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.
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.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has send New Year greetings to foreign leaders, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
Greetings were sent to the leadership of the Russian Federation, the leaders of the CIS countries, the heads of other countries in various regions of the world, and the heads of international organizations.