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Peoples of Belarus and Russia have strong kinship ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video address to the participants of the plenary session of the 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 27 June, BelTA has learned.

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.

Belarus and the UAE have signed an intergovernmental agreement on trade in services and investment. The document was signed by Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Natalya Petkevich and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Cuba have identified promising points of growth in trade and economy, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on 25 June, 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.

Next year, domestic specialists are expected to extract a record 2.5 million tons of oil, including more than 10% using new technologies. This was announced at the international conference «Heavy but recoverable oil reserves: from assessment to development» by Aleksandr Lyakhov, CEO of the State Production Association «Belorusneft».

On 22 June Belarus observes the sad day — the National Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People. The victory in that war came at a very high cost as Belarus lost every third resident.

Belarus is ready for pragmatic dialogue with neighboring countries on migration issues, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya said during an interactive dialogue with the UN special rapporteur on the rights of migrants at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the press service the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA.

On 20 June, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Maksim Ryzhenkov received Honorary Consul of the Republic of Belarus in Lucerne, Switzerland, Hermann Alexander Beyeler, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.