National News
04.01.2021
Lukashenko: A challenging year ahead of Belarus
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Prosecutor General Andrei Shved to receive his report on 4 January, BelTA has learned.
“We planned to talk about certain issues, which we outlined earlier. You have been on this post for four months, which is equivalent to one year given...
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30.12.2020
Lukashenko: Our duty is to preserve our country for future generations
We should keep the country together for our contemporaries and generations to come, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the special police force of the Minsk City Police Department on 30 December, BelTA has learned.
“I want to make my position clear. It is...
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29.12.2020
Palace of Independence hosts Belarus New Year's Eve Ball
The Belarus New Year's Eve Ball for the youth took place in the Palace of Independence on 29 December, BelTA has learned.
Some 314 young people from different regions of Belarus were invited to the event. They included university students, students of institutions of general secondary,...
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28.12.2020
Belarusian People's Congress scheduled for 11-12 February
We are planning to hold the Belarusian People's Congress on 11-12 February, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the preparations for the 6th Belarusian People's Congress, BelTA has learned.
The head of state noted that today, as during the first Belarusian...
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24.12.2020
Lukashenko wishes Belarusians ‘Merry Christmas'
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent congratulatory greetings to Belarusian Christians who celebrate Christmas on 25 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
“These beautiful winter days are always illuminated by the expectation of a miracle....
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23.12.2020
Lukashenko signs next year's social, economic development documents
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved social and economic development targets for the year 2021. The head of state signed the relevant decrees on 22 December, BelTA has learned.
Presidential decree No.480 outlines the most important parameters of the forecast of Belarus' social...
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22.12.2020
Lukashenko: Every person in Belarus will have access to vaccines
Every person in Belarus will have access to vaccines, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting held on 22 December to discuss the development of virus vaccines and the localization of production of foreign vaccines, BelTA has learned.
According to the head of state, Belarus...
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21.12.2020
Lukashenko makes new appointments
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made new personnel decisions on 21 December, BelTA has learned.
The head of state appointed:
Vladimir Orlovsky – Chairman of the State Customs Committee;
Aleksandr Rumak – Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs.
The president also...
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18.12.2020
Experts discuss consumer rights protection in EAEU, CIS
The 18th meeting of the CIS Advisory Council on Consumer Rights Protection was held at the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor) on 17 December, BelTA learned from the Economic Cooperation Department at the CIS Executive...
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17.12.2020
Lukashenko meets with special envoy of Pope Francis
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Apostolic Nuncio to the United Kingdom Claudio Gugerotti on 17 December, BelTA informs.
Claudio Gugerotti worked as Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus in 2011-2015. This time he is visiting Belarus as a special envoy of Pope Francis.
“I very happy...
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