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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko set a number of priority tasks for a so-called political headquarters of the country during a meeting with the leadership of the Belarus President Administration on 12 June, BelTA has learned.

The World Bank has significantly improved its GDP forecast for Belarus in 2025. Last year, the bank predicted growth of 1.2%, while now the economy is expected to grow by 2.2%, BelTA learned from the review recently published by the organization.

Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin outlined the priority areas of work for the next five-year period at the meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers to review progress to implement state programs in 2021-2024 and assess their effectiveness, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is committed to further integration with Russia across all areas of bilateral cooperation, Belarus’ First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said at a reception at the Russian Embassy in Minsk on the occasion of Russia Day on 11 June, BelTA has learned.

High-level cooperation between Belarus and Cuba continues to grow, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Belarus Santiago Pérez Benítez on 11 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich, who is currently on a visit to Lebanon, shared his thoughts of cooperation prospects with Lebanon as he talked to the media, BelTA has learned. 

Excavations have begun at the site of a large ancient settlement of Mensk under the guidance of scientists of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, BelTA learned from the Institute of History.

As he met with MGIMO University students in Moscow, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov explained what genuine independence means, BelTA has learned.

Yekaterina Goncharenok, Deputy Director of the Tourism Department of the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry, told BelTA’s Nation Speaks project where foreign tourists come from and what they want to see in Belarus.

In an interview with the First News TV channel, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Belarus Aleksandr Yegorov named the factors that led to Belarus’ gold and forex reserves reaching record levels, BelTA has learned.