“When we announced that we were closing the border, we meant that we were going to enhance border security in view of the recent events. I am talking about the recent developments related to the attempts to smuggle weapons, to stage terrorist attac...

Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei answered a question on the prospects of launching a direct air service with the Crimea in an interview with RT TV channel.

“People are appointed to certain positions depending on their competencies and on whether they can act in the interests of the Belarusian people. Our government members come from commoners, not from aristocracy,” he emphasized.

Belarus will continue to cooperate with the non-for-profit organizations that operate for benefit of the state and society, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said in an interview with RT TV channel.

Belarus sees closer integration with Russia as mutually beneficial, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said in an interview with RT TV channel.

After the Wimbledon semifinal Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka rose one notch to become No. 3 in the WTA rankings. Now she has 6965 points.

In an interview with RT TV channel Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei commented on Lithuania's decision to build a border fence to deter migrants.

“Dear friends, you have turned 85 years today. It is difficult to say whether it is a long time or not taking into consideration that you are an eternity. I hope that the road police will be with us forever in one form or another. People working th...

Aleksandr Vasilevich won Belarus' men's champion's title and Anna Maksimova was the country's best among women.

“Today we have gathered here again, in one of the most picturesque places of Belarus. We got together to preserve the spirit of the ancient holiday that has always been our national asset,” the president said.

“We know that Belarusians' striving for independence is explained by unsubmissive and freedom-loving nature of our ancestors who never were slaves or slave owners. And never in their history were they aggressors, quite the opposite, they always tri...

The Ptich is one of the rivers in Belarus with the fastest current, which makes it good for rafting and kayaking.

A diverse program was prepared for guests of the Kupala Night Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends) on 10-11 July.

Attention was drawn to the need to restore the original meaning of human rights in line with international agreements and make them a real factor of wellbeing and stable development of societies and countries instead of a source of confrontation and ...

In June the base index of consumer prices, which rules out changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, totaled 100.7% as against May 2021 and 105.2% as against December 2020.

The events took place as part of an annual project of the municipal entity development assistance foundation Association of Nuclear Power Plant Location Territories with assistance of the Rosenergoatom concern and Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant.

Digitization of record-keeping and tax payment control procedures should be a priority in the development strategy of the country's taxation system, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during an official event timed to Tax Authority Work...

A total of 109 Belarusian athletes will compete in 20 sports at the upcoming Games of the XXXII Olympiad, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus.

The state of and prospects for the Belarusian-Indian relations in various fields were in focus of a meeting between Belarusian Ambassador to India Andrei Rzheussky and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Reenat Sandhu.

Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko met with Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the State of Qatar in Belarus Meshaal Al Attiyah to discuss the state of the trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and its development pr...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “Belarus closely follows discussions about the matter within the framework of the World Health Organization and takes an active part in the development of decisions. We believe that competent scientists instead...

The council will become a new platform for discussing business matters and ways to strengthen Belarus-South Korea cooperation in economy, investment, science, and technology.

The International Atomic Energy Agency's International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission stayed in Belarus for two weeks. The mission had to review the national practices of ensuring the security of nuclear materials and nuclear in...

A solemn farewell ceremony for Team Belarus prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games was held in the Palace of Independence in Minsk on 9 July. Taking part in the ceremony was Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 425,804 cases. A total of 418,920 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The children's military and patriotic camp “Valor” opened at military unit No.3214 of the interior troops of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs on 9 July. The opening ceremony was attended by Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Nat...

According to the transport and communications minister, it is important to discuss conditions for fair competition and for raising the quality of services. He referred to private and state-run enterprises as well as automobile transport and railway t...

Belarusian athletes will do their best and show the best performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, captain of Belarus' Olympic Team Ivan Tsikhan said at a solemn farewell ceremony for Belarusian athletes on the way to the Tokyo Olympic Games.

“The introduction of sanctions by the European Union is not going to affect Belarus' unwavering commitment to honoring its government debt obligations, which is stipulated by the law. These payments are given a priority while executing the national...

The free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Serbia that was signed in October 2019 has been ratified by all the parties and will enter into force on 10 July.

"I strongly believe that the delay of the games, accumulated energy, developments in the country and the world will make the forthcoming medal battles tough as never before. Your sporting achievements are not only a personal triumph. Today they are a...

The Council of Ministers of Belarus has approved a draft agreement on introducing amendments to agreements on providing soft government loans to implement the investment project “Launching high-tech full-cycle agro-industrial production in 2016-203...

More than 100 heavy-duty trucks are waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, over 150 at Kotlovka, more than 250 at Kamenny Log, over 220 at Benyakoni and more than 110 at Privalka.

The two-day international conference “Continuous education in mathematics and natural sciences: state and development prospects” will kick off at Belarusian State University (BSU) on 12 July.

