Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to workers and veterans of government bodies and organizations of the social security system as the country marks Social Security Workers' Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  “Your service performs an important function: it provides support and protection to those who need it, who are in a difficult life situation and cannot take care of themselves. It is especially important today, amid...

Large families and people in uniform should take an absolute priority when we talk about subsidized residential construction programs, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak and Architecture and Construction Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich to receive their reports on 4 January, BelTA has learned.  Aleksandr Lukashenko touched upon subsidized residential construction programs. "We try to support everybody. What does this support...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to amend a number of decrees on youth policy: Decree No. 367 "On improving the mechanism to encourage creative work of young scientists" of 11 August 2005, Decree No. 425 "On grants of the President of the Republic of Belarus in science, education, healthcare, culture" of 13 September 2013 and Decree No. 559 "On state support for the public association ‘Belarusian Republican Youth Union'” of 17 December 2012, BelTA learned this...

We need to create more jobs in the satellite towns of Minsk, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Aleksandr Turchin on 3 January, BelTA has learned. The head of state recalled that satellite towns are actively growing around Minsk. These are Derzhinsk, Zaslavl, Logoisk, Rudensk, Smolevichi and Fanipol. It is easy to get to the capital city from these localities, and they are actively growing. Jobs are created in...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has send New Year greetings to foreign leaders, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  Greetings were sent to the leadership of the Russian Federation, the leaders of the CIS countries, the heads of other countries in various regions of the world, and the heads of international organizations.  Aleksandr Lukashenko sent congratulatory greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev,...