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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 present and future of Belarus largely depend on its youth, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a ceremony to honor university graduates and the faculty members in Minsk on 20 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus has always sided with Russia and will always do, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin in Minsk on 20 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus shows interest in further development of partnership with China’s CITIC Group Corporation, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said as he met with Chairman of the Board of Directors of CITIC Group Xi Guohua on 20 June, BelTA has learned.

On 19 June Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 235 to grant renters the right to purchase rental housing, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

Economic development of Belarus and Russia depends on equal access to energy, Belarus’ Energy Minister Denis Moroz said at the session «The Union State: At The Turn Of Eras» at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, BelTA learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting on 19 June to discuss preparations for the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting and the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA has learned.

More than 2,000 participants from 29 countries have already registered for the Eurasian Economic Forum due in Minsk on 26 June, Belarusian Minister of foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said at a meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to discuss the preparations for a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA learned.

The Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the CSTO member states convened for a meeting in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan on 19 June, BelTA learned from the State Secretariat of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The meeting was held as a Q&A session and was devoted to topical aspects of the domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Federation, as well as key international events.