At the enterprise the president was briefed on the state and prospects of the country's leather industry and the development strategy of the Minsk Leather Production Association.

On 22 March Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei had a telephone conversation with Derek Chollet, a senior policy advisor to the Secretary of State at the rank of Under Secretary, on the initiative of the USA.

The head of state asked the company's top management how big its premises are. According to Director General Olga Politiko, the company is located on the area of 27 hectares, but today half of the territory is not used. There are empty and unusable b...

The president will be briefed on the state and prospects of the country's leather industry and the development strategy of the Minsk Leather Production Association. Aleksandr Lukashenko will familiarize himself with technological processes of produci...

More than 30 scientists, teachers, postgraduate and undergraduate students from Belarus and Russia will present their reports. Employees of the State Border Committee of Belarus, experts in international relations, economic security, customs regulati...

The NOC and the Solo-Pinsk private company spent two years to develop the design of the outfits. The uniform kit consists of 44 items. The design accommodates modern athletic wear styles, wishes of Belarusian Olympians and climatic conditions of the ...

Common approaches and formats of electronic interaction will be worked out as part of the project. Unified regulatory and reference acts will be introduced to become the foundation for building common information space in the sphere of healthcare.

Gennady Davydko said: “When we talk about world standards, everybody thinks that things will loosen up. On the contrary, the USA and many European countries have the toughest laws. Our legislation on mass media is good but it looks very soft in com...

We should know the history of our country and preserve the historical truth, Archpriest of the All Saints Memorial-Church Fyodor Povny told journalists.

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia has extended suspension of air travel to Almaty till 15 April 2021. Belavia will not fly to Budapest till 27 March. The airline has grounded flights to Ashgabat till 5 April and to Geneva till 30 October.

The fact that the opposition ignores the tragic events in the history of Belarus commemorated across the country demonstrates that their activities are not spontaneous but staged and managed by foreign forces.

"The main thing for the Union State is to confront information threats. There are a lot of people who want to destabilize the situation, including using various social networks, various mass media outlets. It is very important for us to develop a un...

People from more than 100 countries visited the Khatyn Memorial Complex in Belarus in 2020, director of the complex Artur Zelsky told the STV TV channel, BelTA has learned.

Even a demonstration of intent to deepen integration between Belarus and Russia is important in the context of global political turbulence, Gennady Davydko said.

Union State MPs contacted the High-Level Group, which next session is scheduled for 30 March, with a request to make the decision on the final cancellation of roaming charges as from 2 April.

Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich sent Nowruz greetings to the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and congratulated Dmitry Mezentsev on the appointment of the State Secretary of the Belaru...

A parliamentary republic is the least effective way of running a country that is going through transformations, Director – Editor-in-Chief of the Belarus Segodnya publishing house Dmitry Zhuk told the Belarus 1 TV channel

The IAEA is implementing a project designed to improve the radiation monitoring system in the European-Asian region. “More than 30 countries are participating in this project, including Belarus. Belhydromet specialists, who are participating in thi...

An instrumental duo of Kira Guido (piano) and Vitalia Glushneva (flute), students of Shumilino Children's Art School, won the grand prix at the online competitions London Art and Dance and Talants of Berlin.

Baili Dujuan (“Hundred Miles of Rhododendrons”) scenic area in Guizhou Province, spanning about 120 km2, attracts hundreds of tourists.

On 22 March, Belarus pays tribute to the memory of the residents of the village of Khatyn that was burned by the Nazis in 1943.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 311,428 cases. A total of 302,168 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

According to the source, the paratroopers lifted off from the Machulishchi airfield and were air dropped in the Osipovichsky exercise area. A total of 120 military personnel took part in the air drop.

Stop dreaming and start buying ! Only in March you can buy an apartment in Minsk World at a discount of up to €60 per square meter if you opt for a one-time payment!

During the 23rd edition of the BUDEXPO International Architectural and Construction Exhibition, which has just ended in Minsk, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark) and the well-known developer Dana Holdings reaffirmed commitment to strategic partne...

On 22 March 2021 the National Olympic Committee marks its 30th anniversary. On this day 30 years ago, the National Olympic Committee of the Byelorussian SSR was set up at the founding conference in Minsk.

“We should note that the IOC has decided not to exacerbate the situation. Athletes will compete under the Belarusian flag and to the sound of the Belarusian anthem. I believe that this is the most important thing, everything else is secondary," Pre...

The official said: “The entire international community fights money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The relevant agreements have been adopted by countries. Standards and practices have been worked out. There is the Financial Action Task ...

“We thought that such tragedies stayed in the past. But, unfortunately, this does not happen. Since childhood we remember a statement saying that ‘the ashes of Khatyn are beating in our hearts',” Roman Golovchenko said.

The head of state remarked that 22 March is a sad date. On that day in 1943 Nazi invaders and their collaborators burned the village of Khatyn to the ground.

