The diplomat expressed hope for a sound policy in the further development of relations between the two states and also confidence that cooperation would continue in a positive way.

Belarus will always be committed to friendly relations with Moldova, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Moldova to Belarus Victor Sorocean on 20 September.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will receive Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Moldova to Belarus Victor Sorocean at the Palace of Independence on 20 September on the occasion of the completion of the ambassador's diplomatic m...

The president addressed special words of gratitude to the veterans who laid a solid foundation for the effective work of the Belarusian customs service to suppress smuggling, illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and weapons, counterfeit and low-qual...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the national canoe team on their brilliant performance at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Denmark.

The Belarusian quartet of Marharyta Makhneva, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk reclaimed the K4 500m crown at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Denmark.

More than 1.8 million people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told the ONT TV channel.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Our country's most ancient tradition of grassroots democracy lies at the heart of the people's unity. We choose our historical and political status together at referendums and Belarusian people's congresses. We vote by h...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Here is my address to you, to our Belarusian nation. I would like to congratulate you on the new state holiday, which will occupy a place in our modern history as worthy as Victory Day and Independence Day."

The president noted he had just come back from the friendly country of Tajikistan. Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that Tajikistan is an unbelievably beautiful country with a rapidly growing population. There are plenty of mountains over there and comp...

The entire history of Belarus' sometimes difficult and dramatic road towards gaining and preserving its statehood has more than once confirmed the ancient wisdom of strength in unity, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

The session will focus on the current state and prospects of development of bilateral cooperation in various fields, including hydrometeorology, environmental monitoring, use and protection of subsurface resources, biodiversity preservation, and othe...

The delegation includes heads of Belarus' leading industrial enterprises and is led by Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik. The minister met with Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic on 17 September.

Over 40 trucks are waiting for their turn to enter Lithuania via the border checkpoint Vidzy, 190 trucks via Kotlovka, over 120 trucks via Kamenny Log, over 60 trucks via Benyakoni, and over 60 trucks via Privalka.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikalai Barysevich has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Russian Federation with concurrent accreditation in the Republic of Belarus Abdulrahman Hamid Moha...

In line with the agreement, the Development Bank will provide loans to the pan-African bank to finance the supplies of Belarusian products to West African countries. According to Aleksandr Yegorov, this agreement will facilitate the export of Belarus...

During the meeting the diplomats reaffirmed interest in stepping up Belarus-Qatar cooperation and discussed up-to-date directions of bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, and economy.

Belarus' Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik who is on a visit to Serbia as part of Belarus delegation met with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic on 17 September.

More than 1,852,000 Belarusians have received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

Belarus' Ambassador to Austria Andrei Dapkiunas has visited the federal state of Vorarlberg, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Vienna.

The agenda of the plenary session of the 65th General Conference includes matters concerning nuclear and radiation safety, nuclear security, measures being taken to fight COVID-19, possibilities for stepping up the IAEA's work in the area of technica...

The parties discussed the agenda of Belarus-Venezuela relations and also preparations for mutual high-level visits.

The company has already completed registration of documents and has become the first Japanese resident accredited on the BUCE. Thus, the geography of stock trading has expanded to 68 countries.

By its parliamentary elections, Russia has drawn certain conclusions from the events that took place during and after the 2020 presidential election in Belarus, Oleg Gaidukevich, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of ...

Mikhail Demidenko said: “The National Bank of Belarus has not decided whether the digital Belarusian ruble will be introduced or not yet. We are starting to look into the possibility. As a rule, central banks go through a long process before introd...

The foreign ministers discussed ways to intensify political cooperation and a possibility to resume contacts at the highest and high levels, as well as interaction in international organizations.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko earlier suggested joining efforts of the two organizations to resolve the Afghan crisis and hold a joint meeting.

According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, it would be a good idea to pay attention to promising multilateral projects within the framework of interaction of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

This year the organization celebrates its 20th anniversary. The SCO summit in Tajikistan took stock of the progress made by the organization over the past 20 years and discussed the state and prospects of multilateral cooperation. Aleksandr Lukashenk...

Igor Sergeyenko said: “I would like to congratulate all of you on the new state holiday of Belarus – People's Unity Day. 17 September 1939 became an act of historic justice. It was on this day that the reunification of Western Belarus and Eastern...

Autumn is the best time for housewarming parties! That is why a double party was arranged in two neighboring finished houses in the Asia quarter of the Minsk World multifunctional complex!

The president emphasized the extreme concern over the situation in Afghanistan, where, according to him, there is a new reality, where new forces have come to power.

The participation of Kazakh military personnel was a distinguishing feature of this year's Belarusian-Russian army exercise, the defense minister said. The exercise proceeded in strict compliance with its concept. All the targets were hit and the tas...

“The SCO is one of the world's largest regional organizations. This status gives resources and opportunities not to play by the rules dictated by external forces. After all, the disastrous consequences of imposing such rules are now obvious to ever...

This year Belarus is marking Day of People's Unity for the first time. Events to celebrate the national holiday are held across the country.

