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On 22 June Belarus observes the sad day — the National Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People. The victory in that war came at a very high cost as Belarus lost every third resident.

Belarus is ready for pragmatic dialogue with neighboring countries on migration issues, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya said during an interactive dialogue with the UN special rapporteur on the rights of migrants at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the press service the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA.

On 20 June, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Maksim Ryzhenkov received Honorary Consul of the Republic of Belarus in Lucerne, Switzerland, Hermann Alexander Beyeler, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends Belarusian citizens to refrain from traveling to Israel and Iran due to the ongoing tense situation in these countries, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Republic of Belarus is deeply concerned about a new round of military escalation between Israel and Iran and about reports about the death of civilians, including children. The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released the relevant statement in view of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, BelTA has learned.

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

As of 1 June 2025, a total of 146,512 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including 82,600 deposit accounts to the total amount of $826 million and 63,200 deposit accounts to the total amount of Br1.68 billion, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry.

The Belarusian beach soccer men’s national team has ranked fourth in the recently-released Beach Soccer Worldwide National Teams ranking, BelTA has learned.

In a new episode of BelTA’s Nation Speaks project Olga Sazonova, Head of the Waste Management Department at the Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, spoke about the technologies that would enable Belarus to recycle 99% of its waste.