A command and staff exercise for the 19th Guards Independent Mechanized Brigade is taking place and will last through 30 June. The exercise is supervised by Commander of the Northwest Operational Command, Major-General Aleksandr Naumenko, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA. The exercise focuses on managing army units and brigade units in the course of a defensive operation. It will evaluate readiness of staffs and improve their cohesion. It will allow...

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the Xinjiang Asia-Europe International Trade Center (AEEX), the operator of the electronic trading platform Asia Europe Exchange, are set to combine their efforts and jointly promote trade between Belarus and China. An agreement to this effect was reached following an online meeting between BUCE representatives and Chairman of the Board of Directors of AEEX Zhang Hongping, BelTA learned from the BUCE press service. Cooperation in...

Belarus will soon begin making import substitutes within the framework of joint projects with Russia. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 25 June, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that during the meeting with Vladimir Putin he intended to discuss matters of economy among other things. “Import substitution is our traditional topic. We've suggested 15 major projects. The Russian side...

Belarus is ready to talk to Italy to discuss sound initiatives aimed at benefitting residents of the two countries. Igor Zavalei, a member of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, made the statement during an online meeting with the Italian senator Emanuele Dessi, BelTA has learned. Igor Zavalei and Emanuele Dessi discussed bilateral cooperation in humanitarian sphere, including the possibility of resuming the solidarity program, which allows underage...

Lithuanian authorities follow a policy of destroying the historical memory about the Soviet soldiers, who gave their lives to free Europe from Nazism during World War Two. Head of the Central Office of Multilateral Diplomacy of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Irina Velichko made the statement in her speech at a special event on modern forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and associated xenophobia in Europe with a focus on victimization and...

Belarusian Baranovichi has twinned with Russia's Kuznetsk (Penza Oblast), BelTA has learned. The twinning agreement was signed on 21 June. The cities will build ties on the principle of partnership and mutual trust. The agreement was signed by Baranovichi Mayor Yuri Gromakovsky and Head of Kuznetsk Administration Sergei Zlatogorsky. The document provides for assistance in establishing contacts between business entities of the two countries. Special attention is given to cooperation and...