Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Natalya Petkevich has been appointed Bealrus’ representative in the EEC Council and the EAEU and Belarus’ national coordinator on CIS matters. President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed corresponding decree No.208 on 22 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus and China have set up an industrial cooperation commission, Industry Minister Aleksandr Yefimov informed. The decision was formalized during the sixth meeting of the Belarus-China intergovernmental cooperation committee, BelTA learned from the press service of the Industry Ministry.

Belarus is a reliable friend of China and the Chinese people, and we would like to continue fostering serious strategic relations with the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Vice Premier of the State Council of China Liu Guozhong in Minsk on 22 May, BelTA has leaned.

The 12th edition of the international arms and defense technology expo MILEX 2025 has kicked off in Minsk to run through 24 May. The event will feature companies of the defense industry complex from Belarus and other five countries, BelTA learned from the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants and visitors of the 12th edition of the international arms and defense technology expo MILEX 2025, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation approved the bill to amend the Law of the Republic of Belarus ”On State Secrets" at a sitting of the second session, BelTA learned.

Clean-up and landscaping efforts are not adequate in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting to discuss waste management and recycling on 20 May, BelTA has learned.

Western elites have not learned the lessons of World War II, Belarus’ Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said during the 13th edition of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. The broadcast of the event is available on the forum's website, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Oman are more than partners, they are friends, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Crown Prince - Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik al-Said on 19 May, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and China intend to expand cooperation in digital transformation. This was discussed during negotiations between Belarus’ Deputy Communications and Informatization Minister Tatiana Ruskevich and the first vice mayor of Karamay, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, BelTA learned from the Communications and Informatization Ministry of Belarus. 

Belarus and Russia have made significant progress in military-technical cooperation and work on advanced military hardware, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Minsk on 16 May, BelTA has learned.

Belarus’ new venue - Minsk International Exhibition Center Belexpo is interesting for business, Sergey Voronkov, President of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, told the media, BelTA learned.

Belarus and Zimbabwe have agreed to set up a commission at the level of heads of state, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said after the talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa in Minsk, BelTA learned.

At the moment, educational institutions of Belarus and China have more than 800 direct cooperation agreements signed, which makes it possible for the parties to implement joint scientific and educational projects and organize academic exchanges. The matter was discussed during a meeting between Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets and China’s Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng, BelTA learned from the press service of the Education Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko calls to intensify cooperation between the EAEU and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe in Minsk on 14 May, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov is expected to meet with the Interpol leadership and foreign colleagues at the World Police Summit in Dubai, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Belarus and Vietnam will finalize a roadmap on cooperation in the near future, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media after the talks with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam in Minsk on 12 May, BelTA has learned.

Representatives of the Justice Ministries discussed the preparations for the 19th meeting of the CIS Justice Ministers Council due in Minsk on 25 June 2025 at a meeting in the CIS headquarters in Minsk on 12 May, BelTA learned from the legal department of the CIS Executive Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated his compatriots on the Day of the State Flag, State Emblem and State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. 

A Belarusian military delegation led by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko is visiting Moscow to participate in the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, BelTA learned from the Belarusian  Defense Ministry.