Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the country celebrates the Independence Day, BelTA learned from the Belarusian leader's press service.

Belarus' Consul General in Istanbul Aleksei Shved made a working trip to the city of Corlu in the northwestern province of Tekirdag, a major center of Turkish light industry, BelTA learned from the Consulate General of Belarus in Istanbul.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Czech Republic Valery Kurdyukov met with Czechia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Martin Smolek, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Belarusian oil refineries (Mozyr Oil Refinery and Naftan) are expected to get about 1.64 million tonnes of Russian oil in December, BelTA learned from Aleksandr Tishchenko, Press Secretary of the Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim, on 8 December.

Outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Azerbaijan Gennady Akhramovich paid a farewell courtesy call on Azerbaijan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov on 4 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.