The main goal of Belarusian crop breeding is to produce varieties that are potentially high yielding, adaptable, and resistant to diseases and pests.

“Belarus has experienced all kinds of various events throughout its history, but this event is tragic as it led to many years of division of people and occupation of the territory, therefore we must talk about it,” the scientist added.

Legislative improvements in the field of national security and public order are on the agenda of the meeting hosted by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 18 March.

When developing these plans, proposals are also accepted from government agencies and other organizations, including research centers, public associations, the general public.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov took charge of the acceptance commission. Belenergo Director General Pavel Drozd and Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk were appointed his deputies.

"Polish diplomacy should mend its ways and return to the path of mutual respect and brotherhood. We have some common history that unites us. However, unfortunately, things are developing in a completely different way,” Piotr Petrovsky said commenti...

Igor Petrishenko urged to create a powerful Eurasian food market, strengthen cooperation between the EAEU countries in the agricultural sector. In his opinion, this will give a great boost to Eurasian economic integration.

An interactive passport is a digital 3D model of a permanent structure or a set of structures. It includes information about the location of parts of the structure in space and time, information about other measurable parameters, including those rela...

Sergei Rachkov said: “We urge the Italian side, including members of the parliament, to evaluate events in Belarus in as an unbiased and unprejudiced manner as possible without succumbing to stereotypes being intensively circulated by a number of m...

The MAZ-5576BY-H-22 crane is a new-generation product. It is based on a 6x6 chassis and can travel along roads with the carrying ability of ten tonnes. It is driven by a 330hp Euro-5 engine while the nine-speed gearbox includes a pump for the emergen...

The key result of the comparative analysis is the conclusion that the national laws of all the CSTO member states are fully compliant with universally recognized international standards and approaches to the counteraction of illegal migration and tra...

“Belarus and Azerbaijan maintain close cooperation in trade. In 2020, the trade in agricultural and food products reached $35 million, up by 5.3% over 2019. Belarus' export totaled $30.4 million (up by 10.7% year-on-year) and import came at $4.6 mi...

Minsk-Riga flights will soon become available, as the Latvian airline AirBaltic will start flying to Minsk as of 28 March. It will operate two flights a week: on Thursdays and Sundays. In the future, the frequency of flights might be increased.

A meeting of the Economic Affairs Commission at the CIS Economic Council was chaired by Belarusian Ambassador to Russia, Belarus' representative to the CIS Economic Council Vladimir Semashko,BelTA learned from the press service of the embassy.

As many as 252.2 million people used passenger transportation services or 79.3% as against January 2020. Passenger turnover totaled 2,596.1 million passenger-kilometers or 63.5% as against January-February 2020.

Applications will stay open from 1 April and will close on 15 May 2021. The documents must include a business plan and written commitments from a state customer to apply solutions and results of the research in practice and to partake in financing.

The diplomat said: “I hope one day we will return to the period of normalization of relations with our neighbors in Western Europe and with the European Union as a whole. Unfortunately, today the European Union's position is totally unconvincing."

Belarus' Ambassador to Japan Ruslan Yesin met with Uetomi Toshinobu, President of the Research and Training Institute at the Ministry of Justice of Japan, on 17 March, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Tokyo.

Belarus' Lidziya Marozava and Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Russian duo of Ekaterina Shalimova and Daria Mishina 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the doubles quarterfinal at the St Petersburg Open.

Viktor Lukashenko held his first official meeting in the capacity of the Belarus NOC president with the head of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov and Russian Minister of Sport Oleg Matytsin in Moscow on 17 March.

Students from nine countries of universities of Vitebsk and Minsk will compete for the prizes of the second edition of the open contest of national cultures, talent, and beauty Grace International. The final of the beauty pageant is scheduled for 18 ...

The universities will develop joint educational programs to train specialists and postgraduate students in line with educational standards of the two parties, arrange internships, and run joint retraining and advanced training programs, training cour...

Output rose by 15.9% in the industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air. The output of the industries providing water supply, waste collection, waste processing, waste disposal, pollution cleanup shrank by 1%.

