The defense ministries of Belarus and Russia held a session of the joint collegium in Moscow on 20 October, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry.

More than 1,500 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 19 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge told the STV TV channel on 17 October why the Sputnik V vaccine was not registered in Europe yet, BelTA has learned.

Any manifestations of misanthropic ideology in the Belarusian society must be put down, Chairman of the Education, Culture, and Science Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, Doctor of Historical Sciences Igor Marzalyuk said in an interview with the Respublika newspaper, BelTA has learned.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is interested in advancing relations with Belarus to a brand-new level, WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said as he met with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 14 October, BelTA has learned.