State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev and State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich held a working meeting in Minsk on 8 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is set to pay a working trip to Shklov District on 9 August to look into issues related to agricultural production in Shklov District and Orsha District. The matter will be discussed at a government meeting in Shklov, BelTA has learned.

More than 105,000 first-grade students are expected to enroll in Belarus in the new academic year 2024/25, Director of the National Institute of Education Valentina Ginchuk said in a new episode of BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.312 on retiring and drafting personnel for active military service and reserve service on 7 August, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

The second Belarus-Uzbekistan Women's Business Forum will be held in Tashkent on 26-27 August, Chairperson of Council of Republic Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting on the forum, BelTA has learned.

Agriculture was one of the issues on the agenda of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s working trip to Smolevichi District of Minsk Oblast on 6 August. The head of state heard out the corresponding report from Minsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Turchin, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets revealed some preliminary results of the 2024 university admissions process as he spoke to the media on 5 August, BelTA has learned.

Andrei Luchenok has been relieved of the post as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the United Arab Emirates and concurrently to the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. 

More than 6.1 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko assessed the state of harvesting in the country while on board a helicopter on 4 August, BelTA has learned.

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