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Belarus and Russia’s Yakutia plan to develop cooperation in tourism, shipments of food, machines, vehicles, and machinery, the press service of the Belarusian Economy Ministry told BelTA.

Belarus and Laos need to step up their cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek on 1 September, BelTA has learned.

The State Inspectorate for Fauna and Flora Protection operates efficiently, and there are results, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said ahead of a board meeting of the environmental agency to review the results of its work in H1 2026, BelTA has learned.

Plans are in place to launch the plants to assemble Belarusian tractors and trucks in Myanmar in the first quarter of 2027, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said during the Belarusian-Myanmar Business Forum in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

Until recently, Belarus and Myanmar were more like diplomatic acquaintances than close partners. Geographic separation, the vast distance between them, and a consequent lack of major trade ties meant that their relations rarely topped either country’s foreign policy agenda. Today, the situation has fundamentally changed. Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing landed in Belarus for an official visit on 20 August, aiming, as Naypyidaw put it, to discuss «strengthening existing bilateral friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas of common interest.» These top-level talks, alongside meetings involving line ministries and business circles, will continue the intense political dialogue that has taken on a whole new dimension over the past 18 months. What draws Belarus to Myanmar, and why are relations between these two far-flung states developing so rapidly right now? BelTA has examined the driving forces behind the trend.

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Chinese universities are expanding cooperation in science and technology, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences.

Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko met with outgoing Iranian Ambassador Alireza Sanei, BelTA has learned. 

Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Aleksandr Rogozhnik met with a delegation of the Petrodvortsovy District Administration of St. Petersburg to discuss launching cultural projects and expanding industrial cooperation, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Iran have reaffirmed their readiness for the further development of multifaceted cooperation. The matter was discussed during a meeting between Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lukashevich and outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Alireza Sanei on 13 August, BelTA has learned.

Vitebsk Oblast is deepening its ties with Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Region, as officials met with a visiting delegation at the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, BelTA has learned.