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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed Decree No. 198 to establish a new holiday - Father's Day. It will be marked on 21 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The document amended Decree No. 157 “On national holidays, public holidays, commemorative dates in the Republic of Belarus” as of 26 March 1998.

The initiative to establish Father's Day was put forward during the president's Address to Belarusian people and the National Assembly on 28 January 2022. The head of state upheld the idea and instructed the government to develop an appropriate document.

21 October was chosen to mark Father's Day for a reason. In fact, Belarus has a long history of celebrating Mother's Day on 14 October, and thus the period from 14 to 21 October will be referred to as a parents' week. This week is meant to highlight traditional family values and the important of the family policy pursued by the government.

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Belarus and Russia's Kursk Oblast need to shift from traditional trade to creation of joint manufacturing companies, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Kursk Oblast Governor Roman Starovoyt on 9 June, BelTA has learned.

In 2020 Kursk Oblast adopted the social and economic development strategy through 2030. The president confirmed Belarus' readiness to participate in programs to modernize key sectors of the economy of the Russian region. “I think Belarus will find its place in the implementation of these plans,” the head of state stressed.

“We need to move from simple trade to the creation of joint productions. Joint ventures seem promising. We may start from assembling machinery your region needs,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

According to the president, Belarus has an extensive and successful experience of cooperation in manufacturing various types of equipment. “We can share our best practices,” he said.

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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Managing Director of the Emirati company Emaar Properties, on 7 June, to discuss the Northern Waterfront project in Minsk and cooperation in the information technology sector, BelTA has learned.

“I am glad to meet with you again. You have long been a friend of Belarus. You come here often. We appreciate such an approach to work. You are always welcome in Belarus, especially since you come with specific proposals every time. Of course, today we will focus mostly on our main project - Northern Waterfront - that you intend to implement. This is a project of a huge scale. I think no other projects in Belarus have been as big as this one,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

Speaking about cooperation in information technology Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You pay great attention to this sector. I know that the Emirates have made significant progress in this area. I am grateful to you for arranging the meeting with leading experts in artificial intelligence in the Emirates. Back then I realized that Belarus still had a lot of work to do to advance to the level that you achieved together with specialists from around the world.”

“In addition to these major projects, I remember our meetings and agreements, discussions of other projects that could be implemented here, in Belarus, by representatives of big business from the Emirates. If you are interested, we are ready to revisit these projects, including projects in agriculture, food (a very topical issue now) and many other projects that we once discussed,” the president added.

The Belarusian head of state met with Mohamed Ali Alabbar on 28 June 2021. Arab business people are implementing a large-scale project of a smart city in Minsk, which is called the Northern Waterfront. The following day after the meeting, the managing director of Emaar Properties and Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev signed an investment agreement on the Northern Waterfront construction project.

The investment project will be running till 2040 and is estimated at €4 billion. The smart city will be built within the boundaries of the Minsk Ring Road, Pobeditelei Avenue, Orlovskaya Street and Tsnyanskoye Water Reservoir. The complex will include residential buildings with all the necessary engineering and transport infrastructure, social facilities and public facilities with a total area of ​​more than six million square meters.

Mohamed Ali Alabbar is considered one of the biggest and most successful businessmen in the UAE. He is an advisor on economic and investment issues (personal and governmental) to the leaders of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. This Arab businessman is in fact the mastermind and executor of the concept of modern Dubai. Mohamed Ali Alabbar is the co-owner of major international companies in e-commerce, catering, fashion and design.

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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants and guests of the 28th International ICT Forum TIBO 2022, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

“The world has entered a new era, and Belarus is rightfully among the countries that are most actively implementing digitalization processes in the economy, public administration, financial and social sectors,” the message of greetings reads.

The head of state emphasized that for many years the forum has been playing an important role in discussing new approaches to digital development management, making broad presentations of the achieved results, and considering the prospects of future transformations. According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, active participation of representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission, the EAEU and the CIS member states in TIBO 2022 enables international specialists and experts to exchange best practices, promote the most creative ideas, and sign profitable contracts.

“I am convinced that the meeting in Minsk will be fruitful for IT industry professionals and numerous guests,” the Belarusian leader stressed.

