The flight of the crew featuring a Belarusian cosmonaut is scheduled for March 2024. Marina Vasilevskaya makes part of the main crew, which also comprises Oleg Novitsky and Tracy Dyson. The crew is expected to stay on the ISS for 12 days. Belarusian Anastasia Lenkova together with Ivan Vagner and Donald Pettit makes up the backup crew.
The head of state said that he was well aware of the state of sport in Belarus. Therefore, the main topic of the conversation was the situation with the Belarusian sport on the international scene, including the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games.