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People should be updated on the process of the constitutional reform, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Vladimir Andreichenko said at the opening of the fifth session of the lower chamber of Belarus' parliament of the seventh convocation on 2 April, BelTA has learned.

The government bodies need to show well-coordinated work in protecting the domestic market and interests of national producers, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with First Vice Premier Nikolai Snopkov and Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Vladimir Koltovich to hear their reports on 1 April, BelTA has learned.

The Belmedpreparaty pharmaceutical company will roll out the first commercial batch of the Sputnik V vaccine in mid-April, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters during his visit to the National Applied Science Center for Transfusiology and Medical Biotechnologies, BelTA has learned.

In the distribution of powers, top priority should be given to the inviolable priorities, which are comfort and well-being of the population, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss redistribution of powers between government bodies on 30 March, BelTA has learned.

It is important to ensure a calm and safe life for people, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting to discuss social and political situation in the country on 29 March, BelTA has learned.

The development of Belarus' own vaccine against COVID-19 is a matter of honor for the Healthcare Ministry and the National Academy of Sciences. More than that, this vaccine should be the best, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich on 26 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Kazakhstan have done a lot for the development of relations in recent years. The visit of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Belarus can give a boost for bilateral cooperation, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Askar Beisenbayev on 25 March, BelTA informs.

The privatization of the Minsk Leather Production Association is out of the question. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement as he visited this enterprise in Gatovo, Minsk District on 23 March, BelTA has learned.

There will be no new decisions regarding the retirement age in Belarus, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the Minsk Leather Production Association in Gatovo, Minsk District on 23 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko's speech at the nationwide commemorative rally timed to the 78th anniversary of the Khatyn tragedy

Amendments to the Constitution should reflect today's realities, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Representatives, Doctor of History, Professor Igor Marzalyuk told BelTA.

On 16 March Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 107 “On biometric documents”, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

The Human Rights Council of the UN adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belarus on 16 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Constitution of Belarus, adopted 27 years ago, has become a symbol of a new era - a free, peaceful and stable life of the Belarusian people, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with members of the Constitutional Commission on 15 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarus might roll out its own coronavirus vaccine in H2 2021, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the Molodechno Central District Hospital on 12 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has made new appointments, BelTA has learned.

A cache with a large amount of explosives has recently been found in Belarus, State Security Committee (KGB) Chairman Ivan Tertel said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko heard out a report by Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Viktor Sheiman on 9 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is visiting the premises of OOO MotoVeloZavod and OAO Motovelo Plant in Minsk on 5 March, BelTA has learned.