"The challenges include political developments that affected education system employees as much as security officials and civil servants. And today I thank those who did not back down and our entire teaching community for their professionalism, dedic...

We have learned our lessons. The events that occurred predetermined the importance of the issues that we want to discuss at the pedagogical conference. We have to reset the education system. Today it is a matter of national importance, Aleksandr Luka...

The Belarusian will next face world number 36 Marin Cilic of Croatia.

“Education is a multi-tier, complex system that permeates all spheres of human life. It is for a reason that Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko pays so much attention to it. There is no doubt that the education system should develop and impr...

The leaders of the CIS member states will meet in Minsk face-to-face. No country has objected to this format, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev told the media.

More than 77% of healthcare workers and about 42% of school staff and other education and childcare professionals have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

About a thousand teachers, heads of educational institutions, national and local government bodies, as well as representatives of public associations and trade unions are taking part in the National Pedagogical Conference. The focus is on development...

About 4,000 competitors representing more than 160 countries will take part in Tokyo Paralympics. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will feature 539 events across 22 sports. The closing ceremony is scheduled for 5 September.

More than 1,300 haulers are queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 24 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

“In the follow-up to the Belarus-Russia talks held in Cholpon-Ata, the Kyrgyz Republic, on 19 August, the heads of government discussed trade and economic cooperation, as well as joint projects in various fields,” the press service informed.

The Belarusian president wished all people living in Ukraine peace, success and prosperity.

The two heads of state discussed the Union State programs; the work on them is nearing completion. The decisions on the programs will be made in the near future.

An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August.

In January-June 2021 FEZ Minsk resident companies hired 594 people to do new jobs. The average total number of people employed by the resident companies stands at 24,718.

This decision was made following the study of the materials submitted by the Belarusian side on the phytosanitary examination of tomatoes and peppers in the places of production, as well as the guarantees of the Main State Inspectorate for Seed Produ...

Belarus' world number 81 Egor Gerasimov kicked off his Winston-Salem Open run with a 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-2 win over world number 112 Norbert Gombos of Slovakia in two and a half hours.

CSTO heads of state advocate an inclusive peaceful dialogue in Afghanistan, reads a statement on the CSTO's website following the emergency videoconference session of the CSTO Collective Security Council on 23 August.

Unidentified persons in Poland deliberately and demonstratively, in a bid to make a political and ideological statement, threw the national flag of the Republic of Belarus on the ground, defaced it and trampled on it, thereby expressing disrespect an...

A session of the coordinating council for fighting illegal migration will be held soon to discuss matters relating to illegal migration and refugees from Afghanistan. Apart from that, the treatment and accommodation of refugees will be practiced duri...

As of 23 August, 150 hectares planted to buckwheat were cropped, or almost 0.49% of the target.

According to Stanislav Zas, today the heads of state spoke of the need to adopt the CSTO consolidated position on the situation in Afghanistan and around it soon

"The SCO member states reaffirm their intention to assist Afghanistan with building a peaceful, stable and prosperous country, free from terrorism, war and drugs," the document says.

“As for interaction with NATO, we have stated our readiness to develop cooperation with NATO on all topical issues for our organizations, including Afghanistan. Unfortunately, we have seen no such willingness on the part of NATO. This is why there ...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 470,635 cases. A total of 464,300 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The press secretary was asked to comment on the reaction of Aleksandr Lukashenko to the outcomes of the event. She said that after the Big Conversation with the President, which lasted for more than 8 hours, the president had a small meeting with a f...

“We call for stopping this confrontation, for establishing a dialogue inside Afghanistan, and for building a government system in Afghanistan taking into account interests of all the nationalities that live there and all the communities,” the off...

The agenda of the meeting included organizational and personnel matters, corresponding proposals. The participants of the meeting also discussed further improvement of the Belarus President's Security Service, including from the point of view of the ...

The purpose of the exercise is to check the readiness and the ability of command and control bodies and logistics units of the Belarusian army and the Russian one to work together. It will also test skills of the troops and will serve as part of prep...

