The analyst said: “Belarus has become the third country after Venezuela and Hong Kong [of the People's Republic of China] where color revolutions have failed, where it was possible to work out original counteraction mechanisms.”

The source noted that the export duties will not be levied for timber sold to the Eurasian Economic Union member states, to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

Roman Protasevich said: “Maybe yes. I sincerely believed in what I was doing. And I was doing it not quite for what the opposition is coming to now. I was indeed too committed to ideas in many aspects and I believed extremely strongly in some ideal...

The sides approved of expanding the practice of using the Russian payment system Mir and the Belarusian payment system Belkart in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

Belarus, together with its allies, successfully holds out against Western sanctions, political scientist Aleksandr Shpakovsky told BelTA.

Over 770 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 16.00 on 11 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The Georgian airline Georgian Airways resumed air service to Belarus on 11 August. Minsk welcomed a Boeing 737-700 with a water salute.

In January-July 2021, Belarusian enterprises that made transactions on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) gained over Br271 million in additional revenue and saving in expenditure, which was up by 69% year-on-year.

According to the scenario of the exercise local residents notified the authorities about the location of an illegal armed unit in the border zone. This tip was verified and the border service special operations unit OSAM was deployed to block and eli...

OOO Europlasteks Invest will spend over €5 million on setting up a metal-processing enterprise. The first products may be made as early as in 2022. Most of the output will be exported to Central Asia, Western Europe, the Near East and the Middle Ea...

Belarus withdrew its consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher as U.S. Ambassador to Minsk, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.

“This post is about the heroes of our time. Do you remember the cases of two boys who suffered severe burns one after another a few months back? Vadim's fishing rod caught on the electric wire. Roman was seriously injured when rescuing his little b...

“We have outlined three matters that require consideration of the head of state. One of them is the constitutional status of the Belarusian People's Congress, since it is a new institution in the system of government,” Piotr Miklashevich said.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 456,247 cases. A total of 450,248 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The exercise is supervised by a deputy chief of the Air Force and Air Defense Command. The second stage of the exercise will take place after the troops redeploy to the Russian army exercise area Ashuluk. Live ammunition will be used there.

Pakistan greatly values its relationship with the Republic of Belarus and views it as an important partner and friend. Political cooperation between our two countries has evolved into a durable, broad-based and comprehensive partnership, the Ambassad...

Have you decided to start your own business or expand an existing one? Then your choice is the Minsk World multifunctional complex that offers a wide range of commercial real estate.

“The effective Constitution has this provision. In order to stay current with the times, we need to update this constitutional provision, since the Republic of Belarus is a member of the CSTO and is actually part of the military and political bloc,...

Belarus demands that Belgium investigate the torching incident at its embassy in Brussels, Spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz told BelTA when asked about the follow-up of the incident.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Today upon the president's instructions state awards will be presented to the best representatives of the country's worker collectives. Every one of you is an embodiment of professionalism, reliability, and dedication to du...

Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has posted a comment on her Telegram channel where she opined on the statement of Lithuania's Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė about the protests in Vilnius.

In January-June 2021, Belarus exported its food products to 96 countries.

Children with COVID-19 in Gomel Oblast are admitted to Gomel Regional Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital.

In the first half of the day the Belarusian athletes tested the sports equipment at Mladost Stadium, and the coaching staff made last adjustments.

In the first days of the vegetable harvest campaign, the Kadino farm, Mogilev District, harvested about 10 tonnes of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, onions, and beets.

“In January-July 2021, Minsk Metro carried 128.5 million passengers. This is almost 1.7 million more journeys on the metro compared with the same period last year. The growth was due to the introduction of the Zelenoluzhskaya metro line,” said An...

The Constitutional Commission convened for its regular meeting on 11 August to consider editorial revisions to the Basic Law, developed by the Constitutional Commission based on the comments of the members of the Commission.

Such joint projects are of great importance for the youth of the two countries. “This is very important for the promotion of the Union State. Young people will make friends and do science. This is an important point in the development of the countr...

Belarus' world number 15 Victoria Azarenka progressed to the round of Last 16 at the Omnium Banque Nationale, seeing off Romania's world number 40 Sorana Cirstea in two straight sets 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 15 minutes.

Over 300 performers from all over the country, who successfully passed live preliminary audition, will soon share their personal stories and meet face-to-face with prominent mentors - Sergei Sosedov, Ruslan Alekhno, Sergei Parkhomenko (Seryoga) and O...

As of 11 August, 1.519 million hectares planted to grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat, millet) were harvested, or almost 70.8% of the target. In the lead is Brest Oblast with 282,100 hectares, or 83.6% of the areas cropped.

The CSTO secretary general informed the Armenian head of government that the Collective Security Treaty Organization closely follows the situation at the Azerbaijan-Armenia border and is concerned about an increase in frequency and the expansion of g...

