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In the face of sanctions Russia and Belarus are strengthening multi-faceted integration within the framework of the Union State, Vice Prime Minister of Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia Sergey Eliseev said at the kick-off meeting on the project “Russia – Belarus: Strong partnership”, BelTA has learned. “Amid the western sanctions Russia and Belarus are enhancing multi-faceted integration within the framework of the Union State, joint initiatives in scientific and academic fields,...

Belarus' humanitarian cargo has reached Syria, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The humanitarian aid includes medicines, basic necessities and clothing. The Emergencies Ministry has provided food, tents, blankets and hygiene products from the state reserve, the Healthcare Ministry enterprises have shipped medicines, medical gloves and bandages, disinfectants. The Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom has provided warm adult and children's...

The Belarusian People's Congress will be held in late April 2024, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Olga Chupris told the media ahead of a meeting of the collegium of the Justice Ministry, BelTA has learned. “The first Belarusian People's Congress is set to convene in late April 2024 according to the rules specified in the Constitution and the law on the National Assembly,” Olga Chupris said. As BelTA reported earlier, the Belarusian People's Congress bill was...

  All UN agencies should give their principled assessment of the illegality of sanctions and their destructive impact on the world of work, Belarusian Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich said as she delivered a video address to the general discussion at the 61st session of the UN Commission for Social Development, BelTA learned from the press service of the Labor and Social Security Ministry. According to the minister, countering new challenges requires serious...

The amount of material damage for Belarus from the Nazi atrocities during the Great Patriotic War is estimated at least at $2.3 trillion, Belarus' Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said in an interview to Belarus 1 TV Channel, BelTA has learned. “Last October, a special government commission completed its work to determine the material damage of the BSSR during the Great Patriotic War. The head of state was reported that the minimum amount of material damage is 43,500 tonnes of...

  Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur delivered a report to the head of state on the planned changes to the Banking Code, BelTA has learned. "The Banking Code has been updated to improve the legal framework in which the National Bank and banks operate. This step has been due to changes in the macroeconomic environment and national legislation, integration processes in the financial sector and the dynamic development of information technologies in the banking...