Belarusian President, Chairman of the Belarusian People's Congress Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian People's Congress Aleksandr Kosinets and Head of the Secretariat of the Belarusian People's Congress Valery Mitskevich to receive their reports on 23 May, BelTA has learned. “I asked you to team up with interested and responsible people to decide on the system of work with delegates of the Belarusian People's Congress. We need to decide on the structure of the...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved a draft protocol on amending the agreement on cooperation of the CIS member states in creating compatible national telemedicine systems and their consequent development and usage of 19 November 2010. The head of state signed corresponding decree No.209 on 22 May, BelTA has learned. The document has been approved as the basis for conducting negotiations. The Belarusian government has been authorized to conduct the talks and sign the...

Control and oversight activities in Belarus will be improved. The task is to streamline various types of inspections and oversight activities and to improve the performance of enterprises, rather than apply penalties. This is what the president's draft decree is aimed at. The document was considered at a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA has learned. "The head of state decided to instruct the government to finalize this project together with the governors. This...

Belarus invites Russia’s Magadan Oblast to set up a joint venture in the jewelry industry, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with Governor of Russia’s Magadan Oblast Sergey Nosov in Minsk on 20 May, BelTA has learned.    "Belarus has a clear legislative framework governing assay supervision and jewelry circulation. We have inherited the Gomel-based Kristall jewelry plant from the Soviet Union. The company has many years of experience in working with precious...

On 20 May Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.202 approving the draft protocol on electronic data interchange between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its member states on the one hand and Vietnam on the other hand within the electronic system of certification and verification of origin of goods as a basis for further negotiations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. The State Customs Committee of Belarus has been authorized to negotiate...

Those who shoot at icons and monuments are barbarians. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he visited the Azerbaijani town of Shusha, BelTA has learned. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev went to Shusha to get familiar with how the restoration of the Karabakh area proceeds. Vigorous restoration work is in progress in the town. Housing is being built for the return of Azerbaijani refugees. “A blessing in disguise. It...