The president wished the participants and guests of the forum strong health, successful work and implementation of the most ambitious ideas.

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We will keep state support for large families under any circumstances, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media on 3 June, BelTA has learned.

“If anything to happen, we should not start with children. We have something else to cut on (in the budget's spending apart from state support of families and children),” the president said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said that taking into account the demographical situation in Belarus state support for large families should be kept in place. “We have supported and will continue to support large families. This is out of question,” the head of state said.

In his words, it is necessary to focus state support on families with three and more children. This support should include allowance payments, better housing, education and healthcare services,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

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Cooperation between Belarus and Leningrad Oblast is an example of how to implement Belarus-Russia agreements, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia's Leningrad Oblast Aleksandr Drozdenko, BelTA has learned.

“Cooperation between Belarus and Leningrad Oblast can be an example of how one should cooperate. This region is a reliable partner. You always keep your word, bring all your endeavors to their conclusion. Figures are a testimony to this,” the head of state stressed.

The trade between Belarus and Leningrad Oblast is steadily on the rise, Aleksandr Lukashenko noted. In 2021, the trade crossed the $700 million mark and remains on the growth track this year.

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Belarus needs to learn to counter the propaganda that has been unleashed against the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a session on the information policy in Minsk on 31 May, BelTA has learned.

"Any war, primarily a hybrid war, is a struggle for the minds of people. We have to protect our people. The question is how. This is what we are going to discuss today. This is very important that we learn to conduct counter-propaganda, as it was called in the Soviet Union," the president said. “I support this idea. We should not be afraid of the word ‘propaganda'. We propagandize the best, we advocate the best. Previously, there were departments of propaganda from the Central Committee of the Communist Party down to district committees. They promoted our own way of life, all the best things as we understood them then."

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, these things still remain in place, primarily in the West. "They mock us by calling us 'propagandists'. Why do they mock us? To confuse us. Therefore, there is nothing wrong if we promote our way of life, our values and propagandize them. But we must also learn how to craft counter narratives against the propaganda that has been unleashed against us. We need to develop mechanisms of counteraction, countermeasures," the Belarusian leader emphasized.

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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has ordered to remove all travel barriers for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia who want to visit Belarus. This matter was discussed at the meeting with representatives of the government and the Belarus President Administration, BelTA has learned.

The president discussed Belarus' visa waiver for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia that was extended until the end of 2022.

Aleksandr Lukashenko gave an instruction to remove travel barriers and restrictions for residents of these neighboring countries. The head of state decided to cancel the requirement to present the negative PCR test result while entering Belarus.

A reminder, taking into account positive feedback and numerous requests of foreign nationals, the Belarusian head of state decided to extend until 2023 the visa waiver for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia.

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Belarus need to step up work to counter the information warfare, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the Defense Ministry of Belarus to discuss military security issues on 26 May, BelTA has learned.

"In terms of information counteraction, we have been working on this front. I will not say that we have achieved great successes here, but we cannot do without information support of the work that we, the military, are doing in the country today. It's not the future, it's the present. And we are somewhat lagging behind," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The head of state urged to strengthen the work on information counteraction because military operations in the modern world are complex. "This is an economic war, an information war, and a hot war. These are hybrid wars. Therefore, we need to step up work across all areas, no matter how difficult it may be," the president outlined the tasks.

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Countries of the Eurasian Economic Union should simply unite and act as one. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 27 May, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Our session is taking place in complicated geopolitical and economic conditions. We've managed to successfully ameliorate problems on the currency and financial market. However, the pressure of sanctions is not getting weaker but, on the contrary, it seems to be getting stronger.”

The head of state noted that due to the global nature of economy and since Russia is a major trade and economic partner for Eurasian Economic Union countries, all the members of the union will be affected by the sanctions to a varying degree.

“This is why we cannot stay idle. I say it again to those, who think that problems will go away of their own accord and they will be able to sit this one out. We simply have to unite and act together. It is obvious that everyone needs it and there is no other way if we are to preserve our statehood, our union, and if we truly think about the wellbeing of our nations,” the president stated.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the steps the countries have taken already confirm it. In particular, it is true for the promptly taken decisions to bolster the stability of the economies of the countries.

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