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The railway authorities of Belarus and Kazakhstan have identified new areas of cooperation in the development of freight transportation, BelTA learned from the press center of Belarusian Railways following a joint roundtable with exporters and importers.

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Belarus on 14-15 June, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Ghana will establish a joint committee on trade and economic cooperation. The decision is stipulated in Council of Ministers’ Resolution No. 280 of 2 June 2026, which has been published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has departed on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan, BelTA learned from the government’s press service.

A wedding boom is expected in the first weekend of summer in the Gomel region, BelTA learned from the General Directorate of Justice of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee.

The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) will take place on 3-6 June. The event, held annually under the patronage of the Russian president, will gather more than 20,000 participants from 130 countries this year, BelTA learned from the Kremlin press service.

Belarus has expanded the powers of the National Council on Gender Policy under the Council of Ministers. Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has signed the relevant resolution, BelTA learned from the government press service.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Russian businessman Dmitry Mazepin in Minsk on 3 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus’ experience in the field of nuclear energy development, construction and operation of a nuclear power plant is in demand among CIS countries, Stanislav Levitsky, Director of the Rosatom State Corporation’s country office in the Republic of Belarus, said during a roundtable titled "Radioactive waste management in the Republic of Belarus: Current issues’ at BelTA’s press center on 1 June

The bill to amend the Law of the Republic of Belarus ’On Population Census’ was reviewed by the expert council under the Council of the Republic, Belarus’ upper house of parliament, in Minsk on 2 June, BelTA has learned.