A delegation of the Armed Forces of Pakistan headed by Chief of International Military Cooperation of the Joint Staff, Major General Zahid Mahmood, is on a visit to Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

The cultural and sports festival “Vytoki. A Step Toward Olympus” will take place in Minsk on 27-28 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Minsk City Council.

The international military technology forum Army 2021 is taking place in Moscow Oblast. Belarusian defense companies are participating in the forum, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

A million doses of the Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 will be delivered to Belarus in early September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

The education system should evolve in the best interests of the individual, the society and the state, Belarus' Education Minister Igor Karpenko said at the plenary session of the National Pedagogical Conference on 24 August, BelTA has learned.