Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko explained the importance of the new Constitution and the forthcoming referendum as he spoke at a session to review the outcomes of the public discussion of the new Belarus Constitution draft on 18 January, BelTA has learned.

Today it is not enough to be just a professional or achieve results in art or sport. You need to be a patriot, to take pride in your country and publicly defend the state course, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a reception to mark the Old New Year I Minsk on 14 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarus confirmed 1,274 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,312 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

The amount of the family capital rose by 9.5% to total Br25,995 on 1 January 2022, BelTA learned from the Labor and Social Security Ministry of Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a decree to award athletes for high sport achievements at the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization is set to issue a stamp on 12 January to mark the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Belarus and China, BelTA learned from the ministry.

Strong spiritual roots have helped Belarusians to preserve their native language, culture and traditions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival Awards, special prizes to art luminaries, and the Belarusian Sports Olympus Awards in Minsk on 11 January, BelTA has learned.

Art, sport, public service should be ethical and creative, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival Awards, special prizes to art luminaries, and the Belarusian Sports Olympus Awards in Minsk on 11 January, BelTA has learned.

More than 4,000 proposals on the amendments and additions to Belarus' Constitution have been received from the population, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko told the media during a meeting to discuss the draft Constitution at Belarusian State Medical University on 11 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on 10 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The project of international technical assistance “Vector to the Past. Development of Traditional Culture as a Tourist Capacity Building Driver” has kick off in Malorita District, Belarus, BelTA learned from the Malorita District Executive Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on 8 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

It is important that all periods of history are presented truthfully, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko told the media following a government session to discuss Belarus' historical policy on 6 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a law “On the Genocide of the Belarusian people”, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The new Constitution will become the basis for the further development of the country, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Kalina Kaputskaya told BelTA.

Large families and people in uniform should take an absolute priority when we talk about subsidized residential construction programs, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak and Architecture and Construction Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich to receive their reports on 4 January, BelTA has learned.

More than 4.862 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 3.747 million have been fully vaccinated, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

Refugees, especially families with children, hoped that they would celebrate the New Year not on the border, but in more comfortable conditions, in the EU countries, one of the refugees staying in a temporary accommodation facility near the Belarus-Poland border told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to amend a number of decrees on youth policy: Decree No. 367 "On improving the mechanism to encourage creative work of young scientists" of 11 August 2005, Decree No. 425 "On grants of the President of the Republic of Belarus in science, education, healthcare, culture" of 13 September 2013 and Decree No. 559 "On state support for the public association ‘Belarusian Republican Youth Union'” of 17 December 2012, BelTA learned this from the press service of the head of state.

The first baby of 2022 in Vitebsk Oblast was born to the family of Maria and Semyon Vradiy in Vitebsk city clinical maternity hospital No. 2 on 1 January. The baby boy Aleksandr weighed 3,860g.