Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to address the 2nd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security on 31 October, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a briefing in Moscow on 30 October, BelTA has learned. "We have already announced the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the International Conference on Eurasian Security, which will be held in Minsk on 31 October - 1 November. He will take part in it...

Belarus and Ryazan Oblast of Russia will jointly develop unmanned aerial vehicles, Governor of Ryazan Oblast Pavel Malkov said during his talks with Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik in Ryazan on 29 October, BelTA has learned. Recently an agreement on partnership has been signed between the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Aerospace Innovation Valley, established in Ryazan on the instruction of the Russian president. "We will work together on the...

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko held talks with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov in Minsk on 28 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the government. The parties discussed the implementation of import-substituting projects and the expansion of cooperation in civil aircraft construction. The parties also agreed on further joint actions to deepen the localization of high-tech products manufactured on the territory of the Union State of...

– Russian enterprises now show interest in loans in Belarusian rubles. First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus (DBRB) Roman Brodov mentioned it while talking to reporters in St. Petersburg, BelTA has learned. In his words, the 14th session of the council for business cooperation between Belarus and St. Petersburg is a peculiar one because all the factors conducive to trade and to the development of the entire spectrum of Belarus’...

Belarus is a country with very high human development and ranks 69th on the UN Human Development Index among 193 nations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Economy Ministry of Belarus. "In terms of life expectancy, we have approached the European neighboring states. We have one of the lowest infant mortality rates and practically no maternal mortality. According to the education index in 2023, Belarus ranked 57th out of 207 countries. Belarus has achieved 100% enrolment...