The memorandum is meant to expand cooperation between the EEC and the EAG. It enables the organizations to tap into each other's potential and exchange experience.

The 6th Belarusian People's Congress has clearly spoken in favor of the strategic cooperation between Belarus and Russia, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev told BelTA.

The resolution of the European Parliament on the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) is highly politicized, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry.

Russia's Penza Oblast is interested in developing industrial cooperation and implementing joint investment projects with Belarus, the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia told BelTA following a visit to the Russian region by a Belarusian...

"Currently, we are still completing the domestic legal process to sign the agreement between Belarus and Russia on the transshipment of oil products. In this regard, the meeting will be postponed," Anna Kurilenok said.

The press service of the Healthcare Ministry added that clinical trials with more than 1,000 volunteers over 60 years old confirmed the safety and efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine. This evidence was sufficient to allow the expanded approval of the v...

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the Russian Federation's trade mission in Belarus intend to team up to promote trade between Belarus and Russian regions.

Belarus and China have maintained trade momentum amid the general global economic decline, said Anton Dudarenok, head of the department of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko declared the 6th Belarusian People's Congress closed and pledged to continue the dialogue on the matters on its agenda.

Belarus has never had any political prisoners, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said taking stock of the results of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 12 February.

“Every true Belarusian, every faithful citizen of our country would like to shake your hand out of respect for your civil position, your honesty, courage, and firmness,” Nikolai Mochansky said as he addressed the president.

We need to strengthen the system of work with young people, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said when summing up the results of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

“I am an absolutely peaceful person. I do not want any fights or any confrontation. I will never start them. However, there are times when one should push back,” the Belarusian president stressed.

"I have instructed various government bodies to draft appropriate legal acts. It is important not only to suppress all kinds of riots, but also to retain an image of a civilized state, so that everyone, having examined these laws, could see what the ...

Parties will need to re-register in the first half of the year, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said when summing up the results of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 12 February.

The president stressed that certain conclusions will be drawn from the recent events. "We need smart reliable students, because they are future professionals and leaders," he said.

It is important for Belarus to create its own vaccine against COVID-19, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said taking stock of the results of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 12 February.

"I will ask the government to revisit this problem immediately and resolve it by taking the appropriate decision or submitting proposals for the president's consideration. We cannot abandon the people who work there,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“I strongly believe that rental housing will help keep workers at their jobs. We really need it now. These job hoppers might take a wrecking ball to the manufacturing industry. Therefore, housing should become an incentive for workers to stay with ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko responded by saying that private pharmacies were especially guilty of high prices. “We will take very serious decisions, up to closing these pharmacies.

According to the head of state, he would like to comment on some topics as an ordinary citizen of Belarus, not as president.

Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that this edition of the congress was special, even compared to the first Belarusian People's Congress, although that edition was important and difficult. “But the society was different then,” the president pointed o...

Delegates of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress have adopted the resolution and the address.

According to the head of state, there is no neutrality, and Belarus has never pursued a course rigidly connected with neutrality.

“Speaking about possible transformations, we must proceed from our own national interests. We, of course, should keep an eye on what is going on around us,” said the president.

The referendum on the new Constitution might be held concurrently with local elections, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress on 12 February.

The Belarusian People's Congress has showed that the society is highly interested in preserving the country's system of values and priorities, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress on 12 February.

“Over nearly six years, $650 million has been invested in the park. A supercapacitor, truck cranes, laser equipment, drones, Euro-6 engines and heavy-duty gearboxes, a 5G pilot communication zone and a multi-modal container terminal are just a few ...

The construction of the new house will be completed by the end of this year. Meanwhile apartments are already on sale! The price starts from Br2,600 per m2. In addition, the developer offers installments of up to 100 months.

“Pakistan views Belarus as an important partner,” Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan said. “Our countries signed 77 agreements and memorandums of understanding. More documents are in the works,” he added.

The document will be signed by Belarus' Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko and Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Saveliyev in Moscow on 15 February.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 265,284 cases. A total of 254,032 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko spoke against deindustrialization in Belarus and announced 500 investment projects in the manufacturing industry.

