The best projects will be awarded the state financial support in the form of loan and finance-leased assets. 

About 80 units of civilian machinery will be on show at the military parade to mark Independence Day of Belarus on 3 July.

This year, races will be simultaneously held in Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Brazil, Qatar, Cameroon, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Egypt, Armenia, Pakistan and Bahrain.

 Vitaly Kretsky said that the Pripyatsky National Park’s boiler house with the total heat output capacity of 3.5MW was reconstructed last year. As many as 179 boiler houses (12MW) were also reconstructed. They use a total of about 3,500 tonnes of ...

 “Our country has plenty of resources, which should be used as efficiently as possible,” Piotr Parkhomchik noted as he opened the session.

 Andrei Ivanets said that participants of the session had discussed several key matters, including interaction at the level of general secondary education, ways to improve qualifications of pedagogues, ways to train pedagogues, who are supposed to r...

 First Deputy Industry Minister Aleksandr Ogorodnikov mentioned the areas where positive results had been achieved and drew attention to the matters that needed to be addressed.

 Even in the face of sanctions-fueled restrictions companies from Europe and America keep coming to the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone. “The companies understand economic advantages and the fact that they cannot get business operation t...

On 18 May, Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Aleksandr Subbotin inspected the facilities of Vitebsk in the run-up to the 11th Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia on 27-28 June.

Representatives of Uzbekistan’s tourism industry are visiting Brest Oblast on 17-18 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee.

Investments of Great Stone resident companies have approached $1 billion, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a visit to the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone.

Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk congratulated his colleagues on the Physical Education and Sport Workers Day.

The exhibition showcases the intangible cultural heritage of Minsk Oblast, including the elements included in the World Heritage List, traditional folk crafts. Artisans and amateur art groups from Minsk Oblast will run master classes and concert prog...

There are no problems with attracting resident companies to the Great Stone, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a visit to the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone.

Russian Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev has congratulated the head of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee Viktor Lukashenko and Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk on the Physical Education and Sport Workers Day.

The country is known for its victories and glorious traditions of both elite and mass sports. We have created a strong base for professional athletes, young sportsmen and amateurs,” Viktor Lukashenko said in his message of greetings.

During the NOC’s Night of Museum event, Alla Tsuper and Anton Kushnir, champions of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, donated their gold medals to the museum exposition. Anton Kushnir also donated his 2009/2010 World Cup Crystal Globe.

Spring crops were sown on 1,993,100 hectares, which is 84.2% of the plan. Buckwheat was planted on 14,200 hectares (40.9%), millet – on 4,810 hectares (48.6%).

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik told BelTA about the main results of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko's state visit to Azerbaijan.

The strong friendship between the peoples of Belarus and Ethiopia can be considered the main achievement in the bilateral relations over this period, the Belarusian leader noted.

 Vehicles and machines made by OOO TPK MTZ-Tatarstan, OAO Amkodor, and MAZ vehicles powered by gas engine fuel are also represented at the forum.

 The forum has been organized by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

 According to Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich, in Q1 2024 the amount of electricity consumed by EV charging stations nearly doubled in comparison with Q1 2023 to reach 7.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh).

The Days of Spiritual Culture of Russia were held in Belarus on 15-18 May. On 16 May, the All Saints Memorial Church hosted a concert by the Moscow Synodal Choir under the baton of the artistic director - Honored Artist of Russia Aleksei Puzakov.

 

"In 2023 Belarus ranked 10th among export partners and was the second biggest importer into the region,” Governor Dmitry Makhonin said following the negotiations.

Since 1 January of this year, nearly 43,000 nationals of Ukraine have entered Belarus, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.

 Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev went to Shusha to get familiar with how the restoration of the Karabakh area proceeds. Vigorous restoration work is in progress in the town. Housing is being built for the...

Vladimir Orlovsky thanked his colleagues for fruitful cooperation, the exchange of best practices and highly appreciated the level of development of the customs service of Azerbaijan.

 

  This time Belarus is hosting more than 70 Syrian children. They will take part in the Belarusian-Syrian summer camp "From Heart to Heart" at the National Educational and Health Center Zubryonok. 

How did Ukraine’s security agencies prepare “a dirty bomb”? Who really governs in Kiev? These and other questions are answered by the Ukrainian politician Andrei Derkach in an interview with BelTA’s YouTube project On Point [V Teme].

The Parallel Worlds project features 18 posters which depict the footage from the news agency's archives and documents of the Belarusian State Archive of Cine, Photo and Audio Records.

Belarus-Türkiye relations are developing dynamically, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Sergei Rachkov told reporters.

