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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.

Elements of artificial intelligence may be introduced in Belarus to help address public appeals, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi said the meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with the leadership of the Belarus President Administration on 12 June, BelTA informs.

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.

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.

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.

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.