Polotsk Regional Executive Committee

Catholic believers of Belarus celebrate Christmas, one of the most important holidays. All Catholic churches of Belarus held Christmas eve masses on the night of 24-25 December.

The Our Children campaign covers more than 1 million boys and girls in Belarus, Viktor Dovnar, Head of the Educational Work and Youth Policy Directorate of the Education Ministry told BelTA's project The Nation Speaks.

The collection of signatures in support of the nomination of candidates for the 2025 presidential election in Belarus has been carried out in compliance with the law, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said at a CEC meeting in Minsk on 23 December, BelTA learned.

Kazakhstan is keen to intensify cooperation in culture with Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Timur Zhaksylykov said during a press conference in Minsk on 20 December, BelTA has learned.

The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the Belarus 1 TV channel looked into why Gazprom cut gas supplies to Belarus in 2002 and how Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko reacted to it, BelTA has learned. 

Over 70 international observers have already been accredited for the presidential election in Belarus, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Igor Karpenko said during a meeting with CIS Secretary General and head of the CIS observer mission for the presidential election Sergei Lebedev, BelTA has learned.

The CIS will open its election observation to monitor the presidential election in Belarus on 18 December, CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev told reporters, BelTA learned.

Belarus will demonstrate its opportunities in business tourism to the BRICS countries during the international conference Meet Global MICE Congress: BRICS Edition, which will be held in Moscow on 16-17 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Touristic Union.

The State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of Uzbekistan announced a  contest of joint Belarusian- Uzbekistan R&D projects for 2025-2026, BelTA learned from the press service of the State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus.

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation passed the bill “On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Cuba” at a sitting of the second session on 12 December, BelTA learned.