Belarusian citizenship granted to 297 people

Belarus’ citizenship has been granted to 297 people, including 20 minors. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the corresponding Decree.

The new citizens of Belarus have come from 28 states, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine.

Belarus’ new citizens work in agriculture, the service industry, trade, healthcare, and education.

At the same time the head of state turned down citizenship applications from a number of individuals with administrative offences and criminal offences on their track records.