On 18 May the Italian Open final will feature Aryna Sabalenka and world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland, as it was the case in Madrid two weeks ago.

 Valery Revenko and Reza Khosravi Moghadam discussed the state and prospects of advancement of bilateral military cooperation and exchanged opinions about matters concerning international and regional security.

Moscow may lower the level of diplomatic relations with Washington if certain scenarios unfold, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent Happy Birthday wishes to President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Türkiye is committed to developing relations with Belarus in all areas, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Belarus Güçlü Cem Işık said during a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko.

 Relations between Belarus and Türkiye are built on friendship and mutual understanding, Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Belarus Güçlü Cem Iş...

 The military and political situation in the world and around Belarus highlights the urgency behind ensuring the country’s defense capability, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in his welcoming speech at the annual training exerci...

 Aleksandr Lukashenko visited the town together with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. “Use them. If you like them, we will add more,” the Belarusian head of state said.

 The enterprises of all categories produced 613,000 tonnes of livestock and poultry (in live weight), which was up by 3.1% year-on-year, 2,865,000 tonnes of milk (up by 8.2%), 1.202 billion eggs (up by 19%).

 Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the people of Norway on the national holiday - Constitution Day.

Belarus’ GDP increased by 5.1% in January-April 2024, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus. 

According to him, none of the Polish media agreed to an online interview.

In the morning of 17 May, Aleksandr Lukashenko flew to Fuzuli. He was met by Ilham Aliyev at the airport and the two heads of state went to the city.

“My only guilt is seen in the submission of my resignation,” Tomasz Szmydt said. “The Polish government considers this to be espionage. This is exactly the accusation I received. Where is democracy? Where is freedom of speech, freedom to expres...

“If there is such a legal possibility, I would like to keep my Polish citizenship. I would do with Belarusian citizenship as well, if it is legally possible. This issue needs to be clarified,” Tomasz Szmydt said. 

 

Polish dissident, judge Tomasz Szmydt said that Poland is preparing a European arrest warrant for him.

Polish dissident, judge Tomasz Szmydt told the media that the Polish embassy had refused to accept his package of documents.

“First we need to seek legal advice on the matter,” Tomasz Szmydt noted. “I know little about the laws and legal points of Belarus. I need consultation here. We have not prepared such an official document yet. But we are moving in this directio...

“There are people who want me dead, who are threatening me,” Tomasz Szmydt said. “I feel safe here. I feel safe in Minsk”.

The exhibition made part of the event to mark the Day of the State Flag, the State Emblem and the National Anthem of Belarus.

 Participants of the session also discussed the development of a set of measures to adjust border security guidelines taking into account the existing threats and challenges to border security.

 Majnun Mammadov said: “We are considering options for importing bovine cattle from Belarus to Azerbaijan for the sake of implementing self-employment programs. There are plans to import 500 head of cattle initially. Decisions will depend on the d...

“The CSTO is grateful to Belarus for its decisive actions that have largely cooled the heads of our ill-wishers abroad,” Yuri Shuvalov said.

Belarus and Azerbaijan have agreed on the equivalence of food security systems for meat and dairy products, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Sergei Bartosh told reporters on the sidelines of the Belarus-Azerbaijan summit in Baku.

The session was chaired by Belarus’ Prosecutor General Andrei Shved. In particular, after completing the necessary verification steps members of the commission looked into a number of petitions submitted so far this year.

Spring crops were sown on 1,911,900 hectares, which is 80.8% of the plan. Spring rapeseed was planted on an area of 47,500 hectares, which accounts for 77.1% of the target.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also laid flowers at the grave of the wife of Heydar Aliyev and the mother of Ilham Aliyev.

Electronic systems of certification of origin of goods are developed to ensure the possibility for the customs authorities of the country of importation to carry out verification of certificates, information about which is declared at the declarat...

We have agreed on the joint production of complex mineral fertilizers. Why delay? We will saturate the domestic market so that Azerbaijan does not look for any fertilizers somewhere, but have them locally, Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

 According to Ilham Aliyev, he has already sent a written invitation to the Belarusian leader. Today he personally invited Aleksandr Lukashenko to attend a climate change summit in Baku in November 2024. By that time the heads of state intend to hea...

“The talks (both one-on-one and with the participation of the delegations) once again clearly demonstrate that our countries are good friends,” the Azerbaijani leader emphasized.

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Belarus Cem Isık.

According to the head of state, Belarus and Azerbaijan can tap into significant cooperation potential in the humanitarian sphere, including in sports (training for major events), healthcare and education.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have visited the Caspian Agro international agricultural exhibition in Baku.

