Minsk hopes that the European Union will enter talks with Belarus on eased two-way travel in the near future, Andrey Hiro, head of the Belarusian foreign ministry`s consular department, told reporters in Minsk on Monday, BelaPAN reported.

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Representatives of the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus will partake in an antiterrorism exercise of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia at the Baikonur launch site, BelTA learnt from Nikolai Ivinsky, commander of a special unit of Belarus’ KGB’s special operations team Alpha.

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Belarus intends to introduce visa-free procedures for visitors from Venezuela, Argentina and Malaysia, Telegraf.by reported with reference to Andrey Giro, chief of Consular Department at Belarus’ Foreign Ministry.

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Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the edict on additional financial support for the national state-owned TV Company’s staff. In compliance with the document the budget part of the company‘s staff wages is to be increased by 40 %.

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