Remembering Khatyn, we remember thousands of other Belarusian villages brutally destroyed by Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.

“Your achievements and the honorable title of the world's best young biathlete is a wonderful example for our youth, an important contribution to the development of the rich traditions of the Belarusian biathlon school,” the message of greetings ...

Attending the event were Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and leaders of the country's four leading traditional religious denominations. Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, spoke on behalf of all of th...

It is important to venerate memorials and sacred places, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the conclusion of the nationwide commemorative rally timed to the 78th anniversary of the Khatyn tragedy on 21 March.

We will never forget the terrible pages of the history of the Great Patriotic War. We will never forgive the cruelty, inhumanity and atrocities of the enemy on our land. We remember this, and this is our strength.

According to the data from a gauging station in Gomel, the water surface elevation of the Sozh River was 223cm on 21 March, up by 15cm over the previous 24 hours.

The Gomel Circus has presented the new show “People! Animals! Sensation!” that features performances by gymnasts, dogs, parrots, white tigers, and much more.

The memorial office of late Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarch Exarch of All Belarus, was opened on 21 March

FC Dinamo Brest players drew 0-0 with FC BATE Borisov on home turf in the second round of the Belarusian Football Championship

Dmitry Mezentsev was appointed Russia's ambassador to Belarus on 30 April 2019.

Nikolai Snopkov said: “2020 was full of challenges for every country: the pandemic, natural calamities, an economic crisis, the disruption of international supply chains, the closure of borders, and the lockdown."

During a tour of the key manufacturing sites of the company BelAZ Director General Sergei Nikiforovich talked about the current state of affairs, about export dynamics, the geography of sales.

Since February 2021 the profitability of long-term Belarusian eurobonds (Belarus 2030 and Belarus 2031) has increased from 6-6.1% to 7.2-7.3%. The trend has affected medium-term and short-term issues to a lesser degree.

Cooperation amid the COVID-19 pandemic was in focus of a joint meeting of the base organization on public health and informatization of healthcare of the CIS member states and the appropriate interstate network of institutes.

Apart from that, MTZ is interested in developing its sales and aftersales service chain in the region, including a chain to cater to forest machines and special-purpose machines.

On 18 March, Artem Sikorsky, Director of the Aviation Department at the Transport and Communications Ministry of Belarus, held a working meeting with Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov. One of the key items on the agenda was the launch ...

Andrei Dapkiunas told Lars van Dassen about progress in the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, about the persistent measures being taken in Belarus to ensure the security of nuclear materials and equipment.

Flights will be operated three times a week (Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays) with departure from Minsk at 23.00 and arrival in Baku at 3.20. The time is local.

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Belarus Jacqueline Perkins.

President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed an executive order to award letters of commendation of the President of the Republic of Belarus.

The parties discussed the bilateral cooperation in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian affairs also the interaction in the Union State.

“We will remain a united country. We will never beg anyone. We will not stand on our knees. If we act sensibly, we will live well,” Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with personnel of the Molochny Mir dairy.

“Naturally, nothing about the transit of power as they say in Russia… There can be only one way for transit of power: an election, getting elected by the people. That's it. No children or relatives. I swear it will never happen,” Aleksandr Luka...

The foreign ministers consider it unacceptable for individual states to use measures of economic pressure or coercion against other states and reaffirm the importance of observing the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign...

After the units receive additional personnel and the necessary hardware, they will march to exercise areas for performance review drills and for tactical exercises involving live fire.

The Information Ministry suggested authorizing the Information Ministry, the General Prosecutor's Office and the Interdepartmental Commission on Information Security under the Security Council of Belarus to disable fake news.

The elections held in 2020 and 2021 in the CSTO member states, including Belarus, demonstrated the maturity and stability of the electoral systems of our states. The elections were free, open, competitive and were held in line with national legislati...

"We should stay united. We have to get over it. The world has gone frenzy, and people lost their compass. At this point, we should keep our ranks strong. This is why I declared this year as the Year of People's Unity," the head of state said.

Andrei Shved said: “This work began in January 2021 together with archives, primarily those of the state security system (they have a large corpus of criminal cases against war criminals), with history institutions, including the National Academy o...

The president was briefed about the social and economic development of Grodno Oblast in 2016-2020. The GRP grew by 5%. Idustrial and agricultural output rose by more than 14%. For the five years wages in the region increased by almost 30%. Foreign di...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is a huge market everyone wants a piece of. And much bigger players than we are. I cannot say the Chinese market is always a premium one for us but it is important for diversification."

"We have not talked much to the youth about what our people have endured throughout their history, what sufferings they have experienced," the head of state said.

For those who have already decided to invest in real estate but have not yet decided on the segment, experts of RBC-Realty recommend new residential construction projects.

There is intense competition among manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the team of the Molochny Mir dairy on 19 March.

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that such food selections, which are presented to foreign leaders, including Vladimir Putin, always contain the latest food products. His Russian counterpart has never complained about the quality of Belarusian foods he ...

