A regular session of the Committee of Chiefs of Staffs of the Armed Forces of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12 October, the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA. A Belarusian army delegation led by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Gulevich will take part in the session.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit foreign countries on 11-14 October, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA. An official visit to Tajikistan will take place on 11-12 October. In Dushanbe Aleksandr Lukashenko will have private negotiations with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and negotiations involving members of the delegations. The sides will discuss the expansion of cooperation, primarily cooperation in trade and economy, and the realization of...

In January-August 2022 Belarus' export of merchandise and services dropped by 4% year-on-year to $29.319 billion, BelTA learned from the website of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB). In January-August 2022 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $55.172 billion, 5.9% down from January-August 2021. Import amounted to $25.853 billion (8% down). Surplus of foreign trade in goods and services equaled $3.465 billion, up from $2.427 billion in January-August 2021. Belarus'...

MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) - The Belarusian State Customs Committee hosted a meeting between the heads and representatives of the customs services of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia, BelTA learned from the State Customs Committee of Belarus.   The parties outlined the tasks within the framework of interaction between the three customs services, including the use of navigation devices as part of the agreement on the use of tracking navigation seals in the Eurasian Economic Union.  ...

MINSK, 5 October (BelTA) – Russia's lowcost airline Pobeda is set to launch flights from Moscow to Minsk, BelTA learned from the website of the air carrier. Daily flights will kick off on 28 October from Vnukovo international airport in Moscow. Since 9 June Pobeda has been operating flights to Minsk from St. Petersburg three times a week.

MINSK, 4 October – Italian business is interested in developing business and cultural relations with Belarus amid sanctions, President of Casa Italiana Company Simone Trasarti told the media on 4 October, has learned. “The topic of sanctions and relations between our countries is the main issue of today's meeting. However, our goal and mission is to confirm the friendship between the Italian and Belarusian peoples. We believe that no one needs sanctions, as it badly affects the...