In May this year the government approved a set of measures to launch a new investment cycle. This document is important for the long-term development of the economy, Anatoly Sivak said.

“We must do our best to preserve our main virtue - interreligious peace - in Belarus,” the head of state said.

The Belarusian head of government is scheduled to meet with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Larger talks with the participation of delegations are scheduled with Kazakhstan Prime Minister Askar Mamin. The parties are st to sign bilateral ...

“Zhrivichi is a shrine of the Orthodox world, for Belarusian and other believers. It has been visited and will always be visited by people from all over the world,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko paid tribute to Metropolitan Filaret at his burial place in the Holy Dormition Stavropegic Monastery in Zhirovichi on 25 June.

"At the same time, we remain open for equal dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation with those who see Belarus as a partner, not an object for geopolitical ambitions and experiments," the ministry added.

The head of state said that the monastery and Zhirovichi should be turned intoa gem of order and beauty.

The CIS observation mission, on the invitation of Moldova, began monitoring the preparation and conduct of the early elections to the Moldovan parliament.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Croatian President Zoran Milanovic as the country celebrates the Independence Day.

A loan of $19.55 million will be provided for nine years for the investment project "Reconstruction of substation 220kV Stolbtsy to increase the voltage to 330kV and the construction of high voltage line 330kV Stolbtsy - Baranovichi" (the third and ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko lit a candle at the Icon of the Mother of God and attended a brief prayer service.

"I think they [the protest electorate calling for sanctions] do not understand that a weak state will never be sovereign, that no one respects the weak geopolitics-wise," Pavel Karnazytsky said.

The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of Belarusian-Indonesian relations across a wide range of issues.

During the meeting Aleksandr Volfovich and Yevgeny Lukyanov exchanged opinions about the latest events concerning international security and regional security. They discussed preparations for the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021.

The sides mentioned the success of the fourth round of negotiations on signing a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Egypt. The fourth round of negotiations took place in Moscow on 21-23 June.

CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov underlined the importance of the practical measures, which are worked out during such sessions in order to realize the program on military economic cooperation of the CSTO member states.

The Vytoki cultural and sport festival will take place in Mozyr on 24-26 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus.

OOO Bobruiskagromash Trading House has been an official representative of the Belarusian holding company Bobruiskagromash in the Russian Federation since 2015. Since then the Russian partner has set up a distribution network that comprises over 100 d...

- The 8th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will be held on 29 June - 1 July. Its main events will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic for International Affairs and Nati...

The Belarusian diplomat received the order for “services to bilateral relations between Mongolia and Belarus”. The award was presented by Baigalmaa Gochoosure, the deputy head of the Mongolia President Administration, the first chairperson of th...

The University of Civil Protection at the Emergencies Ministry of Situations held a graduation ceremony on 24 June.

The CSTO, SCO, NATO, the UN and the OSCE are designed to enhance the transparency of the positions of all countries and contribute to the resolution of local conflicts that arise around the perimeter of our countries, said Andrei Savinykh

Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said: “The Investigative Committee is working on the case. In my opinion, legal components of the crime are obvious. The same kind of crime is specified by the Criminal Code of Latvia.”

The united Europe has again taken the path of expansion to the East, political analyst Aleksei Dzermant told the Respublika daily, BelTA informs.

The source went on saying: “We know that about 400 former Latvian SS troops live in a number of European and American countries. Meanwhile, Latvian authorities honor members of this criminal organization every year and maintain public ties with the...

A graduation ceremony was held at Grodno State Medical University on 24 June. Foreign students were the first to receive diplomas.

“No order means no future. We will again be torn into pieces, ripped apart and taken over,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

"Wherever I visit the pushcha, I always think of Svisloch, about the need of traveling there. The district is on the outskirts of the country and the situation is not easy there. But it is always on my radar," the president said.

The state regulator had to get involved to regulate, for example, rising prices for timber. Let's see how rising prices for building materials can affect the prices of apartments in new houses.

Belarus' world number 4 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Eastbourne International quarterfinal seeing off world number 31 Alison Riske of the United States 6-1, 6-4.

The Lugansk People's Republic (LNR) has opened a criminal case against Roman Protasevich. He is suspected of voluntarily joining the Azov Battalion and consequently taking part in combat operations in the Donbass territory. The Azov Battalion is proh...

“This is the law of epidemiology: if a new variant appears, it will spread. The same happened with the British variant that now prevails in our country. I see no reason for big panic. Yet, the statements of our counterparts from the East, from Russ...

Organizers of the My Dana contest invite everyone to express themselves and present their view on the capital's residential complexes Mayak Minska, Park Chelyuskintsev and Minsk World. The contest starts on 1 July and will be running until 1 August.

