The diplomat said it is important that Belarus does not forget how much pain and suffering the war brought, how many lives were derailed, and how many people died in battle. Sorrowful obelisks, of which there are many in Belarus, also remind of that ...

According to the source, the reconstruction of the M1 motorway has already begun. Design work is in progress. The motorway will be reconstructed to allow vehicles to move without any stops. Construction work as part of the M1 motorway reconstruction ...

A number of agreements were reached by a delegation of the Belarusian production sector after a series of effective negotiations with various companies and agencies in Italy's north. The delegation included First Deputy Industry Minister Sergei Gunko...

Belarusian food products featured at the Belarus - Taste of Nature exhibition set up at the Expo Food & Drinks, which opened in Yerevan on 21 May.

This will help satisfy the increased demand for sawn wood in the Belarusian market and reduce prices for these products for Belarusian consumers. Ukrainian suppliers will be able to use the transit transaction mechanism to supply forest products not ...

"The Culture Ministry collegium considered the applications and presentation materials from six cities of different regions of Belarus. The city of Orsha has been chosen as Belarus' Capital of Culture in 2022," the ministry said.

Belarus will open the 2021 IIHF World Championship against Slovakia in Riga on 21 May, BelTA has learned. The Group B match will be played at the Olympic Sport Center. The faceoff is at 20.10. Belarus 5 TV channel will broadcast the match live.

The Belarusian youth is ready to contribute to rural development, Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the BRSM Youth Union Aleksandr Prokhorov told BelTA following the international business game Beginner Farmer.

Russia's Ural Airlines will operate the regular weekly Yekaterinburg-Minsk-Yekaterinburg flight from 2 June, BelTA learned from the Telegram channel of Minsk National Airport.

The MP said: “I am convinced that a hybrid war that employs the entire range of technologies starting with information warfare, buildup of military forces at the border with Belarus, interference in the domestic political situation in the country, ...

The speed of climate warming in Belarus is 0.63°C in a decade, while in other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) this process is slower, the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring said in its 2020 ed...

Belarus and Russia cannot but confront the aggressive policy of Western states, Deputy State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Aleksei Kubrin told the media.

We should respond to all threats in an appropriate and timely manner, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh said at the international conference “Responding to external challenge...

At the suggestion of Belarus, the EAEU will develop measures to counter the sanctions policy, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told the media following the online meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

According to Igor Petrishenko, the EAEU leaders discussed the natural gas market during the private part of the session. “You know that a concept has been prepared and passed as well as the relevant program on setting up the gas market," he said.

“Taking into account the gradual stabilization of the epidemiological situation and vaccination of the population in our countries, we believe that the time has come to resume regular air and rail passenger services,” the Uzbekistan leader said.

Cuba is eager to cooperate with the EAEU member states in the coronavirus pandemic response, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said at the online meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 21 May.

"Now, given the volatility of global markets, the problems associated with the sharp fluctuation of prices for socially important products have been growing worse," Vladimir Putin said.

The winner of the pageant will represent Belarus at the oldest-running and most prestigious international beauty pageant Miss World. Its 2021 edition will take place in Puerto Rico in December 2021.

According to Vasily Piskarev, such attempts to interfere are conducted by the same foreign non-governmental organizations and foundations.

"I condemn the continuing campaigns of the West to discredit the Republic of Belarus, the attempts to destabilize this brotherly country and to assassinate its President Aleksandr Lukashenko," the Cuban leader said.

Lidia Yermoshina said: “While national mentalities, religions, living standards and education standards may vary, there are common traits, which allow one to assume there is a common scenario for staging riots, however, it is filled with specifics ...

The commission is set consider the proposals to award the constitutional status to the Belarusian People's Congress and review the constitutional provisions on the system of local government and self-government.

Parking space from €4,250! The attractive offer from the developer of the Minsk World multifunctional complex.

“Within the framework of the union we should take every measure to ensure our own food security. While doing so, we should not miss out on our benefits from international trade. We should avoid excessive barriers in trade inside our union and in tr...

The head of state believes that at the current stage of the dialogue with Chinese partners it is advisable to focus on the development of digital transport corridors.

"We consider it necessary to intensify work on the development of the common financial market," the Kyrgyzstan leader said. "The last year has shown us that we need to simplify mutual access to financial markets."

Lidia Yermoshina said: “Let's not idealize any law. It is designed for law-abiding execution after all. Certainly, the election legislation of the Republic of Belarus has to be modernized, it is outdated. The Electoral Code was passed in 2000 and w...

“Taking advantage of the complementarity of our economies we will be able to achieve quick and effective economic progress in the EAEU. In order to reach the goals set forth in the EAEU strategy, we should step up work to create common energy marke...

