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The construction of Belarus' own nuclear power plant will strengthen the economic sovereignty of the country, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government on 6 November, BelTA has learned.

Presenting state awards and rank insignia on 5 November Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized an important role of the people in ensuring prosperity and independence of the state, BelTA has learned.

On 3 November Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Yuri Ambrazevich met with Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has heard out a report of Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Viktor Sheiman.

Belarus' economic performance in January-September are not bad, and the state of the economy is generally better off compared to neighboring countries, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media after the meeting with the head of state, BelTA has learned.

All volunteers taking part in human trials of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V have received the first component of the vaccine, the press service of Russia's Ministry of Health told reporters, TASS informs.

The organizers of protests in Belarus demand radicalization, Latvian political analyst Einars Graudins said in an interview to Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

On behalf of the Belarusian people President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman as the country celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak state, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

All enterprises belonging to the real sector of the Belarusian economy are operating in normal mode, the press service of the Belarusian government told BelTA.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo had a telephone conversation on 24 October. The phone call was initiated by the U.S. side and lasted for about half an hour. The details of the conversation were revealed by the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is making a working trip to Slutsk District, Minsk Oblast on 23 October, BelTA has learned.

MINSK, 22 October (BelTA) – It is important that the special services of Belarus and Russia collaborate, taking into account the external situation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin in Minsk on 22 October, BelTA has learned.

While making personnel decisions on 20 October, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about the ongoing social and political developments in the country, BelTA has learned.

Amendments to the Constitution should meet the needs of the society, Chairman of the Council of the Republic's Standing Commission on Legislation and State Construction Sergei Sivets told BelTA as he took part in the discussion “Constitutional reform and party-building” in Minsk on 19 October.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko extended greetings to the emergency medical service station of Minsk on the 110th anniversary of the founding of the emergency medical service, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Belarusian MPs are open to interaction with European colleagues and are ready to provide them with the objective information about the social and political situation in the country, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs and National Security of the Council of the Republic Sergei Rachkov told BelTA.

MINSK, 15 October (BelTA) – Chairman of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation Dmitry Baskov held a ZOOM conference with President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel on 14 October, BelTA learned from the website of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation.

MINSK, 14 October (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Belarusian women on Mother's Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

MINSK, 13 October (BelTA) – Belarus has plans to reduce gas imports, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus, Director of the Department for Energy Efficiency Mikhail Malashenko said at a press conference on 13 October, BelTA has learned.

On 10 October Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with members of the so-called coordinating council in the KGB detention center, BelTA has learned.