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Belkoopsouyz has been instructed to reach 90% of processing in its product procurement system by 2025, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the general meeting of the Belarusian National Union of Consumer Societies Belkoopsoyuz on 8 October, BelTA has learned.

According to the head of state, the depth of processing is already quite good. Up to 65% of the purchased raw materials are processed at Belkoopsoyuz enterprises. “How many times have I had to convince you of the correctness of this strategy? The same was true with flax, woodworking, leather, and so on. Of course, it was easier to sell raw materials and pocket the profits. That is what some of the former heads were doing,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The country has huge reserves for processing, the president said. The Belarusian products account for slightly over 50% of the canned fruit and vegetable market, 60% of juices and pickled vegetables and 85% of baby food. “These are your niches. Hold them. We will support you here. Go win back that market. Why do we import so much ketchup, canned beans, mushrooms, corn and peas? We can produce all of this in Belarus. You boast that you are reviving folk crafts, brands, creating modern trademarks. Where is the result? Your task is to reach 90% of processing in your own procurement system by 2025,” the head of state instructed.

“If necessary, develop cooperation with the regions and Belgospischeprom, which destroyed half of 64 vegetable processing plants over the past 15 years. There are 31 enterprises left, and for some reason the government turns a blind eye on it. Let's correct our mistakes. Our country has some small-scale manufactures based on classic home technology. However, they are few in number. I think that no one, except for Belkoopsoyuz, will do it at the state level. You demonstrate that you are able to do it. Spread your best practices across the country. If you need support, both material and organizational, we will help. Lard, sausage, dried meat, pickled vegetables, soaked apples, wild mushrooms and berries - these are the things that should remain your trademark,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

According to the head of state, this is not about replacing the production volumes and competing with large-scale meat packing plants, enterprises of the baking and food producing industry. “Each one has its own consumer: someone buys mass-produced products, someone is looking for exclusive products. By producing them, you preserve Belarusian traditions and recipes that have been perfected for centuries. Believe me, people will appreciate it,” the Belarusian leader said.

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Over 2,600 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 6.00 on 11 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

Over 100 trucks are queuing at the Belarus-Latvia border at the Grigorovshchina checkpoint and more than 200 at Urbany.

More than 200 heavy-duty trucks are waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 360 at Kotlovka, more than 330 at Kamenny Log, over 270 at Benyakoni, and over 290 at Privalka.

Over 150 trucks are waiting to cross the Belarus-Poland border at the Bruzgi checkpoint, more than 150 at Berestovitsa, and over 550 at Kozlovichi.

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6 кастрычніка для дзяцей 2-га класа Гімназіі № 1 супрацоўнікі Валожынскага музея правялі музейна-педагагічны занятак “Таямніцы бабулінай хаты”. Школьнікі даведаліся пра цікавыя рэчы ў сялянскай хаце, паглядзелі мультымедыйную прэзентацыю і мультфільм па тэме, а таксама пачаставаліся смачным хлебам, які быў спечаны па традыцыйнаму беларускаму рэцэпту.

В рамках мини-проекта взаимодействия воспитанники "Воложинского районного центра коррекционно-развивающего обучения и реабилитации" в очередной раз посетили Воложинский краеведческий музей. Для них сотрудники музея подготовили экскурсию «Зимородок – символ Воложинского района». Это было уже десятое посещение музея воспитанниками центра с начала этого года. В дальнейшем сотрудничество центра и музея продолжится.

2 кастрычніка 2021 на базу ДУК «Валожынскі раённы цэнтр культуры» была праведзена гульнёва-забаўляльная праграма «Мова беларуская»  для  навучэнцаў  ДУА «Сярэдняя школа №1 г.Воложина». 

At least 25,000 foreign students from more than 100 countries are enrolled in major and additional programs in Belarus, Belarusian Education Minister Igor Karpenko said during the plenary session of the international educational forum of foreign graduates of Belarusian (Soviet) and CIS universities, BelTA has leaned.

"The theme of the forum is consonant with the slogan of the Year of People's Unity declared in Belarus in 2021. Representatives of different ethnicities, religions and cultures have lived side by side in our country for centuries. This diversity has become the hallmark of Belarus and its unique heritage, which we try to preserve for the sake of peace and harmony in society, well-being and prosperity of future generations. The tolerant policy of the Belarusian government extends to cover education, which contributes towards expanding the geography of foreign students. In recent years, at least 25,000 people from more than 100 countries have been enrolled in major and additional programs in Belarusian universities. Most of them return to their countries and seek professional recognition there," Igor Karpenko said.

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Some 7.3% of winter crops are left to plant in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

As of the morning of 7 October, winter crops were sown on the area of 1.35 million hectares, which is 92.7% of the target area (1,456,100 hectares). The regional breakdown of the sowing progress is as follows: Brest Oblast (sowing complete), Minsk Oblast (324,300 hectares or 94.2%), Vitebsk Oblast (204,600 hectares or 88.5%), Grodno Oblast (189,900 hectares or 96.4%), Gomel Oblast (189,700 hectares or 79.7%), and Mogilev Oblast (206,800 hectares or 98.2%).

