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At a joint board meeting of the Labor and Social Security Ministries of Belarus and Russia, representatives of the two countries have discussed topical issues of further cooperation, reviewed the progress and implementation of activities, the completion of which is scheduled for this year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Labor and Social Security Ministry. The meeting was held online. Representatives of the corresponding ministries discussed the progress and current...

The New Year's charity campaign Our Children will be running in Belarus from 15 December to 15 January, Deputy Head of the Department of Social, Educational and Ideological Work at the Education Ministry Yelena Simakova told reporters, BelTA reports. The nationwide campaign will involve more than 20,000 children. Many events throughout the country will be held at the regional level. The purpose of the campaign is to support children who are in need of help and support. The...

Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev sent greetings to the 15th edition of the CIS Forum of Creative and Scientific Intellectuals, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Tashkent's hosting the forum testifies to its commitment to expanding humanitarian cooperation within the CIS and developing the common humanitarian space, the message reads. Sergei Lebedev also considers it symbolic that such a significant...

On 8 December 2022 Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich held a meeting with Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population and Development Fund (UNFPA) Yib Petersen, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. The parties discussed cooperation between Belarus and the UNFPA, including within the framework of the UNFPA 2021-2025 Country Program to assist the government of Belarus in implementing national medical and...

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin met with Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Baktybek Bekbolotov in Moscow, BelTA learned from the press service of the Defense Ministry. During the meeting, the parties discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in the military field and approved a 2023 cooperation plan between the Defense Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. The defense ministers of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan pointed...

The CIS ministerial consultations on cooperation within the UNESCO took place in Kazan, Russia. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the international forum devoted to the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. The consultations were attended by representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee. The...