Trade unions should take an active part in the forthcoming harvesting campaign. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the request as he heard out a report from Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus Yuri Senko, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has convened a meeting of the Security Council as a follow-up to the new National Security Concept adopted at the recent Belarusian People's Congress. Today the Security Council is set to consider a draft regulatory act related to the assessment of national security, BelTA has learned.

A total of 98,478 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas since 1 January 2024, BelTA has learned from the State Border Committee.

The airlines of the two countries carried over 600,000 passengers between Minsk and Russian regions in January-May 2024. This is 27% more than in the corresponding period a year ago, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry.

The Belarusian economy is performing well by and large this year, although certain things cause concern, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was receiving a report from Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko on 17 June, BelTA has learned.

The government of Russia’s Orenburg Oblast thanked the government of Belarus for providing humanitarian assistance in the wake of devastating floods, BelTA learned from the Belarusian government.

By 1 August  2024 all the debts owed to agricultural producers for meat and milk should be paid off, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the Council of Ministers on 14 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus has always supported Cuba in its aspiration to be an independent, sovereign state, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with the Cuban delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz on 12 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has talked to President of Russia Vladimir Putin over the phone, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

Belarus and Azerbaijan cooperate in many areas, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Legislation and State Building of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Rusy told reporters on 11 June, BelTA has learned. 

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