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A junior song contest, exhibitions, a concert of celebrity bloggers are listed first on the playbill of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, the festival directorate told BelTA.

Shklov District is playing host to the Kupala Night Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends) for the 16th time. Located on a picturesque bank of the Dnieper River, Alexandria has turned into a festival town with streets lined up with entertainment venues and vendors selling delicious treats and souvenirs. The place is bustling with activity and visitors are obviously enjoying its vibrant and crowded atmosphere. After all, the festival is not only about the cultural heritage of Belarusians, it also highlights their hospitality. BelTA has visited the festival and here is what we have seen.

There are currently nearly 600 cooperation agreements in effect between regions of Belarus and Russia, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said, BelTA has learned.

The threat of nuclear states being drawn into direct confrontation has become quite real, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin said at the SCO Defense Ministers’ Meeting, BelTA reports citing the Defense Ministry.

The Eurasian Economic Forum 2025 has kicked off at the Minsk International Exhibition Center, BelTA has learned.

The 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia begins its work in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, BelTA has learned.

Beijing hosted the 20th meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Beijing, BelTA learned from the State Secretariat of the Security Council of Belarus.