Belarusian Culture Minister Anatoly Markevich met with Ambassador of Israel to Belarus Alex Goldman Shayman in Minsk on 16 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Culture Ministry.

The Academy of the Internal Affairs Ministry of Belarus and the Public Security University of Uzbekistan have signed a plan meant to guide bilateral cooperation in 2022, the Academy's representatives told BelTA.

The Confucius Institute on Science and Technology of Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) is hosting an interactive exhibition “Four Major Inventions of China” at the Minsk City Palace of Children and Youth, BelTA has learned.

Participants of the 14th Belarusian Antarctic expedition have begun scientific studies in Antarctica, BelTA learned from a message sent by the expedition's head Aleksei Gaidashov to the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Belarus confirmed 1,454 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,977 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

It is necessary to more actively use public private partnership for the sake of beautification and accomplishment of population centers. Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova made the relevant statement after an expanded session of the Presidium of the Council of the Republic in Grodno on 9 December, BelTA has learned.