Belarus' national pavilion opened at the 27th Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition (InterFood Azerbaijan) and the 15th Azerbaijan International Agriculture Exhibition (Caspian Agro) in Baku on 18 May, BelTA learned from the Belinterexpo exhibition enterprise of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI).

The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the People's Republic of China, together with professional associations of the two countries, will hold the Belarus-China logistics matchmaking event on 24 May, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Beijing.

The trade between Belarus and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is approaching $1 billion and this target will be met in the nearest future, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Gleb Nikitin, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a meeting on the sidelines of the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Moscow on 16 May. The meeting lasted for 40 minutes, BelTA has learned.

The main areas of cooperation between Belarus and Russia's Ingushetia will be culture, tourism, and high technology, Oleg Fursov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Ingushetia, told the media after the meeting of representatives of Belarus and Ingushetia in the Minsk City Hall on 17 May, BelTA has learned.

The CSTO should strengthen its status in the international system of checks and balances, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Moscow on 16 May, BelTA has learned.

Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya met with Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao on 16 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in Moscow for a working visit. The plane of the head of state landed in Vnukovo International Airport, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and India are set to develop scientific, technological and innovation cooperation. The issue was discussed at a meeting of Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology Sergei Shlychkov with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Belarus Alok Ranjan Jha, BelTA learned from the press service of the State Committee on Science and Technology.