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About 1.1 million foreigners have visited Belarus over the three years since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov arrived in Zimbabwe on a working visit on 15 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As many as 60,000 people have joined Belarus’ forest restoration campaign Bringing Forests Back to Life, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.

The future of the Belpochta postal service — from traditional letters to digital services and e-commerce — was discussed at a meeting with Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.

During Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov’s official visit to Ethiopia, the Belarusian delegation held a series of talks with key representatives of the Ethiopian government and business, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

One of the most important documents — Directive No.12 «On implementing fundamental principles of the ideology of the Belarusian state» — was signed by the president of Belarus on 9 April. This is a much-anticipated document, primarily because there have been many discussions about what way to go and what guiding principles to use in the work on the ideological front. BelTA talked to Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Vladimir Pertsov about key points of the document.

The level of relations between Pakistan and Belarus has never been so high before, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar told BelTA. He is taking part in the high-level talks as part of the Pakistani delegation that is on a visit to Belarus.

The Lithuanian authorities are demonstrating a new interpretation of ’democratic values’, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Varankov said commenting on the latest statements by Lithuanian politicians who called to deport certain categories of Belarusian citizens, BelTA has learned.

In January-February 2025 Belarus’ foreign trade in goods and services reached $14.7 billion, BelTA learned from the statistics data released by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).

Belarus and Colombia have concluded an intergovernmental agreement on the mutual abolition of visas for short-term trips. The document was signed by Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Shestakov and Ambassador of Colombia to Russia and Belarus (non-resident) Héctor Arenas Neira in Moscow on 9 April, BelTA has learned.