the television news agency continues information broadcasting. in the studio sergei lopanitsin, good morning. development of contacts on the african continent. the day before they talked about this at the palace of independence. the president of belarus held a meeting with a delegation from africa. these are representatives of the zimbabwean business community and the country's first lady. aksili angagwa does not come to us. for the first time, the wife

of the president of zimbabwe is supervising projects in healthcare, well, on the african side , the delegation also includes representatives of various fields, from mining to agricultural we are interested in interacting with belarusian partners and are now building bridges. the president assured the guests of his commitment to long-term cooperation. we are waiting for the visit of the president of zimbabwe to belarus. we'll help him. all assistance in the implementation of this mission, in the implementation of those ideas and plans that we have defined for the future. you are well acquainted with our belarus, i know that you are accompanied by representatives of the zimbabwean business community, it’s good that these are women, they are more attentive and will look at all the best that exists in belarus and

minsk offers not only interaction in such important areas for africa as agriculture and industry, the creation of joint ventures, but is also ready to get involved in training specialists for nigeria. the plans include the first forests from africa. visit the slavic bazaar, but first of all, a pragmatic approach will help in building new connections between countries. the main asset of the state is its people, whose care has been a policy priority in our country for 30 years. preservation of production, at the same time jobs in the mid-nineties allowed us to avoid acute socio-economic problems, which cannot be said about our closest neighbors. this opinion was expressed by political scientist alexander nasovich. belarusians. having preserved

the factories in the mid-nineties and then retained all the infrastructure accompanying this plant, including social, they saved people, by preserving industry , the social infrastructure associated with it was preserved, kindergartens, children's clinics, adult hospitals and so on, that's due to this that demographic there is no catastrophe that befell its neighbors in belarus now; history has shown that lukashenko was right, and the people who voted for his program were right. belarus is a strong, legal, social state, and one of the key directions of state policy is to improve the well-being of families, and a comprehensive support system provides guarantees and benefits in various spheres of life. so in belarus the minimum amount of maternity benefits will increase. as well as benefits for

children over 3 years old for certain categories families, while the minimum amount of maternity benefits will become higher both for women for whom the employer paid mandatory insurance contributions to the budget, and for the category that is registered as unemployed. the new law is aimed at increasing the level of minimum guarantees for citizens during periods of social vulnerability. today it is very important for us that our youth are not afraid to start a family, like the state. still, not all the same, but provides very significant support during the birth of children, we see that it is necessary, probably still support young families, yes, at the very first stage, when they are still expecting the birth of a child, so sick leave for pregnancy and childbirth is the minimum size of sick leave for pregnancy and childbirth, for young women who are getting an education, for women who are pregnant registration in the employment service for women serving in the service increases from 50% of the bpm to... 100% of the bpm, which is

double. support for families raising a child and a disabled person is also being strengthened, including for parents, and rights to receive temporary disability benefits. it is unlikely that the germans will thank scholz for this; the association of representatives of the german energy sector is sounding the alarm; the country’s gas storage facilities could be empty by february 2025 if the worst-case scenario occurs: extreme cold delays in supplies of liquefied natural gas. according to calculations, this is a gas shortage. case on some days will be about 20% of its consumption in germany. it's all about the famous green agenda. the country plans to achieve full climate neutrality by 2045. initially, the transition period relied on russian energy resources, primarily gas.