As they stopped talking about business, the Russian leader noted it was good weather in Sochi. “We can go for a swim,” he invited. Aleksandr Lukashenko responded by saying: “With pleasure”.

According to the source, Mozyr Oil Refinery will begin a major overhaul 1 June. The customers were notified about the plans in advance.

Vladimir Putin started the conversation by saying: “Thank you for coming. Just like we agreed. We agreed about it even before another loop…” “Another surge of emotions,” Aleksandr Lukashenko continued the line of thought.

According to the source, plans have been made to also set up a commission on import substitution in high-tech branches of the manufacturing sector. All the countries of the union have confirmed the importance of manufacturing cooperation in aircraft ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I will inform you. I've brought some documents with me since I enjoy such trustful relations with you. I will show them to you so that you could understand what is going on. Ahead of the meeting I will tell you publicly ...

The actions of the mayor of Riga and the Latvian foreign minister in respect of the state symbols of the Republic of Belarus evoke very negative emotions, Belarusian Justice Minister Oleg Slizhevsky told BelTA.

The Belarusian side urges the Lithuanian politicians to abandon the logic of confrontation and artificial tension in relations with their neighbors, which damages the interests of the citizens of both countries.

It has already been ascertained that several messages about “a bomb” planted on the aircraft were sent through the Swiss anonymous mail service ProtonMail (at 12:25 and 12:56). Records of the talks with the aircraft pilots are being examined and ...

According to the expert, the technology of pressure, which the West is now applying to Belarus, is not new.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Sochi.

The main objectives of the forum are to form a high anti-doping culture and conscious rejection of negative phenomena in sport among young athletes.

Belarus have secured first win in the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, defeating Sri Lanka 22-4 in Pool C in Graz, Austria.

This year's edition of the international children's art festival Golden Bee has brought together more than 400 participants from Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Serbia. The festival is running in Klimovichi on 28-30 May...

According to the source, after reviewing the information available in mass media and in the Internet about the grave crime committed against Belarus' interests, the prosecutor general opened a criminal case against Riga Mayor Martins Stakis and Latvi...

The university has become an alma mater for many Belarusian diplomats. BSU graduates make up the core of the Belarusian diplomatic service. The minister believes that the university will keep working to create the country's intellectual assets.

The CIS Heads of Government council signed a package of documents on the development of cooperation in Minsk.

The CIS member states should join efforts to resist external political and economic pressure, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told journalists following the session of the CIS Heads of Government Council.

While in Belarus Yunus-Bek Yevkurov visited the army exercise area Brestsky and took part in a reconnaissance of the areas where the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021 is supposed to take place.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 391,637 cases. A total of 382,167 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Integration in the Eurasian Economic Union has proved effective, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich said in his a message of greetings on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the EAEU Treaty.

Aliaksandra Dzmitryeva of Belarus secured bronze in the 50m Air Rifle event at the ongoing 2021 European Shooting Championships.

Roman Golovchenko said: “The pandemic has resulted in negative economic trends all over the world, including in our region. Experts already describe the current global crisis as the worst one since World War Two. But everyone knows that any crisis ...

"On the suggestion of Kyrgyzstan, the next meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government will be held in Bishkek on 12 November 2021," Sergei Lebedev said.

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of the Eurasian Economic Union member states is gradually weakening, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich said in a message on the occasion of the...

Belarus is taking part in the 9th Nevsky International Environmental Congress running at the Taurus Palace in St. Petersburg, BelTA learned from the press service of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry of Belarus.

Key trends and prospects of development of exchange trade in metal products and opportunities for selling more Russian metal via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange were discussed during the meeting.

“Belarus has been elected to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich was appointed member of the Executive Board.

Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the next steps and the work of the two governments to develop integration within the framework of the Union State, to compare the notes on the most pressing issues of bilateral cooperation, ...

Banning flights through Belarus for political reasons is utterly irresponsible and jeopardizes passengers' safety, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted on her Facebook account.

According to Roman Golovchenko, the Commonwealth of Independent States faced a number of challenges and problems in 2020-2021. Practical interaction meant to bolster integration was complicated by consequences of the unending pandemic, which had a ne...

The Belarusian head of state said that he is well aware of the situation across the CIS, which is about the same in all the member states.

“The victory at the election testifies to the recognition of your undisputable authority as the national leader who confidently protects his country from foreign interference and is doing his best to establish peace and stability in Syria,” the h...

Proposals have been made to give the Belarusian People's Congress a constitutional status of the supreme body of representative democracy of Belarus, Chairman of the Constitutional Committee, Chairman of the Constitutional Court Piotr Miklashevich sa...

Belarus' export of food and agricultural products to Russia came at $1,075.2 million (up by 0.7% year-on-year). Russia's share in Belarus' total export of such goods totaled 73.5%.

The Constitutional Commission held its fifth meeting on 28 May. The commission considered issues related to the constitutional status of the Belarusian People's Congress and the constitutional provisions on the local government and self-government sy...

The meeting was attended by 36 member states of the ICAO Council. Representatives of Lithuania, Poland and Ireland attended as interested parties.

Belavia is forced to cancel flights to Tallinn from 28 May to 28 August 2021 due to a flight ban imposed by the Estonian aviation authorities.

“People are asking for help. We agreed with the Russian president that Belarus will open several border checkpoints and set up tents there, if necessary. We have enough of these checkpoints to receive people coming from the territory of Poland, Lit...

