Participants of the meeting are expected to discuss data security, digital signature applications in educational institutions, the use of modern IT solutions in the sphere of education, and other matters the platform is meant to take care of.

The same decree approved as the basis for negotiations a draft intergovernmental protocol on extending the period of validity of the agreement on finishing the construction, usage, and maintenance of the Baranovichi node of the missile attack warning...

The document amends presidential decree No.325 of 17 July 2015 on the national guarantor for ensuring the fulfillment of obligations concerning the payment of customs duties, taxes, special duties, antidumping duties, and compensatory duties.

The deputy head of the Mogilev Oblast administration said: “All the conditions for the development of large private enterprises and small organizations, self-employed businessmen have been enabled in Belarus. We have a smoothly operating system for...

Belarus v Italy match will start at 18.15 Minsk time. The match will be broadcast live on Belarus 5 TV channel.

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia will launch charter flights to Egypt's Marsa Alam on 18 September.

The decree provides for the recalculation of labor pensions from 1 September 2021 in connection with the growth of the average wage in the country.

The parties also discussed a project to put together a new exposition dedicated to the partisan movement during the Great Patriotic War within the framework of the Victory Train historical and educational project.

Matvei Volkov clinched gold in the Men's Pole Vault clearing 5.45m. Juho Alasaari of Finland took silver with 5.35m. Bronze went to Kyle Rademeyer of South Africa (5.30m).

Metal prices at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange continue to decline, BUCE spokesman Roman Yaniv told BelTA

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Remember: I've never been a traitor. By nature I am a military person. I don't have to prove it. You will always be my children for me.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I would like to draw your attention to one circumstance. Some people in your environment, in police, in the Armed Forces, fail to understand why the president needs this referendum and the refreshed Constitution after al...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about the future role of the Belarusian People's Congress, the powers of which will be formalized in the new amended Constitution, as he honored representatives of defense, security, and law enforcement...

Lithuania previously stated it will stop the transit of Belarusian potash fertilizers in December. The Belarusian side is considering the transshipment of the fertilizers via alternative ports. Ports in Murmansk and Leningrad Oblast, Russia are some ...

The parties also agreed to study the issues related to the development and unification of statistics of production, import and movement of organic agricultural products.

This working group will be tasked with aligning the positions of the EAEU member states on the climate agenda. It will also be working to set up an EAEU climate data bank and digital initiatives, including those related to carbon footprint.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the motive of the actions against Belarus was as old as the hills: “There are financial interests – to divide and sell the property of people and the state. They do not care that the living standards of Belarusi...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “If some people – crazy, mad people and people, who have gone astray – fail to mend their ways after these operations you have staged recently, they are enemies. Because what other evidence does one need to prove what...

The Eurasian Economic Commission will suggest the general food security principles to the Eurasian Economic Union member states, Iya Malkina, an official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), told a press briefing.

Enemies of Belarus go to extraordinary lengths, but they have miscalculated, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he presented state awards to representatives of law enforcement on 20 August, BelTA informs.

Work is underway to organize an additional meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk in October, said Iya Malkina, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).

“We have discussed ways to boost the export of the EAEU products to the markets of third countries. A working group will be put together to draft an agreement to provide adequate insurance support for export risks. We believe this agreement will be...

Belarus will play its first match of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow on 20 August.

The recruits will be taught how to handle small arms and other weapons of territorial defense forces. Classes focusing on engineer operations, medical aid, and the fulfillment of territorial defense tasks will be organized.

Among the awardees are representatives of the KGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Secretariat of the Security Council and the State Border Committee. State awards were given to 28 people.

Belarus' world number 15 Victoria Azarenka did not make it to the 2021 Western & Southern Open quarterfinal, losing 0-6, 2-6 to world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia.

Apart from the data sharing agreement the working group will be tasked with working out approaches to the realization of priority directions of the digital agenda, approaches to the digital transformation of economy branches, the markets of goods, se...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 466,948 cases. A total of 460,813 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Participants of the session approved a list of exemptions and restrictions, which exist on the Eurasian Economic Union's domestic market and are supposed to be removed in 2021-2022. The list includes 14 hindrances: 13 restrictions and one exemption.

