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On 23 December Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 470 to award the Order of Mother, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. The women were awarded for giving birth and raising five or more children. The awardees come from various walks of life. They work in the manufacturing sector, agriculture, construction, social security sector, banking sector, pharmaceutics, trade and communications, education, healthcare, culture and sports, some of them...

As he met with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director of the investment fund ADQ, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned many years of cooperation and the sharing of the best practices with the UAE in the sphere of information technologies, including social networks, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “This is how our first steps, Belarus’ first steps in individual social networks started. Primarily in TikTok. I remember when your...

During a working visit to the United Arab Emirates Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director of the investment fund ADQ, BelTA has learned. The day before upon arriving in the UAE on the working visit Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that over the course of several days he would like to discuss a number of matters in Belarus-UAE relations, meet with investors, who operate in Belarus and invest in the country’s...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the managers, employees and veterans of OAO Peleng on the 50th anniversary of founding, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. “Half a century ago, the Peleng Central Design Bureau began developing and producing unique optoelectronic systems. All these years the enterprise has been a recognized leader in the field of space instrumentation, special optoelectronics for weapons and military equipment, security...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent National Day greetings to Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his deputy Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and the people of the country, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.  “Our country highly appreciates the achievements of the Qatari leadership who is committed to promoting sustainable development of the state, improving the well-being of the people and preserving order in their native...

After visiting the Sohar Port and Freezone Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko went on a tour of the Sohar Fort, BelTA has learned. The fort is one of the key attractions of the city of Sohar. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. The first fortification at this site dates back to the 13th century. In 1507 the fort was captured by the Portuguese. It was rebuilt more than once. It acquired its present form in 1621. In 1643 the Portuguese were finally expelled from Sohar,...