“Thank you for coming. You could not but come: we need to report back to our country since the country provided the money for the bridge,” the president remarked. “Thank you once again for coming to this already sacred place for Grodno resident...

The participants of the meeting considered the comments and suggestions to the document and finalized the text of the draft regulation.

They say that every new bridge is a road to the future. Let no one doubt that we, Belarusians, are building our bridges into a peaceful future, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed

Belarus will not give away a single piece of its land no matter what, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a solemn ceremony to open the Vostochny road bridge across the Neman River on 6 August. “We will not cede this land no matter ho...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is on a working visit to Grodno Oblast. The head of state has arrived at the airport of the oblast capital.

Mikita Borykau, Uladzislau Litvinau, Ilya Fedarenka, Dzmitry Natynchyk clocked 1:23.848 to finish second in the quarterfinal race.

In July 2021, the country's gold and foreign currency reserves went up by $33 million (by 0.4%) following the June decrease of $353.7 million (4.6%).

As of 6 August, 1.2 million hectares planted to grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat, millet) were harvested, or almost 59.3% of the target.

For its part, the NOC remains committed to continuing the dialogue and are working in close contact with the IOC to clarify all the circumstances of the decis

Belarus' Nadzeya Makarchanka Daryna Pikuleva reached the Women's C2 500m semifinal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Over 950 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 6 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

President of Belarus' NOC Viktor Lukashenko has congratulated Iryna Kurachkina on winning a silver medal at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Iryna Kurachkina, a member of the national freestyle wrestling team, on a great performance at the Olympic Games and winning a silver medal.

Belarus' team of Volha Khudzenka, Maryna Litvinchuk, Marharyta Mahneva and Nadzeya Papok finished the Women's K4 500m quarterfinal race first in 1:35,534 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

“The applications for the Big Conversation are closed. The number of those wishing to take part in the event has approached 1,000. Today the organizers will have to select about three hundred from among them,” Pul Pervogo said.

The official said that the security of the border line had been reinforced. More border patrols have been assigned. Forces and assets have been reassigned from secondary areas to more important ones.

According to the source, units from the mobilization reserve of the Grodno branch of the Belarusian border service are expected to go through combat shakedown in the training facility Belyany on 5-6 August. As part of the refresher course the reservi...

Sergei Aleinik briefed Mulusew Mamo on ongoing developments at the Belarus-Lithuania border, provided details about the circumstances of the tragic events that took place on 3 and 4 August, assured him of Belarus' openness in relation to the ongoing ...

The company will fly to Minsk every day, except Sunday, using a Boeing 737-800.

She emphasized the need to unite efforts and coordinate foreign policy actions in the international arena, actively promote economic cooperation projects in the interests of Belarusian and Cuban peoples.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization is closely monitoring the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA while commenting on the general situation on the border with Afghanistan and the exercise that ...

My Olympic silver medal is the fruit of hard work of many people, Iryna Kurachkina said as she commented on her performance in the Women's Wrestling 57kg final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 450,445 cases. A total of 444,613 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Canadian athlete set a new Olympic record with 9,018 points. Silver went to Kevin Mayer of France (8,726), with Australia's Ashley Moloney securing bronze with 8,649 points. Vitali Zhuk of Belarus scored 8,131 points to place 13th overall.

Memory of the past is a bridge to the present, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko told reporters during the reopening of the renovated Usakino memorial complex of partisan glory in Klichev District.

Georgian Airways will resume regular flights between Tbilisi and Minsk on 11 August, BelTA learned from the Telegram channel of Minsk National Airport.

Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum defeated Latvia's Martins Pļavins and Edgars Tocs 2–0 to reach the final.

Belarus has very serious functions: on the one hand, it protects this border between the two blocs, and on the other hand, ensures uninterrupted transit flows, political analyst Aleksei Dzermant said.

Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus won the Women's Wrestling 57kg silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus won the Women's Wrestling 57kg silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Belarusian cleared 4.50m in her best attempt. She tried to clear 4.70m three times but failed.

In the qualification the Belarusian team of Aliaksandra Khilmanovich, Yuliya Bliznets, Elvira Herman, and Asteria Uzo Limai clocked 3:33.00 to finish 8th.

The Belarusian's fate depended on the outcome of the semifinal bout between Gable Steveson of the United States and Mongolia's Lhagvagerel Munkhtur. The Belarusian's opponent lost 0-5.

In particular, the decree regulates procedural issues such as the introduction of a new institution, the restoration of citizenship, and the expansion of foreigners and children eligible for the acquisition of citizenship under simplified procedure.

