President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decrees approving the draft intergovernmental agreements between Belarus and Cuba and Nicaragua on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs as a basis for negotiations, BelTA learned from the press service of the president. The draft agreements define the basic principles and methods of cooperation in customs affairs, the forms of mutual assistance provided by the customs authorities. The documents stipulate the procedure of interaction...

The international art festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk has become a family holiday and a celebration of traditional values. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the festival’s opening ceremony, BelTA has learned.   Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Today this festival unites people of different generations, religions, and cultures, who are true connoisseurs of art and have the most diverse preferences ranging from avant-garde to classics. But most...

First Lady of Zimbabwe Auxillia Mnangagwa and First Lady of Nigeria Oluremi Tinubu are in Belarus on a visit. They are expected to attend the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk but the ladies decided to combine the useful with the pleasant by significantly expanding the circle of meetings and negotiations in order to sketch out new prospects for bilateral cooperation. Belarus provided full support for that. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko also met with the ladies at the Palace 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...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the law on amending laws regulating welfare payments for families with kids. The document has been passed to increase the level of minimal guarantees for citizens during periods of their social vulnerability, BelTA has learned. Higher maternity allowances for women In particular, the law provides for raising the minimal size of the maternity allowance. For women, whose mandatory insurance payments are paid to the social protection...

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...