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Lukashenko signs decree to present 2025 Belarusian Sports Olympus Award
17.12.2025
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 440 on 17 December to present the 2025 Belarusian Sports Olympus special award of the President of the Republic of Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian president.
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Belarus, Russia hold ministerial consultations on Eurasian security
17.12.2025
Belarus and Russia have held ministerial consultations on Eurasian security and the development of a Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Tourism exports in Belarus may surpass pre-pandemic level in 2025
17.12.2025
Belarus’ export of tourism services may exceed the pre-pandemic level by the end of the year, Irina Voronovich, Director of the Tourism Department of the Belarusian Sport and Tourism Ministry, said at a press conference titled Preliminary Results of the 2025 Tourist Season and Outcomes of the 23rd National Tourism Competition Discover Belarus, BelTA has learned.
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Belarus’ MFA: Economic ties strengthen political links with Africa, Middle East
16.12.2025
The Belarus-Africa Business Forum for African and Middle Eastern diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow took place at the Business Complex of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia on 16 December. The event brought together ambassadors and senior diplomats from more than 30 countries, BelTA has learned.
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Plan on Belarus’ social, economic development in 2026 adopted
16.12.2025
Prime Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Turchin has signed the Council of Ministers’ resolution on the plan designed to guide the social and economic development of the Republic of Belarus in 2026, the government’s press service told BelTA.
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Consumer cooperation system contributes 5-7% to Belarus’ key stabilization funds
15.12.2025
Consumer cooperatives form 5-7% of the country’s stabilization funds for a number of commodities, Aleksei Sirotin, Head of the Procurement and Foreign Economic Activity Department of the Belarusian National Union of Consumer Societies Belkoopsoyuz said in a new episode of BelTA’s Nation Speaks project.
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Belarus, Laos demonstrate mutual interest in deepening cooperation
02.12.2025
On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated President Thongloun Sisoulith of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the people of Laos on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
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Belarus seeks opportunities in Algeria’s pharmaceutical market
02.12.2025
Belarus is actively exploring the Algerian pharmaceutical market for potential cooperation opportunities, Director General of the Belpharmprom Holding Company Igor Mitrofanov told journalists on the sidelines of a business forum in Algiers, BelTA reports.
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Belarus gets green light for dairy trade in Algeria
02.12.2025
Belarus has secured the right to freely sell its dairy products in Algeria, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov told journalists in Algiers, BelTA reports.
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Algeria is back in the game: Why Belarus is betting on North Africa
02.12.2025
At the beginning of the year, Aleksandr Lukashenko received a message from his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. In it, the Algerian president extended an invitation for a visit, expressing his satisfaction with the friendly nature of bilateral relations and hope for their further strengthening. Subsequently, in October, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Aleksandr Lukashenko sent a reciprocal letter to President Tebboune outlining prospective avenues for interstate cooperation. Now, concluding the year, an official Belarusian delegation is being welcomed in Algiers. This prompts several questions: Why have Belarusian-Algerian relations gained this new momentum? What is the strategic interest in North Africa for Belarus? And what drives Algeria’s pursuit of partners beyond the West? Let’s examine these points.
