Belarus is a republic where the Day
of Remembrance of Internationalist Soldiers
has been given the status of a state holiday
(Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of March 26, 1998,
No. 157 "On State Holidays, Festive Days, and Memorial
Dates in the Republic of Belarus"). On this day in 1989,
the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan was completed.
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus has launched an experimental virtual
reception office
@by_minzdrav_bot
– an operational resource for the department to respond quickly to emergency situations.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko,
signed Decree No. 1, declaring 2025
the Year of Improvement.