All in all, Belarus performed 5,178,695 tests, including 18,847 tests in the past 24 hours.

First of all, the president explained why he decided to come to Grodno. According to him, the visit was prompted by both personal and state interests. “I would like to see the region's leading manufacturer and one of the country's best companies,�...

Today marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Ozarichi death camp. In fact, it was a compound of three camps located in the present-day Kalinkovichi District, Gomel Oblast. The death camp was put up for ‘unemployable residents' of the frontl...

In January-February 2021, export of rapeseed oil via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) soared fourfold both in monetary and in natural terms year-on-year. Supplies to the Chinese market were one of the main growth drivers.

Dialogue platforms held throughout the country provided a wealth of information about what people want and expect. However, this does not mean that all this will be taken on board while drafting the new Constitution, as the Constitution is a law that...

The documents were developed in line with the decision taken at the meeting to discuss bills aimed at combating illicit financial transactions in IT on 16 March.

The head of state will visit the Obukhovo dairy complex. He will be briefed on the social and economic development of Grodno Oblast and Grodno District, as well as the major lines of business of the dairy complex. While touring the Obukhovo company, ...

"In fact the Belarusian People's Republic project did not translate into a real state. Therefore, the celebration of this day, from my point of view as a historian, raises eyebrow. Why mark the date of the failed attempt to create an independent Bela...

A two-day international conference “History and Law: Heritage, State and Prospects” will kick off at Belarusian State University on 19 March. The event is timed to the 100th anniversary of historian, Doctor of Law, Professor Iosif Yukho.

Taking into account the investment capacity of the central budget, the program provides for channeling financial resources into the facilities that will be commissioned in 2021, and facilities which construction is nearing completion.

Andrei Dapkiunas noted: “With our speech we don't intend to draw attention away from pressing problems in our country. We persistently work on them and we constantly inform our colleagues in the OSCE about it in response to their criticism. We expe...

Yekaterina Dulova specified that during the first session of the Constitutional Commission involving the head of state the attention of members of the commission was drawn to the vital suggested adjustments that they and the general public will have ...

Participants of the exercise had to plan the deployment of forces in a defensive operation of the Belarusian-Russian regional military force, the relocation of aerial units of the Russian Aerospace Forces to Belarusian airfields, control over units b...

A delegation of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs led by Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov visited the State of Qatar to discuss ways to advance the bilateral cooperation in law enforcement.

The draft law on amendments to the Belarusian Codes on Criminal Responsibility aims to continue systemic modernization of relations in this area. The document was discussed, among others, at a meeting hosted by the Belarusian president on 18 March.

A massive revision of the legislation has been completed. International experience and topical trends were analyzed in the course of development of the proposals. The Belarus President Administration and the State Secretariat of the Security Council ...

The events will celebrate the Year of People's Unity. "This is a unique opportunity for business growth, for exchange of best international environmental practices,” the press service stressed.

On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed sincere condolences to the people of Tanzania, and offered support and compassion to the family and friends of John Magufuli.

The Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone welcomed a new resident company - Novoera Biotech with a project in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.

In order to continue improving the quality of drinking water and developing the water distribution system, Belarus has adopted the new program “Comfortable housing and favorable environment” for 2021-2025 that includes the sub-program “Clean Wa...

Constant oversight over the operation of nuclear energy installations is mandated by the legislation. The Gosatomnadzor representative explained that in practice as far as the site of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is concerned, inspections can b...

The Peace of Riga divided Belarusian people into two parts, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus Vyacheslav Danilovich said.

“Every day you are doing your best to ensure law and order, peaceful labor and comfort of our citizens, to address unprecedentedly specific and difficult service and military tasks,” the message of greetings reads.

Vitebsk is hosting the second edition of the open contest of national cultures, talent, and beauty Grace International that features contestants from nine countries who study at universities of Vitebsk and Minsk.

The 20th century, a time of military and political conflicts, was a trying time for the Belarusian statehood, senior researcher with the Belarus' contemporary history department at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. i...

BMZ representatives noted that as far as members of the Eurasian Economic Union are concerned, BMZ actively cooperates with companies from the Russian Federation. Russia is an important supplier of the main raw materials and one of the largest consum...

This week its YouTube video hosting has limited access to the documentary “Rzhev. 500 Days Under Fire” released by the BelRos TV channel. The film tells about one of the most tragic battles of the Great Patriotic War (near Rzhev that killed more ...

The national legislation will provide for additional responsibility for those who are disseminating false, inaccurate information, all the more so presenting it as reliable, verified and accurate.

The official said that several months ago Prosecutor General's Office started work meant to address the matter of opening a criminal case in response to the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 306,524 cases. A total of 297,502 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Eurasian Economic Commission representative was made familiar with the operation of the steel mill. He also discussed prospects of the metallurgical industry with the management of the company. Problems were also mentioned.