The Republic of Belarus has notified, on a voluntary basis, the states parties to the Vienna Document 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures of the snap combat readiness exercise currently being conducted in the Armed Forces, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry.

Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi told the Belarus 1 TV channel about Aleksandr Lukashenko’s foreign visits after winning the election, BelTA reports.

The recent presidential election campaign was the calmest in the history of sovereign Belarus, Deputy Head of the Law Enforcement and Prevention Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Sergei Mironchik said in the latest episode of BelTA’s project “The Nation Speaks”.

It is necessary to significantly speed up the intellectual modernization of the Belarusian economy, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to award Doctor of Science diplomas and professor certificates to academic, research and teaching staff on 31 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated active and retired workers of Mozyr Oil Refinery on the company's 50th anniversary, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation passed the bill “On Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on Cooperation on Mutual Supplies of 24 June 2014” at a sitting of the second session on 30 January, BelTA has learned.

The Communications and Informatization Ministry of Belarus will release a commemorative special postmark,which will be used on 31 January 2025 for a special dedication ceremony to mark the 120th anniversary of the trade union movement in Belarus, the Belarusian national mail service Belpochta told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has received congratulations from the leadership of the United Arab Emirates on his election victory, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus will raise minimum subsistence budget on 1 February 2025, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Labor and social Security Ministry of Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 42 to approve the draft protocol to amend the Agreement on Equal Rights of Citizens between Belarus and Russia dated 25 December 1998 as a basis for negotiations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko met with President of the Pan-African Parliament Fortune Charumbira in Minsk on 27 January, BelTA correspondent reports. 

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a decree that regulates the distribution of rental housing among workers of the most in-demand professions. The document was adopted in the follow-up to Aleksandr Lukashenko's election program that envisaged large-scale construction of rental housing, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. 

The presidential election in Belarus will be a landmark event for many people far beyond the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS Secretary General and head of the CIS observation mission at Belarus' presidential election Sergei Lebedev said at a meeting of the CIS Advisory Council of Heads of Electoral Bodies, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree on 24 January to pardon 15 people, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

Chairman of the CEC of Belarus Igor Karpenko met with Chairman of the CEC of Uzbekistan Zayniddin Nizamkhodjaev, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Central Election Commission.

The purpose behind reviving this tradition is to create a mechanism of domestic competition, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to present the State Quality Mark in Minsk on 23 January, BelTA has learned.

The defense ministries of Belarus and Tajikistan intend to strengthen friendly ties, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated active and retired employees  of the country's diplomatic service on their professional holiday - Diplomatic Worker Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The presidential election in Belarus is very well-organized, CIS Deputy Secretary General, representative of the CIS observation mission, Nurlan Seitimov told the media, BelTA learned.