Republic

Members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus have passed a bill on amending the laws on counteracting extremism, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has made a few comments about the proposal to move negotiations of the trilateral contact group on the situation in Donbass from Minsk.

Smooth trade and economic cooperation is important for both Ukraine and Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with member of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Evgeny Shevchenko on 20 April, BelTA has learned.

The situation with the COVID-19 in Belarus is manageable and the caseloads are even lower than expected, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said answering journalists' questions during the nationwide subbotnik [voluntary labor day] on 17 April, BelTA has learned.

The meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is taking place at the Palace of Independence in Minsk on 16 April, BelTA informs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Israel President Reuven Rivlin as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.