Kopyl regional executive committee

Belarus stays committed to mutually beneficial military cooperation, Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces Major-General Viktor Gulevich said at a briefing for military attaches to mark the upcoming Day of Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry of Belarus.

It is crucial for state-run mass media to maintain momentum, to retain and strengthen their positions on the media market, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said at the meeting of the Board of the Information Ministry on 17 February, BelTA has learned.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) aims for cooperation with the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security, said CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who took part in the UN Security Council session on 17 February, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA.

Restoration of the church in Budslau may take a long time, Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Ante Jozic said as he met with Minsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Turchin in Minsk on 15 February, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia is set to launch regular flights Batumi-Gomel-Batumi on 18 June, BelTA learned from Belavia's website.

More than 5.490 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 4.724 million have been fully vaccinated, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

A number of bills have been drafted in Belarus to improve the quality and efficiency of the judicial system. One of the bills suggests granting people the right to appeal against all court decisions without exception, including decisions of the Supreme Court, Chairman of the Supreme Court Valentin Sukalo said at a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to discuss the bill on amending the Criminal Procedure Code, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian-Russian army exercise Allied Resolve 2022 will kick off on 10 February, BelTA has learned.

There are plans to build 4.2 million square meters of housing in Belarus in 2022. These plans were formalized by the Council of Ministers' Resolution No. 69 as of 4 February 2022. The document was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal on 9 February, BelTA informs.

The CIS observers for the national referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution of Belarus observed the process to set up precinct commissions, BelTA learned from the CIS observational mission.