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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.

The minimum wage will increase in Belarus to equal Br726 as from 1 January 2025. The corresponding resolution was signed by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.

The Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia is extremely important for the two countries, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Gleb Nikitin told reporters following a meeting with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova, BelTA has learned.

CSTO Deputy Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov thanked Belarus for the initiative to hold the Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security during the joint session of the Council and the 17th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly held in Moscow on 9 December, BelTA has learned.