After the meeting with the Belarusian head of state, the CIS Heads of Government Council will proceed with its session. Its program includes one-on-one and delegations-level meetings, with 11 issues on the agenda.

“The Belarusian People's Congress as a body of broad popular representation is proposed to be granted the right to assess the validity of the presidential election,” said Piotr Miklashevich.

Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the way the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting was held in Kazan on 29 April. Moldova, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan participated in the summit in the status of observer states and guests of honor.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko hailed the importance of face-to-face communication as he met with heads of the delegations to the CIS Heads of Government Council session in Minsk on 28 May.

“Integration is a means to counter targeted attacks of external forces against the CIS. Today we can see that the principles of the international law are blatantly neglected, the number of cases when the so-called right of the strong is used is inc...

We have outlined the most important tasks for the CIS in the program documents of the Belarusian chairmanship and we are also working on them in the EAEU format, the head of state emphasized.

The project named the Commonwealth of Independent States has proved to be a success and has again showed its viability in this difficult time, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with heads of the delegations to the CIS Heads of Gov...

The bill on constitutional amendments will be discussed by Belarusian MPs at the spring session, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on State Construction, Local Government and Regulations of the House of Representatives Viktor Svillo told repo...

“Azerbaijan's robust economic growth, its key role in the region and growing influence in the international arena are indisputable evidence of the effectiveness of the policy you are pursuing to build a stable state that successfully defends its in...

In the afternoon, Aleksandr Lukashenko is scheduled to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. During his parliament speech on 26 May, the Belarusian head of state outlined the agenda of the Sochi talks - the focus will be on the e...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the command staff, personnel and veterans of the border guard service as they celebrate their professional holiday, Border Guard Day.

Mikhail Mishustin said: “We call for not politicizing the situation with the Ryanair flight's emergency landing in Minsk and support the stance of Belarusian partners in favor of a transparent international investigation by aviation authorities.”

Roman Golovchenko said: “Events of the last few days indicate growing pressure of Western countries on Belarus. In this situation we certainly count on support of the closest ally – the Russian Federation.”

Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich thanked Azerbaijan (the country presiding over the Non-Aligned Movement) for convening the traditional meeting of healthcare ministers.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Kazakhstan is a very important partner for us. We maintain a very high level of relations in the bilateral format and within the framework of integration associations and international organizations."

Roman Golovchenko suggested discussing prospects of signing an agreement between the governments of Belarus and Kazakhstan on cooperation in deliveries of oil and oil products.

The official said: “Belarus is dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals and green economy principles. It is confirmed by the international commitments the country has undertaken and a number of strategic documents that have been passed."

The events of recent days have clearly shown that various media platforms have become deeply involved in exerting unprecedented pressure on Belarus, spreading defamation, and creating tensions in the society.

The commission on finding and returning cultural heritage and using it for scientific and cultural purposes at the Belarusian Culture Ministry convened on 27 May.

Belarus is taking part in UzTextile Expo-2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, BelTA learned from Marina Vaskevich, the press secretary of the Belarusian state light industry concern Bellegprom.

The parties discussed cooperation prospects in trade and economy, as well as preparations for the visit of Afghanistan's business delegation to Belarus.

A decision to cancel the Elite Track European Championships scheduled in Minsk, Belarus from 23 to 27 June 2021 was taken by the UEC Management Board, held at the Lausanne headquarters in Switzerland on 27 May.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Our meeting is taking place on the eve of an important event – a session of the CIS Heads of Government Council. We are intent on discussing all the priorities of Belarus' presidency over the Commonwealth of Independent S...

Students laid flowers and observed a minute of silence in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War at the memorial in Victory Square during the nationwide Last Bell end-of-school celebrations in Bobruisk on 27 May.

Over the past two months the Belarusian football players, as the other teams, did not play and remained 89th with 1,276 points.

I want to reiterate what Moscow has repeatedly stated: we insist that demonizing campaigns against those people who are not liked by the West be stopped, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

The aim of the forum is to present economic and export capacities of Belarus and African countries and to facilitate cooperation between embassies of African countries in advancing the bilateral trade and economic cooperation with Belarus.

Belarusian head of state Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Viktor Sheiman to receive his report on 27 May

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 390,203 cases. A total of 380,677 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Last year the Belarusian Economy Ministry was made responsible for cooperation with Russia's Vladimir Oblast.

Belarusian journalism should work in the interests of the society and the state, Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov said during the maiden edition of the Forum of the Media Community of Belarus “Media in the Age of Digitalization”.

Among other things the project was supposed to improve the state registry of renewable energy sources and submit proposals on amending the legislation. Marina Belous said: “In particular, we've worked out proposals on calculating the tariff for ren...

The match featuring many outstanding players of Belarus and Europe was to take place at Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, but has been postponed. Further information on the match will be published later.

Belavia has canceled flights to the following destinations: Warsaw, Milan, Amsterdam, Rome, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Hannover, Vienna, Brussels, Barcelona, and Kaliningrad.

The official said: “The life itself encourages us to make the Commonwealth of Independent States more effective. In conditions of sanctions and increased pressure from Western countries on the CIS states we are forced to step up our interaction, co...

Belarusian mass media need to join efforts to defend the national interests, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Lutsky told reporters.

The results of trade and economic cooperation in Q1 2021 were positively assessed. The mutual trade amounted to $215 million, up almost 12% form the same period of 2020.

“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...