More than 1.55 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; over 1.27 million of them have been vaccinated with the second dose.

“Following the CSTO emergency meeting, the heads of state and government agreed to instruct the councils of the ministers of foreign affairs and defense, the committee of secretaries of the security councils together with the secretariat to promptl...

A delegation of Belarus' Armed Forces led by Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin is expected to attend the official opening ceremony and participate in the Army 2021 forum.

Chairman of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament, Vladimir Andreichenko took part in the first plenary session of the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

A working meeting with the ICAO team took place on 23 August. Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko, Director of the Aviation Department of the Transport and Communications Ministry Artyom Sikorsky, an interagency commission of Bela...

"In general, there is an understanding, and President Putin emphasized this in his speech, of the need to coordinate approaches, including within the framework of the United Nations, the Security Council and the G20," Dmitry Peskov said.

According to the source, despite multiple statements by Lithuanian law enforcement agencies, which claim they observe human rights without fault, Belarusian border guards continue registering facts of inhumanely cruel treatment of refugees.

A Belarusian delegation went to Russia for the military technology forum Army 2021. On the second day of the forum Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus Dmitry Pantus met with UAE Deputy Defense Minister for Support and Def...

“Timely, objective and high-quality information provided by your agency is one of the crucial ingredients of the state administration system. Statistics not only illustrates the economic and social development of the country but also helps find the...

In the light of the recent events in Afghanistan the CSTO countries may seriously think about measures to beef up collective defense and raise the importance and role of the organization, political scientist Aleksandr Shpakovsky said.

“It will be impossible not to reckon with the position of the CSTO and the SCO. The position of the SCO/CSTO will even be more important than the position of the Western coalition,” the Belarusian leader is sure.

It is with great concern and great attention that Belarus has been watching the developments in Afghanistan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“Against the backdrop of the diplomatic efforts of Taliban to establish relations with key global and regional players, a number of countries are inclined to recognize the movement. For our organization it is important to clearly realize to what ex...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Terrorism is directly connected to the risks of transboundary crimes, illegal turnover of narcotics and weapons, which seemingly will grow. Taking into account the certain transparency of borders between our countries, t...

Speaking about the problem of refugees from Afghanistan, Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned the events of the past 2-3 days on the border with Poland.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “There is another sensitive issue connected with the United States' withdrawal [from Afghanistan]. I am talking about possible plans to deploy armed contingents of the American army in neighboring countries, including CS...

I concur with the proposal to work out a common position. We need to discard all formalities and agree on the common position by the summit in Dushanbe [scheduled for mid-September, Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“The problem of refugees and migrants. There are different estimates of the possible number of refugees and migrants in the first wave. It is absolutely clear that people from Afghanistan will join the waves of migrants from destroyed Syria, Iraq, ...

This time we did not have difficult issues and differing positions. But there were many topics on which we needed to align our approaches. Among them was the removal of barriers to access the Kazakhstan market of agricultural machinery. We found a co...

Currently, Aryna Sabalenka goes second with 7,010 points, Victoria Azarenka is 19th with 3,160 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich - 99th with 860 points, Olga Govortsova - 136th with 622 points.

Speaking about the development of a real economic integration agenda, Dmitry Mezentsev said that all the work that was carried out since December 2018 was aimed at ensuring that the economic potentials of Russia and Belarus complement each other.

The CSTO leaders will focus on the situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states. The session is chaired by Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon.

The head of state expressed confidence that ascetic efforts of Karekin II would continue to promote peace, preserve the atmosphere of trust and friendship between the peoples of Belarus and Armenia.

A delegation of business representatives from Madagascar paid a visit to Amkodor to get familiar with the production lineup and conduct negotiations with the company's management. The parties expressed hope for further cooperation.

Over 1,300 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 23 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The CSTO has been carefully monitoring the development of the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border. The main goal of the organization in the current circumstances is to ensure the security of the CSTO member states.

The Belarusian head of government spoke in detail about his working meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the sidelines of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council summit in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 469,717 cases. A total of 463,599 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

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.