The head of state addressed teachers, students and their parents: “You should come to the school as if it is a sacred place, with dignity and respect. This is the foundation of your lives. If you study well and get decent knowledge, you will be com...

We need patriotic education in schools, Belarusian President Aleksandr said as he talked to the media in Bobruisk on 1 September.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the opening of secondary school No.35 in Bobruisk on Knowledge Day, 1 September.

Aleksandr Lukashenko asked whether all the schools were operating at full capacity. “Make sure that our schools accommodate as many students as possible,” stressed the head of state.

On his arrival in Bobruisk to attend a school inauguration, the head of state met with Mogilev Oblast Governor Leonid Zayats to hear out his report on 1 September.

Belarus' world number 53 Ilya Ivashka won the US Open first round against world number 91 Tennys Sandgren of the United States, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-4.

“Over this historically short period of time, Uzbekistan has established itself as a sovereign and independent state, rightfully deserving recognition by the world community,” the message of greetings reads.

Joint work between Belarus and Russia on the Union State integration programs continues in a constructive manner.

The export duties on crude oil and some categories of derivative oil products were previously revised upwards on 1 August.

The head of state is expected to make a speech at the school inauguration ceremony. The Belarusian leader will then get familiar with the school infrastructure and conditions for teaching.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended the Knowledge Day greetings to all students, postgraduates, cadets, and the academic staff of Belarus on 1 September.

These messages are sent by foreign leaders, politicians and religious figures, heads of integration bodies, representatives of Belarusian diasporas, and people that enjoy fame in various spheres, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

A total of 129,000 tourists visited Mir Castle in January-August 2021. There were only 30% of Belarusians and 70% of foreign tourists visiting the castle before the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the situation has changed exactly the opposite, as Belar...

The export duty on straight-run gasoline has been set at $35.5 per tonne ($37.2 previously). The size of the export duty on commercial gasoline, diesel fuel, light and middle distillates, benzene, toluene, xylene, lubricants will make up $19.3 per to...

While in Belarus the Pakistani delegation visited the Military Academy where they were made familiar with the process and stages of military personnel training. The delegation also visited the Belarusian State Museum of History of the Great Patriotic...

Belarus' program on social and economic development for 2021-2025 suggests an algorithm for transforming the country's territories into strong regions, Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina said.

The Belarusian improved the world record which was in place since 1992. First, Aliaksei Talai clocked 1:24.86 in the preliminary heat and improved it in the final to 1:23.16. However, he was overtaken by rivals competing in SB-2 who won medals in th...

Computer services accounted for 29.9% of Belarus' total export of services in January-June 2021. Computer services remained second to transport services in terms of the export volume.

Belarusian school students under the tutelage of BSU professors won gold and two silver medals at the 14th edition of the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO 2021).

According to the source, a family of five migrants, who are citizens of Cuba, were forcefully delivered to the Belarusian border by officers of the Polish border service. It happened near the Polish border checkpoint Polowce (the Peschatka checkpoint...

More than 1.63 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 1.35 million of them have already got two shots.

When asked whether the Collective Security Treaty Organization is going to insert troops in Afghanistan, the official said: “Those are absolutely groundless fears. The Collective Security Treaty Organization is a purely defensive military and polit...

According to the chairperson of the Council of the Republic, the meeting has been dictated by the times.

Joint educational programs are widely popular, Rector of Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) Sergei Kharitonchik said as he met with the deans of the joint engineering and technical faculty of BNTU-TTU Tohir Majidov and Vyacheslav Lugovoi...

A new school for 520 laces built by Belarusian specialists in the village of Strelitsa, Semiluki District of Voronezh Oblast was inaugurated on 31 August.

The purpose of the exercise is to improve practical skills of commanding officers and executive officers of staffs as they organize the execution of engineering support tasks. The exercise will also improve cohesion of engineer units in the course of...

A new school in the Loshitsa-9 neighborhood of Minsk will open on 1 September. The school received the number 224 and is designed for 1,020 students.

The tariff for gas transportation remains the only unresolved issue on the Russian-Belarusian integration agenda, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko said when taking journalists' questions during a working trip to Voronezh Oblast of Ru...

The ambassador did not specify how exactly Belarus will be compensated. “Certain documents will appear. You will read them and understand it. It will be open to the general public,” the ambassador said when asked to clarify the compensation mecha...

"What depends on us is the speed of clearance and decision-making. We are introducing such mechanisms to zero waiting times for business entities,” Vladimir Orlovsky said.

The Belarusian national futsal team lost its first friendly against Iran in Minsk on 30 August.

Vladimir Orlovsky told reporters after the meeting: “The problem with queues was also discussed with the head of state. I told him that the not always smooth operation of our colleagues on the other side of the border is the main reason for the tru...

The meeting focused on the performance of Team Belarus at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The head of state emphasized the need to make conclusions and determine future goals, to decide to arrange the work of the sports industry to ensure maximum efficiency...

A farewell service was held for Yuri Pudyshev, the legend of Soviet and Belarusian football, the champion of the USSR as part of Dinamo Minsk in 1982.

The project to reconstruct the Fakel football stadium is estimated at RUB812 million. The construction of Russia's largest educational center for 2,560 places in Voronezh, which will also be built by Belarus, is estimated at RUB3.54 billion.

According to the source, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on 9 September. After this meeting the programs on advancing Belarus-Russia integration may be signed at a session of the Union...

The internal state debt amounted to Br11.5 billion as of 1 August. Taking into account differences in currency exchange rates, the internal state debt went up by Br1.6 billion or 16.4% since the beginning of the year.

“We are a transit country, we have a huge transit potential. We have retained the reputation of a reliable partner and fully perform our functions in terms of this transit potential,” stressed the president.

A new IT-laboratory will open at Belarusian-Russian University on 2 September, head of the Automated Control Systems Department of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Belarusian-Russian University Anatoly Yakimov told BelTA.

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.