“We need to somehow think about the future areas of work for the CIS and set more ambitious tasks for it and make a kind of breakthrough in this organization,” the head of state said. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that at present the CIS is basicall...

Belarus' presidency in the CIS in successful, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev said as he met with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 27 May.

"We had all the authorizations to perform the flight. Spain did not ban Belavia flights. However, the plane had to fly in circles for almost two hours before returning to Minsk," Igor Cherginets said.

Belarus has been invited to take part in the 9th Heilongjiang green food industry expo in October 2021 and the 32nd Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair in June 2022 as a guest of honor.

The meeting is taking place in the run-up to the session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Minsk.

It is proposed that the national action plan should include measures to promote sustainable consumption and production, sustainable finance, circular economy, organic agriculture, ecotourism (sustainable tourism), low carbon energy solutions, electri...

“The surrender of sovereignty is out of the question. I reiterate: we will not surrender our sovereignty with me as president. Belarus is my child. I have done my best to build this country. How can I ruin it with my own hands? No, I won't allow it...

The construction complex of Belarus exported products worth more than $3.5 million to Azerbaijan, Architecture and Construction Minister of Belarus Ruslan Parkhamovich said as he met with a delegation of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Arc...

China will continue the policy of external openness and great opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation with the countries of the world, including with Belarus, Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong sai d at a conference dedicated to the...

Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced that school-leavers will make the right choice, will fulfill their cherished dreams, and make the history of the country as the generation of creators.

Belarus battled hard to come back from 1-4 midway through the third period but the Bison came up short as the UK secured a 4-3 win.

The head of state added that this proposal should be worked out from the legal point of view. “If you submit a proposal to me or to the parliament on the responsibility for calls for sanctions, I guarantee you that it will be adopted," he said.

“I am convinced that your desire to develop and improve, the ability to unite, defending the national interests of the country, is the key to the well-being and peace of independent Belarus,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke in favor of increasing the term of office for MPs in Belarus as he met with MPs, members of the Constitutional Commission and representatives of the government bodies on 26 May.

The president said that the adoption of Decree No.2 of 9 May 2021 “On protection of sovereignty and constitutional order” was solely his initiative.

Anatoly Glaz said: “I am simply stunned by the cold disregard for interests of the passengers and their safety. What is their guilt? If an emergency happens, the people who made this decision will be made responsible.”

The official stated that any aviation incident is subject to a special investigation. Aviation incidents happen virtually every day. “Some are covered by mass media and some require special investigations,” she said.

According to the source, inconsiderable amounts of electricity were exported from Belarus to Ukraine before the ban. This is why one can hardly say the ban will be a sensitive issue for Belarus.

The State Border Committee and its regional branches are receiving a lot of appeals from foreign citizens who are unable to return home, mostly because a number of airlines canceled flights and some countries introduced a ban on flights through the a...

In line with the new algorithm, buyers will be able to offer a higher price for services during a trading session, if their purchase bid attracts no sellers. The price for services can also be raised in response to an offer from the seller.

The heads of delegations are expected to exchange views on current issues of economic cooperation in the CIS and set the date and place of their next meeting.

Our athletes have always performed under our state flag and will continue to do so, well-known public figure, Paralympian, world and European record holder in swimming Alexei Talai told BelTA..

Due to the decision of the governments of Finland and Czechia, Belavia is forced to cancel all flights to and from these countries. Belavia will not fly to Finland from 26 May 2021 to 29 October 2021. All flights to and from Czechia will be grounded ...

Belarusians of Estonia condemn the incident with the Belarusian state flag in Riga and urge their compatriots to unite in the face of such attacks from the West, BelTA learned from Lyudmila Annus, the head of the Belarusian association Syabry based i...

Belavia is forced to cancel all flights to and from Stockholm from 26 May 2021 to 30 October 2021. All flights to and from Riga are also cancelled from 26 May 2021 to 25 June 2021.

Chairman of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of cooperation with Belarus, Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong said at the ...

Speaking about the prospects of relations, Xie Xiaoyong said: “China will continue deepening business cooperation with Belarus across the board, will strengthen traditionally friendly relations, will jointly respond to various risks and challenges,...

Today, we see centrifugal processes in the situation around Belarus, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said as he addressed the meeting in the Oval Hall of the House of the Government on 26 May.

“Use common sense, turn down the negativity of social media and Telegram channels, and look around and assess the situation clearly. Wisdom is our strength,” the president said.

The president emphasized that it is essential to revise the election system in a way to benefit our people and country. “People should be the priority in any process,” the head of state stressed.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “It is necessary to primarily protect our citizens from shocks and prevent social benefits from worsening. I don't want you to close borders. No, we should calculate everything just like rich countries do. But we shou...

