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On behalf of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, Chair of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova expressed condolences to Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf over the death of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of parliament.

Belarus has been deeply saddened to learn the latest news from Iran, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 11th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia focusing on the role of interregional cooperation in building an innovative economy of the Union State will take place in Vitebsk, Polotsk, and Novopolotsk on 26-28 June, the press service of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus told BelTA.

The Belarusian state has its flag in the heart, while the opposition keeps its in the pocket, Director General of the Belarusian news agency BelTA Irina Akulovich made the comparison as she opened BelTA’s exhibition Parallel Worlds in the Business and Cultural Center of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia in Moscow on 16 May.

BelTA’s Parallel Worlds project will be on display at the Business and Cultural Center of the Belarusian embassy in Moscow on 16 May.

Belarus has resolutely condemned the attempt on the life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.