The bout against Qianyu Pang of China was not rich in technical actions, but the Belarusian was more active to lead 2-0 in the first period.

In the recent history of Serbia, the saddest day is certainly 4 August 1995. On this day, 4 August, the country observes the Day of Remembrance for Serbs killed and expelled in Operation Storm which was the most brutal operation in Europe after the S...

The Belarusian placed second in the Points Race scoring 40 points to finish 12th overall with the total of 76 points.

The ex-Cuban got off to a strong start and scored a point. The Belarusian responded with a two-point takedown.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has plans to increase the exchange trade with Kazakhstan. This matter was discussed at an online conference organized by BUCE and the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Belarus.

Respondents were asked to assess the actions of the government, the opposition (old and new) over the past year on a scale from 1 to 10. As a result, the government scored 6.69 points, the old opposition - 1.78, the new opposition - 1.47.

Viktor Gulevich said: “The number of participants taking part in the exercise in Belarus' territory will be close to 12,800 people, including about 2,500 Russian military personnel and up to 50 Kazakh military personnel from the Collective Security...

Top on the agenda were three topics. These are the formation of primary trade union organizations in the private sector, the reaction of trade unions to the sanctions policy, and assistance in the harvest campaign.

Viktor Gulevich said: “The forthcoming Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2021 is purely defensive. Its organization does not represent a threat to the European community as a whole and to neighboring countries in particular.”

The Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021 is a scheduled one and represents the final stage in the joint training of Belarusian and Russian armed forces this year. It is primarily designed to increase training levels of the regional m...

According to Viktor Gulevich, in Belarus the troops will use the 230th combined-arms exercise area Obuz-Lesnovsky, the 174th Air Force and Air Defense exercise area Domanovsky, the 210th aviation exercise area Ruzhansky, and the exercise area Brestsk...

Viktor Gulevich said: “Despite the unwavering periodicity of the army exercises held in Belarus' territory together with Russia every four years and Belarus' openness with regard to the coverage of the exercise the hype surrounding the exercise has...

Viktor Gulevich said: “Preparations for the exercise proceed in a complicated military and political situation in the world as a whole and the European region in particular. I think you can perfectly see it yourselves."

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed the law enforcement and security services to to beef up border protection and to prevent border violation cases as he spoke at a meeting to discuss the situation at the border.

Confrontation is at the bottom of the policy of the Ukrainian government, which poses an additional threat to Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the situation at the border on 5 August.

“You are the heirs of heroic combat traditions of the renowned 109th signal regiment which was deployed at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War – in August 1941. They took part in the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Kursk, the liberation of B...

Vitali Zhuk of Belarus goes 14th with a total of 6,737 points after eight disciplines at the Olympic decathlon tournament in Tokyo.

The Japanese capital continues to live in the rhythm of the Olympic Games.

Around 1,100 haulers were lining up in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 5 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The Belarusian athletes clocked 3:17.769. The event was won by Australia's Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green (3:15.280).

Dzianis Khramiankou of Belarus lost to Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia 5-8 in the opening bout of the Men's Freestyle 125kg at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Volha Khudzenka placed 3rd in the semifinal clocking 1:52.755 and will continue competition in Final B. Maryna Litvinchuk finished 5th (1:56.386) and will compete in Final C.

Alena Nazdrova of Belarus clocked 48.085 to place 3rd in the Women's C1 200m Final B at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Belarusian defeated Vinesh Phogat of India 9-3 in the quarterfinal.

The Belarusian's opponent, Myles Nazem Amine, started the fight with a take-down attempt. Then the attacking mood on the mat subsided. Trying to stir up the fighters, the referees punished the Belarusian for passiveness and the score became 0-1.

The Belarusian dominated his opponent, Kyle Dake of the United States, who was considered among the main competitors for the medal in the 74kg weight category, 11-0.

“In the past elections the Armenian people voted for peace, stability, social and economic development of the country, giving you the mandate for implementation of these most important tasks for the state,” the message of greetings reads.

Attention was drawn to Lithuania's persistent steps to dismantle the system of good neighborly interaction in border affairs, including the blocking of funding for the readmission agreement with the European Union, the disruption of the relevant bila...

The Central Office of the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on charges specified by part 1, article 139 (murder) of the Criminal Code. Investigative actions and procedural actions are in progress.

Natalya Eismont noted that during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic the Belarusian society was extremely tense since everyone saw what was going on in the world. Opponents of the current government exploited the situation.

The KGB chief said: “According to our evaluations, the United States of America played the most important role in organizing protests in Belarus. The USA is trying to secure its geopolitical interests like that. If we talk about our neighbors, the ...

