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Cooperation between Belarusian and Russian MPs should be deeper, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova told the media after her meeting with the delegation of the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on 18 May, BelTA has learned.

“In general, our cooperation with the Russian Federation is developing in all areas. Russia is our strategic partner. Today we have had a very good meeting with the delegation from the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. It was their initiative and I am sincerely grateful to them for that because legislators of our countries should cooperate not only within the Parliamentary Assembly, not only within the cooperation between the members of the Council of the Republic and the Federation Council, but also between MPs of all levels. This is very important. Such a meeting took place today, and I think it should become a good tradition when legislators, deputies and MPs of our regions cooperate,” Natalya Kochanova said.

According to the speaker, the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will take place very soon. “The theme of this forum is regional cooperation in deepening integration processes. We believe that such cooperation of MPs should be deeper. The voice of the MPs should be brighter because they are the representatives of the people. We must bring the truth to the society, not only in our countries, but also to the entire world community about what is happening in relation to our countries,” she said.

According to Natalya Kochanova, Belarus and Russia are interested in cooperation in absolutely all areas. “It is economy in the first place. Today we have discussed economic issues with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. We have a lot of joint ventures. We talked about the need for further cooperation. In any case, there is no need to set up similar industries, which are enough to provide our people, both in Russia and Belarus, with goods or food. Today we can see how urgent this issue is for many countries. If we secure our food supplies and exports, our countries will only benefit from it. It is important to continue cooperation in humanitarian areas such as education, culture and healthcare. Youth policy is very important when young people of Belarus and Russia cooperate. Interaction between young people is a guarantee of the future of our countries,” the chairperson of the Council of the Republic said.

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The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the People's Republic of China, together with professional associations of the two countries, will hold the Belarus-China logistics matchmaking event on 24 May, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Beijing.

The event will be held online and will draw a great number of Chinese companies. The embassy noted that this event will be a continuation of the online seminar on Belarus' logistics potential that was held on 28 April 2022.

During the online meeting, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the PRC Yuri Senko is expected to deliver a speech. Presentations of Belarus' rail and road transport companies will be made.

Logistics companies from Belarus and China will also have the opportunity to make presentations.

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Companies affiliated with the Belpharmprom holding company - Belmedpreparaty, Ekzon, Minskintercaps - are taking part in the Kazakhstan International Healthcare Exhibition KIHE 2022. Their products are on display at a collective stand of the holding company, BelTA informs citing the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

The exhibition is running in Almaty from 18 to 20 May. This is the largest showcase event for the healthcare sector and pharmaceutical industry in Central Asia.

The Belarusian pharmaceutical companies have brought their well-known medicines, as well as new products. The Borisov-based pharmaceutical company BZMP presents 37 medicines, Ekzon exhibits a new line of biologically active food supplements Vitamin C with different flavors.

On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Belarusian pharmaceutical company will hold meetings with existing and new partners to discuss plans to expand the range and amount of supplies of medicines and biological additives.

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Vitaly Brel, the head of the culture department at the Minsk City Hall, spoke about the events scheduled for the summer music and tourist season in Minsk as he talked to the media, BelTA has learned.

"The summer music and tourist season in the Upper Town has become a traditional event. This year it will begin on 21 May and will be running until 17 September,” Vitaly Brel said.

The city has planned a number of events to celebrate its 955th birthday and to mark the Year of Historical Memory. "We will do our best to show the whole palette of Minsk's past and also the history of classics, music and dance. The program features jazz nights, classics concerts at the Minsk Town Hall and a dance program by the Khoroshki dance company. This year a theater courtyard in the Monastyrsky Hotel will feature student and professional groups. Open-air film screenings will show popular films of the Belarusfilm film studio,” Vitaly Brel said.

Work is underway to scale up the Upper Town experience in all districts of Minsk, he noted. "Soon we will draw up schedules of various creative projects. Tthis summer we are in for a fairly rich and interesting cultural program," Vitaly Brel added.

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As of 1 May 2022, a total of 113,079 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, including 82,500 deposit accounts at the total amount of $825 million and 30,600 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br712 million, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry.

As of 1 May 2022, 54,555 families applied for permission to use family capital prematurely. Of them, 47,150 applied to use the money to improve housing conditions, 3,062 to pay for education, 4,339 to receive healthcare services, and 4 to buy health products for disabled people.

The ministry granted permission to use family capital earlier to 52,044 applicants.

Most of such applicants are from Brest Oblast (11,054). Then goes Minsk Oblast with 8,714 families, Gomel Oblast with 8,514, the city of Minsk with 7,364, and Grodno Oblast with 6,039. Mogilev Oblast and Vitebsk Oblast round out the list with 5,290 and 5,069 applicants respectively.

The Labor and Social Security Ministry noted that the family capital program applies to families raising three and more children. From 1 January 2022 the family capital equals Br25,995.

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Over 6.336 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 6.25 million have completed the vaccination regimen, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

Over 127,400 teenagers aged 12-17 received one shot of the vaccine, of them more than 100,800 children were fully vaccinated.

Thus, 67.8% of the country's population received one dose of the vaccine, 64.4% were fully vaccinated.

Belarusians are also getting booster shots of the vaccine, with 7.56% of the population having completed it so far.

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Belarus and Russia are planning to build a unified information infrastructure, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said in an interview with the Russian magazine Natsionalnaya Oborona [National Defense], BelTA has learned.

Not so long ago, Minsk played host to the Belarusian-Russian interdepartmental consultations on information security. According to Aleksandr Volfovich, special consideration was given to the draft Concept of Information Security of the Union State. This document, he noted, takes into account "the threat of negative information impact aimed at destroying the cultural and spiritual traditions of the peoples of Belarus and Russia, distorting the historical truth.”

"The document is aimed at developing joint efforts to adopt international norms and rules of responsible behavior in the information sphere, countering cybercrime. It reflects the focus of our countries on technological independence by building a unified information infrastructure, including in the interests of ensuring the security of the Union State in ICT, and also developing public-private partnership in information," Aleksandr Volfovich noted.

The state secretary added that if the draft concept is approved by the heads of state, it can become a kind of model document for strengthening cooperation with partner countries.

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School students from Vitebsk Oblast - winners of national and international Olympiads in academic subjects, and also students of the Lyceum of the Ministry of Internal Affairs toured the Palace of Independence in Minsk on 11 May.

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More than 27,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus since it reopened border for visa waiver arrivals from Lithuania and Latvia on 15 April 2022, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

"For three weeks since 15 April, 27,485 foreign citizens took advantage of the opportunity to visit Belarus without a visa. Among them there were 16,948 citizens of Lithuania, 3,101 non-citizens and 7,436 citizens of Latvia. Last weekend, from 7 to 10 May, Belarus hosted 3,979 arrivals. Most of them, 2,382 people, were citizens of Lithuania, and also 1,170 citizens and 427 non-citizens of Latvia," the State Border Committee said.

More information on visa-free visits to Belarus is available on the website of the State Border Committee.

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The most important duty of the younger generations is to preserve the historical memory, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel on 9 May, BelTA has learned.

"Celebrating Victory Day on 9 May is a very good tradition. Since this day is the memory of the victory of mankind over fascism. It is very important to keep this memory," the ambassador said. "It gives us a lesson that people should cherish peace and oppose war. I think that the most important duty of younger generations is to preserve the historical memory."

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