According to the DBRB website, in H1 2021 the bank continued supporting Belarusian export by providing export loans. In January-June the bank's export loan portfolio totaled Br755.7 million or the equivalent of $298.5 million, up by Br365.1 million (...

“The sanctions can also be regarded as the recognition by our opponents (we can already call them that) of the achievements of Belarusian athletes, the cohesion of the Olympic team and its support from the Belarusian people,” the NOC noted.

In January-June 2021 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $42.399 billion, 30.5% up from the same period in 2020. Import amounted to $20.337 billion (28.3% up).

In the opening round the Romanian saw off world number 37 Alison Riske of the United States 6-3, 6-4.

The Indian Cinema Week is taking place in the run-up to India's 75th Independence Day. The solemn opening ceremony was attended by Ambassador of India to the Republic of Belarus Shri Alok Ranjan Jha, Belarus' Deputy Culture Minister Valery Gromada, ...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has instructed the government to work out a set of additional measures against another loop of sanctions the Western countries have enforced against Belarus.

In July the base index of consumer prices, which rules out changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, totaled 100.4% as against June 2021 and 105.6% as against December 2020.

2020 Tokyo rhythmic gymnastics bronze medalist Alina Harnasko of Belarus chose Minsk Children's Olympic School No.4 of the Belarusian Sports Society Dinamo, where she held her first practice sessions, for Br10,000 assistance from the Presidential Spo...

The official said: “The state border protection system meets contemporary requirements and ensures the country's protection from foreign infringements. The facts that unfortunately happen at the Lithuanian border and the Polish one dishonor our col...

The parties reviewed the status of trade and economic cooperation, discussed ways to step up trade in food and farm products, engineering goods, products made by the Bellegprom light industry concern and also considered the prospects for cooperation ...

By imposing sanctions the United States of America and the United Kingdom are competing unfairly and are trying to squeeze Russian and Belarusian companies out of global markets, Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of t...

According to Aleksandr Volfovich, border service units and army units practiced finding and eliminating an illegal armed unit that had infiltrated into Belarus. A motorized rifle company of the 6th Independent Guards Mechanized Brigade was attached t...

Rostislav Vergun's men beat Romania 77-72 in Group D in Riga. Kiryl Sitnik led his team with 20 points. At the start of the competitions Belarus lost to Latvia 83-92. Latvia defeated Romania 108-72.

Thus, these countries have once again demonstrated a complete disregard for international law, their own international and bilateral obligations, and exposed the true goals of their policy towards Belarus, the ministry said

The sides also came to terms on finishing the pilot operation of communication channels with reduced roaming rates. Comfortable roaming rates will be offered to roaming mobile users of Belarus and Russia as from 1 September 2021 on a permanent basis.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 455,281 cases. A total of 449,186 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Belarusian holds 8,645 points following the 2020 Tokyo Olympic tennis tournament.

Scientists from Belarus, Poland and the United States will intensify trilateral cooperation and joint activities in the field of biodiversity and conservation of unique natural areas.

According to the source, the group included three kids. One of the foreigners recorded a video of how representatives of the Lithuanian border service had treated the people. The video clearly demonstrates how Lithuanian border guard personnel left a...

As of 10 August, 1.449 million hectares planted to grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat, millet) were harvested, or almost 67.6% of the target.

High quality and relatively low prices for Belarusian building materials drive the demand for them abroad. Export accounts for a large share of the total output of building materials.

Belarus is facing a continuous hybrid attack that seeks to overthrow its legitimate government using almost all possible tools, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas said at a meeting with Armenia's Act...

Belarus' economy remains on the growth track despite the pandemic and sanctions, Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said at the Big Conversation with the President, a meeting with the public, experts and media community in the format of a big pres...

Deeper integration between Belarus and Russia is the imperative of the time, Editor-in-Chief of the Eurasia.Expert website Vyacheslav Sutyrin told BelTA. The expert took part in the Big Conversation with the President.

“I often cite Russian journalists as an example for Belarusian ones: look at how they work. I name certain journalists, especially those working on the RTR TV channel,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. At the same time, when Belarus approaches Russia f...

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that education is of paramount importance. “If we fail to address problems in education, we will not be able to tackle a single problem in the society. This is our most painful issue,” he said.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, it was Vladimir Putin who advised him to arrange a rally of Aleksandr Lukashenko's supporters. Aleksandr Lukashenko admitted he had feared there might be clashes between his supporters and protesters.

About 300 people turned up for the Big Conversation with the President. About 1,000 applications for participation in the meeting with the head of state had been submitted. The number of foreign applications accounted for one third of the number.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I was glad that they had failed to achieve anything. I cannot say there were traitors everywhere but there were mad and crazy people. I think there are a handful of them left.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I want Belarus to be a calm country. We will buy all the other things. We don't need much. We will find money to buy things. We will make everything primarily thanks to our brains, our own hands just the way we are doing...

A corresponding proposal was voiced in May at the president's meeting with MPs where representatives of the public were also present. Back then Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that this issue should be scrutinized from a legal point of view.

