On May 22, 2025, the Joint Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus received a delegation from the Liaoning University of Technology (Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China). The visit took place at the invitation of the institute's management and was aimed at developing scientific and technological ties and discussing the prospects for joint research activities. The key result of the visit was the signing of an Agreement on the establishment of a joint laboratory of operations research and optimization (LO-LIOO) between the Liaoning University of Technology and the Joint Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.