may be moved as a priority for the ukrainian armed forces, as the pentagon believes, air defense systems and 155 mm ammunition. deliveries of these weapons will be discussed today at the american ramstein air base in germany. a meeting of the western contact group on military assistance to ukraine will be held there. in the states themselves, preparations are underway for the first debate between presidential candidate donald trump and kamela harris, and the abc company is hosting them. the campaign headquarters of both candidates for the highest office in the country have agreed to the rules established by it. only the moderators, with a two- minute response time and microphones muted during the opponent's speech. participants will be provided with paper, a pen, and a bottle of water, but will not be allowed to use prepared notes. there will also be no interaction with campaign representatives for the duration of the event, including during commercial breaks. harris' campaign had previously asked abc to leave microphones on

throughout the event because it would supposedly give trump an advantage, but the team trump insisted on maintaining the same rules that were in effect at the meeting with biden on cnn. let me remind you that the debates of harris trump will be held on september 10 in philadelphia. today, belarus celebrates independence day. the people of the country and the king were congratulated by the president of belarus. in minsk, they are pleased to note the establishment. lived specific projects of cooperation in agriculture, food security, industry, health care and education. minsk is ready to implement them in the shortest possible time term. alexander lukashenko invited king swati ii to visit belarus on an official visit, during which it will be possible to discuss current issues on the bilateral agenda and agree on joint plans for the future. on the eve of national unity day , the country has once again launched an action. in

soligorsk, they talked about the genocide of the belarusian people, the thirtieth anniversary of the presidency, the successes of the republic in the year of quality and traditional values. almost 700 people gathered at the large-scale dialogue platform, these are the leaders of the leading public associations, parliamentarians, representatives of political parties, the ideological activists of the region and youth. we are entering a phase of a very dense, very... complex information and psychological warfare, which the collective west is now trying to unleash against us, naturally, within the framework of our event we will , among other things, outline the main points that our youth must first of all see and understand in order not to become a victim of various manipulations by nato psychological operations centers and ukraine. it is a great honor for us to host.

the event will end on september 17, national unity day. minsk is preparing to celebrate its birthday on city day, which will take place on september 14. more than 100 events are planned. olympic day, the presentation of the honorary title of minsk resident of the year, festive concerts, knight tournaments, craft fairs and interactive events. a new location will also appear : minsk, bern, it will unfold in the troetskoye

suburb. the colorful decoration of the city is being prepared, in which blue and green colors. the most beloved and the most historical is the minsk-starozhitny cultural history festival. we start at 10:30 am and until 10:00 pm on september 14 non-stop, so to speak, we open an open-air museum, where we will tell minsk residents the history of the city of minsk over 10 centuries of its existence. for the first time we will hold horse maneuvers of the sixth division of the workers' and peasants' red army, the fact is that this is the division that defended from the border, starting from the first days of the war, defended minsk. by the city day, next sunday there will be a mass sporting event minsk half marathon. this year, more than 20,000 people applied to participate, including guests from russia, china, azerbaijan and kazakhstan. preserve and pass on the memory to the new generation. on

the eve of library day, the national library of belarus launched a marathon of traveling book exhibitions. the exposition, dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of the great victory, travels to educational institutions. the project includes book presentations and photo collage and art competitions, more about participation you can find out on the official website of the main library of the country. next, economic news, we are on air at 9:00. see you. foreign trade turnover continues to grow, the ministry of taxes and duties has prepared a guide for individual entrepreneurs on obtaining an electronic digital signature and the share of belarusians using the internet exceeds 90%. you.