Belarus seeks to develop inter-parliamentary cooperation with Azerbaijan, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting with Chairwoman of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova on the sidelines of the regular session of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) Council in St. Petersburg, Russia on 21 November, BelTA learned. "We recall with great joy your official visit to Belarus. The...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is conducting scheduled inspections at the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) and the United Energy and Nuclear Research Institute Sosny of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), BelTA learned from the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor). Belarus is a party to the Agreement for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation...

In January-October 2024, companies of all forms of ownership built 30,400 apartments. A total of 2.980,100 square meters of the total area of housing were commissioned, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee. Belarus commissioned some 992,500 square meters of housing for people registered as in need of better living conditions, which accounted for 33.3% of the total housing commissioned. Some 631,600 square meters of such housing were subsidized by the government. As to rural...

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan in Minsk on 18 November, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry. The parties stressed the importance of further strengthening the bilateral relations in military sector. Belarus and China maintain an all-weather and all-round strategic partnership in this area. At the meeting, Viktor Khrenin emphasized Belarus and China see...

In January-October 2024, Belarus' industrial output amounted to Br168.1 billion in current prices, up by 6.2% in comparable prices year-on-year, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus. The mining industry expanded by 4% and the processing industry - by 6.3% year-on-year. The industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air reported a 6.4% increase in the output. The industries providing water supply, waste collection, waste...