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Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin and Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov held an informal meeting on 23 February to discuss current issues on the bilateral agenda, BelTA learned from the government’s press service.

Dmitry Krutoi, Head of the Belarus President Administration, shared details of Aleksandr Lukashenko’s work schedule for the coming months during an interview to Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko called the Day of Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces a holiday for those who guarantee peace and stability at a ceremony to present state awards and general’s ranks to security officers in Minsk on 23 February, BelTA has learned.

Since 1 January 2026, Belarus has welcomed 18,835 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. 

Belarusians celebrate the Day of Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces today. It is a holiday that symbolizes patriotism and dedication to military duty.

The secret to success for the Belarusian economy lies in simple discipline, Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin, heading a government delegation, has come for an official visit to Uzbekistan, BelTA learned from the government’s press service.

On 21 February, Vitebsk hosted the national festival E.T.N.O.: Energy of Traditions, Heritage of the Community! The festival included a gala concert featuring both Belarusian and foreign students who came to study in our country from India, Sri Lanka, the Republic of the Congo, China, and Nigeria.

Belarusian cardiac surgeons have performed a high-tech operation on a newborn Russian citizen, Konstantin Drozdovsky, Director of the National Research and Treatment Center for Pediatric Surgery and Chief Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon of the Healthcare Ministry, told journalists, BelTA reports.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Georgia Nikolai Rogashchuk met with Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Lasha Avaliani on 19 February, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Georgia.