Belarus is intent on reducing the conflict potential in Eastern Europe by pursuing a peace-loving and open policy. Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Belarusian Defense Ministry, Major-General Oleg Voinov made the statement during a media briefing held to discuss the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021, BelTA has learned.

Russia will lift all the COVID-19 related restrictions from passenger transportation by air to and from Belarus. President of Russia Vladimir Putin made the statement after negotiations with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Moscow on 9 September, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on the evening of 9 September. The agenda of the meeting of the presidents of Belarus and Russia was widely discussed in the media space, as everyone anticipated the adoption of the Union State programs to take the Union State to a new level. Are we to expect a full-fledged common market? What prices of Russian energy carriers will be for Belarus? When will there be the single currency? What do these programs mean - integration or absorption? BelTA provides answers to the main questions about the talks between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

  It is necessary to raise passenger transportation by rail between Belarus and Russia up to pre-COVID levels. Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko made the statement as he met with Director General, Chairman of the Board of OAO Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has decided in favor of bringing a bill on suspending the agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union on the readmission of individuals, who stay without permission, into the House of Representatives of the National Assembly. The document was prepared by the government in response to unfriendly actions of the European Union and its member states towards Belarus, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

A trial run of the central software platform of the centralized healthcare information system will begin in Belarus on 14 September, BelTA learned from Belarusian First Deputy Healthcare Minister Yelena Bogdan.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 331 “On the appointment and dismissal of judges” on 7 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

In the last 24 hours not a single Lithuanian and Polish border crossing has processed the number of trucks coming from Belarus that bilateral agreements specify, BelTA has learned.

The industrial group Belorusneft saved the country once. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled that as he heard out a report from Belorusneft Director General Aleksandr Lyakhov on 6 September, BelTA has learned. Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova was also present during the meeting.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko may raise a number of issues related to the oil sector during the upcoming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 9 September. During a meeting with Belorusneft Director General Aleksandr Lyakhov on 6 September, the Belarusian head of state asked if there were any topics worth discussing in this regard, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian and Russian paratroopers carried out a joint control drill ahead of the active phase of a tactical exercise involving reconnaissance units of special operations forces, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko criticized the current state of affairs in Belarusian football as he attended the ceremony to inaugurate the children and youth football center of FC Dinamo Minsk on 3 September, BelTA has learned.

A delegation of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry, headed by Minister Vadim Siniavsky took part in the eighth joint collegium meeting of the Emergencies Ministries of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, in Karaganda, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko delivered a video address at the Global Trade in Services Summit in Beijing on 2 September, BelTA has learned.

Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova held a working meeting with Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus on 31 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper chamber of parliament.

We need patriotic education in schools, Belarusian President Aleksandr said as he talked to the media in Bobruisk on 1 September, BelTA has learned.

A Belarusian delegation headed by Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko held talks with Voronezh Oblast Governor Aleksandr Gusev and Vice Speaker of the Russian State Duma Aleksei Gordeev in Voronezh, Russia on 31 August BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a working meeting with President of the National Olympic Committee Viktor Lukashenko on 31 August, BelTA has learned.

A delegation of the Armed Forces of Pakistan headed by Chief of International Military Cooperation of the Joint Staff, Major General Zahid Mahmood, is on a visit to Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a number of telephone talks in the morning of 30 August, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.