Belarus marks Independence Day, the main holiday of Belarusian statehood.

A large-scale anti-terrorist operation has been conducted in Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the ceremony to present state awards in the Palace of Independence on 2 July, BelTA has learned.

Belarus intends to resolve the problem of workforce shortage in the sphere of cutting-edge manufacturing by setting up an educational infrastructure in technology parks.

Our key goal is to increase competitiveness of our countries, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the plenary session of the 8th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 1 July, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated current and retired employees of Belarus' economic bodies on their professional holiday and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country's economic bodies, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev on 29 June, BelTA informs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Founder & Managing Director of Emaar Properties Mohamed Alabbar on 28 June, BelTA has learned.

On 26 June Vitebsk marked the 77th anniversary of the liberation from the Nazi invaders.

There are attempts to break Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the clergy at the Holy Dormition Stavropegic Monastery in Zhirovichi on 25 June, BelTA has learned.

The Expert Council for the Union State Literature and Art Award under the Standing Committee of the Belarus-Russia Union State has announced the nominees for the award for 2021-2022, BelTA learned from the Standing Committee.

The detection of the Delta (Indian) variant of coronavirus in Belarus has heightened the urgency of vaccinations in the country, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters at a meeting hosted by the Brest Oblast Executive Committee on 24 June, BelTA has learned.

Western sanctions against Belarus testify to their impotence, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the working trip to Grodno Oblast on 24 June, BelTA informs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended National Day greetings to Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, BelTA has learned.

Today the idea of an international isolation and the use of sanctions against a country in the center of Europe looks absurd, BelTA learned from Oleg Zhingel, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, head of the Vitebsk Oblast regional directorate of OAO Belagroprombank.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong, BelTA learned from the ministry's press service.

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

Doctors and teachers are the mirror of any state, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Minsk Children's Clinical Hospital No.2 on 19 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus will observe a nationwide minute of silence on 22 June, Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made new appointments on 18 June, BelTA informs.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed Belarus' ambassadors to Iran, Mongolia and Cuba on 18 June, BelTA has learned.