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Public order was maintained during mass events to celebrate Victory Day in Belarus on 9 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.  No incidents or emergency situations were recorded. The Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that employees of the internal affairs bodies and military personnel of the internal troops were on high alert. Law enforcement officers focused on ensuring personal, property and road safety of citizens.  "The operational...

The things you want to do for the benefit of your country will definitely work out, the first cosmonaut of sovereign Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya said during a meeting with Speaker of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova and members of the Presidium and Council of Elders of the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned. "I am very happy to be here today. It's really a great honor for me. I will be glad to share my impressions," Marina Vasilevskaya said. “The training was not...

The Hungarian and Belarusian peoples are kin nations standing for peace, Chairman of the Hungarian Workers' Party Gyula Turmer said in an interview to ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. “Our peoples are very close. We have no claims to each other. The Hungarian and Belarusian peoples love peace. Both we and you survived the Second World War. We do not want a repetition of that war,” Gyula Turmer said. “I remember that in 2020 Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the only one from the...

Belarus’ employment laws are in place to make sure workers’ rights are protected, Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB) Yuri Senko said in an interview to ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. “Our enterprises demonstrate stable operation. New enterprises open and new jobs are created, including with the participation of trade unions. At the invitation of ministries and agencies we take an active part in the search for solutions, necessary for our enterprises,”...

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation is set to hold its meeting on 6 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian parliament’s upper chamber. The session will open at 13:00 local time. The agenda includes draft laws: “On amending laws on the Investigative Committee”, “On suspending the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe”, “On ratifying the agreement on cooperation in security and countering...

The Security Belt 2024 command and staff exercise, in which Belarusian servicemen took part, has ended in Tehran, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry.  The head of the Belarusian military delegation Major General Aleksandr Bas held talks with the Iranian side to discuss the development of cooperation in the field of combat training. Written by  belta.by