The president urged to tap into the scientific, technological and production potential of the union more actively. A good example of such cooperation is the EAEU integrated system for the production and provision of space and geo-information products...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I am sure it is now the time to make a serious political decision on de-dollarizing the domestic trade in hydrocarbons in the Eurasian Economic Union.”

“The previous difficult year showed that it was the supranational, joint measures to support economic activity that could not only smooth the consequences of the crises but also lay the foundation of structural changes for economic growth in the fu...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 383,302 cases. A total of 373,391 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“I believe that our governments should agree on concrete joint algorithms to resume free movement of citizens in the territory of the EAEU,” Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The farewell ceremony took place in the club of the 116th Assault Airbase where Major Andrei Nichiporchik and Lieutenant Nikita Kukonenko had served. Their bodies had been delivered from Baranovichi by air the day before.

“We have passed the test of difficulties of both global and specific external pressures. There are forces that do not want close integration in our region. We must not succumb to such trends,” the first president of Kazakhstan stressed.

According to the head of state, the whole world had to deal with the pandemic and the aggravation of social and economic issues caused by its consequences. “Apart from this malady, we were involved in processes of political turbulence,” he said.

The Gomel Oblast Executive Committee and the administration of Gyor-Moson-Sopron County of Hungary signed an agreement on cooperation in trade and economy, science and technology, and humanitarian affairs at a web-based meeting on 21 May.

The pandemic and, as a result, the economic downturn had a serious impact on world development and interrupted the process of globalization, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

“During on-site meetings at enterprises, we discuss promising projects and important technological, financial, and social matters. We believe that the youth should be more engaged in these projects and in the work to address such matters,” Belaru...

Attending the event are the presidents of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia), Honorary Chairman of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarba...

The executive order also approved the resolution of the council of the fund to reward 309 students.

The law clearly bans the rehabilitation of Nazism, the glorification of Nazi criminals. I would especially like to note that the law does not shy away from collaborators, those who sided with the occupiers during the Great Patriotic War, who particip...

“The signed document will contribute to bilateral cooperation as a basis for effective interaction in the legal sector between the Justice Ministries of the two countries,” said Olga Shibko.

The head of state signed a corresponding decree on 20 May.

One of the main technical features of the trucks is a new light platform, which is 4 tonnes lighter than the traditional one.

A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council with the participation of the heads of state of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be held in the format of a video conference on 21 May.

World champion Maja Ognjenovic of Serbia helped draw Belarus with Croatia, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, and Switzerland in Pool C. These teams will play their matches in Zadar, Croatia.

Polina Golovina invited the UAE NOC delegation to take part in the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the NOC of Belarus. There are plans to consolidate further areas of cooperation by signing a memorandum of cooperation this year.

The head of state signed the corresponding decree on 20 May.

The Belarusian quarter of Viktar Staselovich, Ilya Shymanovich, Anastasiya Kuliashova and Anastasiya Shkurdai clocked 3:46.82 to finish sixth in the mixed 4x100m medley at the European Aquatics Championships.

According to the construction plan, the new bridge is to be put into operation in 2022. However, the builders are sure that the 500-meter wide crossing over the Dnieper River will start functioning this summer.

The harmonization of laws and regulations of Belarus and Russia in the area of border policy was also discussed as well as scientific support for routine operations of the Belarusian border service and the Russian one.

The Summer Sports Festival at Yanka Kupala Grodno State University and brought together more than 200 employees of the university.

Belarusian youth teams won seven diplomas at the international business game Beginner Farmer that wrapped up in Moscow Oblast, Russia on 20 May.

The products were shipped to 44 countries. In January-April the growth of 20% and higher was registered in the exports of rebar, constructional rolled products with diameter of 20-80mm, seamless pipes, bronze wire, and steel cord. Steel wire is the l...

Export of Belarusian products to the United Kingdom via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) amounted to $9.4 million in January-April 2021, which was up by 13 times year-on-year.

About 300 applications have been submitted to the second China-Belarus youth contest of research and innovation projects, including 195 from Belarus, Aleksandr Shumilin, Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology, said at the opening o...

A competition is in progress at premises of the 19th Independent Guards Mechanized Brigade in Lepel District, Vitebsk Oblast to name the army's best recon team. The scouts will spend several days demonstrating their firing skills, tactical training, ...

Brest Oblast Governor Yuri Shuleiko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan in Brest on 20 May.

Roman Golovchenko said: “We are glad that such a well-trained and experienced diplomat, a statesman has come to Belarus as the ambassador of Russia. You've come in a period of very active bilateral interaction on all projects. We advance cooperatio...

According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Eurasian Economic Union consists of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and the Eurasian Economic Commission and pays close attention to helping the member states achieve the Sustainable Developmen...

We have gained substantial experience in managing resources and securing sufficient medical supplies, medical products, crucial industrial and food products for personal use, manufacturing, and foreign trade, Mikhail Myasnikovich added.

