President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law amending the Law "On State Awards of the Republic of Belarus". This was reported to BELTA by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The document, in particular, implements the powers of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly regarding the awarding of state awards to the President of Belarus, as well as initiating the awarding of other persons.
In order to enhance the significance of awarding the Order of Motherhood, additional conditions for granting this award are established. Thus, women who are citizens of the Republic of Belarus, who have given birth to and (or) properly raised five or more children who are citizens of the Republic of Belarus, possessing high moral qualities and responsibility in raising and maintaining children, caring for their health, development, education, preparation for socially useful work, instilling in them culture and respect for the laws, historical and national traditions of Belarus, may be awarded the Order of Motherhood.
To enhance the prestige of the activities of media representatives, the law establishes a new state award – the honorary title "Honoured Media Worker of the Republic of Belarus".
Source: belta.by