April, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to introduce an addition to Presidential Decree No. 157 “On national holidays, public holidays, commemorative dates in the Republic of Belarus” as of 26 March 1998. The addition has established a new holiday – the Day of State Control Workers that will be marked on 2 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  On 2 August 1994 the Control Service of the Belarus President Administration was...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has appointed Vladimir Pertsov deputy head of the Belarus President Administration, BelTA has learned. Before the new appointment, Vladimir Pertsov worked as the information minister. “Ideological work is coming to the fore today. Hence the decision to transfer you to the Presidential Administration to supervise the mass media sector in the country. When appointing the new deputy head of the Presidential Administration in charge of economic...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved bringing in a bill on suspending the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty into the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA. The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty was ratified by Belarus and entered into force in 1992. It limits the total numbers of conventional weapons and materiel in five main categories (combat tanks, armored fighting vehicles,...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maksim Ryzhenkov to receive his report on 4 April. The head of state outlined preparations for the Belarusian People's Congress, important events at the presidential level, and personnel issues as the major topics for discussion, BelTA has learned. “We have a lot of organizational activities. The Belarus President Administration has a very busy schedule now. First of all, we...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants of the international conference “Supremacy of the Constitution: Constitutional amendments and development of constitutional control”, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. The head of state highlighted the symbolism behind holding such a big forum in the year when Belarus marks the 30th anniversary of its Constitution. “Amid global challenges and transformations, the fundamental...

Healthcare services should be accessible and affordable for everyone in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was hearing a report by Healthcare Minister Aleksandr Khodzhayev in Grodno, BelTA has learned. “We need to make sure that our healthcare is people’s healthcare, as we used to say. It should be accessible and affordable to everyone equally,” the president said setting the task for the minister. The head of state asked the minister whether he...