Belarus allowed a goal 36 seconds into the game after Nikita Nesterov's shot from the blue line. The Russians continued to attack and Emil Galimov doubled the lead on the fifth minute.

During the flight from Hurghada to Minsk, the crew of the aircraft detected a fuel system malfunction. In order to ensure passengers' safety, they decided to land the aircraft at a reserve airfield in Krasnodar.

Belarus and Pakistan have built candid and trust-based relations, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad H...

Ukraine's elites led by the president are not independent, Aleksei Dzermant, a political analyst and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, wrote in his Telegram channel.

Belarusians should clearly understand that they should not make excuses to anyone for their past and present, Deputy Head for Research of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Professor Nikolai Buzin told the SB. Belarus Segodnya newspape...

“Today we are presenting a line of dump trucks designed for agricultural producers. The carrying capacity of these machines ranges from 6 to 20 tonnes. These dump trucks have a yellow cabin and a dark graphite platform. Yellow is the color of a rip...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the national day of Italy, Festa della Repubblica.

The parties discussed trade and economic relations, in particular, ways to boost bilateral trade, expand the assortment of agricultural supplies, as well as cooperation prospects in the field of animal identification, veterinary control, crop product...

According to the source, Gomselmash hits all the output and export targets. Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine account for most of the sales. The company also cooperates with Zimbabwe, with 20 machines sold there so far this year.

According to the source, in Q1 2021 oil shipments from the Russian Federation to Belarus were steady and prices for the products Belneftekhim makes kept rising. As much as 400,000 tonnes of oil was extracted in Belarus in Q1 2021.

Bellesbumprom reports an increase in export of virtually all kinds of products. Those include furniture, plywood, paper, pasteboard, wallpaper, cellulose, various kinds of wood-based panels, wooden structures, doors, windows, and forest chemistry pro...

Troops and cargoes will be airdropped as part of the exercise. The troops will also have to practice dealing with water obstacles, direct deployment (without parachutes), and live firing.

The parties focused on expanding the range of products. They discussed the main goals and the first steps to study the technological capacities of Tirotex.

On International Children's Day, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomats from foreign countries donated their gifts to several children's homes.

Leader of the Belarusian national table tennis team Vladimir Samsonov has qualified for the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.

On 1 June Vileika hosted an event dedicated to Children's Day. It was arranged by the National Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals and UNICEF. During this event Vileika signed an agreement to join the Child-Friendly City initiative.

More than 83,000 residents of Minsk Oblast, which is 5,8% of its population, have already received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A delegation of Uzbekistan led by Uzbekistan's Minister for Information Technologies and Communications Shuhrat Sadikov visited the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR) on 1 June.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kenya and concurrently to Ethiopia Pavel Vzyatkin presented his credentials to Ethiopia President Sahle-Work Sevda.

The State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus and the National Agency for Research and Development of Moldova have announced a contest of joint R&D projects for 2022-2023.

The CIS observation mission at the snap elections to the National Assembly of Armenia began monitoring the election campaign on 31 May, following the invitation of the country.

The expo took place in the exhibition center Crocus Expo. As many as 340 manufacturers and dealers from 16 countries, including Belarus, Russia, Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Finland, and Singapore, presented their products at th...

TIBO is an event for everybody, Belarusian Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan said at the opening of the 27th installment of the international information and communication technology forum TIBO 2021.

Due to the bans on flights through the air space of Ukraine and some other countries, Belavia was forced to change the itineraries of its charter flights to avoid these territories.

The fest “City of Childhood” was held in Sovetskaya Square in Grodno on 1 June.

Roman Golovchenko said: “The state is interested in the accelerated development of the IT sphere, in the integration of state administration processes with the latest technological solutions. The government and government bodies will always provide...

Belarus and Russia will consider a possibility to launch flights to Crimea, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting to discuss cooperation with Russia on 1 June.

The match was initially slated for Saturday, 5 June, at Torpedo Stadium in Zhodino. At the request of the Cyprus Football Association and in agreement with UEFA the match was postponed to 1 June 2022.

“Belarus has a lot to be proud of. We have doubled milk production and nearly tripled meat production compared to 1995 level. The country has become one of the top five exporters of dairy products, and also become the leader in beef and poultry exp...

More than 2,200 haulers are queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 14.00 on 1 June, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 395,075 cases. A total of 386,088 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

On 1 June, a children's fest was held in the park of extreme sports in Stoletova Street in Minsk to mark Children's Day.

Asked to comment on the situation with sanctions against Belarus, Roman Golovchenko stressed: “Logic is absent so much that it is difficult to make projections for now. Various kinds of statements are being made by different sides. We calmly track ...

The European Union will not shoot itself in the foot by banning transit of Russian gas through Belarus, the president believes. “This will come at too high a price for them. In such a situation, they will be dealing not only with Belarus, but prim...