 During the negotiations the presidents discussed in detail the situation in their regions and informed each other about the ongoing events.

 

“I have invited Belarusian companies to take an active part in the restoration of the Karabakh and East Zangezur Region. The scale of works we are carrying out and are yet to perform is massive,” the president of Azerbaijan said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko reminded that Belarus and Azerbaijan are implementing a roadmap designed to advance bilateral cooperation. A session of the intergovernmental commission is expected to take place in Minsk soon. The parties have decided to update ...

The head of state noted that it is not enough to simply resettle people. It is necessary to create jobs and give people an opportunity to live a decent life, which will take many years.

The 3rd National Athletes Forum kicked off at the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus on 16 May.

Cooperation between the regions of Belarus and Russia is based on common values, and no artificial barriers can prevent it, Governor of the Belarusian Grodno Oblast Vladimir Karanik said at the outcome conference of the project “Russia - Belarus: S...

Belarus and China are interested in closer inter-parliamentary cooperation, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs and National Security of the Council of the Republic Sergei Sivets told reporters, BelTA has learned.

“At the moment we see no obstacles to the participation of Belarusian athletes in the Olympic Games. It is up to the athletes to decide - if they feel they are ready to perform, they can do it,” Viktor Lukashenko said.

"The Chinese-Belarusian relations have the status of an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. Our cooperation in various fields is very active, effective and fruitful," Ambassador Xie Xiaoyong said.

Sister cities are not just a status. The new format of cooperation will enable the cities to make the most of regional potential and ramp up contacts across the board.

China is a close, reliable friend and good partner for Belarus, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of ...

The signed agreements include an intergovernmental protocol on the mutual application of electronic systems of certification of origin of goods. It is aimed at simplifying trade, increasing efficiency and reducing the time of customs control.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has offered Azerbaijan assistance with the post-war rebuilding effort, BelTA has learned.

“It is expected that 12 issues will be submitted to the CIS Heads of Government for consideration. In a one-on-one meeting, the heads of the delegations will exchange views and discuss topical issues of the CIS economic development,” Nurlan Se...

In January-April, the amount of transactions concluded by Azerbaijani companies at exchange auctions reached $38 million, which was 14.5 times more than in the same period in 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Universal Comm...

According to Ilham Aliyev, during the narrow-format talks the two leaders had an in-depth discussion of many issues on the bilateral, regional and international agenda. The parties confirmed the strategic nature of bilateral relations.

The two countries have the same world view and understand where it is moving, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on 16 May.

 According to the politician, neither Ukrainian politicians nor Ukrainian security agencies are autonomous. “Ukrainian security agencies are a tool of Western security agencies. There is no point in talking about their autonomy,” Andrei Derkach ...

Foreign investors injected $2.8 billion in the Belarusian economy in the first quarter of 2024, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee.

Head of the Client Management Department of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus Alesya Yakimush told BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project what programs the Development Bank finances as part of the “One District - One Project” initia...

In line with the protocol, the negotiations are preceded by ceremonial events involving an honor guard company and the performance of the national anthems. Members of the delegations also participate in the ceremony. Another mandatory tradition is...

Deputy Head of the Investment and Construction Directorate of the Economy Ministry Dmitry Klimenkov told BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project about the possibility of extending the “One District - One Project” initiative.

Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar told the Belarus 1 TV channel how businesses can receive financial support, BelTA has learned.

He replaced Major General Dmitry Mikholap, who was appointed head of the F aculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - Deputy Head of the Military Academy of Belarus.

 The press service of the Belarusian head of state said that in Baku Aleksandr Lukashenko will hold official negotiations with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. A one-on-one meeting will be followed by a larger meeting involving members of the dele...

 The forum itself will be held at Pskov State University on 16-18 May. "Russian-Belarusian cooperation covers almost all sectors of our life, including science and education. The Russian-Belarusian Forum of Student Media ‘Media Industry’ has bee...

“It is very important that we have the Union State, that the presidents of Belarus and Russia have very good relations. Indeed, Marina Vasilevskaya's flight into space was made thanks to the two presidents,” Pyotr Klimuk said.

Belarus has hosted children from friendly states for recuperation holidays every year since 2017. This program is implemented by the decision of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. More than 1,300 Syrian children have already holidayed in Bela...

About 300 participants will attend the 11th Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia from the Russian side, said Yuri Vorobyov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

The presidents are set to consider topical issues of bilateral relations with an emphasis on ways of expanding trade and economic ties in various sectors and developing cooperation in industry and agriculture.