Ivan Tsikhan, a two-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion, was elected by a commission of Belarus' NOC athletes.

Belarus' best tennis player was defeated by No.8 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals.

“It is already clear that this is going to be a long-lasting war. The enemy is outside, the enemy is evil, very cynical, vile and, most importantly, does not accept defeat,” Grigory Azaryonok said.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is the strongest political leader in Europe today, TV presenter, political observer at the STV TV channel Grigory Azaryonok told the ONT TV channel.

Selling blueberries is an opportunity for local families to make extra money.

During the meeting a broad range of matters concerning Belarus-Nigeria cooperation in various spheres, including agriculture, oil extraction and oil refining, was discussed.

According to the source, not a lot of Belarusian electricity was exported to Ukraine in 2020 and 2021. However, Belarusian electricity was used to ensure the stable operation of Ukraine's power grid during unfavorable weather spells in the autumn-win...

In January-May 2021 Belarus' export of agricultural products and foodstuffs amounted to about $2.5 billion, up by 11.3% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The document was adopted in order to bring legislative acts into line with the new edition of the Law “On Currency Regulation and Currency Control” as of 30 June 2020.

This year, the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry in asocial with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) finished implementing the international technical aid project that was launched in 2015.

Belarus' Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Shulginov held a working meeting in Moscow.

An offsite session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers took place in Orsha on 8 July to discuss the realization of the program on Orsha District development till 2023. Participants of the session discussed problems, possible adjustment of th...

The Belarusian State Aviation Academy (BSAA) and Solovyov Rybinsk State Aviation Technical University (RSATU) of Russia signed a cooperation agreement on 7 July.

According to the source, the output capacity of Belarusian renewable sources of energy is close to 500MW. There are 82 photovoltaic power plants in Belarus as well as 53 hydropower plants, 30 biogas installations, over 100 power plants, and 10 compac...

The parties discussed mutually beneficial projects to develop and promote sport and agreed to exchange best practices and hold joint events.

The enterprise sells its products in Belarus and the Russian Federation. In 2021, it began to cooperate with Kazakhstan. Its export exceeds $1.9 million.

As of 1 July 2021, 100,930 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, 18,518 of which were opened under the new program for 2020-2024.

The official noted that Belarusian renewable energy sources generated 1.243 billion kWh of electricity in 2020. Their output capacity has increased by 19 times since 2010 while the actual output has increased by 8.9 times. The renewable energy source...

According to the source, it will be possible to use Chinese yuans as part of exchange contracts, for paying exchange fees, and for making down payments. Only Belarusian and Russian rubles as well as euros and U.S. dollars can be used for these operat...

Hurry up to buy an apartment at the old prices! The most attractive prices in Minsk World - only this summer. In September they are rising!

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 424,554 cases. A total of 417,585 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The lists features 32 projects: 16 are to be implemented in Vitebsk Oblast, two projects – in Vitebsk Oblast and Gomel Oblast (each), one – in Grodno Oblast and Mogilev Oblast (each), and 10 projects – in Minsk Oblast.

Belarus has suspended its participation in the EU Eastern Partnership initiative. This is a perfectly logical and appropriate step after the EU imposed several rounds of economic sanctions, political analyst Aleksei Dzermant said.

"The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is increasingly building up its offensive potential. NATO drills are constantly held in the immediate vicinity of our borders. The rapid deployment forces are being beefed up and intelligence activities have in...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “In addition to running the president property directorate you will have to take care of matters as a top government official. It means there are no matters in Belarus that you should not be concerned with. They are all y...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined the tasks for the country's security and law enforcement agencies during a ceremony to honor graduates of higher military schools and top officers.

Warm weather has set in the Belarusian capital and Minskers have flocked to nearby rivers and lakes to sunbathe and swim and also to do water sports, such as wakeboarding.

More than 850 haulers are lining up in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 8 July, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The campaign began a week later than last year. Harvesting has traditionally started with winter barley.

The legend of Belarusian and world table tennis Vladimir Samsonov announced his retirement from sport, BelTA learned from the website of the Belarusian Table Tennis Federation.

Belarus suggested holding consultations of experts on the principles of military cooperation of the CSTO member states at a meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council on 7 July.

The National Bank will also issue the coins to celebrate 100th anniversary of Belarusian Sate University: 999 silver coins (Br20) and 1,999 cooper-nickel coins (Br1).

A videoconference session of the expert group in charge of reconciling the document took place on 7 July. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the CIS Executive Committe...

Repairs of vehicles and machines, acquisition of new equipment, modernization of the existing physical infrastructure entail considerable expense. Not all the construction enterprises can do it on their own due to a number of reasons.

Chairman of the Belarusian State Border Committee Lieutenant General Anatoly Lappo and Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan – Director of the Border Service Darkhan Dilmanov met in Nur-Sultan on 7 July.

