"We are set to increase the output and export of agricultural products this year. We will focus both on crop farming and animal breeding," Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin told journalists on the sidelines of the Belarus Meat Export F...

It is important to preserve the achievements of sovereign Belarus and historical memory of our people, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said as he met with representatives of railway transport and engineering companies in ...

When amending the Constitution, it is necessary to rely on the country's own experience and best international practices, member of the Constitutional Commission, Honored Lawyer of Belarus, Professor Grigory Vasilevich told the SB. Belarus Segodnya n...

We exported 400,000 tonnes to 24 countries of the world. Moreover, we penetrated six new markets, including Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia. Last year, the export of meat products amounted to $973 million, while this year we are set to hit $1 billi...

“Taking part in the event will be students of the university. Everyone will be able to take a free x-ray, test their knowledge in the field of infectious diseases and healthy lifestyles in quizzes and competitions. All the participants will be offe...

The meeting was attended by representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee. The exchange of best practices is believed to help overcome the impact of the pandemic on tourism and travel.

The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Belarus agreed on the prolongation of price caps for staple products in Belarus. This information was posted by Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina ...

Belarusian investigators most tightly worked with colleagues from Russia. Over 60 people, who are wanted in Belarus, were apprehended in Moscow and the oblast. Those are people wanted for thefts, driving under the influence, alimony evasion, military...

The delegation included representatives of Amkodor, MAZ, Belkommunmash, and Promagroleasing. The delegation was led by Deputy Industry Minister Dmitry Kharitonchik.

The event will be organized by the National Marketing Center and the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) with the support of the Belarusian Embassy in South Korea with the aim to intensify trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and South Kore...

The 14th meeting of the heads of the national anti-terrorist centers of the CIS member states will be held in the headquarters of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center (CIS ATC) on 26 March. The meeting will discuss CIS efforts to counter terrorism amid evol...

The current Constitution of Belarus has proven its effectiveness and just needs to be fine-tuned and updated, BelTA learned from Chairman of the Kalinkovichi District Council of Deputies Viktor Zamostik, a member of the Constitutional Commission.

"Participants will consider the progress in the work on accounting the property created and/or acquired from the funds of the Union State budget and using the results in the implementation of programs and projects of the Union State," the press serv...

Countries that acted on the advice of the USA have seen only bloodshed and devastation, Member of the House of Representatives of Belarus, Chairman of Belarus' Liberal Democratic Party Oleg Gaidukevich told BelTA.

The official said: “In crisis periods of history people are particularly susceptible to indoctrination. They easily respond to new stimuli and ideas and are more amenable to information impact. Nowadays information is shared fast and intensively."

The resident company OOO BTW-Agro is about to finish an investment project worth over $15 million in Kobrin District. As part of the project the company will commission a mycelium farm.

Thus, the Finance Ministry has gained access to the most up-to-date approaches in the field of securities market regulation and also an opportunity to seek advice from the organization's experts. IOSCO focuses on enforcement, corporate governance, l...

The depository agreement will contribute to the development of the Belarusian stock market. It is also important from the point of view of the formation of the common financial market in the Eurasian Economic Union, representatives of the depositary ...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 312,474 cases. A total of 303,030 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

According to Boris Gelfand, one of the founders of Global Edge Sourcing Ltd, the company plans to organize direct deliveries of Belarusian timber to the Israeli market where there is an increased demand for these products today.

One of those who went against the world's behind-the-scenes elites and sided with his citizens from the very beginning was Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, reads an article penned by Christian Muller in the Austrian newspaper Wochenblick.

A long-dormant volcano erupted near Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Friday, 19 March.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Japan Ruslan Yesin met with Keiichi Hamanaka, Mayor of the city of Ome in Tokyo Metropolis, on 23 March.

It is vitally important to inform young people about the use of the white-red-white flag by Nazi accomplices, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus Vyacheslav Danilovich told the SB...

"We have made all decisions and will move forward accordingly," the Belarusian leader stressed when asked by one of the employees about the possibility of another increase in the retirement age.

Многофункциональный комплекс Minsk World – это не просто комфортное и доступное жилье в самом центре города. По выгодным ценам здесь также м�...

“And I don't want it most of all. Because I am the first president of this state, which you and I shaped together with these hands,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stated.

"Keep in mind that we have spent a billion dollars on the COVID treatment. Should I spare this money when a person is in intensive care?.. I have visited intensive care departments 12 times, I have seen these people. We spare no expense to help them,...

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that people will not stop eating meat, which means that there will be raw materials for processing. “People will not stop using natural leather,” the president believes. Therefore, the leather industry has a promising f...

“The memory of the Great Victory in Russia and Belarus will always live on, because we are the heirs of the winners. It is important to remember this. We have won the Great Victory at the cost of the greatest losses in the history of mankind. Each...

According to the source, specialists have finished assembling the reactor of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in order to enable the cold and hot trials stage.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko met with Wang Dongqing, chairman of the Sanya Cross-border E-Commerce Industrial Park in China's Hainan Province on 22 March.

Belarusian healthcare professionals are expecting a third wave of the coronavirus infection this spring, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters prior to announcing postgraduate work assignment decisions at Vitebsk State Medical University...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Trust me I've never put forward personal interests. I have no ‘gold mine', I have nothing. All of it is lies and pictures. I had only one thing: I wanted ordinary people to benefit somehow from our projects."

One of the problems of the Belarusian leather industry is a substantial share of import of raw materials. Leather goods manufacturers do not favor Belarusian leather. Only about 80 enterprises use domestic raw materials.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Any privatization of this enterprise is out of the question. The processing of raw hides is a strategic branch of the national economy.” He remarked that proper attention should be paid to this economic branch.

The world must remember the terrible truth about the war, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said.

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.

The Soroki folk rite was reenacted in the agrotown of Valavsk in Yelsk District.

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.

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...

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!

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...