The 2023 CIS Games will better promote the tourist potential of Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said at the session of the CIS Heads of Government Council in Astana, Kazakhstan on 28 October, BelTA has learned.

Today's difficult situation that was partially caused by the sanctions opens up new opportunities for the domestic light industry, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out a report from Chairwoman of the Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom Tatiana Lugina, BelTA has learned.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko took part in a Belarusian-Chinese investment forum on tourism, representatives of the Belarusian embassy in Beijing told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed Decree No.378 to grant Belarusian citizenship to 355 people, including 48 minors, BelTA learned from the presidential press service.

Belarus has introduced a requirement for business entities engaged in retail sale of medicines to reduce prices as the Belarusian ruble strengthens against foreign currencies, Dmitry Kalistratov, head of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Pricing and State Property at the Healthcare Ministry, told the media, BelTA has learned.

Strategically important infrastructure should be protected in case of cyber attacks. However, the country does not need to set up any new centers to deal with the matter, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on cybersecurity on 25 October, BelTA has learned.

Conditions are being enabled in Belarus for digital changes in all avenues of development. Belarusian Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan mentioned it at sessions of the Board of Communications Administrations Heads of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications and the Coordination Council for Informatization under the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the country celebrates Republic Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Almost 295,000 Europeans have visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver travel program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Lukashenko congratulates Xi Jinping on re-election as CPC Central Committee chief