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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.

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.

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.

The State Science and Technology Committee of Belarus and the Education and Science Ministry of Mongolia have declared a contest of joint scientific and technical projects for the 2022-2023 period, the committee's press service told BelTA.

Belarus and Russia have agreed on stepping up cooperation in the production of medications, the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry told BelTA.

On April 26, in military unit 3310 (military town of Okolitsa), a military ritual was held near the obelisk monument to soldiers participating in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident with the participation of the command of the military unit 3310, participants of the primary veteran organization of the Department of Execution of Punishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, employees of the Minsk Sanavtotrans and residents of the military town. Those present attended the service in the temple and laid flowers at the monument to the soldiers–liquidators on the Alley of Glory and Military Valor.