We will preserve peace in the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Shklov on Easter on 16 April, BelTA has learned.

Bilateral dialogue between Uzbekistan and Belarus in the field of cultural and humanitarian cooperation has intensified, adviser to the Culture and Tourism Minister of Uzbekistan Shavkatjon Ortikov said before a gala concert in the Belarusian State Philharmonic to open the Days of Culture of Uzbekistan in Belarus, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed an executive order on encouraging talented young Belarusians on 13 April, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus intends to advance cooperation with Skolkovo Foundation. The possibilities were discussed as Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov met with Skolkovo Foundation Chairman of the Board Igor Drozdov, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev on 13 April, BelTA has learned.

The First Russian-Belarusian Tourism Congress will take place in Minsk on 13-14 April, BelTA has learned.

It is necessary to give a new impetus to the development of the IT-industry, and this does not concern only residents of Belarus' Hi-Tech Park (HTP), Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss draft legal acts on the development of the HTP on 11 April, BelTA has learned.

Prospects for cooperation in baby nutrition were discussed in a meeting between Grodno Oblast senior officials and a delegation of Zimbabwe headed by First Lady of Zimbabwe Auxillia Mnangagwa, BelTA has learned.

Sixty-two representatives from various fields of activity will be presented with state awards. The corresponding decree was signed by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 10 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov spoke about the developments and innovations in the national science in an interview to STV Channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Minsk on 10 April. The Russian defense minister arrived in the Belarusian capital following the recent agreements between the two heads of state, BelTA has learned.

A delegation of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry is in Zimbabwe on a visit, the ministry told BelTA.

While talking to reporters, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made a few comments about the deployment of nuclear weapons, BelTA has learned.

The majority of Belarusians feel safe on the streets and in public places, Nikolai Sukhotsky, Deputy Director for Science and Innovations at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said as he cited findings of a telephone poll in an interview with a BelTA correspondent.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko wished a Happy Passover to the Jewish community in Belarus on 5 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

More than 86% of respondents do not plan to leave Belarus, Nikolai Sukhotsky, Deputy Director for Science and Innovations at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said as he cited findings of a telephone poll in an interview with a BelTA correspondent.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is having a meeting with Head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin on 4 April, BelTA informs.

The next meeting of the Belarusian People's Congress is to be held after the presidential election, Belarusian President, Chairman of the Belarusian People's Congress Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the session of the Presidium of the Belarusian People's Congress on 19 November, BelTA has learned.

Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi spoke to the media about the progress made in the implementation of 28 Union State programs ahead of the celebrations to mark the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia in Moscow on 2 April, BelTA has learned.

Any encroachment upon the sovereign territory of Belarus, its military and civil infrastructure will be met with an immediate response. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in his Address to the nation and the parliament on 31 March, BelTA has learned.