During the opening ceremony of the international art festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko presented prizes of the Union State of Belarus and Russia for literature and art for 2023-2024 to people, who had made a significant contribution to the reinforcement of friendship between the peoples of Belarus and Russia, BelTA has learned. The Union State prizes for literature and art for 2023-2024 were awarded at a session of the Supreme State Council of...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.278 on 10 July to extend the effect of presidential decree No.16 on temporary introduction of rates of import customs duties of 12 January 2024. The old decree’s effect has been extended through 30 June 2025. The decree also expanded the list of commodities, which are subject to increased rates of import customs duties, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA. The decree has been passed to protect the country’s economic...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the law "On amendments to laws on the regulation of marriage and family relations". The document is designed to improve the regulation of such relations and to transform the norms of Decree No. 18 "On additional measures for the state protection of children in dysfunctional families" of 24 November 2006 into the norms of laws, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. In particular, the law consolidates the powers of...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik has been appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of Belarus to the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Belarus’ special representative for integration cooperation to the Union State, the EAEU, the CIS and the CSTO concurrently. The corresponding decree was signed by President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 8 July, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  In...

Understanding the philosophy of the native culture is the cornerstone of the Belarusian statehood, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the national festival Kupala Night (Alexandria Gathers Friends), BelTA has learned. The head of state noted that Alexandria has truly become a center for the revival of age-old ritual and craft traditions. "This is the only way to preserve your identity – by continuing the thousand-year history of the East Slavic peoples. Knowing this...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has finished his working visit to Kazakhstan, BelTA has learned  In Kazakhstan’s capital Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in a session of the council of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states. The leaders of the countries decided in favor of completing the procedure for Belarus’ accession to the organization as a full member. This is how the Shanghai G9 became the Shanghai G10. Aleksandr Lukashenko called it...