Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik and Governor of Russia's Irkutsk Oblast Igor Kobzev held a meeting to discuss a number of new promising bilateral projects in Moscow on 20 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 33 “On raising pensions” on 20 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus and Vietnam agreed on measures of bilateral military cooperation for 2025, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed decree No.31, which declares 2025-2029 a five-year term of quality. It will affect all the spheres of life of the state and the society. Priority goals of the five-year term include further increase in the quality of life of the people, in the competitive ability of the Belarusian economy, and the improvement of social relations, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

Results of a recent opinion poll suggest that 85.5% of Belarusians plan to take part in the presidential election, Head of the Department of Economic Sociology and Psychology of Entrepreneurship, Head of the Center for Social and Humanitarian Studies of Belarusian State Economic University Irina Lashuk told BelTA.

At least five new technology parks will be commissioned in Minsk over the next five years, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the Minsk City Technopark on 16 January, BelTA learned.

She believes that this year will be a landmark for both the Eurasian Economic Union and Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved the strategies of Belarus' participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, BelTA learned from the Belarus President Administration.

The level of access to the centralized water supply system in Belarus is one of the highest in the world, First Deputy Minister of Housing and Public Utilities of Belarus Andrei Beketa said in an interview to the First News TV Channel, BelTA has learned.

With the right path chosen, Belarus will have good relations with Israel, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he made new personnel appointments on 14 January, BelTA has learned.

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