Politics

President Aliaksandr Lukashenka will pay an official visit to Italy and Vatican on May 20-21.
CEC chair says 'pseudo-international' organization without registration will not be invited to monitor the polls in Belarus.
President Lukashenka is expected on May 20 in Rome to meet Italy President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Franсis.
The Head of the EU Delegation to Belarus continues pushing for the restoration of civil rights for former political prisoners.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on May 16 in Minsk.
The council will consist of representatives of the provinces.
About three hundred people have gathered near the monument to Yanka Kupala.
The Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs will also meet with Uladzimir Makei.
The National Congress spearheaded by Mikola Statkevich lasted just 53 minutes Yanka Kupala Park in Minsk.