Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.186 on 2 May to approve a draft agreement on a unified system of customs transit of the Eurasian Economic Union and third parties as the basis for negotiations, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

Today Belarus celebrates Labor Day. It was established by the decree of the Belarusian president on 26 March 1998.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent Labor Day greetings to Belarusians, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

How the work to build the facility to bury radioactive waste will be organized has been explained by Head of the Science and Information Section of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) Natalya Gurnovich at a press conference, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko headed to the south-east of the country on 29 April to inspect the spring planting campaign, BelTA learned from the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa as the country celebrates Freedom Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. 

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.

The renovation of the Mound of Glory Memorial Complex near Minsk will be completed by 3 July, BelTA learned from the Minskstroi construction association.

The first session of the Belarusian People’s Congress as a constitutional body took place on 24 April, BelTA has learned.

In accordance with the plan on international military cooperation for 2024 a visit of an Egyptian military delegation led by Chief of the Central Office for Combat Training and Military Education of the Armed Forces of Egypt, Major-General Osama Mohamed Salah Naga to Belarus began on 23 April, the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

Pursuant to Paragraph 18 of Article 84 and to Article 145 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed Svetlana Lyubetskaya as a judge of the Constitutional Court, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The Belarusian People's Congress is a body of truly people’s power, Chairperson of the Standing Commission on Legislation of the House of Representatives Marina Lenchevskaya told reporters, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko wished a Happy Passover to the Jewish community in Belarus on 23 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Representatives of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Center for Marketing and Price Study, and family members joined the country’s annual Forest Week campaign on the national cleanup day on 20 April, BelTA has learned.

We suggest deepening cooperation in mechanical engineering, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with Governor of Russia's Arkhangelsk Oblast Alexander Tsybulsky in Minsk on 22 April, BelTA has learned.

Over the past two or three years, tourist flows between Russia and Belarus have been growing by 50% annually, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said at an opening ceremony  for the international fair of tourism services Leisure 2024 in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting on 18 April to discuss the preparations for the first session of the 7th Belarusian People's Congress, BelTA has learned.

More than 5 million Russian tourists visited Belarus in 2023, Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik said at a press conference timed to the 26th edition of the international tourism exhibition-fair Leisure 2024, BelTA has learned.

We have ensured the country’s food security but there are sill many untapped reserves in agriculture, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricultural sector, BelTA has learned.