"I want to tell you, my dear subordinates and government officials: there will be no corruption here as long as I am President. In Belarus such behavior of government officials may be tolerated a year or so and then people will start to wipe their fe...

According to Aleksandr Yaroshenko, China is Belarus' second foreign trade partner after Russia with an annual turnover of $5 billion.

“Our task is to assess and analyze the existing and future challenges and threats and develop an adequate response to them within the competence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the minister explained.

We have proposed to work on a new concept of Belarus' foreign policy. Indeed, this is a conscious step. The world has changed and is no longer what it was 25 years ago or even 10 years ago, Vladimir Makei said

“I would not fight so fiercely and openly with swindlers and gangsters if I had a finger in the pie,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

You can compare Belarus' social and economic development program for 2021-2025 with the recommendations regularly issued by the theorists who are intensely keen to reform the Belarusian economy following the liberal templates of the so-called Washing...

“This will not happen in Belarus if we want to save the country,” the president stressed. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the state will support socially responsible businesses.

“Every person has an opinion. I swear on my children's lives! I am not afraid of different opinions. I am open to discussion with everybody,” the head of state said. “There is no development without completion and ideas.”

“Yes, we need enterprising people who should prioritize the country's interests and prevent its destruction,” the Belarusian leader emphasized. “We are not going to settle accounts with anybody. But we must take certain processes under control ...

Andrei Kartun stressed that price control does not stop. “Last year we both controlled pricing ourselves and together with the State Control Committee," he said.

“A huge potential is concentrated in the services sector. We have made considerable progress in the IT sector. We will do everything necessary to keep the momentum,” Roman Golovchenko said.

“We need to constantly renovate in order to keep the traditional markets and win new ones. We need to invest over Br200 billion within the next five years to reach the planned growth parameters. We have to earn this money, and partially get this su...

The products of the Belarusian domestic manufacturer of agricultural machinery have been presented at the specialized agro-technological exhibition TatAgroExpo in the Republic of Tatarstan.

The forum will resume at 10am with speeches from delegates and invitees. The delegates of the forum are also set to adopt the resolution of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

Day Two opens at 10am with speeches of delegates and invitees. The delegates of the forum are set to adopt a resolution of the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

Belarus' world number 7 Aryna Sabalenka eased to the round of Last 16 at the Australian Open in Melbourne with a 6-3, 6-1 win over world number 69 Ann Li of the United States.

According to the head of state, thanks to its foresight and efficient social and economic policy in 2020 China fully eradicated poverty and reached one of the Two Centenary Goals, which is to build a moderately prosperous society.

Foreign investors injected $8.7 billion into the real sector of Belarusian economy (apart from banks) in 2020, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee.

Belarus should change the structure of its exports and supply half of it to the EAEU member states, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei suggested.

Opponents of the current government in Belarus believe that they have found its Achilles heel and are trying to disunite the society, which cannot be allowed to happen, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said.

Belarus should continue the multi-vector foreign policy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 11 February.

Power is not a worthless piece of trash to be ditched, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in his report at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

"We were at the epicenter of two world wars. We continue to be at the epicenter of world events and interests of global players now," the minister noted.

Speaking at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko answered a question about his dream. This question had been put during his meeting with students in January.

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to draw up a new concept of the foreign policy of Belarus, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said.

The head of state recalled that according to the recent large-scale sociological study, the level of trust in parties ranges from 3 to 6%. "It's bad," the president commented. He also noted that there are very few real parties in the country.

We will seek to ensure that the recycling rate of secondary resources is at least 50% by 2025, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

There are no oligarchs in Belarus and never will be, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

The redistribution of powers is already underway in Belarus, however those who will get more power, will also get more responsibility, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 11 Feb...

Unused facilities of state-run enterprises in Minsk and the regional capitals will be given to technoparks, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"The nuclear plant, the replacement of natural gas, the transfer to clean electricity will have a positive effect. The tasks for the five-year period are very clear, namely to develop the electricity transmission infrastructure," Aleksandr Lukashenk...

