The Belarusian State Border Committee has recommended stripping five people of military ranks, official representative of the committee Anton Bychkovsky told BelTA.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the inviolability of traditional values of the nation, traditions and state sovereignty largely depends on the civic position of the workers of this sector, on their ability to stand up for the interests of Belarus in ...

The document was signed by the EAEU states in October 2019. The agreement approved the composition of information on pedigree animals and breeding achievements to be exchanged between the member states of the Union.

Vitebsk Oblast rescuers have held their first online parade for the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and former firefighters.

“The number of those wishing to be vaccinated is big today. In order to achieve the goal, we would like to see more active vaccination, but all countries have their own opportunities,” said Irina Glinskaya.

“The issues of demography and family support are under constant control of the president and are among the priorities of the state policy,” said the Vice Speaker of the Council of the Republic.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

The final of the nationwide chess competitions among children and teenagers White Rook is underway at the Minsk Chess and Checkers Center on 4-7 May.

The simulator is designed to imitate effects of physical actions in conditions of a virtual reality. It is a joint project of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry, the Civil Protection University, and the United Nations Development Program office in B...

Orders, medals, and honorary titles have been awarded in recognition of many years of fruitful labor, high professionalism, exemplary discharge of their duties, considerable personal contributions to the development of the Belarusian tractor engineer...

In line with the legislation Belarusian defense, security, and law enforcement officers, including retired and reserve ones, can be stripped of military ranks (special ranks) by the head of state.

Belarus' export of agricultural and food products in Q1 2021 amounted to $1.5 billion, up by 5.3% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

Belarusian and Russian historians have published the book “Russia and Belarus: Essays on common history” that is the first textbook in the large-scale project “Russia and Belarus: Pages of common history”.

Minsk is gearing up to celebrate Victory Day on 9 May.

The Belarusian powered past Jessica Pegula of the United States (No.33) 6-1, 6-2 in 53 minutes.

Goalie Tikhon Chaika, defenseman Dmitry Kuzmin and forward Danila Klimovich have been named the best players of the Belarusian team at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship.

The agricultural industry of Grodno Oblast has increased by 14% over the past five years. It is important to maintain the growth rate, to continue the development of the industry, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko said as he introd...

The share of exports in the total revenue of the FEZ residents increased to 70%.

The head of state inquired about the Belarusian athletes' preparation for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo: "What is the situation at the moment? How are things with licenses? Are our athletes set for the Olympics?"

Economic revival will be in the focus of the development program of Belarusian regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told journalists.

АКЦИЯ! АКЦИЯ! АКЦИЯ! До 7 мая в Minsk World действуют пасхальные скидки! До 120 евро за квадратный метр! Количество квартир ограничено!

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 362,594 cases. A total of 353,081 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Roman Golovchenko stressed that in line with international law sanctions can be authorized in response to extremely serious and proven crimes, which are committed in a specific country. Such a situation cannot apply to Belarus.

The prime minister said: “Results of the first quarter inspire cautious optimism as diplomats put it. The economy reached a steady growth trajectory virtually in all the indicators.”

The Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War hosted the roundtable “From war generation to peace generation” on 4 May.

We all know what is going on around our country, what goals the enemies of our state pursue. They have gone beyond any moral values. Therefore, the country should be ready for anything, for any development of the situation. The president, as head of ...

The official said: “Belarusian oil refineries are operating in normal mode. They will even process more oil in May than the level specified by the current business plans. Transneft's information [about lower oil deliveries in May] does not contradi...

First of all, Aleksandr Lukashenko was interested in the country's economic performance. The president emphasized, however, that the main thing is not even the country's performance in the first quarter of the year, but the future perspectives such a...

The Nazis committed crimes unprecedented in scale, cruelty and inhumanity. Our sacred duty is to keep memory of the terrible tragedy that took 27 million Soviet lives and the life of almost every third resident of Belarus.

The Belarusian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling national teams have decided on the squad for the 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament which is due in Sofia, Bulgaria on 6-9 May.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) welcomes the agreement to stop clashes on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, according to the CSTO commentary on the situation.

According to Viktor Karankevich, this year plans are in place to increase the delivery of peat products to the cement factories, including milled peat to Krasnoselstroymaterialy.

Trailing 0-3 in the second period, Belarus fought back to make it 2-3, but just did not have enough firepower to advance.

When studying the documents submitted for state registration, it was found out that the founders violated the established order of setting up a political party and submitted an invalid document.

The ballet will premiere on 15 May.

