Presenting state awards and rank insignia on 5 November Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized an important role of the people in ensuring prosperity and independence of the state, BelTA has learned.

On 3 November Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Yuri Ambrazevich met with Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has heard out a report of Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Viktor Sheiman.

Belarus' economic performance in January-September are not bad, and the state of the economy is generally better off compared to neighboring countries, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media after the meeting with the head of state, BelTA has learned.

All volunteers taking part in human trials of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V have received the first component of the vaccine, the press service of Russia's Ministry of Health told reporters, TASS informs.