Nikolai Shchekin said: “Belarus can achieve success and prosperity only thanks to the responsibility of the entire Belarusian nation before its fate and its genuine unity. While the modern world of manipulations leaves little space to historical tr...

The president went on saying that thanks to joint efforts, primarily collaboration with Russia, Belarus has launched vaccine production and offers a visa waiver to foreign citizens who want to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Belarus.

“We must all understand that these problems will not be solved instantly. It is necessary to take calm and patient steps, offering various ways to help Afghanistan. We should not impose our values on them; they will choose their own future,” said...

The deputy economy minister said: “New opportunities can be created in any city and town and in every region. But to create them, we need to determine their unique development feature as they say these days: a promising specialization, a competitiv...

Belarus is ready to take part in infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he took part in the Heads of State Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on 17 September.

“The SCO can play a more active role in setting regional conflicts,” the head of state stressed.

The Kazakhstan president is convinced that the SCO can and must play an active role in settling the situation in Afghanistan.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will soon be put to a historical stress test, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he took part in the SCO Heads of State Council on 17 September. The president noted that the SCO has enough co...

“Over nearly half a century of civil war, Afghanistan turned into an arena of geopolitical games, which ended up with the events of 2001, and similar events may happen again. Therefore the world should not turn the blind eye to the fate of the Afgh...

The main problems in the region of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are related to peace, security and lack of trust, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the SCO summit in Dushanbe on 17 September.

Belarusian MPs as members of the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, which is a part of the CIS observation mission, have started monitoring the elections to the Russian State Duma on 17 September.

The SCO has established itself as an effective mechanism of multilateral partnership, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon said as he opened the anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 17 September.

The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to further development of the Belarusian-Chinese relations, including organization of contacts at the supreme and high levels.

The SCO summit will take stock of the progress made by the organization over the past 20 years and highlight the state and prospects of multilateral cooperation. More than 40 documents have been prepared for consideration at the summit.

“Today is a special day - we are celebrating a new national holiday for the first time. It draws us back to the momentous events in the history of our native land. 17 September 1939 marked the beginning of the reunification of Eastern and Western B...

The campaign “We are United” took place in Brest on 16 September, ahead of Day of People's Unity.

Wholesale trade amounted to Br83.4 billion, or 7% as against January-August 2020. Over this period, one-day per capita retail sales were estimated at Br16.9, vs. Br15.1 in January-August 2020.

Output rose by 11.3% in the industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air. The output of the industries providing water supply, waste collection, waste processing, waste disposal, pollution cleanup increased by 2.7%.

According to Roman Golovchenko, it is difficult to overestimate the role of the State Customs Committee in enhancing Belarus' economic security and the political one. Amid growing pressure, the introduction of all kinds of international restrictions ...

The Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom has showcased the biggest Made in Belarus exposition at the 20th regional universaltrade-industrial expo-forum Armenia Expo which is underway in Yerevan on 16-18 September.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br110.9 billion in current prices, up 3% in comparable prices year-on-year.

Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Ebrahim Raisi on a recent victory in the presidential election first. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Regardless of the development of the circumstances in the world Iran and Belarus have always found the ways that le...

Belarus edged ZZ Leiden of the Netherlands 69-67 in Treviso, Italy on 15 September.

The forum gathered about 200 participants, including heads of government bodies and organizations, regional and district executive committees, representatives of IT companies, banks, businesses, and educational institutions.

In particular, decree No.8 allowed foreign citizens to stay in Belarus for up to 30 days without visas, provided they cross the border at the Minsk National Airport. The provision has been extended onto airports located in Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grod...

Belarus spends enormous resources on cardiology service, Belarus' Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters at the second congress of the Eurasian Arrhythmology Association and the 8th Congress of Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons and X-ray En...

Belarus confirmed 1,967 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,589 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

“We are very interested in cooperation with a huge country such as Pakistan. I am sure that your specialists and members of the government will find a lot of interesting in Belarus for Pakistan,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

According to the State Border Committee of Belarus, 390 semi-trailer trucks are waiting to leave Belarus right now. Bilateral agreements specify how many trucks a border checkpoint is supposed to let through over a certain period of time.

Despite difficult conditions amid the pandemic, Belarusian Railways has been carrying out its international freight services smooth and uninterrupted, head of Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov said at the 30th plenary meeting of the International ...

The parties discussed a wide range of issues of Belarus-Vietnam relations, including interaction in international organizations. The interlocutors reaffirmed the two countries' commitment to intensify contacts between the foreign ministries.

According to the source, MTZ's partner – Aftrade DMCC Company – has confirmed it intends to buy 250 tractors per month with payment in advance. The contract provides for selling a total of 1,337 tractors.

The CSTO leaders also reviewed a number of documents concerning the organization's human resources, military cooperation and military technology cooperation, legal, financial, and economic activities.

Natalya Kochanova also read out the address of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to the delegates of the second congress of the Eurasian Arrhythmology Association and the 8th Congress of Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons and X-ray Endovascular ...