Stanislav Zas informed the IOM official about the migration situation in the CSTO area of responsibility and about the measures taken by the organization to combat illegal migration. He urged the need to build up the efforts of the entire internatio...

In particular, interest in more actively using BUCE's capabilities was mentioned by representatives of PAO Chelyabinsk Forge-and-Press Plant, OOO Foundry, and OOO MMK Trading House.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br23.3 billion in current prices, up by 0.8% in comparable prices over January-February 2020.

The press service said: “News about forthcoming negotiations on amending the intergovernmental agreement on supplying Russian natural gas to Belarus and news about the signing of the relevant protocol have caused many questions in mass media."

The Indoor Football Arena in Minsk is playing host to the final of the Leather Ball national tournament among children and teenagers for the prizes of the President's Sports Club.

The project is aimed at improving the country's capacities in education and research in demographics, monitoring the implementation of the existing documents and programs and development of new ones on population and demographic issues.

In the field of sustainable development Belarus will focus on such priorities as strong regions, state-partner, smart country, and happy family, which were approved by the Belarusian People's Congress in February this year, Anatoly Isachenko noted.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 305,270 cases. A total of 296,183 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The state will continue to support all forms of development and training of gifted young people, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he visited the National Children's Technopark in Minsk on 17 March

“The memorandum of cooperation and the joint action plan for 2021-2023 will offer a great number of legal instruments to intensify our cooperation. Now the work on the documents is on the homestretch. The documents will be signed soon,” Iya Malki...

According to the Statistics Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission, the volume of mutual merchandise trade inside the Eurasian Economic Union totaled $4.2 billion in January 2021, 3.3% up or $133.7 million up from January 2020.

Volunteers tidied up the territory around memorials to villages destroyed during the Great Patriotic War in Vitebsk Oblast on 17 March.

The presidents of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states will meet in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in May and the EAEU prime ministers - in Russia's Kazan in April.

“We recommended developing a basic uniform regulatory framework within the EAEU with a single glossary and principles. However, this proposal did not find support,” Iya Malkina added.

The Eurasian Economic Commission supports the idea of setting up the Union of Insurers of the Eurasian Economic Union, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing.

The Russian Parliament has completed the ratification of the protocol to amend the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement on the state export credit to the Belarusian government to build a nuclear power plant of 25 November 2011.

Today, it is important to develop the smart sustainable city methodology and structure, Director of OAO Giprosvyaz Andrei Karaim said at the forum “Smart Sustainable Cities: Organizational and Technical Aspects of Development” in Minsk on 16 Marc...

On 6-7 April Tajikistan will host exhibitions, a business forum and b2b sessions for businesses of Belarus and Tajikistan. The events are timed to a regular meeting of Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation...

The government has authorized Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko to negotiate a draft protocol on amending the agreement on gas supplies between the governments of Belarus and Russia.

The forum will be held in a mixed format: online and offline. The conference will bring together over 120 undergraduates and master's students. There will be young scientists not only from Belarus, but also from Russia, Bulgaria, China, Kazakhstan an...

The exhibition will include business events featuring a diverse array of specialists, as well as seminars, workshops and lectures, presentations of creative ideas and projects, exhibition of works by young architects and designers.

On behalf of Belarusians living in the areas affected by the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed appreciation for Ireland's humanitarian initiatives and thanked ordinary Irish people for their kindness.

Identification cards are to be used in the territory of Belarus to verify the owner's identity. Biometric passports will be needed for traveling overseas (if a person does not plan to go abroad, he/she does not have to apply for this passport). A bio...

The agricultural producers of all kinds made 295,200 tonnes of live weight cattle and poultry, 1.211 million tonnes of milk, and 535.7 million eggs. State-run agricultural enterprises accounted for 95.9% of the total production of cattle and poultry,...

Salaries accounted for 62.4% of the total money income, revenues from doing business and other gainful activities – 7.4%, transfers to the population (pensions, welfare benefits, scholarships, and other kinds) – 25.2%, property income and other k...

Flights will be performed four times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The journey time will make up an hour.