The 31st international specialized exhibition Belagro 2021 kicked off with an opening ceremony in the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone on 1 June.

Belarus and Russia are building a new model of relations within the framework of the common economic space, without compromising the political or economic sovereignty, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media.

New technologies are crucial for the development of agriculture, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin said as he attended the 31st edition of the international expo Belagro 2021.

To assess the view from the window, the quality of construction, transport accessibility and infrastructure. All this can be done in the Minsk World multifunctional complex!

“The multi-purpose manufacturing and warehouse complex will feature a high degree of mechanization and automation,” the FEZ said.

The head of state remarked that he did not even raise the matter of the second tranche of the loan during his meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Vladimir Putin did at the end of the meeting.

Belarus and Qatar discussed the state of the bilateral military cooperation and prospects for its development. The Qatari delegation also visited the Minsk Military Commandant's Office to watch a rehearsal and a performance of the guard of honor.

Russia's support is important for Belarus as the West is threatening to impose new sanctions against Belarus, Aleksei Dzermant, a political analyst and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said.

The Belarusian government will provide all possible support to the national airline Belavia, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss cooperation with Russia.

“Both President Putin and I understand that certain forces are beginning to unite against us. We understand perfectly well what is going on around our country, and we take the same view of the situation. We are determined to resist all these attack...

Speaking about negotiations with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that the matter of the arrested Ryanair flight passengers had been certainly discussed, but the presidents had spent only a small amount of ti...

According to Konstantin Shulgan, the integration of digital technologies into all spheres of life is a key condition of technological advance. Digital technologies change the structure of the world economy. On the one hand, it requires radical change...

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that discussions about the meeting in Sochi had begun with speculations about the content of the black suitcase that can be seen near the head of state in videos. Some mass media even made that point the key news.

The two leaders discussed oil and gas supplies, including compensation for losses resulting from the Russian tax maneuver, cooperation in customs and taxation, and in the defense industry. They also touched upon the recent developments: response to s...

Since 1 June the microbiological laboratory located on the premises of the Minsk National Airport will use an innovative diagnostics reagent for COVID-19 PCR testing, SmartAmp.

According to the president, Valentina Krylovich has made an invaluable contribution to the preservation and promotion of the best traditions of the national choral culture.

The new products and advanced developments of Belarusian manufacturers were presented within the framework of the Made in Belarus exhibition, Belinterexpo said.

“As a good successor of Fizkulturnik Belarusi, the Sportivnaya Panorama newspaper is famous for the professionalism of its team, honest, objective and thoughtful journalism,” the message of greetings reads.

Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan and Minister for Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan Shuhrat Sadikov discussed issues of mutually beneficial cooperation in information and communication technologie...

The matter was discussed at the meeting between Belarus' Architecture and Construction Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich and Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov.

End-of-school exams will be held in all educational institutions from 1 to 9 June.

Belarus attaches great importance to strengthening and developing cooperation with Russia, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent...

The TIBO 2021 business program comprises 30 thematic events, including the 3rd Eurasian Digital Forum, the 4th Belarusian ICT Summit, the Digital Economy Forum, the International Telecommunication Union workshop “5G (IMT-2020) networks launch and o...

Mikhail Mishustin and Roman Golovchenko exchanged opinions on the priority goals to strengthen integration in the Union State. The two heads of government coordinated approaches to the fight against the coronavirus infection.

Belagro will also become a platform for business negotiations. The exhibition program includes B2B meetings, practical demonstrations, presentations, workshops and contests.

“It was decided to increase the number of flights with Belarus on the Moscow-Minsk route up to 10 times a week on a reciprocal basis from 10 June,” the operational headquarters said.

“In the modern world, high technologies are an important driving force behind economic development and improvement of people's quality of life. Digital transformation of all sectors of the modern society is one of the national priorities of Belarus...

Upon the ambassador's request the CSTO secretary general shared his evaluation of the situation in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia collective security regions of the organization.

The exercise will focus on improving the cohesion of command and control bodies, troops, and army units in the course of a defensive battle. The ability of those being trained to organize combat operations and command their troops and assets will be ...

According to the source, cooperation with Pakistan is not something new. The Belarusian company's dealership has been successfully working in the region for quite some time. Now promising arrangements have been made with a major Pakistani company, wh...

The exposition "Belarus - the country of digital opportunities” will occupy the central place at the 27th international forum on information and communications technologies TIBO 2021 which will be held in Minsk on 1-6 June.

BUCE spoke about export capacities of the Belarusian forestry industry, BUCE's experience in organizing supplies of Belarusian sawn wood to China within the framework of the New Silk Road initiative, and its main advantages for Chinese buyers.

According to Beibut Atamkulov, instructions have already been given to launch four flights between Minsk and Almaty. Aleksei Avramenko noted that this would balance the mutual passenger traffic. He added that Belarus is ready to ensure the parity in ...