The customs services of Belarus and Russia are preparing a package of documents on integration, Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia Vladimir Ivin told the media on 16 September.

The declaration underlines the organization's resolve to put persistent efforts into reinforcing international and regional security, fair resolution of international problems on the basis of universally recognized norms and principles of internation...

During the summit the CSTO heads of state approved a package of documents on advancing interaction in the military sphere. The documents improve the procedures designed to maintain the combat ability of the CSTO collective forces.

According to the press release, the park administration and the ambassador discussed various interaction options. They include cooperation with one of Kyrgyzstan's largest free economic zones – Naryn FEZ, the participation of the Great Stone repres...

According to the source, the Russian troops are now moving to railway stations and airfields where they board and load hardware onto railway platforms and military transport aircraft. Army engineers have started preparing aircraft for flying to home ...

A package of documents to step up cooperation in the military sector has been submitted for approval by the heads of state. The documents improve the mechanisms for maintaining combat effectiveness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO...

The head of state pointed to the escalation of tension around Afghanistan. He drew attention to the unstable political situation in the country. “Afghanistan is obviously experiencing a humanitarian crisis that will lead to all kinds of negative co...

According to the president, the double standards used by the West are also evident in their active attempts to shut off from the migration problem with a fence on the western border of the CSTO.

A grouping of troops with over 10,000 personnel and more than 500 pieces of heavy military equipment has been permanently deployed near the Belarusian borders.

“We need, at least, to take stock of what has been done and what needs to be done. Perhaps, we will need to outline new long-term development tasks for the CSTO that acts as a guarantor and donor of security in Eurasia,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

“The collective West is putting pressure on sovereign states by means of restrictions, asymmetrical actions and hybrid influence. All this is happening under the banner of fighting for someone's rights. But we are fully aware that their true motive...

“The toughening competition between the West and China is contributing to the demolition of the system of international relations. To increase its influence in Asia, the European Union has put forward the initiative “A Globally Connected Europe�...

This year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conducted a series of drills in the Baltics and Ukraine. Over the last five years alone, their number more than doubled to reach 90 large-scale exercises a year, while the number of troops involved ro...

“Unfortunately, we have to admit that this year the situation around the world has not got better. As before, the principles and norms of international law are grossly disregarded. The boundaries of regional instability are expanding. Global tensio...

The heads of state discussed in detail the bilateral agenda and welcomed positive trends in bilateral cooperation. According to them, it is necessary to maintain momentum and move on in the spirit of the strategic partnership agreement signed earlier...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is taking part in the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The agenda of the talks features only one topic, but the heads of state need to discuss a wide ...

The program was worked out taking into account the experience of realization of a similar program in 2016-2020. That program resulted in the commissioning of 74 new manufacturing enterprises, with the output of innovative products close to Br6 billio...

The official said: “Our enterprises do not make only sawn timber. We've been recently exploring such business avenues as the drying of sawn timber and wood pellet production. Seven wood pellet plants were commissioned last year."

Roman Golovchenko said: “No doubt the state will continue providing all-round support to the development of library business, will facilitate the growth of library collections, including by buying unique books of great historical and cultural value...

The military observers will be informed about the concept of the exercise, tasks and stages of the exercise and will have an opportunity to go to the military training area Obuz-Lesnovsky and watch practical actions of the troops.

In the run-up to its 55th anniversary, Mogilevliftmash elevator producer has rolled out its 375,000th elevator that will be mounted in Russia's Perm in October this year, Anton Belsky, Deputy Director General for Commercial Affairs of the company.

The halls of the palace boast beautiful hand carved wooden decor in the national theme. The decorations used such types of wood as pine, oak, beech. The decoration project took less than a year to implement. Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke highly of the s...

The meeting of the two heads of state took place shortly after Aleksandr Lukashenko's arrival in Dushanbe. The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, the military and political situation in the region and the forthcoming summits of the CSTO and...

The diplomat noted that Belarus-Tajikistan cooperation is developing irrespective of the political situation and is mutually beneficial. “We have no political projects here. Everything we do here is not just justified, but produces results,” Oleg...

Natalya Kochanova said: "Events of 2020 once again demonstrated how fragile peace and order are. But by uniting around our leader, the president, we've managed to overcome threats of the color revolution. We've prevented a destabilization of state in...

According to the diplomat, last year Belarus' trade with Afghanistan was considerably bigger than, for instance, with Pakistan. This year the volume of trade should reach $220 million. “Despite the internal political upheavals and civil war, the co...

“Our proposals are on the table at the NATO Secretariat. It is clear that such a big organization that seeks to play a leading role in defense matters in the whole world (not only in Europe) does not want to recognize such a ‘small organization' ...

“If we talk about export in general, the potential has remained almost the same, but now we are moving towards the expansion of the number of countries where we export our products. We mainly export lumber products, pellets, and also debarked wood ...

The Collective Security Treaty Organization member states agreed to work out a common stance on the situation in Afghanistan ahead of the CSTO summit going on in Dushanbe, Tajikistan these days.