The Constitutional Commission has been tasked with working out proposals on amending Belarus' Constitution and ensuring their nationwide discussion. If necessary, the commission will be able to involve executives and specialists of government agencie...

The draft document was agreed at a meeting of the group of experts in Minsk on 16 March. The meeting was attended by representatives of Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the CIS Executi...

The program is aimed at reducing the incidence of disease and disability caused by radiation exposure and provides for offering advanced and specialized healthcare services and post-surgical rehabilitation.

Minsk Major Vladimir Kukharev met with India's Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus Sangeeta Bahadur to discuss ways of expanding cooperation between Minsk and Bangalore. The Indian side is interested in working in such areas as education, tourism,...

Digital society and economy should be built with care for people with physical disabilities, Director of the ITU Regional Office for CIS Natalia Mochu said at the forum “Smart Sustainable Cities: Organizational and Technical Aspects of Development�...

“The commission has 36 members who are specialists in different fields. It is clear that everyone has their own views on approaches to work. So now it is important for us to develop the strategy its changes,” Andrei Bugrov noted.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to India with concurrent accreditation to Bangladesh Andrei Rzheussky met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Shabbib Ahmed Chowdhury in Dhaka on 16 March.

In January-February, Russian companies made transactions worth $12 million, which was almost three times as much over the same period a year prior. Russia placed third in the list of BUCE's major export markets, ousting Germany from the top three.

The forum will highlight the fate of the Belarusian statehood under the geopolitical challenges of 1918-1923, the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-1921.

According to the Bellesbumprom press service, Bellesbumprom companies already operate on the UK market and gradually increase their sales. They exported $1.44 million worth of goods to the UK in 2020, twice as much as in 2019.

According to the Agricultural Business program, the crops and livestock production is projected to increase by 2.4% in 2021 over 2020.

According to the mayor, the Minsk metro system will be developed and electric buses and autonomous-mode trolleybuses will be introduced on city lines. The production of Belarusian accumulators for these vehicles is under consideration now.

Armed conflicts in the world persist because of the easy access to weapons, Marina Lenchevskaya, a member of the Standing Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives, told the media as she took part in the seminar of the ASEAN Inte...

The event is slated to take place in Athens on 10-11 June. The agenda of the General Assembly includes the election of the president and the EOC Executive Committee.

On 16 March, volunteers cleaned up the memorial complex Shunevka in Dokshitsy District. The memorial complex commemorates 149 local residents who were killed by Nazis on 2 March 1943.

On 15 March, Belarus' Aleksandr Khanin (ranked 154 in the world) lost to world number 115 Adam Szudi of Hungary 2-4 in the third round.

The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council adopted the report of its working group on the Universal Periodic Review of Belarus of the third cycle that was held on 2 November 2020. As many as 92 countries commented on Belarus' review, most of the...

Belarus has been gradually embracing the smart city concept, Belarus Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan said at the forum “Smart Sustainable Cities: Organizational and Technical Aspects of Development” in Minsk on 16 M...

“We cannot just use up more electricity and waste it because we think we have plenty. A rational approach is needed. We have to use modern energy-effective technologies, replace imported hydrocarbons, and reduce the energy intensity of end products...

Сегодня стартуют продажи в доме "Гавайи" квартала "Тропические острова". Именно на старте продаж застройщик предлагает самые лучшие усло...

The village of Dubinka in Mogilev District is home to a mass grave and a memorial to local residents who were killed by Nazis during the Great Patriotic War.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Pakistan Andrei Metelitsa met with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Industries and Production Muhammad Hammad Azhar on 16 March to discuss the current status and promising areas of Belarus-Pak...

Belarus has plans to create a tech regulator, First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told reporters following the meeting hosted by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The BelNIPIneft Institute of the Belarusian industrial group Belorusneft has completed a project for the Indian company Oil And Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). As part of the project BelNIPIneft specialists developed recipes for surface-active reagen...

“We are considering rescheduling the forum for the autumn, but we might have to move it to next year. We are looking forward to welcoming foreign participants, but many countries still keep borders closed because of the pandemic,” the Brest Oblas...

