National News
02.12.2020
Lukashenko attends CSTO online summit
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is taking part in a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), BelTA has learned.
The meeting of the leaders of the CSTO member states is held via a video link due to the unfavorable...
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01.12.2020
Labour pensions increase in Belarus from December 1: what else will change
Starting from December 1, all types of labour pensions will be raised in Belarus, export duties on oil and some oil products exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union will be reduced, and drivers will be fined for summer tires on wheels.
Pensions are increasing...
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30.11.2020
Lukashenko: Economic war is raging around Eurasian Economic Union
A very serious situation is developing around the Eurasian Economic Union, an economic war is going on, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich on 30 November, BelTA has learned.
The head of...
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27.11.2020
Lukashenko visits Minsk City Clinical Hospital No. 6
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is visiting Minsk City Clinical Hospital No. 6, BelTA has learned.
Igor Yurkevich, the chief physician of the hospital, reported to Aleksandr Lukashenko that more than a thousand employees are providing medical care to patients with coronavirus. Since...
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26.11.2020
Lukashenko: Belarus-Russia relations need a boost, not a reset
Relations between Belarus and Russia do not need to be reset, they need to be intensified, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, BelTA has learned.
“As for the Belarus-Russia relations, perhaps, we do not need to talk about some...
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25.11.2020
Belarusian prime minister presents state awards
Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko presented state awards to almost 40 people from various walks of life in a ceremony in the Palace of the Republic on 25 November, BelTA has learned.
“The ceremony to present state awards is an excellent opportunity to celebrate the achievements of...
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24.11.2020
Lukashenko: Belarus seeks non-conflict and effective cooperation with other countries
Belarus is very much interested in non-conflict and effective cooperation with other countries, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he received the credentials from foreign ambassadors on 24 November, BelTA has learned.
The head of state stressed that Belarus, with its initiatives...
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20.11.2020
Lukashenko on a visit to Gomselmash
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is set to make a working trip to Gomel Oblast and visit the Belarusian harvester manufacturer Gomselmash on 20 November, BelTA has learned.
The head of state will be updated on the industrial, economic and social development of Gomel Oblast, as well...
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19.11.2020
Belarus president makes new appointments
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made new appointments on 19 November, BelTA has learned.
The head of state appointed:
Anatoly Markevich – Culture Minister;
Yuri Nazarenko - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs - head of the public security police;
Nikolai Karpenkov - Deputy...
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18.11.2020
Belarus' central bank names systemically important banks for 2021
Belarus' central bank has compiled a list of systemically important banks in order to limit the risks of banks and non-bank financial institutions that can influence the stability of the banking system in 2021, BelTA learned from the information and public relations department of the National...
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