Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar, Emir of Qatar, and Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Emir of Qatar, and the people as the country celebrates the National Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Apostolic Nuncio to the United Kingdom Claudio Gugerotti on 17 December, BelTA informs. Claudio Gugerotti worked as Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus in 2011-2015. This time he is visiting Belarus as a special envoy from Pope Francis. “I very happy that His Holiness Pope Francis sent you to Belarus. It's a pleasure for me to have a meeting with you. I have good impressions from the meetings, talks and conversations we had when you served...

In Minsk, the winners of the republican competition "Youth for the cleanliness of cities and villages", organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, were awarded. Most of the prizes are won by representatives of Vitebsk Oblast.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Russia and concurrently to Belarus Abdulrahman Bin Suleiman Al Ahmed to receive the copy of his credentials on 15 December, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties discussed the topical issues of bilateral relations in political, trade and economic areas. The minister and Saudi Arabia's ambassador confirmed their interest in...

Belarus' Consul General in Istanbul Aleksei Shved made a working trip to the city of Corlu in the northwestern province of Tekirdag, a major center of Turkish light industry, BelTA learned from the Consulate General of Belarus in Istanbul. The consul met with Corlu Mayor Ahmet Sarikurt to discuss ways of stepping up regional cooperation, mainly in trade and economy. The Turkish side made a proposal to establish twin-town relations with one of the Belarusian cities. The consul also met...