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the forthcoming meeting of the presidents of Russia and the USA is a mainstream topic now. It was mentioned that among other things the presidents want to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Belarus.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Work with the society at the local level is the most important direction in the work of people's representatives of all levels. Dozens of thousands of citizens stand behind every one of you."

The official said: “Despite the continued unprecedented pressure on Belarus the country lives and works in normal mode. According to our evaluations, the situation in worker collectives of enterprises, organizations, educational institutions is hea...

According to the minister, restrictions may also affect political foundations, humanitarian programs and non-governmental organizations operating in Belarus.

"Normal relations and normal communications have been broken," said Stanislav Zas. "This is a cause for concern. What is happening around Belarus cannot be called normal."

The minister said: “The incident with the Belarusian flag in Latvia has sparked a massive wave of patriotism, including in social networks. It consolidates us even more, even that part of the society that was previously receptive to aggressive rhet...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 388,987 cases. A total of 379,265 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"So far, we have not even heard any statements regarding the European states' desire to get to the bottom of this; so far, they have been firing from the hip," Dmitry Peskov said.

Vladimir Makei mentioned Western sanctions, financial support and allowance for fugitive puppets. “Various scenarios meant to destabilize the situation using radical and forceful methods are being implemented to achieve one goal – turn Belarus in...

Belarusians have no trust in partners who are continuously and hypocritically playing a double game, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said.

How to travel the world in a few hours? Easy if it's Minsk World! This summer, anyone can get acquainted with the complex!

"Normal, from the point of view of common sense, interests of the West, its citizens and our citizens are sacrificed quickly and without hesitation for the sake of achieving a certain goal," the minister said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that as far as the popularization of state symbols is concerned, it is impossible to artificially accelerate time but situations like the one in Riga inspire a surge of patriotism and respect for national symbols in c...

“I will not reveal any specific topics, but the economy will be the main one. In the context of the current situation around Belarus and Russia, and what we will do next,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I told Putin about it and we agreed on it at the latest meeting. As two independent and sovereign states Belarus and Russia can build such a powerful system of mutual relations and unity that it will be stronger than the...

Roman Golovchenko said: “Contrary to projections of Western agencies, which promised stagnation and recession to us, the Belarusian economy has achieved quite a good pace.”

By certain actions of the West we see that “having failed to take Belarus at a one go, they switched to other methods,” Vladimir Makei stressed.

There is no point in trying to destabilize the situation in Belarus, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with MPs on 26 May.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You remember our thesis: our multiple-vector policy stems from economic interests. We are an export-oriented country and we have no other way out. We sell much more than we consume out of what we make. This is why our ec...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Look at the unprecedented pressure on the country, on attempts to aggressively teach us a lesson, cut us down to size, and provoke using the dirtiest methods and technologies."

“We should know how to respond to any changes and should not diverge from the main course,” the head of state stressed.

"Throughout 2020, Belarus was subjected to the unprecedented pressure. No country in the world has faced such multifaceted, multi-level terror,” the head of state said. “Why did they turn against Belarus? Because we did not toe the line, did not...

“How were we supposed to act, especially given a recent spate of bomb threats in our country? You live in Belarus and you are well aware that we deal, almost on a daily basis, with fake bomb threats targeting our schools, universities, companies an...

"The Belarusian president has a great political intuition. Therefore, now the whole society is waiting for him to answer the questions related to the recent events, the provocation which was organized by a number of countries against Belarus. Judgin...

“What happened in Riga seemed to me, as the former Russian ambassador to Latvia, a little weird, to see the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the city mayor removing the Belarusian flag. The Russian flag has also been removed,” he said.

“Belarus has done what sovereign nation-states do,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"We have probably won the war of ideologies. By taking the toughest measures, we have nipped a wave of neo-Nazism in the bud,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

“As we have expected, our ill-wishers from the outside and from within have changed their methods of attacking the state. They have crossed many red lines, have crossed the boundaries of common sense and human morals,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said at the start of the meeting that there is a difficult situation around Belarus today.

In the quarterfinal on 25 May the Belarusian-Israeli duo proved stronger over Luis David Martinez of Venezuela and Sander Arends of the Netherlands 6-3, 0-6, 10-6 in an hour and five minutes.

After the solemn opening ceremony the Belarusian exposition was visited by Radiy Khabirov, Head of of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

“Over the years of sovereignty your country has made significant progress in strengthening its statehood and raising its authority in the international arena, playing an important role in developing the region and maintaining peace in the Caucasus,...