The parties discussed topical issues of Belarus-Russia interaction within the framework of the Union State, the schedule of meetings of the Union State bodies, as well as the work of the Union State Standing Committee.

The joint venture will specialize in making several types of centrifugal equipment, non-standardized parts, and spare parts using NPO Center's technologies for the sake of selling the products in South Africa and other African countries.

Belarus seeks to launch new joint projects and scale up existing joint projects in this region, to build cooperation with mechanical engineering and agricultural companies, to expand contacts with the local power vertical and to support the Belarusia...

As of 20 August, 1.9 million hectares planted to grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat, millet) were cut, or almost 94% of the target.

The investment project is estimated at Br5 million and is projected to pay off in one year. Raw materials will be suppled by large processing enterprises of Brest Oblast, Grodno Oblast and Minsk Oblast.

The head of state believes that cooperation between Minsk and Budapest will be fruitfully developing for the benefit of both countries and peoples.

“The EEC is set to address very ambitious tasks. These tasks will be fulfilled as planned and we will report on their progress at the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council that will be held in Yerevan in October,” Mikhail Myasnikovich...

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states should strengthen cooperation amidst external pressure, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council.

Over 820 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 20 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The governments of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states find solutions to key integration issues, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the meeting of Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov with the heads of government delegations...

After meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 19 August, Taxes and Duties Minister Sergei Nalivaiko told reporters about the details of the campaign to fight the so-called envelope wages.

The design provides for detached educational wings, for creating a barrier-free environment and conditions conducive to the development of creative potential in kids and for doing sports.

In line with the document presidential decree No.358 on stimulating sales of goods of 11 August 2011 will become invalid as from 31 August 2021. That decree granted zero VAT on goods, which are imported by authorized economic operators to Belarus pro...

According to the source, not only the state budget will finance Belarusian R&D. The share of non-budget funding for science has been at 55-59% for the last few years. Funding coming from the real sector, from commercial organizations totaled 64% in 2...

The meeting will focus on five issues, including draft agendas of the meetings of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers and the CIS Council of Heads of State to be held in Minsk on 14-15 October and the draft agenda of the next meeting of the CIS Coun...

Dzianis Salotskikh secured gold in the 52kg event. Silver went to Artur Tuniev (60kg).

The NATO build-up in Poland and the Baltic countries, as well as the increasing number of NATO exercises in Europe are provocative and short-sighted to say the least, Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing on 1...

The meeting was attended by representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee.

In January-June 2021, FEZ Grodnoinvest resident companies exported products worth $647 million, up 52% year-on-year. Russia accounted for 60% of the export, Poland 13% and Ukraine 9%.

According to the source, 45 international research centers from Russia, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Italy and other countries operate on the basis of organizations of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

"The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of Belarusian-Cuban relations and noted the mutual interest in expanding political, trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation between Belarus and Cuba," the Belarusian diplomatic ...

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Xie Xiaoyung.

The official said: “Matters concerning the operation of our common market are also on the agenda now. Participants of the previous session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council decided to try to reconcile approaches to export regulation."

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko held a working meeting with Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

The prime ministers are set to discuss the issues of fundamental importance for the integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Entrepreneurs should pay adequate wages to employees rather than devise ways to line up their own pockets, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Taxes and Duties Minister Sergei Nalivaiko and Chairman of the State Control Comm...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I would like to raise the issue today. Judging by last year's lessons we've recently seen who is who and have started harshly demanding the payment of taxes and the normal behavior of simple businessmen."

“Not a single hair should fall from an entrepreneur who respects the law. We should support bona fide businesses. These are people who work for the state and serve its interests. There is only one thing: taxes must be paid, employees must be treate...

According to the source, tests prompted the need to replace one of the components of the turbine generator's exciter. The relevant work is in progress with assistance of the Russian manufacturer.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 465,210 cases. A total of 459,090 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I would like businessmen to hear me saying that nobody is going to settle a score with them. Some made mistakes. Some went astray. Some misunderstood some things. It is necessary to make things clear for them. I am even ...

The commitment to leave no one behind is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the Belarusian National Assembly, the National Coordinator for the SDGs Anatoly Isachenko said.

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.