According to the source, the bank continues stepping up financial support for Belarusian export this year. In Q1 2021 the bank provided the equivalent of Br384.2 million in export loans, with the growth rate at 178% as against January-March 2020.

Flights from the Zhukovsky airport in Moscow Oblast will be available every Monday. The aircraft will depart from the Zhukovsky airport at 10:20 to land in Minsk at 11:55. The return flight will leave Minsk at 12:55 to arrive in the Zhukovsky airport...

More than 200 young researchers will take part in the national youth forum "Belarus is a Smart Country” which will be held at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on 12 May.

The three-day youth forum “Light of Great Victory” will kick off at the Brigantina sports and recuperation complex of Belarusian State University (BSU) on 4 May. The forum will mark the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Stellar performance of the Belarusian athletes in most individual and team events among juniors and seniors secured Belarus the first place in the team rankings and demonstrated the high professionalism of the Belarusian athletes and the team of coac...

Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko presided over a meeting of the organizing committee to prepare the national pavilion at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai.

Belarusian journalists toured the museums of wooden architecture of Novgorod Oblast, Russia during a press tour "Belarus and Novgorod Oblast: Preserving Historical Memory and Cultural Heritage".

According to the source, the Belarusian nuclear power plant has successfully finished the delivery and incoming inspection of nuclear fuel (fuel rod arrays and neutron-absorbing rods of the control and protection system) for initial insertion into th...

Belarus' Aleh Rabtsau scored a total of 60,815 points to clinch gold. Silver went to Uladzislau Hancharou (60,580 points). Russia's Andrei Yudin took bronze (59,725 points).

Belarus finished in third place and will play Russia, second-place finisher from Group B.

It became even easier to buy real estate in Minsk World this spring. In addition to the credit program from Belinvestbank, we have launched a new credit partnership program with Belarusky Narodny Bank. It has been running since 21 April – at 12.99%...

According to the political analyst, the recent coup attempt in Belarus did not intend to simply destabilize the situation in the country. The main purpose was to shake the situation in Russia ahead of important political events.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 361,897 cases. A total of 352,464 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Fifteen trade unions of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus have called for lifting the unlawful economic sanctions against Belarusian enterprises. The trade unions believe that this wrongful decision violates the labor rights of Belarusians an...

Nikolai Shchekin stressed that the speakers of the upper and lower houses set the tone for a new parliamentary culture - senator and deputy – “legislator- trailblazer”.

"All the contracts have been signed, and the oil is delivered in accordance with these contracts. Everything is in the routine mode,” said Roman Golovchenko.

Belarus is discussing with Russia the possibility of redirecting export of timber and engineering goods through Russian seaports, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the Belarus 1 TV channel.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, it is with deep sorrow that Belarus has learned the tragic news, especially the news about the deaths of children.

The total area of spring crops for harvest 2021 in Belarus is estimated at almost 2.5 million hectares.

The export duties on crude oil and some categories of derivative oil products were previously revised upwards on 1 April.

The Belarusian defeated Russia's world number 37 Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 20 minutes. Aryna Sabalenka will next face either former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (World No.15) or world number 33 Jessica Pegula of the Uni...

The continuation of the armed confrontation on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border raises serious concerns,” said Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas.

“There is an absolutely inclusive, open dialogue which is aimed at improving the constitutional process and amending the constitution. Everyone can take part in this process,” Vladimir Makei said.

The minister stressed that much has been achieved within the framework of the Union State.

According to him, there is a need to synchronize the efforts and involve Belarusian microelectronics companies in the development programs of the microelectronics industry in Russia. “Our potential has not just been preserved, but has also been dev...

"Although we have always regarded the European Union as our second largest trade and economic partner, as a source of technologies and innovations for Belarus,” Vladimir Makei noted.

“Today, the situation in Belarus is absolutely normal. It has stabilized and normalized and there are no protests that you mention,” the minister said.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 361,063 cases. A total of 351,816 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"Therefore, the actions of law enforcement agencies and authorities were absolutely adequate and necessary,” Vladimir Makei said.

"But this moment [visiting a church Easter] always leaves a very good mark in my heart and stays in my memory," the Belarusian leader said.

In the cathedral Aleksandr Lukashenko lit an Easter candle at the icon of the Resurrection and had a talk with the worshipers. Aleksandr Lukashenko donated a recreated Holy Cross of Turov, which was lost after an earthquake that destroyed the cathedr...

Let's build and create. Let's build our homes, cities, our beautiful Belarus so that centuries on our descendants remember us with pride and respect. It is in our power, with prayer for Belarus, with love in our hearts, the head of state said.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko donated a recreated Turov Cross to the Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Lavrentiy of Turov as he visited the church to mark Easter on 2 May.

