Diplomats from the Belarusian embassy in Azerbaijan took part in the opening ceremony of a new BELARUSKI store in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan.

Belarus and Iran have reached an agreement to conclude a treaty on strategic cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media following talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Minsk on 20 August, BelTA has learned.

Preserving the land clean for future generations is the goal of Belarus-Russia environmental cooperation, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko told the media on the sidelines of the 3rd Ecology Expo in Minsk, BelTA learned.

During his official visit to Vietnam, Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov met with Director of the Da Nang City Police Department Nguyen Huu Hop to discuss bilateral cooperation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs told BelTA.

The government plans to double tourism's contribution to GDP (from the current 2% to 4%), Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told the media following a meeting of the head of state with the Council of Ministers' leadership in Minsk on 18 August, BelTA learned.