The government has proposed to make the Administration of the Hi-Tech Park a supervisory body for crypto-exchanges and digital tokens. The president supported the government's idea. I believe that such a decision will be made shortly, Nikolai Snopkov...

The gradual buildup of actions and the composition of the inspected troops proceeds according to plan. Logistic support units are getting ready to carry out their missions. Small arms and ammunition, military gear, material resources are being delive...

A combat training center for Air Force and Air Defense personnel is supposed to be created in Belarus. The center will train crews of Su-30SM aircraft. It will train Belarusian specialists how to operate the modern air defense missile systems that th...

All in all, Belarus performed 5,122,091 tests, including 8,382 tests in the past 24 hours.

The application has been developed by the EPAM employees as part of a hackathon.

The program will be based on "1+1” training scheme. Undergraduates from Kazakhstan will attend the Kupala university in the second semester of the new academic year. In the first semester they will study at the Kazakh University of Economics, Fina...

mbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Terentiev met with Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty. The parties discussed the current agenda of the Belarusian-Egyptian cooperation and interaction in internati...

“In some countries, the tools of IT corporations are actively and openly used in political processes (we are familiar with this, too). Those who have let all these processes get out of hand are now reaping a bitter harvest of their decisions,” th...

The $59 million loan agreement was signed in December 2020. The share of Russian components in the prime cost of the equipment is over 30%. This is a necessary condition for VEB.RF to participate in the project financing.

The president remained on the track just to support fledgling skiers from the second race at the finish line. And, again, in order to get the whole picture, the authors could have found and compared the schedules of the races, their line-ups, includi...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) forum “Smart Sustainable Cities: Organizational and Technical Aspects of Development” is taking place at Beltelecom's international switching center on 16-18 March.

“We are glad that Uzbekistan has actively joined the work as an observer state. Taking into account that our interaction is getting more practical, we will do our best to make sure that the aspirations and agreements that have been reached will be ...

As a result of the consultations the sides agreed to use the guidelines developed by the CSTO Joint Staff for the strategic army exercise Boyevoye Bratstvo [Combat Brotherhood] 2021 in the course of organizing joint and special exercises.

BelTA reported earlier that State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich delivered his report to Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 25 February. During the meeting Aleksandr Lukashenko stated it is necessary to stream...

The Dobrush-based paper mill Geroy Truda continues implementing an investment project that provides for starting the production of coated and uncoated pasteboard. It will allow making bleached cellulose pasteboard for making printed products, for pac...

The top-selling products are BelAZ trucks with the carrying capacity of 220-240 tonnes (32%). The top three products also include 110-130 tonne trucks (20%) and 55-60 tonne trucks (18%). The average carrying capacity of trucks sold since the beginnin...

Belarus' world number 97 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start at the St Petersburg Open seeing off Romania's world number 99 Ana Bogdan, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, on 15 March, BelTA has learned.

The number of coronavirus cases remains at a plateau after a continuous decline in January and February. However, the necessary precautions are not observed as strictly as before at places of mass gatherings.

Local authorities should act in a more proactive way while defending the interests of people, First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maksim Ryzhenkov said at a public outreach event in Kobrin on 15 March.

Belarus has started vaccinations against COVID-19 using the Chinese vaccine, BelTA has learned. On 19 February, 100,000 shots of the Chinese vaccine were delivered to Belarus from Beijing.

Proposals to amend the Constitution should be assessed carefully and cautiously, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, member of the Constitutional Commission Vladimir Andreichenko told reporters on 15 March.

The younger generation, who are leaping into adulthood today, will continue the traditions of Belarus in the future, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said a ceremony to present passports to young citizens in the Museum of ...

The Belarusian Constitution reflects the mentality of our nation, First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maksim Ryzhenkov said at a ceremony to present passports to young citizens of the Republic of Belarus in the city of Kobrin on...

At the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon in Nove Mesto, the Czech Republic Dzinara Alimbekava made it into the top three for the third time this season finishing 2nd in the Pursuit.