We should continue the glorious military and labor traditions of the generation of winners, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said at a ceremony of raising the Victory Banner at the Russian Embassy in Minsk on 5 May, BelTA learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko called the Marathon of Unity a grandiose project in both its concept and implementation as he spoke at a ceremony to present state awards in the run-up to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War on 5 May, BelTA has learned.

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation passed the bill on amnesty in connection with the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War on 2 May, BelTA has learned. 

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent Labor Day greetings to Belarusians, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

A sitting of the second session of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the eighth convocation will be held on 2 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of parliament.

As part of the common Fatherland Belarus and Russia should build relations that are tighter than those of a unitary state. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during negotiations with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, BelTA has learned.

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