Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko delivered a video address at the Global Trade in Services Summit in Beijing on 2 September, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian school students under the tutelage of BSU professors won gold and two silver medals at the 14th edition of the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO 2021), BelTA learned from the press service of Belarusian State University (BSU).

Joint work between Belarus and Russia on the Union State integration programs continues in a constructive manner, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Russia.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has designated more than Br870,000 to rehabilitate secondary school No. 4 in the town of Chashniki, school headmaster Elena Dabatovkina said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Chairman of the Belarusian State Customs Committee Vladimir Orlovsky on 31 August, BelTA informs.

Belarus has harvested 33.500 hectares planted to colza or 79.9% of the target, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko revealed the details of telephone conversations with foreign leaders on Afghanistan which he had in the morning on 30 August as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Mahmadsharif Haqdod, BelTA informs.

The Council of Ministers has suspended the export of wheat and meslin, rye, barley, oats, corn, buckwheat, millet, triticale and other cereals and also rapeseeds. Resolution No. 482 of the Council of Ministers of 24 August 2021 was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal on 26 August, BelTA has learned.

Commissioning of the Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant is a new incentive for the development of Petrikov District, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to launch Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant of the Belaruskali potash producer on 27 August, BelTA has learned.

On 26 August the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an opening ceremony of the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China for 2021-2022. Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong exchanged diplomatic notes, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated swimmer Ihar Boki on winning a gold medal at the 16th Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

It is essential to address the lack of discipline and efficiency in the domestic agricultural industry, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Logoisk District on a working trip on 25 August, BelTA has learned.

More than 7,000 domestic harvesters are used in Belarus, Belarusian Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik told the media, BelTA has learned.

An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August. A Belarusian delegation led by Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin attended the opening ceremony. The most thrilling event of the games – a tank biathlon – was launched there, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation in the evening of 23 August. The parties had agreed to get in touch by phone during the CSTO summit that took place in the morning. The presidents wanted to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and to compare notes on topical issues of the bilateral agenda, in particular economy, defense and political issues, BelTA informs.

It is inadmissible to freeze the situation in the country lest stagnation happens. It is necessary to move forward and implement changes but only within the limits of the law. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during a ceremony held on 20 August to present state awards to representatives of defense, security, and law enforcement agencies, BelTA has learned.

The main tasks and avenues of development with regard to the digital transformation of the education system will be discussed at a national teaching staff meeting on 23 August, representatives of the Operations and Analysis Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus told BelTA.

The commitment to leave no one behind is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the Belarusian National Assembly, the National Coordinator for the SDGs Anatoly Isachenko said as he opened the conference “Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level”, BelTA has learned.

Paying taxes is a must, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Taxes and Duties Minister Sergei Nalivaiko and Chairman of the State Control Committee Vasily Gerasimov on 19 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has instructed the government to work out a set of additional measures against another loop of sanctions the Western countries have enforced against Belarus. Press Secretary of the Belarus President Natalya Eismont made the statement when asked about the Belarusian leader's response to new sanctions, in particular, sanctions enforced by the USA, the UK, and Canada, BelTA has learned.