In the last 24 hours not a single Lithuanian and Polish border crossing has processed the number of trucks coming from Belarus that bilateral agreements specify, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian and Russian paratroopers carried out a joint control drill ahead of the active phase of a tactical exercise involving reconnaissance units of special operations forces, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

Four Belarusian universities are featured in the ranking of the world's best universities, BelTA learned from the press center of the Education Ministry.

A delegation of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry, headed by Minister Vadim Siniavsky took part in the eighth joint collegium meeting of the Emergencies Ministries of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, in Karaganda, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry.

Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova held a working meeting with Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus on 31 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper chamber of parliament.