Belarusians should go to the polls, otherwise, if they start hesitating and ignore the referendum, this will be a shame for the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he answered reporters' questions on 24 February, BelTA has learned.  ““If we allow this confusion and vacillation and choose to stay away from the referendum, this will be a disgrace for us, for the citizens of Belarus. It will be a shame. We should go to the polls. This is not my referendum and not...

There are no threats to Belarus from any side today, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a special meeting with the military on 24 February, BelTA has learned.  “There is no panic, absolutely none! We are holding all events as planned, including sports events, social and political events. Today there is no threat to the country from any side, but we see and know their plans,” the Belarusian leader stressed. “The task of the military is to make sure every Belarusian...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a resolution on awarding scholarships for 70 PhD students doing research in priority areas of science, technology and innovations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  The outcomes of the research of these PhD students are already used in manufacturing, medicine, agriculture, education; they were presented at national and international conferences and published in scientific journals.  The scholarship...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed decrees on awarding military and special titles, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  Colonel Aleksandr Bas was promoted to the rank of Major General.  Police Colonel Aleksandr Shepelev was promoted to the rank of Major General of Police. Written by  belta.by

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the professionalism and dedication of employees of the General Prosecutor's Office at a ceremony to present state awards and the banner to the Belarusian Prosecutor's Office on 21 February, BelTA has learned.  “Now I see that people working at the Prosecutor General's Office are not just implementers, but people who generate great ideas. One of your last ideas (I think it would be more appropriate to say ‘recent' instead of ‘last')...