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The next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will take place in Russia's Sochi on 7-9 June, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich told the media following the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Almaty on 3 February, BelTA has learned.

Negotiations are underway to launch regular flights between Cairo and Minsk, Director of the Aviation Department Artyom Sikorsky said at the final meeting of the board that was also attended by Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the Transport and Communications Ministry.

We have set the date for one of the five new events of the Union State - the forum "Russia and Belarus: Shared History, Shared Destiny", Director of the Institute of History at the National Academy of Sciences Vadim Lakiza said during the Moscow-Minsk videoconference "Joint activities of Belarus and Russia to perpetuate the memory of those who died defending the Fatherland", BelTA has learned.

The enterprises affiliated with the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom are gradually tapping into the African markets, BelTA learned from the Bellesbumprom's press service.

The Belarus-Zimbabwe business forum opened in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko met with Deputy Chairman of the Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia Igor Zotov to discuss issues of shipbuilding, logistics, restoration of railway and air services with Nizhny Novgorod, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry.

The meeting of the tenth session of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the seventh convocation will be held on 30 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of the Belarusian parliament.

The Center for Virology will soon open at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov told a press conference on 24 January, BelTA has learned.

Over 11,000 Belarusians have joined the savings program known as “the second pension”. Belarusian Labor and Social Protection Minister Irina Kostevich made the statement on the air of the TV channel Belarus One, BelTA has learned.

Minsk Oblast's contribution to the most important areas of the Belarusian economy exceeds 20% of the national volume, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting in Molodechno to mark the 85th anniversary of the establishment of Minsk Oblast on 20 January, BelTA has learned.