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The State Inspectorate for Fauna and Flora Protection operates efficiently, and there are results, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said ahead of a board meeting of the environmental agency to review the results of its work in H1 2026, BelTA has learned.

Plans are in place to launch the plants to assemble Belarusian tractors and trucks in Myanmar in the first quarter of 2027, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said during the Belarusian-Myanmar Business Forum in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

Until recently, Belarus and Myanmar were more like diplomatic acquaintances than close partners. Geographic separation, the vast distance between them, and a consequent lack of major trade ties meant that their relations rarely topped either country’s foreign policy agenda. Today, the situation has fundamentally changed. Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing landed in Belarus for an official visit on 20 August, aiming, as Naypyidaw put it, to discuss «strengthening existing bilateral friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas of common interest.» These top-level talks, alongside meetings involving line ministries and business circles, will continue the intense political dialogue that has taken on a whole new dimension over the past 18 months. What draws Belarus to Myanmar, and why are relations between these two far-flung states developing so rapidly right now? BelTA has examined the driving forces behind the trend.