Belarus and Pakistan intend to take cooperation to an even higher level, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Minsk on 20 August, BelTA has learned. The head of state welcomed the Pakistani speaker of parliament, adding that he was very glad to see him in the hero city of Minsk in the year when the two countries mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic...

Belarus remains a people-oriented state and will continue supporting those, who need it. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in an extended version of the recent interview with the TV channel Rossiya. The extended version was aired by the TV channel Belarus One in the evening, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We have a people-first state. It is stipulated by all the documents. We have free education. Apart from higher education institutions to where...

A list of handicraft activities will be made soon, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the Council of Ministers on 19 August, BelTA has learned. One of the topics raised at the meeting with the head of state was handicraft activities. The president recalled that the law on entrepreneurial activity had been amended this year. Under the new law, artisans made part of the entrepreneurial community. “According to the government's proposal, one can become an...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova to receive her report, BelTA has learned.  The president outlined three sets of issues. They relate to the situation in Minsk, as Natallya Kochanova is also the president’s authorized representative in the city of Minsk. The second set of questions is about the work by the new Council of the Republic. The third one is international contacts through the...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.323 on 13 August to amend decree No.437 on forestry management and timber sales of 23 November 2020, the press service of the head of state told BelTA. The document allows legal persons, which are engaged in forestry management and report to the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, to sell commercial timber to natural persons in harvested format without involving the commodity exchange at manufacturer’s prices for...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani people as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “Our countries have been developing interaction based on partnership and trust for many years. This year we celebrated the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, held a number of bilateral events, which, I am...