Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved a draft intergovernmental agreement on cooperation with the Russian Federation in the field of management of spent nuclear fuel. The head of state signed relevant decree No.406 on 17 November, BelTA has learned. The draft agreement was approved as the basis for organizing negotiations. The Energy Ministry has been authorized to carry out the negotiations and sign the agreement if the sides come to terms within limits of the...

Poland's militarization indicates that Warsaw is preparing for an offensive war. Deputy Chief for Combat Management of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major-General Valery Gnilozub made the statement as he met with worker collectives in Bobruisk, Mogilev Oblast to discuss the current military political situation, BelTA has learned. Valery Gnilozub said: “Today we unquestionably believe that the NATO units deployed in neighboring countries may become the...

The cluster Research and Production Corporation Belcosmos has been established as part of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. The decision was made at a session of the Bureau of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on 15 November, the academy's press service told BelTA. Belcosmos has been established with a view to realizing and developing promising (cluster) projects of its participants in the area of peaceful research and use of outer space....

Belarus and Russia will conclude an agreement to open the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Grodno. The Council of Ministers' resolution No. 767 of 10 November 2022 has been officially published on the national legal internet portal, BelTA has learned. According to the document, the Council of Ministers accepts the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, coordinated with the Justice Ministry and the Finance Ministry, to conclude, by exchanging notes, an agreement...

  Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong have signed a Belarusian-Chinese intergovernmental agreement on preparing a feasibility study, the Economy Ministry press service told BelTA.   In line with the agreement the Chinese government will allocate technical and economic aid for carrying out studies as part of the project, which envisages building the second substation for supplying...