| 15.04.2008 |
| Commentary to Ordinance No. 7 of 14 April 2008 |
| On 14 April, the President of the Republic of Belarus issued Ordinance No. 7 on introducing amendments and additions to Ordinance No. 3 “On Denationalisation and Privatisation of State Property in the Republic of Belarus”.
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| 15.04.2008 |
| Meeting with Heineken N.V. top executives |
| I am very pleased to see big international companies coming to Belarus, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at today’s meeting with Heineken N.V. top executives in Minsk. |
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| 15.04.2008 |
| Additions introduced to the Regulations as to the Procedure of Setting up of a Private Unitary Company by an Individual Entrepreneur |
| By his Decree No. 209, the President of the Republic of Belarus has introduced additions to the Regulations as to the Procedure of Setting up of a Private Unitary Company by an Individual Entrepreneur and its Activity. |
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| 15.04.2008 |
| President honours women having many children with the Order of Mother |
| The President of the Republic of Belarus has awarded the Order of Mother on Belarusian women having many children. The respective Decree was signed by the Head of State on 15 April.
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| 16.04.2008 |
| President sends birthday greetings to Governor of Russia's Khabarovsk region |
| Alexander Lukashenko has sent birthday greetings to Viktor Ishayev, the Governor of the Khabarovsk region of the Russian Federation, who turns 60. |
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| 17.04.2008 |
| President congratulates editorial staff of Maladost magazine |
| The President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has congratulated the staff of the editorial office of the Maladost magazine on the 55th anniversary of the publishing of the first edition of this periodical.
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| 17.04.2008 |
| President congratulates Preisdent of the Syrian Republic on Syria's national holiday |
| The President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has congratulated the Preisdent of the Syrian Republic, Bashar al-Assad, on Syria's national holiday, Evacuation Day.
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| 17.04.2008 |
| Meeting on appropriateness of twelve-year secondary education |
| Today we have approached the last moment when we still can consider and take an objective view of the consequences of the innovations; it’s not too late for us to change our decision if we have good enough reasons for it, said President Alexander Lukashenko at today’s meeting on the appropriateness of twelve-year secondary education. |
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| 18.04.2008 |
| Semyon Shapiro appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus |
| Semyon Shapiro has been appointed new Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus. A decision to this effect was taken by President Alexander Lukashenko on 18 April 2008.
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| 18.04.2008 |
| President Alexander Lukashenko sends message to President of Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| President Alexander Lukashenko has sent messages to President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nông Đức Mạnh. In his messages, the President of Belarus thanked the Vietnamese side for the warm welcome extended to the Belarusian delegation during the official visit to Vietnam on 7-8 April.
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| 20.04.2008 |
| Alexander Lukashenko sends 50th birthday anniversary greetings to Vyacheslav Fetisov |
| President of Belarus, President of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has sent 50th birthday anniversary greetings to Vyacheslav Fetisov, the head of the Federal Agency for Physical Culture and Sport.
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| 18.04.2008 |
| President approves Dushanbe CSTO Agreement |
| The President of the Republic of Belarus has approved the Agreement on creating a system of management of the forces and means of the collective security system of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, which was signed in Dushanbe on 6 October 2007. |
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| 19.04.2008 |
| President congratulates Pope Benedict XVI |
| President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated Pope Benedict XVI on the third anniversary of the start of his Pontificate.
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The President of the Republic of Belarus has taken some personnel decisions. The Head of State has made the following appointments:
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Semyon Shapiro |
as Minister of Agriculture and Food |
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Vsevolod Yanchevsky |
as Aide to the President of the Republic of Belarus – chief of the main ideological department of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus |
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Vladimir Astapenko |
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Cuba |
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Igor Sokol |
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Anatoly Stepus |
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Great Socialiast People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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Vasily Dementei |
as Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee |
The President has also given his approval for the following appointments :
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Alexander Voronin |
as Chairman of the Belynichi district executive committee |
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Vladimir Piskizhev |
as Chairman of the Kirovsk district executive committee |
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Alexander Rulkevich |
as Chairman of the Smolevichi district executive committee |
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Nikolay Kotov |
as head of the administration of the Pervomaisky population area of the city of Minsk |
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Boris Svetlov |
as head of the institution of education “ Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts ” |
The Head of State has also given approval to prolong the term in office for the following officials:
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Alexander Shelyut |
as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Representative Office of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus - Russia Union State to the Republic of Belarus |
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Dmitry Shilo |
as Deputy Secretary General of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States – representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus to the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States |
When appointing Vsevolod Yanchevsky presidential aide – chief of the main ideological department of the Administration of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko stressed the importance of building an integrated system of ideological work in Belarus. Special attention in this work should be paid to recruitment of staff.
The Head of State highlighted Vsevolod Yanchevsky’s professionalism and his high organisational skills. Prior to this appointment Vsevolod Yanchevsky headed the Belarusian Patriotic Youth Union.
The new Minister of Agriculture and Food has been tasked to ensure the stepping up of agricultural production in Belarus, and thus help agricultural companies become more efficient. |
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