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State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev and State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich held a working meeting in Minsk on 8 August, BelTA has learned.

More than 105,000 first-grade students are expected to enroll in Belarus in the new academic year 2024/25, Director of the National Institute of Education Valentina Ginchuk said in a new episode of BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project.

The second Belarus-Uzbekistan Women's Business Forum will be held in Tashkent on 26-27 August, Chairperson of Council of Republic Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting on the forum, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets revealed some preliminary results of the 2024 university admissions process as he spoke to the media on 5 August, BelTA has learned.

More than 6.1 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

More bountiful harvest of cereals is expected in Belarus this year in comparison with the previous one. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko made the relevant statement during a ceremony held to honor Brest Oblast farmers for passing the 1 million tonnes of grain milestone, BelTA has learned.

A delegation of the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics is visiting Belarus, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry.

Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko took part in the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, BelTA learned from the press service of the House of Representatives.

Almost 127,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas since 1 January 2024, BelTA has learned from the State Border Committee.

The agreement between the governments of Belarus and the Russian Federation on the development and series production of the Osvey twin-engine light multipurpose aircraft is being prepared for ratification. The corresponding draft law has been published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA has learned.