The head of state is set to light an Easter candle in the church. Aleksandr Lukashenko will donate the Cathedral a recreated Turov Cross, which was lost after the earthquake that destroyed the cathedral in the 13th century.

The festival celebrates the change of seasons (the end of spring and the beginning of summer). The event marked the start of the 2021 festival season in Belarus.

"This holiday coincides with spring awakening of nature. Together with the sun-warmed soil, the light is illuminating the souls of believers with the news of the wonderful Resurrection of the Christ," the message reads.

“May the extraordinary spirit of this holiday help us in our good deeds, bring peace, accord and happiness to every home,” Aleksandr Lukashenko extended his wishes to Belarusian Orthodox Christians.

Most fountains will be turned on at 11:00 and work till 21:00 on weekdays. On weekends and holidays, fountains will operate from 10:00.

There are several theme parks in Minsk with 55 amusement rides.

Students of model courses of the National Beauty School demonstrated collections by Belarusian designers and brands.

Before the holiday they have their Easter food blessed at the churches.

Important components of the Belarusian nuclear power plant's licensing process include an expert evaluation of safety parameters, evaluation of conformance with requirements, an inspection of the readiness of the operating company to do its job.

The heads of government of the EAEU member states have decided to take coordinated measures to prevent the introduction and spread of three crop diseases: tomato brown rugose fruit virus, Pepino mosaic virus, and tomato spotted wilt virus in the EAEU...

The international conference “Responding to external challenges and threats: Parliamentary dimension of the Union State [of Belarus and Russia]” will take place on 21 May.

Time is not ripe yet for the united response of the Eurasian Economic Union to the sanctions imposed by the West against individual members of the union, said Iya Malkina, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

The official noted: “We've finished the first stage of the pilot commercial operation stage, the so-called G1. We had to practice operating the unit at all the output settings (50%, 75%, 90%, and 100% of the nominal output).”

More than 500 events will be held within the framework of the nationwide patriotic project Flowers of Great Victory across the country on 1-9 May. The events will be timed to the 76th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patri...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 358,738 cases. A total of 349,013 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant is designed to handle the following natural and artificial impacts: the fall of a light aircraft weighing as much as 5.6 tonnes and flying 100 meters per second, seismic events, an air shock wave as strong as 30kPa,...

The number of cybercrimes has been growing and the police have been taking appropriate measures to counteract them, Dmitry Rezenkov, head of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee, said.

The Eurasian Economic Union has enough resources to ensure a steady supply of food products, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange is ready to assist companies from Lipetsk Oblast of Russia to enter the Belarusian market by providing direct access to Belarus' major wood processing, industrial, construction and agricultural companies.

Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich noted that other programs in various areas are being developed within the framework of the EAEU.

According to the source, the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is a large-scale investment project. The construction of such a massive installation gave an additional powerful boost to the development of Ostrovets District.

The document is aimed at stimulating outrunning growth of the industrial output of the Eurasian Economic Union member states on the basis of the potential of the common market, improvement of the competitive ability of the EAEU member states, promoti...

Igor Korotchenko stated: “The Russian Federation and sovereign bodies of Belarus should recognize the attempt to assassinate Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko as international terrorism. The matter should be put on the agenda of the UN Securit...

Belarus and Uzbekistan are well-positioned to increase trade, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov.

In his words, those are Aleksandr Feduta, Yuri Zenkovich, Grigory Kostusev, Olga Golubovich, Dmitry Shchigelsky, Aleksandr Perepechko, Pavel Kulazhenko, Vitaly Makarenko, and Igor Makar. He added that Aleksandr Feduta, Yuri Zenkovich, Grigory Kostuse...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a phone conversation on the morning of 30 April.

“The positions you have been appointed are very important. You will be in charge of three quarters of the country during this difficult situation both inside the country (everything seems calm for the time being, but we cannot let our guard down) a...

The Belarusian economy continued growing in March. The GDP growth rate accelerated by 0.1% in comparison with January-February, with Q1 2021 growth at 0.9%. The economy did better than projected: previously the Economy Ministry expected the GDP volum...

The parties discussed topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation and the interaction within the framework of the integration associations.

Yuri Valevatyi has been appointed First Vice Governor of Grodno Oblast. He was promoted from the position of Chairman of the Mosty District Executive Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed new police chiefs in Minsk Oblast, Brest Oblast, Grodno Oblast on 30 April.