The agricultural industry makes a a great contribution to the country's economy. The country is food self-sufficient even in the difficult conditions associated with the pandemic, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 263,551 cases. A total of 252,068 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"The Belarusian and Russian languages will always be our national treasure. We will not pressure or persecute people for speaking the Russian language," Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

In 2021, Belarus will complete the modernization of its two oil refineries (Mozyr refinery and Naftan), Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

The head of state noted that the Belarusian economy was predicted to collapse. In fact, the GDP declined by less than 1% in 2020. The key parameters in 2020 were at the level of 2019.

“There should be peace and order in the country, there should not be any protests, any revolution attempts. People should express their opinions within the scope of the law,” Aleksandr Lukashenko announced the main condition.

“The new Constitution draft will be discussed with the entire nation in the course of this year. We will put it to the referendum early next year at the latest,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

The Belarusian leader emphasized that sport is the foundation of the nation's health. All conditions are being created in the country to make various kinds of sports available to the population. According to him, 30 standard sport centers with swimmi...

"We are a multi-religious country, with the Christian values as our moral foundation. Belarus is a common home for all denominations represented in our country,” the head of state said. "Belarusian tolerance has become one of the main achievements...

According to the head of state, the country should also remain a presidential republic when he leaves the presidential office.

The president assured that Belarus will definitely develop its own vaccine, but for now there are agreements on the supply of Russian and Chinese vaccines. Moreover, there is an agreement to manufacture these vaccines in Belarus.

It is important to achieve a synergy effect from the establishment of the common market of the EAEU member states, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“I want to address all politicians and initiators. The period was difficult, not all people were able to withstand and realize what was going on. Take my tip: don't be too quick to change normal summer shoes to winter boots when it is raining. And ...

It is important to encourage more Chinese corporations and banks to expand their presence in Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 11 February.

“In the autumn 2021 we will hold the joint Belarus-Russia army exercise Zapad 2021. The majority of events will take place in Belarus, at Belarusian shooting ranges,” the president said.

An accelerated revision of the existing world order is taking place against the backdrop of the pandemic, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on 11 February.

It is important to preserve information sovereignty, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in his report at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress on 11 February.

Justice is the basis of a social contract and it should be reflected in the Constitution, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress on 11 February.

“We are living in the era of post-truth where honest people are slandered and rascals become heroes with impeccable biographies,” the head of state added.

“It is time we updated the information policy. The first priority is to ensure that the government's position is widely presented on the internet. Work on it is already underway,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

Belarus will keep strengthening its security, defense and law enforcement agencies to the extent proportional to new challenges and threats, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in Minsk on ...

“Proceeding from the events that have been taking place here in the region and across the globe, it is probably time to update the concept of national security. This is true especially since our NATO neighbors have already upgraded their strategic ...

A mix of contract army and drafted service is the optimal way of recruitment for the Belarusian army, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

The head of state stressed that all people who care about the future of Belarus should do their best to prevent the repetition of those events in our republic.

Belarus has once again come under political and economic pressure, the head of state noted. Calls for democratization are used as a cover for calls to suffocate the economy of Belarus.

“We continue implementing social programs and fulfilling our obligations as usual. Perhaps, not perfectly, but this is what the recently conducted large-scale sociological survey has demonstrated,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“Only together we will manage to maintain stability in our countries. It depends on the join efforts of Belarus and Russia if the region is at peace or at war. It will depend on our unity with Russia,” the head of state said.

“You cannot jump over stages, you cannot overstrain the situation both in Russia and Belarus,” said the Belarusian leader.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, today some so-called analysts are trying to implant the thesis into the mass consciousness that the deepening of economic cooperation with Russia threatens Belarus almost with the loss of its sovereignty.

According to the president, one should not think that the ‘Belarusian issue' is not important for the global geopolitical players. There is a fight for influence in Belarus.

Relations with the European Union are important for Belarus, but Russia remains our main strategic ally, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

“We can openly and honestly say that the world has gone crazy. Last year was a difficult year for the mankind. But we saw small and big countries departing from global development ideas in favor of national survival strategies at a blink of an eye,...

Belarus will stay true to its role as a donor of stability, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

“We, the Belarusians, are always ready to help everyone. We, however, will never let anybody push us around. We have been brought to our knees for twenty centuries. We have come to the point where we are tired of kneeling and bowing. We will build ...