Plans are underway to connect Minsk and satellite cities with fast transport links, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at an opening ceremony for the reconstructed Loshitsa historical and cultural complex in Minsk on 12 September, BelTA has learned.

Belarus will attract a concessional loan of 474.1 million Chinese yuan from the Export-Import Bank of China in 2025-2026. Corresponding resolution No.489 of 9 September by the Council of Ministers has been published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA has learned.

While the lifting of some U.S. sanctions is an important decision, it is not our primary focus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while receiving a report from Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations Valentin Rybakov, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Russia intend to set up a special committee on matters of standardization and quality, BelTA learned from Director of the Belarusian State Institute of Standardization and Certification (BelGISS) Aleksandr Skuratov at a press conference.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.326 on 9 September to authorize the Internal Affairs Ministry to sign the United Nations Organization’s Convention Against Cybercrime, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

Since 1 January 2025, Belarus has hosted 167,506 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program. Most travelers came from Belarus' neighboring countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.

The situation in the monetary sector and with foreign exchange in Belarus is not a cause for concern, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the top management of the National Bank and other banks on 9 September, BelTA has learned.

Demand for autumn guided tours to Belarus has increased in Russia this year, BelTA learned from the Russian Union of the Travel Industry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The Day of Belarusian Written Language was celebrated in Moscow with an exhibition and a performance, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is holding a meeting to discuss the development of the digital currency sector in Belarus on 5 September, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is developing a national action plan to ensure gender equality for the next five-year period, BelTA learned from Yelena Komlik, consultant of the Population, Gender and Family Policy Office of the Belarusian Labor and Social Protection Ministry, at a seminar dedicated to the results of the large-scale survey on women’s health and family status by the Belarusian National Statistical Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants of the 3rd Belarus-Uzbekistan Women’s Business Forum, held in Vitebsk this year, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

Belarus and Uzbekistan have approved a tourism cooperation roadmap through 2028, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Union of the Tourism Industry of Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attended the military parade in Beijing, China, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian builders have commissioned the Sozvezdie – Suzorie multidisciplinary education center in Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The opening ceremony on 1 September was attended by Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Gleb Nikitin and Arzamas Mayor Aleksandr Shchelokov, the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko called China a true friend of Belarus as he met with Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of the Secretariat and Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, BelTA has learned.

The opening ceremony of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) exercises was held in Vitebsk, BelTA has learned.

Being part of the “Shanghai family” is a strategic choice for Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his speech at the SCO summit in Tianjin, BelTA has learned.

Following a visit of the delegation of Gomel Oblast led by Gomel Oblast Governor Ivan Krupko to Changchun, Jilin Province, China, a decision was made to prepare a letter of intent to sign a sister-city agreement between Gomel Oblast and Jilin Province, the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee told BelTA.