On 25 May night flights B2 847 to Kiev (departure time 22.40) and B2 833 to Odessa (departure time 23.40) were also canceled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was instructed to take measures to close down the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Canada and to finance the corresponding expenses.

The system will be established as an organized array of information resources and technologies that will take care of collection, processing, storage, systematization, actualization, and distribution of foreign trade information.

The statement reads: “Neither the UN as a whole, nor the high commissioner, nor the OHCHR, nor all the more so a mid-tier official of the UN Secretariat, Mr Rupert Colville is an authorized institution for evaluating actions of authorities of sover...

While in Belarus members of the Turkish delegation are expected to meet with executives and specialists of the Emergencies Ministry and Gosatomnadzor. Matters concerning the regulation of nuclear and radiation safety and security will be discussed.

The festival will open on 3 June with a program highlighting the historical and cultural heritage of Orsha at the Jesuit College (6 Lenin Street).

The 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk will be running on 15-18 July, with additional events scheduled for 14 and 19 July. The festival will have a busy program of events to suit any taste.

The incident with the Belarusian state flag in Latvia is an assault on the sovereignty of Belarus, an expression of disregard of the country, its state symbols and the people, said Oleg Belokonev, the chairman of the Standing Commission on National S...

The participants of the coordinating conference analyzed the military and political situation in the CSTO Caucasus and Eastern European zones of collective security.

The event was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Guangzhou and the Guangzhou Logistics Association.

The agreement was signed by Head of Minsk's Oktyabrsky district administration of the Belarusian capital Gennady Lubotynsky and Chairperson of the People's Government of the Yuexiu district Su Pei.

According to the source, it takes about 1.5 years to reconstruct the power grid in an area. Design work has to be done first. It is followed by the completion of all administrative procedures. Then construction and installation work begins to replace...

Cutting-edge Air Force and Air Defense weapons will be deployed during the exercise in addition to air defense systems of mechanized brigades and bleeding-edge weapons developed by Belarusian defense companies.

According to information published in the media, taking part in the change of the flag were Riga Mayor Martins Stakis and Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics.

Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich presented Belarus' experience in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly that is running online.

Anatoly Sidorov noted that the current military and political situation as well as the strategic situation in the CSTO's responsibility area, directions in training command and control bodies, troops and assets of the collective security system are t...

“The president accepted the proposal of MPs and members of the Constitutional Commission who made a request to organize a meeting to discuss topical and pending issues. The meeting is expected to take place at the parliament building tomorrow,” t...

The international military biathlon competitions among border services of the CIS member states and government bodies of the Republic of Belarus are underway at the Grodno border service command.

The senator said: “Since we knew the president wanted to make a statement, we asked him to make a speech before the parliamentarians so that we could discuss topical matters of the foreign policy and the domestic policy. The head of state accepted ...

The situation with the Ryanair flight might be discussed during the upcoming meeting between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin that is set to take place soon, Dmitry Peskov said.

The Days of Slavic Writing and Culture are running in Moldova on 24-31 May. This is one of oldest traditional cultural events of Slavic nations that facilitates the development of the intercultural dialogue and strengthens friendly ties between vario...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 387,818 cases. A total of 377,869 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The statement reads: “Members of the Council of the Republic and the House of Representatives were outraged to hear about actions involving a state flag of the Republic of Belarus in Riga. This action represents a continuation of Latvia's unfriendl...

Removing the Belarusian state flag from the the IIHF World Championship flagpoles in Riga is an outrageous act, spokesman for the Russian president Dmitry Peskov told the media.

The address to the head of state contains a request to submit a bill to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus under Article 138 of the Constitution, which provides for simultaneous elections to local councils of deputies of the 29th convo...

The participants are set to discuss the current situation on the metals market in Belarus and Russia, the main trends of 2021 and a whole range of issues related to stock trade.

MPs have voted for the parliament's address to the Belarusian president with a request to submit a bill to the House of Representatives on amending the Constitution, which provides for the possibility to hold elections to the local councils of deputi...

The MP said: “The state flag of a country is a collective symbol of the nation. In our case it is the symbol of an all-Belarusian consensus, which was adopted at a referendum in 1995. For particularly advanced people I would like to remind about re...

"This act is a continuation of Latvia's unfriendly policy towards Belarus. The National Assembly considers this to be a violation of international law,” the statement stresses.

The Belarusian aviation authorities acted in line with the international rules in the situation with the Ryanair aircraft, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

At the meeting on 25 May the Council of the Republic's presidium decided that the corresponding statement would be made at the forthcoming session. The initiative was supported by the House of Representatives MPs.

The Kolosok children's recuperation camp in Mogilev District is gearing up for the summer season. The camp can house 200 children at a time.