Lukashenko signed amendments to law on state awards

The President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has signed amendments to the Law On State Awards of the Republic of Belarus – as reported by the Belarusian leader’s press service

In particular, the document implements the powers of the Belarusian People’s Congress in terms of awarding the President of Belarus with state awards, as well as initiating awards to other persons.

In order to increase the significance of the Order of Mother award, additional conditions for the presentation of this award are established. Thus, the Order of Mother can be bestowed upon women who have citizenship of the Republic of Belarus, who gave birth and (or) properly raised five or more children (citizens of the Republic of Belarus), who have high moral qualities and responsibility in raising and maintaining children, caring for their health, development, training, preparation for socially useful work, instilling in them culture and respect for the laws, as well as historical and national traditions of Belarus.

To increase the authority of media representatives’ activities, the law establishes a new state award: Honoured Media Worker of the Republic of Belarus the honorary title.