More than 1.8 million people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs.

Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko has presented government awards to a number of customs service officers, BelTA has learned.

Russian army units, which took part in the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021, have started leaving Belarus in order to move to their permanent bases in Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry press service told BelTA.

The sovereignty of Belarus and its national interests are our unshakeable priority. Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova made the statement during the roundtable session held in the National Historical Museum on 15 September to discuss People's Unity Day as a symbol of consolidation of the Belarusian nation, BelTA has learned.

Objectives of Belarus as a welfare state can be undermined by external pressure, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said on the sidelines of the international conference “Impact of Global Economic Challenges on Social and Labor Rights” which is underway in Minsk on 13-14 September.

Belarus is intent on reducing the conflict potential in Eastern Europe by pursuing a peace-loving and open policy. Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Belarusian Defense Ministry, Major-General Oleg Voinov made the statement during a media briefing held to discuss the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021, BelTA has learned.