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As part of the combat readiness verification campaign one unit of the missile command will march to a designated area, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry press service.
The unit will have to practice a set of steps in order to set up firing positions in the designated area and prepare their hardware for combat employment.
On the Defenders of Fatherland and Armed Forces Day employees of the State Secretariat of the Security Council led by State Secretary Aleksandr Volfovich and representatives of the Defense Ministry headed by Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin laid flowers at the Victory Monument, BelTA has learned.
This year, 23 February marks the 105th anniversary of the Belarusian Armed Forces. According to Aleksandr Volfovich, the Defenders of Fatherland and Armed Forces Day is a holiday not only for the military, but also for the entire Belarusian people. “It is a symbol of the strong spirit of the Belarusian people who are always ready to lend a hand to officers and soldiers in any difficult situation. Therefore, today's attempts to distort our history and speculate on this day of military glory are doomed to failure,” the state secretary of the Security Council said.
We should involve citizens in public decision-making as much as possible, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said during the House of Representatives and the National Assembly's joint session, BelTA has learned.
“Today we are establishing a new parliamentary tradition. In compliance with the updated Basic Law of the country, the National Assembly has been vested with the constitutional function of inviting the prosecutor general, the head of the State Control Committee and the chairman of the Board of the National Bank to report on the results of their activities. This function should be considered part and parcel of the ongoing political reform which aims to involve citizens in public decision-making through local councils of deputies, the Belarusian People's Congress and the Parliament,” Vladimir Andreichenko said.
MPs expect that such meetings with the heads of key government bodies will increase public awareness of the situation in the country, its state policy and ensure feedback from voters. “The first such joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic is attended by the Prosecutor General Andrei Shved,” Vladimir Andreichenko noted.
Brest residents protest against border closure by Poland
Belarusians gathered outside the Polish Consulate General in Brest to protest the closure of the border on 21 February. Brest residents were holding the posters "No to the closure of borders!", "Let's live peacefully!”
Belarus' national security concept needed to be adjusted and adapted to modern realities, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said at a meeting of the Security Council in Minsk on 20 February, BelTA has learned.
During the meeting members of the Security Council discussed the draft of the updated national security concept. The document was prepared by an interdepartmental working group on the instructions of the president, which he gave at the sixth Belarusian People's Congress two years ago. The working group working included representatives of 34 bodies and organizations.
"This document required adjustment and adaptation to modern realities. This is due to the processes and trends in the system of international relations that have taken shape since the concept was adopted 12 years ago," Aleksandr Volfovich said.
Among the key factors for the modernization of the national security concept, the secretary of state, first of all, called the actual reformatting of the world order. "Today we see clear prerequisites for the formation of a multipolar world. This gives rise to more and more contradictions and crises. The United States of America is not coping with the role of the world policeman and is no longer dominating the global politics, although its influence is just as great today," he said.
The U.S. flight from Afghanistan, its failed attempts to break up Syria, the loss of influence on the OPEC states have become a catalyst for changing the balance of power, Aleksandr Volfovich added.
During the meeting Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko demanded that the updated national security concept should be an open document. According to him, unlike a number of countries, including former Soviet nations where such documents are classified, Belarus decided not to hide anything.
“You also know that this is my principled demand. We must clearly and openly declare our priorities, we must show the world the transparency of our policy, the reliability of Belarus as a responsible partner. But our partners must also know that Belarusian peacefulness is not synonymous to sacrifice. As I have said more than once, in the event of any aggression, the response will be fast, tough and adequate,” the Belarusian leader said.
Lithuania is ending cooperation with Belarus to ensure uninterrupted flow of transport across the border, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.
The Lithuanian side informed that the State Border Guard Service at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania us unilaterally terminating cooperation with customs and border services of Belarus to ensure the uninterrupted flow of transport across the border and increase the capacity of road checkpoints.
The notification does not specify the reasons for the termination of the cooperation.
The cooperation was carried out on the basis of the document signed by the parties on 4 November 2019.
The National Center for Marketing (NCM) will organize Belarus' collective exposition at the MedEXPO Siberia due in Novosibirsk, Russia on 6-8 June, BelTA learned from the NCM.
The exhibition will highlight medical equipment, medical supplies, medical tourism, IT in healthcare, pharmacy, etc. The exhibition is expected to draw more than 3,500 specialists.
The National Center for Marketing will provide Belarusian enterprises wishing to take part in MedEXPO Siberia with all kinds of services and assistance. The Siberian Federal District of Russia has a population of more than 16 million. The district is home to more than 65,000 physicians, 8,000 drugstores, 600 hospitals, 100 maternity hospitals and perinatal centers, and 20 cancer centers.
The aircraft with Belarusian combat medics on board is en route to Syria to help the earthquake victims, BelTA has learned.
The Belarusian head of state gave an instruction to provide assistance to the victims of the earthquake in Syria. A medical emergency crew was put together. They departed to Syria on board the Russian aircraft Il-76MD.
The emergency response team includes 45 combat medics. They will provide humanitarian and medical assistance to the victims of the devastating earthquake. The relief team will set up a field hospital within a day. The combat medics include surgeons, therapists and anesthesiologists.
Grodno residents protest against border closure by Poland
In Grodno, Belarusians gathered outside the Consulate General of Poland in Grodno to protest the closure of the Bobrovniki border checkpoint on 13 February. Grodno residents were holding the posters "No to the closure of borders!", "No to sabotage and provocations".
The Belarusian special response team Zubr have so far saved three people under the rubble in Turkiye, BelTA learned from the press service of the Emergencies Ministry.
Belarusian rescuers continue searching the rubble in the earthquake-stricken Turkiye. Due to the very dense rubble, the search and rescue operation is very complicated.
According to the Emergencies Ministry, the second group of Belarusian rescuers has arrived in Turkiye. After setting up a base camp, assessing information about the situation in the region and determining the place where further work is required, they will join the search and rescue operation.
