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On 22 April Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko agreed on the appointment of heads of local executive and administrative bodies, BelTA has learned. “The vast majority of you will be involved in the development of far-reaching, strategic decisions for our state – that is what the Belarusian People’s Congress will do. We will talk in greater detail about specific problems. And all people will hear about the problems that we are facing today and need to address in the near future....

We suggest deepening cooperation in mechanical engineering, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with Governor of Russia's Arkhangelsk Oblast Alexander Tsybulsky in Minsk on 22 April, BelTA has learned. The Belarusian side has thoroughly analyzed the joint opportunities. Mechanical engineering and the supply of Belarusian mechanical engineering goods remain the backbone of bilateral cooperation.   For example, BelAZ dump trucks have proven their worth,...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting on 18 April to discuss the preparations for the first session of the 7th Belarusian People's Congress, BelTA has learned. Just a week is left before the first session of the 7th Belarusian People's Congress kicks off, with the preparations for the event almost complete. “We have agreed to meet once again and discuss all the organizational issues to ensure effective work of the Belarusian People's Congress,” Aleksandr...

On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian president. The head of state noted that 44 years ago Zimbabwe threw off colonial shackles and gained the opportunity to independently pursue its foreign and domestic policy to ensure the sustainable development of the country and improve the...

We have ensured the country’s food security but there are sill many untapped reserves in agriculture, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricultural sector, BelTA has learned. "We, our generation, need to hold the country together. Draw on the experience: we have enough experience that we can draw on scale up," Aleksandr Lukashenko said. "Today we have concentrated on negative things but this does not mean...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed decree No.149 on the social support for individual categories of citizens, the press service of the head of state told BelTA. The document was adopted to prevent restrictions on pension rights of the citizens that permanently live in Belarus.  The decree provides for including the periods of military service in the territories of the Latvian and Estonian Soviet Socialist Republics, which were part of the USSR in the past, into the...