The prosecutor general specified that corresponding requests are being sent to other countries as well. “We know their addresses and their names,” Andrei Shved said. “We are raising the issue of carrying out the proper procedures in order to pr...

Belarus' world number 14 Victoria Azarenka reached the Bad Homburg Open quarterfinal after overcoming France's world number 56 Alize Cornet, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7).

The head of state pointed to good relations between peoples; they do not need a war. “Therefore, make sure that we do not have disputes on inter-ethnic grounds. We have never had this problem,” he added.

Mutual interest to promote trade and development of economic cooperation between Belarus and Pakistan was reaffirmed.

The president recalled that the government and governors had been instructed to determine growth points for every district and oblast. “It means that every governor should prepare and ‘present' a big investment project to the Belarusian people wi...

The parties reaffirmed commitment to continued close cooperation and regular working contacts through the foreign ministries.

“It will be good if the average salary grows to $700-800 in the country. And it will be amazing if it reaches $1,000,” the head of state said.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 413,139 cases. A total of 405,909 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Today we need to preserve the existing constitutional provisions regarding the foundations of the constitutional order and to develop and strengthen the Republic of Belarus as a sovereign and independent state on this basis, Piotr Miklashevich said.

“Your region is of those which got the status of the territory lagging behind in social and economic development by the government. Zelva District is in the same category. But I would have put it differently: these are promising districts in need o...

“Think about it and submit proposals on how to stop it. We do not have that many investors who will need soft terms. We can do this on a case-by-case basis,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"Even in Soviet times, Grodno Oblast was rightly considered one of the best regions of the huge Soviet Union. Our region has always been seen as an example," the president said opening the meeting.

A proposal has been put forward to supplement the preamble of the Constitution with provisions on the preservation of national identity and sovereignty, Chairman of the Constitutional Commission, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Belarus Piotr ...

As it turned out, the farm machinery in Svisloch District was unattended, the buildings were not used on purpose, were cluttered or empty. The president instructed local authorities to sort things out on this 26-hectare territory as soon as possible,...

The president also promised to support other investment projects of the company.

Belarus has not yet received official responses from the EU countries to its requests for extradition of opposition figures Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Valery Tsepkalo and Pavel Latushko, Belarus Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said answering journalists...

The president was told that rapeseed oil production is a highly profitable business. However, manufacturers complain of a number of issues related to pricing.

During the visit to Svisloch District the head of state heard out a report on the social and economic development of the region. “What gross regional product will we have at the end of the year after these crazy sanctions? We have been preparing fo...

The head of the Belarusian delegation emphasized that sanctions only lead to new dividing lines in Europe, which contradicts the fundamental goals of the CEI.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations. “Shared views allowed us to effectively support each other at international platforms, jointly promote initiatives on the most important issues of our time for a quarter of a century,”...

The FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 quarterfinal: Belarus v Sweden

The official said: “On these days when the entire world recalls how Hitler's Germany launched an assault against the Soviet Union from western borders of Belarus 80 years ago, one cannot but draw rather obvious and tragic parallels."

The official went on saying: “We are open to cooperation. Besides, within the framework of MILEX 2021 the Belarusian Defense Ministry intends to sign contracts on selling products.”

The official said: “The Russian Federation is dedicated to allied relations with the brotherly country of Belarus. We will continue coordinating our efforts for the sake of bolstering state sovereignty, ensuring national security of our countries o...

The exhibition features photos of Belarusian champions and medalists of the Olympic Games.

The parties discussed the main avenues of cooperation in the military field and the defense industry.

The Executive Committee of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus approved the list of members of the sport delegation for the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said: “An armored personnel carrier is one of the means of mobility for ground troops. Until today we've been either upgrading the armored personnel carriers BTR-70 that we'd inherited from the Soviet Uni...

"The UN, the OSCE and other organizations are now in thrall to donor states and are actually forced to take their politicized agenda on board. In such a situation, small nation states can hardly rely on these organizations' support in preserving thei...

The official said: “During the previous Moscow conference we expressed our opinion about underlying reasons for the concept of Europe with different speeds, about the formation of the Germany-France vector and the UK-USA vector of European politics...

We are living in a new era of worldwide proxy warfare, with its beneficiaries trying to stay in the shadows, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said as he spoke at the plenary session of the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security.

Belarus is determined to increase its presence on the market of the Pakistani province of Sindh. This matter was in focus of the visit of Ambassador of Belarus to Pakistan Andrei Metelitsa to Karachi, the capital of the province and Pakistan's tradin...

The official said: “An army that does not grow and does not get new hardware is doomed to fail. Over 30% of the weapons and military hardware in the Armed Forces is of Belarusian make. We follow this path. We grow, get better, and interact with Bel...

“We understand that the Republic of Belarus, just like any other country, is only a bargaining chip in the big game for a great reset. Belarus is a bridgehead for the battle for Russia's wealth,” Viktor Khrenin said. “And they will not leave us...

