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.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Moldovan President Maia Sandu as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarusian pilots were one of the top three teams at the Aviadarts contest of the International Army Games 2021, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated swimmer Ihar Boki on winning a gold medal at the 16th Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

On 26 August the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an opening ceremony of the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China for 2021-2022.

Politics cannot stay out of the classroom, but this should be official politics, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the National Pedagogical Conference on 24 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarus does not expect a big inflow of refugees from Afghanistan, Belarus' Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Nazarenko said at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States on Combating Illegal Migration, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs Olga Chemodanova said in her Telegram channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation in the evening of 23 August.

An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August. 

It is inadmissible to freeze the situation in the country lest stagnation happens.

The main tasks and avenues of development with regard to the digital transformation of the education system will be discussed at a national teaching staff meeting on 23 August, representatives of the Operations and Analysis Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus told BelTA.

Paying taxes is a must, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Taxes and Duties Minister Sergei Nalivaiko and Chairman of the State Control Committee Vasily Gerasimov on 19 August, BelTA has learned.

The commitment to leave no one behind is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the Belarusian National Assembly, the National Coordinator for the SDGs Anatoly Isachenko said as he opened the conference “Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level”, BelTA has learned.

Protection of the financial market and the fight against envelope wage practices are high on the agenda of a governmental meeting hosted by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in the Palace of Independence on 19 August, BelTA learned from the Telegram-channel Pul Pervogo.

The Economy Ministry forecasts the GDP growth at 3.3% in 2021, Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov told the media ahead of a meeting of the Council of Ministers, BelTA has learned.

Healthcare facilities of Belarus are getting ready for a possible rise in COVID-19 cases this autumn, BelTA learned from the press release posted on the website of the Healthcare Ministry, BelTA informs.

There should be mechanisms of “automatic” protection from unfavorable external factors at enterprises, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with high-ranking officials of the Council of Ministers on 17 August, BelTA informs.

It is essential to ensure the normal operation of the transport industry in spite of sanctions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out a report of Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak and Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko on 16 August, BelTA has learned.

The Reserve Fund of the President of Belarus will earmark money to finance the recuperative holidays for 81 children from Syria and 23 children from Uzbekistan at the national children's education and recreation center Zubrenok. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the corresponding order on 16 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

A million doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Belarus in August, Deputy Healthcare Minister – Chief Sanitary Inspector of Belarus Aleksandr Tarasenko told the STV TV channel, BelTA informs.