The economy of the country and its national security depend on the power and reliability of Belarusian energy sector enterprises, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting held on 13 August to discuss topical issues of the fuel and energy complex, BelTA informs.

The agrarians of Vitebsk region intend to complete the pulling of flax by mid-August, the Committee on Agriculture and Food of Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee said.