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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.

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.

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.

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.

Cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan is a strategic partnership, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with the leadership of youth associations of Azerbaijan on 18 June, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is a multi-ethnic and multi-faith country. Orthodoxy is the most widespread religion in our state. Cathedrals, churches, monasteries are not only important places for believers. They are unique specimens of architecture and artistic styles. The Holy Dormition Monastery in Zhirovichi and the Savior—St. Euphrosyne Convent in Polotsk have been in the center of attention in recent years. In this episode of BelTA’s YouTube project «After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions» we will take you to the Orthodox pilgrimage center in Belarus. We will tell you what monastery Lukashenko described as «an amazing place». What are the secrets of the 12th century frescoes?

Today’s meeting on agriculture is dedicated to cattle housing and care; therefore, it is taking place in an off-site format, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said, BelTA has learned.

Belarus calls for a complete, unconditional, and irreversible end to the criminal practice of using unilateral coercive measures, Pavel Yevseyenko, Belarus’ Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said at a meeting of the UN General Assembly on 16 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.