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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a meeting with Deputy State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Sergei Glazyev on 17 April, BelTA has learned.

Following consultations between the staff of the Belarusian Embassy in Egypt and their Omani counterparts, the authorities of the Sultanate of Oman officially confirmed that Belarusian citizens can obtain visas free of charge upon arrival in Oman, BelTA learned from the National Tourism Agency.

Belarus’ GDP grew by 3.1% in January-March 2025, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.

Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Roman Golovchenko shared his vision of the role of the central bank in the country’s economic life as he gave an interview to the First News Channel, BelTA learned. 

About 1.1 million foreigners have visited Belarus over the three years since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov arrived in Zimbabwe on a working visit on 15 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As many as 60,000 people have joined Belarus’ forest restoration campaign Bringing Forests Back to Life, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.

The future of the Belpochta postal service — from traditional letters to digital services and e-commerce — was discussed at a meeting with Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.

During Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov’s official visit to Ethiopia, the Belarusian delegation held a series of talks with key representatives of the Ethiopian government and business, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

One of the most important documents — Directive No.12 «On implementing fundamental principles of the ideology of the Belarusian state» — was signed by the president of Belarus on 9 April. This is a much-anticipated document, primarily because there have been many discussions about what way to go and what guiding principles to use in the work on the ideological front. BelTA talked to Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Vladimir Pertsov about key points of the document.