The draft amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus have been published on the website of the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is holding a meeting with senior officials of Gomel Oblast, BelTA has learned. The head of state arrived in Gomel to introduce the new head of the region Ivan Krupko. On the morning of 22December, the Gomel Oblast Council of Deputies approved Ivan Krupko as chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The head of state announced the upcoming meeting to discuss the situation in the region the day before when appointing the new governor. In...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed new governors in Vitebsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast on 13 December, BelTA has learned. Vice Premier Aleksandr Subbotin was appointed chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Anatoly Isachenko became chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee. “Aleksandr Mikhailovich [Subbotin], as far as I know, Vitebsk Oblast is your native land, and I feel that you love this region....

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with Belarus’ Honorary Consul in Belgrade, Chairman of the Serbia-Belarus Friendship Group in the Serbian Parliament Dragomir Karic, BelTA has learned. “As for relations with our dear Serbia, I think that there are practically no problems here. I sincerely believe that we have such good relations in many ways thanks to your work and assertiveness. I remember my meetings with the former president [of Serbia] and the incumbent one -...

The work on the draft of an updated Constitution has been almost completed, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV Channel, BelTA has learned.   The work is almost over. We have reached the final version of the draft Constitution, but there are still some minor adjustments to be done. The main goal of the working group is to develop a draft law that will meet the requirements of the present time, ensure further development...

On 17 November Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Germany’s acting Chancellor Angela Merkel held another telephone conversation, as agreed earlier, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. "The conversation was about the situation on the border of Belarus with the countries of the European Union. Having discussed the refugee problem in detail, the parties came to a certain understanding of how to act and to move on in solving the existing issues....

MINSK, 11 November (BelTA) – The consignment of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine has already been delivered to the Belpharmatsiya and Beltamozhservice warehouses, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. Last night a military transport aircraft Il-76MD with the Chinese cargo on board landed on the Belarusian airfield in Machulishchi. The aircraft delivered the Chinese vaccine SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated by Sinopharm. The total route was 13,600km. “The...

 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergey Terentiev met with Minister of Youth and Sports of Egypt Ashraf Sobhi on 1 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties discussed the schedule of joint sports events in 2022, including within the framework of celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. They agreed to arrange...

The senators approved the draft law “On Tourism” at the sixth session of the National Assembly of Belarus of the seventh convocation on 28 October, BelTA has learned. The bill provides for updating and supplementing the conceptual framework in the area of tourism, defining the basic principles, objectives and priorities of state regulation of tourism. It also envisages introduction of ways to ensure performance by the tour operator of the obligations under tourism services contracts...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is taking part in a meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council. The event is held as a video conference under Belarus’ chairmanship, BelTA has learned. The agenda of the meeting includes 11 issues. The CIS leaders are expected to exchange opinions on cooperation within the CIS and take a decision on the presidency in the CIS in 2022. Kazakhstan is expected to preside in the CIS next year. The summit participants are set to adopt a statement...