Belarus does not expect a big inflow of refugees from Afghanistan, Belarus' Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Nazarenko said at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States on Combating Illegal Migration, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs Olga Chemodanova said in her Telegram channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation in the evening of 23 August.

An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August.

It is inadmissible to freeze the situation in the country lest stagnation happens.

The main tasks and avenues of development with regard to the digital transformation of the education system will be discussed at a national teaching staff meeting on 23 August, representatives of the Operations and Analysis Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus told BelTA.

Friday, 20 August 2021 10:06

Lukashenko: Paying taxes is a must

Paying taxes is a must, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Taxes and Duties Minister Sergei Nalivaiko and Chairman of the State Control Committee Vasily Gerasimov on 19 August, BelTA has learned.

The commitment to leave no one behind is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the Belarusian National Assembly, the National Coordinator for the SDGs Anatoly Isachenko said as he opened the conference “Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level”, BelTA has learned.

Protection of the financial market and the fight against envelope wage practices are high on the agenda of a governmental meeting hosted by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in the Palace of Independence on 19 August, BelTA learned from the Telegram-channel Pul Pervogo.

The Economy Ministry forecasts the GDP growth at 3.3% in 2021, Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov told the media ahead of a meeting of the Council of Ministers, BelTA has learned.