The Festival of National Cultures has become one of Grodno's brands. The first edition of the biennial festival was held in 1996. Grodno was to host the final events of the 13th edition of the festival in June 2020, but they were postponed due to the...

Belarusian State University has launched the new program in international cyber law for foreign students as part of the Legal Studies specialty at the Faculty of International Relations, BelTA learned from the BSU press service.

We believe that it is important not only to increase the volume of mutual trade, but also to diversity it and use new instruments in our work, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said as he met with ambassadors of African countries on ...

Vladimir Makei said: “I would like to emphasize the role of ambassadors and diplomats of African countries in the development of bilateral contacts. You are not only conductors of interests of your countries. You also shape conceptual and practical...

Belarus and African countries have maintained friendly relations for a long time, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said as he met with ambassadors of African countries on the sidelines of the second Belarusian-African Economic Forum...

Igor Petrishenko said: “I would like to discuss the main aspects relating to the liquidation of barriers and restrictions in the Eurasian Economic Union. Thanks to our joint work last year we secured progress in this matter. We've been working at a...

“The coronavirus pandemic has become a serious challenge for all countries, affecting business and personal contacts. It is gratifying that the situation is gradually improving, we are returning to the usual format of interaction,” the Belarusian...

The Belarusian scored 23,500 points to place third with the Ribbon. Arina Averina of Russia scored 24,700 points to celebrate the win, with Dina Averina placing second (24,650).

The nature of Minsk Oblast fascinates with its beauty.

"Of course, we will [provide support - TASS]. We are part of the Union State," he said, answering the relevant question.

A flight of the air carrier Ryanair on the way from Dublin to Krakow had to land in the Berlin Brandenburg Airport in the evening on 30 May due to a bomb threat. The aircraft stayed on the runway till early morning on Monday. No bomb was found on boa...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 394,439 cases. A total of 385,382 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

According to Deputy Healthcare Minister – Chief Sanitary Inspector of Belarus Aleksandr Tarasenko, a vaccination schedule for Chinese nationals will be drawn up together with regional medical institutions.

Semi-trailer trucks are queuing on the border between Belarus and the European Union.

Belarus' world number 4 Aryna Sabalenka saw off Croatia's world number 144 Ana Konjuh 6-4, 6-3.

There are a number of exceptions to this rule. They are specified on the Belarusian border service's website, the section “COVID-19: crossing the border of the Republic of Belarus”.

"In general, we see outright meddling in the internal affairs of Russia and its allies. Apparently, this is how the rules-based order, which the West wants to increasingly rely on while deviating from the universal norms of international law, should...

As of 1 May 2021 Belarus' state debt totaled Br58.1 billion, Br0.3 billion or 0.5% up since the beginning of the year. The internal state debt amounted to Br11.7 billion as of 1 May. Taking into account differences in currency exchange rates, the int...

How to get a double benefit when buying an apartment? It is easy in the Minsk World multifunctional complex! The developer offers several options so that customers can choose the best for themselves.

Representatives of African states outlined the promising areas of cooperation with Belarus at the second Belarusian-African Economic Forum in Minsk.

Minsk is hosting the second Belarusian-African Economic Forum on 31 May-1 June. On behalf of Belarus the forum is attended by representatives of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries, the Development Bank of the Republic of ...

The European Union wants to make Belarus a pariah state, turn its government into outcasts, and proceed to the tactics of strangling the country, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said in an interview to the Russian newspaper Kommers...

The deputy minister emphasized that the scientific and technological potential of Belarus, which is actively expressed in the agricultural sector, presents opportunities for promoting mutually beneficial cooperation with Mozambique.

According to the source, the fire occupied an area exceeding 12 hectares. Strong wind made firefighting work difficult. Several aerial units were involved in the operation, including a Mi-8 helicopter of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry.

The minister also spoke about the Western sanctions policy towards Belarus and Russia. He stressed that these are the unilateral measures by individual states or groups of states that are regulated by their internal documents.

“Only two out of 28 Union State programs remain pending. These are programs on the formation of the common gas market and the harmonization of tax legislation. We have made very significant progress in drafting these two programs,” Vladimir Makei...

"It is a great honor and responsibility for the BelCCI to be a co-organizer of this forum, because our main mission is to assist the Belarusian business in developing foreign economic relations and all our partners from different countries in establi...

It is important that cooperation between Belarus and African countries should be a two-way communication, like a two-way street, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich said as he attended the opening of the 2nd Belarusian-Afri...

Belarus views Africa as one of the important elements of its multipronged foreign policy, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich said at the opening ceremony of the second Belarusian-African Economic Forum on 31 May.

Belarus exports its products to many African countries. According to the BelCCI chairman, almost half of the countries of the southern continent know Belarusian products: from food to mechanical engineering goods.

“For all concerned people: the Belarusian president accepted the invitation of his Russian counterpart to go for a swim in the Black Sea. The water temperature was 16°C,” Pul Pervogo said.