The issue of using the Belarusian language should be given more attention - B. Batura

February 24, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. More attention should be paid to the use of the Belarusian language. This opinion was expressed today by the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, Boris Batura, during a reception of citizens in Vitebsk, BELTA correspondent reports. According to him, positive changes in this regard are already clearly observed. In particular, 30% of radio and television broadcasting is conducted in the native language of Belarusians. "In addition, the program for the socio-economic development of Belarus for the next five years will include a separate section on the use of the Belarusian language, which will concern education, television and other areas," Boris Batura emphasized. This is a serious issue, and it needs to be addressed, added the Chairman of the Council of the Republic. During the reception of citizens, Boris Batura considered about 20 appeals, which concerned issues of housing and communal services, provision of benefits to former prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, employment, granting Belarusian citizenship, provision of social housing, etc. -0-