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Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decrees on 27 August to make personnel appointments in the Armed Forces, the press service of the head of state told BelTA. Major-General Vladimir Bely has been appointed Chief of the Central Office for Combat Training of the Armed Forces. Major-General Vadim Surov has been transferred from the position of the Chief of the 72nd Guards Joint Center for Training Warrant Officers and Junior Specialists of the Armed Forces to the vacant position of...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is set to attend the Nationwide Conference on Teaching on 27 August, BelTA has learned. The event will take place in the Palace of the Republic and will feature more than 2,500 participants. The absolute majority of them are representatives of the delegations of the regions and the city of Minsk, including heads of higher educational institutions. The Nationwide Conference on Teaching will also be attended by heads of state administration bodies,...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the personnel and veterans of OAO Belaruskali as they celebrate their professional holiday – Miner’s Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.  "This peaceful, creative but very dangerous profession is the domain of brave people as it requires remarkable courage and willpower. Risking your life, you challenge the natural elements every day by descending deep into the ground and invariably come out...

Europe needs a new peace treaty, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus Ante Josic in Minsk on 23 August, BelTA has learned. “It is easy for me to talk to you as a representative of a religious confession, one of the main confessions in Belarus, because our views – the views of the leadership of Belarus and the Vatican - virtually coincide, especially on security issues. Security in Europe. The positions on the matter are...

Do you remember Aleksandr Lukashenko's workbook from 37 years ago? The Telegram channel Pul_inside had a chance to flip through it and find out what exactly the young chairman of the Gorodets state farm wrote in his workbook. Photos with the workbook were recently published by the Telegram channel Pul Pervogo. The workbook was returned to the president by Governor of Mogilev Oblast Anatoly Isachenko, who also headed Gorodets farm back in the day. The reaction of the head of state, when he...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “Your educational work and activities in defense of traditional Christian values unite people, strengthening love for the Fatherland in their hearts,” the message of greetings reads. “You have gained well-deserved authority in the church, political and public circles not only in Armenia, but also...