One of the main topics of today's news was the announcement of the date of the presidential election. It will be held on August 9.
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Today, Poland celebrates its national holiday, the Constitution Day. On this day in 1791 the Sejm adopted the basic law of the Rzeczpospolita.
There are now many examples of international solidarity and support. States, especially neighbors, often come to each other's aid in these difficult times.
The document will be ratified in mid-May. This decision will reduce the cost of Schengen visas for Belarusians up to 35 euros and facilitate the visa regime with the EU.
A telephone conversation between President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Head of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda was held on the initiative of the Lithuanian side.
With border closures and increasing restrictions on commercial traffic returning home for those abroad is not an easy task.
The diplomats of Belarus and Russia continue to work together to bring our citizens home from abroad. Yesterday, another group of our tourists flew to Moscow from Montenegro and will be soon delivered to Minsk.
The meeting provided for prompt resolution of acute issues in the key areas for the Union: economic, political, social and humanitarian problems.
A working meeting of the leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union was held today via videoconference. This dialogue was initiated by Belarus, as the presiding country.
Financial assistance will be provided to the countries of the Eastern Partnership, which includes Belarus. The Press Secretary of the department Anatoly Glaz explained that additional funds to finance the most urgent purchases for medical institutions were requested.
The changes regulate digitalization, in particular the issuance of electronic prescriptions, and the accreditation of medical institutions.
The production activity is declining, the commodity markets and services sector are facing serious problems, and cooperative ties between countries have been disrupted.
The Parliament ratified the visa facilitation agreements and readmission with the EU. These issues were considered by deputies of the House of Representatives, and international treaties were supported by senators.
Speaker of the House of representatives Vladimir Andreichenko stated that today at the opening of the second session of the 7th convocation.
A statement to this effect was made today by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in an interview with the Mir TV and Radio Company.
There are at least four dozen draft laws in the parliamentary portfolio. Many of them are ready for consideration. The agenda of the meeting of the House of Representatives includes an agreement between Belarus and the European Union on visa facilitation, a treaty with Moldova on social security and an agreement on forming a common power market in the Eurasian Economic Union.
The parliamentarians will help Belarusians to get rid of obsessive advertising in mailboxes. These legislative amendments are under consideration now.
The agenda includes 62 bills, 18 of which will be considered in the first reading. The deputies will amend the legislation on advertising, the work of trade and public catering and will improve the legal framework for the new Housing and Communal Code.
The President discussed the economic situation and the election campaign at the meeting with the speaker of the Council of the Republic.
A telephone conversation took place between the Foreign Ministers of Belarus and Russia. Vladimir Makei and Sergey Lavrov agreed to jointly resolve the issue of returning Belarusian.
Lithuania extended the transit corridor until midnight of April 13 so that the Belarusians were able to return home. The mandatory two-week quarantine has been introduced for this entering the territory of Lithuania from March 24.
Alexander Lukashenko and Egils Levits held a telephone conversation and discussed the upcoming visit of the Head of the Belarusian State to Riga.
The corresponding statement was made by the Chair of the Standing House Committee on Foreign Affairs. According to Andrey Savinykh, the agreement will be ratified not later than April 2.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus promptly informs about the state of Belarusian citizens abroad. The latest information was announced by press secretary of the department Anatoly Glaz today.