The KGB also revealed close cooperation between the Ukrainian units of the information warfare with their Polish and Lithuanian colleagues, as well as coordination between specialists in carrying out information operations against Belarus.

Ivan Tertel went on saying that this soft power has been promoted for decades, influence agents have been planted, and conditions have been enabled to promote foreign mentality and foreign values among Belarusians.

In total, 30 candidates, representing 19 sports, stood for the election.

Belarus will be represented at the competitions by five male five female and two junior athletes. The average age of the athletes is 35 years.

The merchandise export amounted to $114.8 million (up by 29.7%), import came at $22.5 million (up by 5.6%). Belarus had a foreign trade surplus of $92.3 million.

Migrants in the European Union are treated like animals. They are beaten and are forced to live in inhumane conditions, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media in Minsk on 4 August.

The Artistic Swimming Team final is scheduled for 7 August.

According to the source, the foreigners were stopped by a border patrol right at the border line. They looked like they had faced violence involving the use of firearms and had been bitten by service dogs.

Nikolai Shchekin said: “Lithuania has de facto become a concentration camp of the 21st century collective West. The country demonstrates complete bankruptcy of the Lithuanian democratic development model, political incompetence of its elite, and an...

Flights will be operated on Wednesdays and Sundays, with departure from Minsk at 9:35 and arrival at Kutaisi International Airport at 13:35. Return flights from Kutaisi are scheduled at 14:25 with the arrival time in the Belarusian capital at 16:30.

After the ceremony Vladimir Andreichenko is expected to have a brief conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Instead of using state support as a systemic tool the government will use it as assistance for those, who land in a difficult situation, for instance, due to market changes: a sharp increase in prices for raw materials, rapid changes in the current m...

His opponent, David Morris Taylor III of the USA, defeated India's Deepak Punia 10-0 in the semifinal.

On Sunday, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who is on a working trip to the western region of the country, having familiarized himself with the new military aircraft that entered the arsenal of the country's air for...

After advancing to the Women's Freestyle 57kg Final, Belarusian wrestler Iryna Kurachkina told reporters that her overall performance at the Tokyo Olympics can be assessed only after the final bout with Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai.

“The parties discussed the preparation for a high-level meeting dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Belgrade Conference that formalized the Non-Aligned Movement. The upcoming event will be held in the Serbian capital in October 2021,” the p...

The MP added: “They say Belarus has orchestrated the migration crisis. But Belarus didn't destroy Iraq and Libya. You applauded bombings in Iraq. You sent probably your own aircraft over there. Belarus has been and will be a friend of the Lithuania...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 449,302 cases. A total of 443,417 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Cool cash prizes will be awarded to the winners of the Minsk World contest – Br2,000 for the best video and Br1,000 for the best photo! Only one month is left to enter the contest. The applications close on 31 August.

Belarusian wrestler Iryna Kurachkina has defeated Evelina Georgieva Nikolova of Bulgaria in the Women's Freestyle 57kg Semifinal to guarantee at least silver.

“At night, according to local residents, a man of non-Slavic appearance was found at the Belarus-Lithuania border near the village of Benyakoni. The man seemed to be in critical condition. Belarusian border guards administered first aid, but the ma...

In the Women's 4x400m Relay Heat 2 scheduled for 5 August Belarus will be represented by Yuliya Bliznets, Elvira Herman, Aliaksandra Khilmanovich and Asteria Uzo Limai.

Over 1,100 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 12.00 on 4 August.

"The exchange platform offers really great opportunities for boosting the mutual trade between Pakistan and Belarus. I am sure that raising the awareness of Pakistani business about the BUCE's opportunities will contribute both to the growth of Paki...

All in all, 3,735,000 tonnes of grain were threshed, with the average yield at 31.8 centners per hectare.

“The reaction was immediate. The Investigative Committee, under the supervision of the prosecutor's office, was instructed to immediately launch an investigation. They were tasked to interview local residents (who reported about a beaten man who la...

The Tokyo Games medalist chose Vitebsk Oblast Center of Olympic Reserve for the Br10,000 assistance as part of the country's Olympic Choice project.

His opponent, David Morris Taylor III of the USA, made a series of successful attacking moves to secure a decisive win 11-0.

The two athletes were equally favored to win, but the native of Bobruisk ended up winning the bout outscoring her opponent 6-3.

Aliaksei Katkavets made a throw of 82.72m, his teammate Pavel Mialeshka showed 82.64m in his best attempt.

Team USA eased past Australia 79-55 in the Women's Basketball quarterfinal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Belarusian was ahead of the game in her heat with 46.950 seconds.

The Belarusian clocked 1:49.606, second only to Hungary's Tamara Csipes with 1:48.790.