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The strengthening of the common humanitarian, educational and scientific space of the CIS countries was discussed at the extended meeting of the Coordinating Council of the Forum of Rectors of Humanities Universities and Deans of Humanities Faculties of the CIS Member States in Moscow on 18 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.

Capabilities of Belarusian enterprises will be used as much as possible in the course of creating a new Belarusian-Russian satellite for the remote sensing of Earth, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov told BelTA after Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with top officials of the Council of Ministers on 18 January.

National spatial data infrastructure will be created in Belarus. The step is stipulated by the Council of Ministers’ resolution No.32 of 16 January 2024, BelTA has learned.

The National Library of Belarus launched an exhibition called "Holocaust: Without the Right to Oblivion" to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The exhibition will be running until 13 February, BelTA learned from the NBB website.

Minister of Education Andrei Ivanets outlined plans to provide a fleet of vehicles for transportation of children in rural areas, reports BELTA.

Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Belarus Irina Kostevich told, whether pensioners can expect a raise in 2024.