Minister of Labor and Social Security Vladimir Potupchik of Belarus

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has offered to extend the list of infants under two eligible for receiving baby food free of charge, Minister of Labour and Social Security of Belarus Vladimir Potupchik said during a session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers which discussed the Children of Belarus Programme 2006-2010.

Potupchik received 91 out of a possible 97 votes at the Belarusian Federation's National Conference in Minsk this Monday.

Minister of Labour and Social Security Vladimir Potupchik is deputy head of the group.

Nashi spokeswoman Kristina Potupchik denied that her organization uses racist slogans, saying in fact that part of Nashi's agenda was to fight xenophobia.

Potupchik said better regulation measures are required to control the Belarusians that work abroad, although no radical measures were planned.

Labor Minister Vladimir Potupchik said the signing of the document is a long-awaited step towards developing international relations in the social sector.