Belarus grants citizenship to 297 people, including 20 minors

Alexander Lukashenko has signed a corresponding decree. The people granted citizenship arrived from 28 countries, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. New citizens of Belarus work in agriculture, services, trade, healthcare, and education. At the same time, the Head of State has rejected applications for citizenship from several individuals who committed administrative offenses and criminal offenses.