I should say that under your leadership the system has been working well this year. According to the data and figures that you gave me, it would be great to keep the positive dynamics in 2021, Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“The West is always accusing us of smuggling, illegal migration, other problems. They, however, say nothing about the problems emanating from Europe, especially the problem of drug trafficking. They keep silent about this because such things would...

Speaking about the H1 performance of the industry, Ruslan Parkhamovich cited some figures: the profitability amounted to 8.5% and that export of goods rose by 22.9%. Industrial output went up 0.4% year-on-year.

ENSREG experts are working at the site of the Belarusian nuclear power plant as part of the second phase of the peer review of the national action plan, which was put together as a result of stress tests of the nuclear power plant.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent birthday greetings to Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Vladimir Norov.

World number 2 Aryna Sabalenka needed three sets to defeat Serbia's world number 94 Nina Stojanovic, bouncing back to win 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-0.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Malaysia's Supreme Head, Sultan of Pahang Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as the country celebrates National Day.

More than 30 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, over 130 at Kotlovka, more than 280 at Kamenny Log, over 160 at Benyakoni and more than 240 at Privalka.

“This date marked the beginning of a new stage in the history of the Kyrgyz people, gave a start to important transformations aimed at ensuring social and economic development, peace and stability, enhancement of the international prestige of Kyrgy...

In 2008, the Pruzhany District Executive Committee, in agreement with the Brest Oblast Executive Committee and the Culture Ministry, took a decision to launch the palace restoration.

Belarusian scientists, representatives of universities and research centers are expected to participate in the forum. Close attention will be paid to promising avenues of R&D cooperation and the promotion of science-intensive products.

The investment project provides for making folding electric scooters. Such scooters are powered by triple lithium batteries and boast small weight and a mobile app, which provides travel data. The products will be exported to China, Russia, Europe, a...

In a fierce fight the Belarusian team secured the second position. Russia came in first. Armor crewmen from Uzbekistan won the bronze award.

This is the second tranche of the IBRD loan to the school. Last year, the school used the loan to replace the roof and the internal electric lighting system, to renovate the food unit and bathrooms.

Viktor Beksha's men went through the tournament without a single defeat. In the final they beat Belogorie Belgorod 3-1. Belarus won the Viacheslav Platonov Memorial in 2012.

A Belarusian delegation headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko will visit Voronezh of Russia on 31 August.

World number 90 Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the first out of Belarusian participants in the event, will open her campaign against world number 20 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.

All in all, Belarus performed 7,790,551 tests, including 13,376 tests in the past 24 hours.

Speaking about events in Afghanistan, the official noted that such social crises are always accompanied by manifestations of international terrorism, an increase in transboundary and transnational crimes.

Belarusian swimmer Igor Boki has become a five-time winner of the Tokyo Paralympics, clinching a champion title in the Men's 200m Individual Medley S13.

SUMMER PRICES will be in effect for just several days! In September, they are rising!

The presidents of Belarus and Russia Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on 9 September. The date was agreed by the heads of state during a telephone conversation on 30 August.

Artyom Sikorsky said: “We didn't invite the ICAO group back on May 23 in order to offer excuses now. We were on the offensive. And we understand what we are fighting for."

The president gave a high approval of our bilateral relations, which have been continuously developing in the political, trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and other avenues, Ambassador Mahmadsharif Haqdod said.

The construction of the nuclear power plant has spurred the development of Ostrovets District, BelTA learned from by the press service of Rosatom State Corporation.

Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Yevgeny Lukyanov.

Artyom Sikorsky said: “We understand perfectly well that the ICAO specialists would not be here if not for the situation involving one Ryanair FR4978 flight passenger. But they have refused to talk to him. They were invited to talk to him but refus...

The Belarusian clocked 1:01.96 to touch in second in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9. Bogdan Mozgovoi of Russia won the event in 1:01.75. Bronze went to Timothy Hodge of Australia (1:02.16).

It is important that we have a common consolidated position on Afghanistan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Mahmadsharif Haqdod in Minsk on 30 August.

“I have just had a telephone conversation with your president [Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon]. We have been talking for 30 minutes, and he, as a very close friend, briefed me on the current situation in Afghanistan,” the head of state said.

The head of the NOC also thanked the co-organizers and local authorities in each of the cities that hosted the festival. All of them tried to give some zest to the festival, to add local flavor, tell about their history and culture.

“Thanks to your incredibly difficult but very important work Belarus is known as the home country of ‘red gold',” the message of greetings reads. “One fifth of the global potassium output is produced and processed into high-quality fertilizer...

The Belarusian government has procured 762,700 tonnes of grain, which accounts for 91.8% of the country's grain procurement target for 2021.

The main topic for discussion was a situation in Afghanistan. “The parties discussed consultations on the issues raised at the CSTO meeting in Dushanbe and the development of a common position on Afghanistan,” the press service said.

Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin stressed that due to the introduced ban on Belarusian grain exports some people started exaggerating that there would not be enough grain in the country. In this regard, he noted that everyone is comp...