“You are far away and you do not care about what is happening in Belarus. You cannot even locate it on a map. And after 10 minutes you forgot who you treated with cookies,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “The tax maneuver needs to be calculated and compensated if such a decision is made. But some progress has been made in that regard. We've fulfilled our commitments and made the first step. As large as about 50%. We don't...

Aleksandr Lukashenko responded that according to his observations there is a reverse trend: the number of those willing to assume additional responsibilities dwindles because additional powers entail additional responsibilities.

According to the president, if Belarus wanted to do it, then together with Russia it would be able to bring Ukraine to its knees within 24 hours. In particular, it could stop supplying fuels and lubricants. “In this case Zelenskyy and everyone else...

“By the end of the year, everyone should be able to receive citizenship. We just need a system allowing these people to submit an application,” the president answered the question. In his opinion, the officials ‘botched this task'.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “The FSB and the KGB maintain tight contacts. We borrow a lot from you and you have learned something from us. We cooperate and learn. We have a lot of common tasks. We help each other. The FSB provides material resources...

Answering a question from the Polish newspaper as to what Aleksandr Lukashenko is willing to do to improve the Belarusian-Polish relations, the president said: "I did everything to ensure good relations with Poland. You decided to go a different way,...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “If necessary, it will not be just a base here. All the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be deployed here. In what conditions? If a new world war is imminent.”

“They brought shivs, knives, explosives. Why did they bring them, for peaceful actions? Therefore, it was anything but peaceful actions,” the Belarusian leader emphasized.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I am convinced we will get these air defense systems.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Lies. Listen, why would anyone torture them? There was no investigation going on over there. Why would people be tortured over there? If someone over there had bruises, they had been beaten when they had tried to attack ...

Chairman of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anatoly Lappo clarified that personnel of the Polotsk branch of the Belarusian border service had detected an attempt of Lithuanian law enforcement agencies to violently expel migrants into Belarus' t...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on a possibility to take charge of the Belarusian People's Congress amidst the proposals to give it a constitutional status.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko warned Ukraine against possible attempts to resolve the crisis in Donbass by force as he spoke at the big press conference

“There are people who didn't waver and didn't betray in those trying days. By doing it, they became part of history of our state and their essence was crystallized. Ivan Kubrakov is one of them. It turns out there are 15-20 people in Belarus who ca...

" There would have been a mess involving a nuclear power. That was what we avoided back then. As for those who took to the streets, it was simply unpleasant. We had thousands of ways to keep them in check,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The idea was initially mentioned when the Belarus president met with representatives of opposition political forces in a KGB pretrial detention facility in 2020. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “Everyone started saying we should consider releasing some...

According to him, Belarus is also a member of the Eurasian Economic Union. “What kind of neutrality can we talk about? Therefore, there are two options here: either we define our state as not neutral in the Constitution, or we do not write anything...

The so-called independent foreign media acted against the Belarusian people and the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while fielding a question from CNN.

“There have been no repressions in my country and will never be. I do not need this. Such things would not benefit me. Using repressions in Belarus would be akin to shooting oneself,” stressed Aleksandr Lukashenko.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, it is a complicated matter. “The person the Belarusian people elect will be the next president. It is truly so. I have yet to decide what position I will hold then,” he said. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted he is thi...

Aleksandr Lukashenko responded by saying: “Can you tell me please (I am answering your question): why did you shoot a girl, who had participated in wars in defense of the United States of America and its interests, in the Congress? After this the q...

President Volodymyr Zelensky had a chance to become a peacemaker in Ukraine and make serious progress in resolving the conflict in Donbass, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that Belarus and Lithuania have always lived and will live like peaceful and friendly neighbors. “But it is up to us when it will happen. Someone recently said that Lukashenko has to take some steps and then we will ha...

Autumn is coming, which means that there is not much time left to buy an apartment in the Minsk World multifunctional complex at the current prices! Do not miss the chance to become an owner of real estate in one of the most eye-catching and comfor...

“In accordance with the Constitution, the president makes decisions on holidays and days-off. But let's be honest: I have been to many countries, and none of them has as many holidays as we have. It is the same in Russia when you celebrate New Year...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Belarusians are the people you should be afraid of least of all. We will never do bad things to Ukraine if you don't come into our land bearing weapons first. Ukrainians are hardworking and beautiful people. We are ready...

The head of state said: “We didn't go crazy and didn't introduce a curfew as they demanded of us, you remember it.” “The only country and the only president, a dictator, who invited representatives of the World Health Organization and opened do...

“One should not mar our relations with different fake stories and nastiness,” the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “They've started inventing things. Shot themselves in the foot. And now they want to prevent us from using their ports for shipping chemical potash fertilizers.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted he had always supported Ukraine and Ukrainian authorities and even understands why they take unfriendly steps towards Belarus in order to please the West.

All in all, Belarus performed 7,438,123 tests, including 11,862 in the past 24 hours.