From the stage of the Slavianski Bazaar festival, Belarusians urge states and nations to build bridges, not walls, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the opening ceremony of the 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk on 15 July, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin have had a telephone conversation to discuss the entire range of bilateral relations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian government.

Russia is Belarus' closest ally, therefore the presidents of Belarus and Russia discuss security matters in all their detail and complexity, political scientist Aleksei Belyayev told the SB.

Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia will attend events of the 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, BelTA learned from the press service of the Parliamentary Assembly.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has left for the Russian Federation on a working visit, BelTA has learned.

Sporting achievements are highly important not only for athletes themselves, but also for the state, including in the political sense, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a solemn farewell ceremony for Belarusian athletes on the way to the Tokyo Olympic Games on 9 July, BelTA has learned.

On 8 July Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 265 “On amending decrees of the president of the Republic of Belarus” to improve the regulatory environment for foreign trade, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.