At the recent emergency session of the Collective Security Council, the parties discussed the situation in Afghanistan from the perspective of ensuring the security of CSTO member states.

During the visit the parties are set to take stock of the progress in military cooperation, and discuss further ways to enhance the main areas of Belarusian-Pakistani interaction in promising areas.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 479,306 cases. A total of 472,505 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

After winning his first title in Winston-Salem the Belarusian moved up ten positions with a total of 1,250 points. Egor Gerasimov of Belarus goes 82nd with 910 points.

Speaking about the plans to transform the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom into a state corporation, the deputy prime minister said: " We do not know yet if it would be a single corporation in the food industry. Perhaps it wil...

The Belarusian clocked 23.21 seconds to finish first in the Men's 50m Freestyle S13. Ukraine's Illia Yaremenko touched in second in 23.70 seconds. Bronze went to Maksym Veraksa of Ukraine (23.83 seconds).

Belarus' Zarya Stadium played host to a stage of the FIA North European Zone Drift Championship. This year the event is held in Estonia, Finland and Latvia.

The cultural and sports festival Vytoki in Minsk wrapped up with a gala concert featuring the Belarus Presidential Orchestra and spectacular fireworks on 28 August.

Visitors could take part in master classes on archery, javelin throwing, pottery, weaving and see the re-enactment of some episodes of medieval battles.

"The Back-to-School fest was held in the Botanical Garden in Minsk on 28-29 August.

Representatives of the healthcare ministries and government agencies concerned of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took part in the conference.

According to the source, a service dog was used to scare the foreigners into crossing the border into Belarus. The incident happened in the area controlled by the Lida branch of the Belarusian border service. The foreigners told Belarusian border gua...

OOO Reliable Programs (hoster.by) has been the technical administrator of the national domain zone for the last ten years. The company is responsible for the national domain zone's operation.

The first meeting of the Belarusian-Turkish working group on agriculture took place via video conference. The parties discussed the development of trade and economic cooperation and outlined steps to intensify it.

The development of the festival movement has led to the emergence of a new line of tourism, namely cultural tourism, director of the Center of National Cultures Olga Antonenko said.

The Eastern European countries are trying to squeeze out illegal immigrants. Their actions have attracted the attention of the international authorities, political scientist Aleksei Dzermant said on the air of the Alfa Radio station.

In H1 2021 companies affiliated with the Industry Ministry increased export of products by almost 40%, BelTA learned from spokesman of the Belarusian Industry Ministry Oleg Slepchenko.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 476,265 cases. A total of 469,569 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Over 970 haulers were stranded in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 14.00 on 27 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

According to Olga Antonenko, one of the lines of work of the center is Belarusians abroad. "Last year, we drew up a list of regional cultural brands of Belarus. It includes 209 holidays, festivals and contests. The information about them is availabl...

The Belarusian secured another champion title. He clocked 3:58.18 to touch in first in the Men's 400m Freestyle S13. Kirylo Garashchenko of Ukraine finished second in 4:02.07. Bronze went to France's Alex Portal (4:06.39).

"Due to the high demand for the high-speed Lastochka train service, Russian Railways will double the number of cars in one of the trains,” the press service said. "This will allow us to offer passengers more tickets, while maintaining the usual sc...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You know my attitude to Polesie residents. Polesie is the salt of the Belarusian nation. I have always had a dream of pouring maximum effort into reviving our Polesie. I've always wanted to do something kind for Polesie ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled how he descended several hundred meters below the surface into a mine together with his youngest son Nikolai in the days of his presidential youth. The president examined a longwall (an underground digging site) back the...

“Potassium is the brand of our country. We are lucky that our soil is rich in red gold. The demand for potassium is huge and is increasing every year,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“There is no better place in the world than Belarus, especially Polesie. Let's preserve our sovereign and independent Belarus,” said the Belarusian leader.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the ceremony to inaugurate Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant. “It will not be an exaggeration to say that today is a historic day for Belarus. We are commissioning another landmark facility ...

With the commissioning of Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant, we will strengthen our positions in the global potash fertilizer market. The entire Petrikov District will receive a new incentive for development, and, hopefully, will quickly catch up ...

The company plans to ramp up its output to 15.1-15.5 million tonnes by 2025 and to reach 16 million tonnes by 2030.

It is necessary to promote the Polesie region, and the launch of the new potash production will be highly instrumental for this, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he toured Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant of the Belaruskali potas...

Earlier, the Belarusian defeated Italy's world number 88 Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-4 and saw off Croatia's world number 36 Marin Cilic 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Belarus-China interregional cooperation is a necessary condition for promoting investment cooperation, Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina said during the opening ceremony of the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China hosted by the Ministry ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will go on a working trip to Petrikov District, Gomel Oblast on 27 August. The head of state will take part in the solemn inauguration ceremony of Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant. The head of state will ...