Grain and leguminous crops (including corn) have been harvested from 2.145 million hectares (90.9% of the target area). Some 6.616 million tonnes of grain have been threshed. Minsk Oblast is leading with more than 1.6 million tonnes threshed. It is followed by Brest Oblast - more than 1.2 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast - more than 1.1 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast - 871,600 tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 835,600 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 790,500 tonnes.

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A team of the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of Belarusian State University (BSU) won silver at the ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest, BelTA learned from the press service of the university.

“The ICPC World Finals took place in Moscow. The BSU team included graduates Yegor Dubovik and Fyodor Korobeinikov and 4th year student Aleksandr Kernozhitsky. They solved 11 tasks out of 15. They had previously won a medal of this championships in 2013. By the way, they shared the silver medal with students from the University of Wroclaw (Poland), the University of Cambridge (UK), and the University of Bucharest (Romania),” the press service informed. The coaches of the BSU team were Vladimir Kotov and Aleksei Tolstikov.

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Vaccinations are an important tool to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told reporters as he visited Minsk Children's Infectious Diseases Hospital on 4 October, BelTA has learned.

“We studied how the children's infectious diseases hospital is operating in the current conditions. By the way, not only mothers whose children are infected with COVID-19 are here. Some of the beds were re-purposed to treat adults. Many patients with whom we talked told us that they had planned to get a vaccine but had failed to do it early enough. Therefore, once again I want to encourage all residents of our country to go get a vaccine in order to save themselves, their relatives and friends, coworkers. The vaccine will help them resist the virus,” Igor Petrishenko said.

He emphasized that Belarus has enough vaccines now. “The vaccination rate is nearing a quarter of Belarus' population. Given the fact that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in younger adults, we are actively vaccinating our students. We will take all necessary measures to minimize negative consequences of this infection and, most importantly, to build herd immunity,” the deputy prime minister noted.

According to him, in order to effectively combat COVID-19, at least 70-75% of the population must be vaccinated. “Yet, it is better to strive for maximum coverage and vaccinate 100% of the adult population. Then we will see how the virus behaves in children. If the vaccines we are working on now are approved for children, we, like other countries, will expand the vaccination coverage,” Igor Petrishenko noted.

In addition, Belarusian researchers are actively working on a domestic vaccine. “I think we will be able to roll out our own vaccine within the specified time frame,” the deputy prime minister added.

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We need to use all legal mechanisms to counter the sanctions policy of the West, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said during a session of the Council of the House of Representatives in Minsk on 30 September, BelTA has learned.

"Using their right of propose legislation, MPs have suggested a bill on criminal liability for calls for sanctions. It should be drawn up swiftly and submitted for the first and second readings at the autumn session. We must use all legal mechanisms to counter the sanctions policy of the West," Vladimir Andreichenko said.

He also urged to dot the i on the bill on self-regulatory organizations. "Taking into account a great number of comments and remarks, I ask the Standing Commission on Economic Policy and all stakeholders to make a decision whether to revise or withdraw the bill," the speaker said.

"A bill on licensing has been sent to the House of Representatives. The bill is important as it affects the interests of a wide range of business entities and has long been expected by the business community. At the same time, we have already received a number of important comments from the Presidential Administration and other government bodies. For example, questions are asked whether the time is right to abolish licensing of legal services and to change the approaches to licensing of medical activities. The proposal to expand the range of licensing bodies needs additional discussion," Vladimir Andreichenko noted.

The speaker called to intensify the work on the bill to amend the law on state innovation policy and innovation activities. "As you know, on 15 September this year, the head of state approved the state program of innovative development of the country for the next five years. The Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science should not delay finalizing the project and take into account the approaches laid down in the program, including the redistribution of powers between the president and the government,” he stated. “The bill should be submitted during the autumn session. Possible issues in the field of innovation can be discussed during a workshop which we are planning to hold in the High-Tech Park on 27 October."

MP also need to finish work on the draft Education Code. "At the National Pedagogical Conference the head of state set a number of tasks in the field of education. The Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science should carefully examine the provisions of the bill to match them with the instructions voiced during the conference. If some things are missing, remain unregulated, then MPs need to work it out promptly with appropriate ministries, other stakeholders before it is considered at a government conference with the participation of the president,” Vladimir Andreichenko said. “Today eveyrbody is aware of the need to carefully preserve the cultural code of the nation based on the values of the Belarusian people. The work on the bill to amend the Cultural Code should be given the closest attention. Five years ago, our country was the first in the post-Soviet space to prepare a codified document in this area. Now MPs need to join the public discussion of recent novelties, consider them from the point of a balance of interests of the state and society. "

"We regularly discuss the ways to improve the quality of legislative work. Of course, holding visiting meetings of standing committees is a good opportunity to analyze law enforcement practice, to study the experience on the example of specific business entities. This year, the standing commissions held 12 on-site meetings, another 6 are scheduled before the end of the year. In order to maximize the potential of such events, to ensure the timely exchange of information on the issues that are raised, I suggest the commissions prepare reports and specific proposals following the on-site meetings,” Vladimir Andreichenko noted.

The autumn session of the House of Representatives will open on 4 October.

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