Ambassador of Belarus to Japan Ruslan Yesin met with Junko Koshino, a famous Japanese fashion designer, honored figure of culture of Japan, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and Special Envoy for EXPO 2025 in Japan's Osaka.

The MP said: “The Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs has invited Belarus into the Lublin triangle. It is what he calls a new prospective union of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine. The minister does it when people are beaten in the center of Kiev f...

In January-June 2021 individuals bought the equivalent of $5,308.7 billion in cash and cashless forms and sold $4,850.9 billion worth of foreign currency. The net purchase of foreign currency by individuals totaled $457.8 million.

During the conference Andrei Shved presented a report on protecting rights of the individual and the society in connection with an investigation into the genocide of the BSSR population during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

The Belarusian Embassy in Ukraine has sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressing serious concerns over the lack of effort to ensure its security.

In order to observe the principle of unavoidability of punishment, to restore the historical and social justice, the Prosecutor General's Office has opened and is investigating a criminal case into the genocide of Belarusian people.

The official said: “The first investigative actions have demonstrated that the scale of the tragedy of the Belarusian nation is considerably larger than it was assumed before.” According to Andrei Shved, one of the places where civilians were mur...

During the conference Andrei Shved presented a report on protecting rights of the individual and the society in connection with an investigation into the genocide of the BSSR population during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

More urban dwellers opt to live closer to nature. They pay an increasing attention not only to convenient urban infrastructure but also to the ability to be closer to nature. This is why the Park Chelyuskintsev multifunctional complex is so popular!

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 423,519 cases. A total of 416,412 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Mayak Hill is located on the southern shore of Snudy Lake in Braslav District.

Mounting evidence suggests that the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Russian Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology is safe and effective, Nature, a leading multidisciplinary science journal, reads, TASS reports.

Lake Strusto is located 4km away from the town of Braslav and is part of the Druika River basin. Several villages are located along its shores, namely Strusto, Keziki, and Mikheevtsy. The lake is about 13 km2 large and 23m deep.

Ilya Polozkov and Yaroslav Radzyuk scored 1,485 points in the men's relay to place second to Italy's Giuseppe Parisi and Roberto Micheli (1,495 points). Russian Kirill Belyakov and Alexander Lifanov came in third with 1,476 points.

The sides discussed the development of Belarusian-Nigerian relations across the board. Mutual interest was confirmed in stepping up the political dialogue and contacts between the ministries of foreign affairs of Belarus and Nigeria.

The document provides for setting up a national construction industry development fund and regional ones from 1 September 2021 through 31 December 2025. The funds will be replenished by transferring 1% of the cost of services that contractors of all ...

The celebration in the open-air Archaeological Museum brought together hundreds of local residents.

At its latest meeting, the Constitutional Commission carefully and in depth analyzed the proposals from its members and citizens regarding possible amendments to the preamble of the Constitution, the section on the foundations of the constitutional s...

The memorandum provides for the construction of an infectious hospital in Borisov and a surgical unit in the regional hospital, export-import in agricultural products, the construction of a baby food factory and garbage treatment facilities.

“Another session of the Constitutional Commission will be held after 1 August. The president will take part in it,” Piotr Miklashevich said.

The 40-year-old midfielder will play for Bahrain's FC Khaldiya in the new season. This team was set up in 2020 and won the tournament in the second league of the national championship last season, and thus advanced to the premier league featuring ten...

The output in actual prices in January-May amounted to Br115.9 million, up by 14.2% year-on-year. The volume of production came at almost 710,000 tonnes of cement (up by 7.3%). Productivity in current prices per employee increased by 15.6% year-on-ye...

Football fans watch UEFA EURO 2020 matches on big screen sitting right on the lawn of Dinamo Stadium.

In June 2021, the country's gold and foreign currency reserves went down by $353.8 million (by 4.6%) following the May growth of $485.2 million (6.7%).

More than 1,110 haulers are queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 7 July, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The holiday celebrates the abundance of nature, victory of light over darkness and the summer solstice.

It is with great sadness that Belarus learned the tragic news about the plane crash which claimed the lives of passengers and crew members, the head of state said.

Belarusian Elvira Herman clocked 12.67sec in the Women's 100m Final to win silver. Puerto-Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn celebrated the win with 12.34sec. American Gabriele Cunningham was third with 12.75cm.

The Innoprom 2021 expo started working in Yekaterinburg on 5 July. Belarus' national exposition at the expo features stands of 40 industrial enterprises and scientific organizations.

Asked by BelTA to clarify, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had been decided that the Lithuanian embassy should keep one consular service officer to deal with consular affairs and three administrative and techni...

According to the latest data, more than 100,000 people, or 10.05% of the population, have been vaccinated in Mogilev Oblast. COVID-19 vaccination centers operate in all healthcare facilities in the region except rural health clinics.