The festival has already traveled to Lida, Orsha, Kobrin, Mozyr, Bobruisk and Soligorsk. Now it is Minsk's turn. The festival will kick start in the capital city of Belarus on 27 August at 11.00 with an excursion program to the Upper Town, the histor...

Plans to launch the production of domestic brandy were announced back in 2019 when the concept of the future liquor was presented. A special bottle design was developed for the beverage. The product was named A. Skirmuntt after the Belarusian invento...

The head of state noted that over 30 years of sovereignty, Moldova has gone through a lot to achieve appreciable progress in state-building, social and economic reforms, increasing the living standards of its people.

During one of the events – aerial reconnaissance – the Belarusian pilots had to find five targets of different shapes and colors in an area as large as 50km2. Aviators from Belarus flew Su-25 attack aircraft, Mi-24 attack helicopters, and Mi-8MTV...

According to the scenario of the exercise, the enemy destroyed bridges and train tracks. Personnel of transport troops worked together with specialists of Belarusian Railways to restore the tracks.

Belarus will play Austria on 27 August and will face Slovakia on 29 August in Group D.

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

“According to our estimates, the annual need in vegetables for sale to the population through all sales channels is about 300,000 tonnes, which less than 50% of the total output of domestic agricultural organizations and farm,” said Mikhail Zhiga...

According to the source, two groups of refugees were delivered to the Belarusian border by Lithuanian border guard personnel. “Just like their Polish colleagues Lithuanian enforcers chose the tactics of clandestine forceful expulsion of migrants at...

Journalists asked the Austrian MP his opinion of those who call for sanctions against the people. "Sanctions will affect ordinary people, and that's very bad," he said.

Rogachev Milk Canning Factory signed a contract with one of major distributors of Saudi Arabia. "The partner's coverage is significant: retail chains, shops, restaurants, cafes. Concentrated milk without sugar made an impression on Arab business par...

According to the source, the migration situation at the Belarusian-Latvian border remains tense. On 25 August personnel of the border guard station Bigosovo of the Polotsk branch of the Belarusian border service stopped another attempt to illegally e...

Werner Gerhard Murgg said: “There is one more topic that for some reason nobody in the EU wants to discuss now. Belarus protected it against the migration crisis before the West imposed sanctions. Belarus was actually a huge reliable shield, which ...

The parties reaffirmed mutual interest in the development of Belarusian-Tanzanian cooperation across a wide range of areas. The parties highlighted pharmaceuticals and investments as the most promising areas of cooperaiton.

Army crews continue showing off professional driving skills in the Republic of Tyva, Russian Federation. During the Individual Race stage the Belarusian team drove a 4x4 wheel formula vehicle and came in second. During the Pursuit Race stage Belarusi...

“Today's situation with migrants on the border between the EU countries and Belarus is a vivid manifestation of double standards, which is characteristic of the European Union,” Werner Murgg said.

The Individual Race stage took place in an exercise area of the Chinese army's ground forces training center in the city of Korla. Second crews of the participating teams competed this time.

The event was attended by representatives of the organizing committee and the secretariat of China-Eurasia Expo, and top officials of enterprises and organizations of the countries - honorary guests of the exhibition: Azerbaijan, Belarus and Pakistan...

During the final stage of the exercise (wheel replacement) Senior Warrant Officer Yuri Sklyarenko and Warrant Officer Aleksandr Pisarchik left no chances to their competitors and came in first in this stage of the Road Patrol contest.

Emaar Properties is running one of the world's best projects in Minsk, Mohamed Alabbar, the founder of the company, told reporters in Minsk.

The Belarusian clinched the champion title in the Men's 100m Backstroke S13, clocking 56.36 seconds. Nicolas Guy Turbide of Canada took silver (59.70 seconds). Bronze went to Vladimir Sotnikov of Russia (59.86).

According to the source, ENSREG experts will work at the site of the Belarusian nuclear power plant as part of the second phase of the peer review of the national action plan, which was put together as a result of stress tests of the nuclear power pl...

"Thanks to persistent work, our products are gaining visibility in the Chinese market. They are delicious, environmentally friendly, useful, and organic, and this message is beginning to resonate with local consumers. In January-May of this year, ou...

In line with the amendment, the IBRD shall be able to apply a different reference rate instead of the interest rate benchmarks LIBOR and EURIBOR. In this case the IBRD shall immediately notify the Republic of Belarus about it.

Over 1,100 haulers were stranded in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 12.00 on 26 August.

Sixteen engines have already been shipped to Cuba. More than 30 will be exported in September. By the end of the year, the dealer is ready to sell more than three dozen engines.

Viktor Sheiman briefed the head of state on the fulfillment of his instructions following the visit to the countries of Latin America and other issues.

More than 1.59 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 1.31 million of them have already got two shots.

“Despite the sanctions imposed against Belarus over the past year, your country continues prospering and developing,” said the Austrian MP.

"The draft presidential decree is ready. I promised to submit it to the Council of Ministers on 1 September. The president said that if a new food industry corporation makes an economic sense, then it should be up and running as early as next year,"...