Belarusian President, Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State Aleksandr Lukashenko presented the Union State Award in Literature and Art 2021-2022 at the opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk on 14 July, BelTA has learned.

Head of the International Military Cooperation Department, Aide for International Military Cooperation to the Belarusian Defense Minister, Colonel Valery Revenko met with representatives of the defense attaché office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Belarus on 15 July. The meeting was arranged in view of the end of the current attaché's stay in Belarus and the accreditation of a new one, BelTA has learned.

Slavianski Bazaar has become a source of creativity and new achievements, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk on 14 July, BelTA has learned.

Belarusians have nothing to hide and are open to the entire world, Deputy Chairwoman of the International Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Olga Petrashova told BelTA.

Social security benefits for the military, as well as employees of security and law enforcement agencies will be enhanced starting from 2023, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to honor graduates of military schools and high-ranking officers, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Cuba will hold a joint event in the field of biotechnology at the end of July, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Montenegro President Milo Dukanovic and the people of Montenegro as the country celebrates Statehood Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The International Children's Song Contest, as well as exhibitions, a press conference and other events will be held on the eve of the official start of the 31st edition of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, BelTA learned from the directorate of the festival.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and the people of Mongolia as the country celebrates the national holiday – Naadam, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

A history festival reenacting Minsk policemen's battle near Senno of 1941 will be held in the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex on 16 July, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.