Taking part in the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS 2021) are defense ministers, chiefs of general staffs, delegations of defense ministries from 109 countries as well as representatives of international organizations.

The official said: “In a bid to ensure regional security we will continue developing the modern Belarusian-Russian regional military force. Together with our Russian colleagues we intend to soon finish setting up joint centers for training the troo...

Belarus is ready to replace imported spare parts for military hardware and weapons, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media as he took part in the international defense technology expo MILEX 2021.

Information technology and social media have become a new weapon, Belarus' Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said at a plenary session of the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security on 23 June.

The agenda of a meeting of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission on 25 June will feature 25 items, Iya Malkina, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), said on her Facebook account.

Viktor Khrenin said: “Globalists and their transnational corporations are no longer satisfied with the planet Earth: fight for the outer space is already in progress. One can predict disastrous consequences of the American concept of outer space pr...

Belarus and Russia are open to dialogue, but will resist pressure, State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Dmitry Mezentsev said during a ceremony to open the international defense technology expo MILEX 2021.

Belarus is yet to complete the negotiations on the accession to the World Trade Organization with the EU, the United States, Canada, Ukraine and New Zealand, Vladimir Serpikov said.

According to Viktor Khrenin, hybrid warfare tools are used against Belarus. “The key assault is focused on economy and on everything that generates money,” he said. “Fight for control over financial flows is in progress. Economic sanctions, pro...

“I think that as part of the business program of the expo we will have an opportunity to discuss many issues connected with the integration of the defense industry complexes, including of the member states of our organization,” Stanislav Zas said...

The defense minister said: “The absence of a system of checks and balances has resulted in powers that be feeling they can act with impunity. They are not afraid of crossing traditional red lines. Such a phenomenon can be described as international...

“Russia never forgets about responsibility for security and prosperity of the neighboring countries, with which we have strong historical, cultural and human bonds,” Vladimir Putin said.

All in all, Belarus performed 6,686,521 tests, including 19,176 tests in the past 24 hours.

“MILEX has developed the reputation of a serious international defense industry expo and has become a recognizable expo brand not only in the Eastern European region but also in the world,” Dmitry Pantus said.

This event has gone from a small exhibition pavilion to a large-scale forum. Today MILEX is a well-recognized brand, embodying the intellect, quality and innovation of the Belarusian defense-industrial complex, Roman Golovchenko said.

The daily output of electricity produced by the BelNPP first unit is higher than the daily production of the four power systems of Mogilev, Minsk, Gomel and Grodno combined.

MILEX 2021 is featuring over 300 samples of cutting-edge weapons, military hardware, and special hardware of Belarusian make alone. As many as 177 of them are showcased for the first time. Eighty-eight products are upgraded ones.

“Your many-year selfless work in various fields – from science and economy to diplomacy and politics – has always been an example of sincere service to your country and its people,” the head of state stressed.

“I hope that the efforts of our countries in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus infection will contribute to a more dynamic recovery of national economies and international cooperation,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Belarus' world number 4 Aryna Sabalenka eased past world number 71 Bernarda Pera of the United States 6-3, 6-4 into the second round of the Eastbourne International.

“We see it perfectly clear. The collective West keeps dreaming of a new ‘Drang nach Osten', world domination and capturing the rich resources east of Belarus,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Belarus will do everything for peace in the region, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony in the Brest Fortress on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War on 22 June.

“80 years have passed and what? A new hot war. Look: isn't is symbolic? Yesterday they imposed economic sanctions against our people and businesses. On 22 June, at night. Indeed, they did not learn anything from their past," Aleksandr Lukashenko s...

"You are strangling us, systematically and collectively, ruining us, trying to kill our economy and expect us to spend hundreds of millions of US dollars, as before, to protect your geopolitical interests? Only insane people would think that and expe...

The president suggested taking a look at any color revolution, which has been organized in recent decades: they have done everything to explode society from the inside.

Over the past year, Belarusians have been subjected to the most advanced technologies of hybrid warfare, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The Nazi blitzkrieg failed literally at the walls of the Brest Fortress in the first hours of the Great Patriotic War, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“Today we glorify the feat of our people, honor veterans and mourn the dead, bow our heads to the heroes and innocent victims of war. Remember: this memory is sacred and immutable, and as long as we have it, we will live, live with dignity, not on ...

For all Belarusians 22 June 1941 is a day of remembrance and mourning, a date that divided the life of people into before and after. That summer Sunday morning became the terrible dividing line between peace and war, between light and darkness, life ...

The head of state laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame on Ceremonial Square of the Brest Fortress.

Participants of the session discussed matters concerning priority digital transformation projects, approaches to creating the national geospatial data infrastructure and a joint information resource about land and real estate.