The EAEU has proved resilient amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the high-level discussion on harnessing inter-regional integration for the SDGs organized by Belarus, Barbados and the United Nations Confer...

The negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global political and social situation is exacerbated by political factors: growing confrontation, centrifugal tendencies in multilateral trade, abuse of protectionist measures, the use of non-leg...

The mechanism to carry out foreign trade transactions online through the website export.by will be shown at the 27th international forum on information and communications technologies TIBO 2021.

Vladimir Makei said: “The event we organize together with our respected partners from Barbados and the UNCTAD Secretariat is not just another Zoom conference. During the pandemic all of us became accustomed to meeting online but today's conference ...

“The future of Belarus largely depends on whether allies and partners in Eurasia and the world can come to an agreement with each other. Our security and wellbeing are inseparably linked to this factor,” the minister said.

The international exhibition of forestry and wood-processing technologies Lesdrevtech 2021 opened in Minsk.

“This international non-partisan organization plays an important role in research and recognition of genocide. Thus, the Prosecutor General's Office plans to provide this organization with evidence of the genocide of Belarusians based on the invest...

According to the governor, despite the difficult epidemiological situation, many traditional brand events have been successfully winning back the right to life from the pandemic.

Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk sent an open letter to President of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Olle Dahlin.

The developer of the Minsk World multifunctional complex has offered an excellent gift for its clients!

Belarus in eager to increase export of construction services to Russia, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak said as he met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin in Moscow

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko approved the proposal to erect a monument to Metropolitan Filaret in Minsk during the meeting to review the socio-economic and socio-political development of the Belarusian capital on 20 May.

According to Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Vladimir Kukharev, a broad range of matters concerning the development of the capital city was discussed during the meeting. The president was interested in all the topics, particularly soci...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 381,546 cases. A total of 371,666 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The official said: “A personnel training system was established when the decision to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant was made. At present 900 graduates are ready for work and have the necessary competences. Another 500 people are being tra...

According to the source, work on the second unit proceeds on schedule. As much as 85% of the required construction work has been done. Fuel rod arrays for the second reactor were delivered to the construction site in April. The fuel is now kept in a ...

Belarusian science is ready for challenges facing the world economy and is capable of developing competitive high technology products and services.

In Q1 2021, resident companies of the free economic zone (FEZ) Vitebsk exported more than $163 million worth of goods, which was up by almost 30% year-on-year.

This year Spring in Gomel is running in a hybrid format: the Business Spring digital platform and the Gomel Spring national artisans festival (21-23 May).

In the round of Last 16 the Belarusian needed two and a half hours to see off Spain's world number 172 Cristina Bucsa 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.

“All the processes in Minsk are much faster (they are more pronounced) than anywhere else,” Aleksandr Lukashenko explained. “Therefore, we must stay ahead of people's needs or at least respond to them promptly."

Before hosting a meeting to discuss social, economic and political situation in Minsk, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the military aircraft crash that took place in Baranovichi on 19 May.

Spring crops in Belarus have been sown on 2.2 million hectares, which is 90.6% of the target area, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

“Our country preserves and honors historical memory, it shows other countries in the post-Soviet space that the feat of Soviet people has not been forgotten, the price for the Victory has not been forgotten. The name of the law “On the prevention...

The current five-year plan prioritizes innovative and regional development, Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina said as she visited Francisk Skorina Gomel State University and the Belarusian State University of Transport.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated President Paul Biya on the National Day of Cameroon on 20 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

BelAZ Trading House took part in the All-Russian Interdisciplinary Conference “Mechanical Engineering: Development Strategies” in Kazan, BelTA learned from the press service of BelAZ, the Management Company of BelAZ Holding Company.

The conference has been organized in pursuit of the integration of integrations initiative put forward by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The initiative provides for building up mutually beneficial horizontal cooperation between regional inte...

The message reads: “All of us mourn today. We've lost heroes, who placed lives of their compatriots ahead of theirs. By demonstrating unequalled courage, Major Andrei Nichiporchik and Lieutenant Nikita Kukonenko steered the falling aircraft away fr...

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance is considering setting up an additional production facility to make COVID-19 vaccines for animals at the Belarusian company BelVitunipharm.

The Belarusian government expects the parliament to adopt the bill “On the rights of people with disabilities and their social integration” by the end of 2021.

The situation in Belarus has returned to normal, but risks remain, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko told reporters after he presented president's Ordinance No.2 “On protecting the sovereignty and the constitutional order...

“I am happy I have successors in my sport. I was rooting for her. Tatsiana did really well and secured the Olympic berth. I hope she will perform well in Tokyo too,” Ekaterina Karsten told the media at the event to launch the photo exhibition �...

Members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus took note of the president's Ordinance No.2 “On protecting the sovereignty and the constitutional order” of 9 May 2021.