MINSK, 27 November (BelTA) - Five workers of the BelTA News Agency have been honored with state awards. Corresponding decree No. 462 has been signed by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
Senior editor of the BelTA News Department Alina Shrubok has been decorated with the Order of Honor.
Editor of the English Translations Department of the External Communications Center of BelTA Natalya Kovalevskaya and Deputy Director General - Head of the External Communications Center of BelTA Marta Chvei have been honored with the Medals for Labor Merits.
The Medals of Francysk Skaryna have been conferred on Editor-in-Chief of the BelTA Publishing House Galina Golovataya and senior photographer of the Photo Processing and Editing Department of BelTA Leonid Shcheglov.