Rosatom, BelTA learned from the press service of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry.

Director General for Command, Control and Telecommunications Centers of the emergency response service VEN 911 of the Ministry of the People's Power for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Admiral Juan Carlos Oti Paituvi visited the central office of the Minsk City Police Department and was made familiar with peculiarities of operation of the public security monitoring center, the Minsk City Police Department told BelTA.

Minsk is set to host a meeting of the 22nd CIS Intergovernmental Timber Industry and Forestry Council on 29 November, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.

The upcoming Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia is a very important event, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Yuri Vorobyov on 24 November, BelTA has learned.

The International Festival of Modern Choreography (IFMC) has gained high prestige and recognition among artists and fans of contemporary dance around the world, Belarusian Culture Minister Anatoly Markevich said in his welcoming remarks to the participants, organizers and guests of the festival in Vitebsk on 22 November, BelTA has learned.