The meeting analyzed the actual state of affairs and problems of local enterprises, as well as ways to increase their efficiency.

State-run enterprises produced Br15 billion worth of products or 93.6% as against the same period of last year in comparable prices.

Parliamentary ties between Belarus and Bulgaria are quite robust and gain momentum every year. We welcome the development of trade and the economies of our states. This is beneficial and useful for future cooperation, Evgeny Zaitsev noted.

We did right to set up the Belarusian Glass Company, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media during a working trip to Borisov District on 15 October.

Cross-border e-commerce is a new mechanism for promoting Belarusian products on the Chinese market, Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina said in her video address to the forum on the sidelines of the 130th Canton Fair,

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 567,938. A total of 541,155 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Pia Kauma met with the Belarusian delegation to the Third Eurasian Women's Forum and the head of the delegation, Chairperson of the Council...

During the lockdown of 2020, Belarus did not shut down its airports, including for transit aircraft, and continued operating flights to available destinations, becoming a humanitarian corridor for tens of thousands of passengers from all over the wor...

The consolidation of society depends on the position of parliaments of various countries, Chairman of the Council of the Republic's Standing Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development Viktor Liskovich told journalists. He took pa...

Next year, this program will definitely be continued. Now the interest on the loan is actually below the inflation rate. Everything else is compensated by the state," Roman Golovchenko said.

The vice speaker drew attention to the ongoing attempts to put an unprecedented external pressure on Belarus. He also stressed that such steps undertaken by a number of states undermine the prospects for achieving the SDGs not only by the Republic o...

Belarus did a good job as it chaired the CIS in the 30th anniversary year for the organization, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the web-based CIS summit on 15 October.

The personnel of the medical center received a letter of commendation in recognition of their professional excellence, significant achievements in healthcare and education.

Today the CIS is a regional interstate organization that promotes political, economic, humanitarian and other partnerships based on genuine equality. It is also a unique dialogue platform that reconciles the interests of its member states.

"Actually, the key role of the Commonwealth of Independent States is to provide conditions for peaceful cooperation and joint work for the prosperity and development of our countries, improving the well-being of our citizens," Vladimir Putin said.

According to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the most important areas of interaction in the CIS are joint protection of the existing global security architecture and implementation of the norms of international law and the UN Charter.

After the speeches of the CIS leaders the Belarusian president thanked his counterparts for the productive dialogue. “In your speeches you have made very important and constructive proposals aimed at the further improvement of our interaction in th...

The president of Kyrgyzstan expressed concern about the current situation in Afghanistan and urged to provide assistance to this state. “This will contribute to progress toward stability in the country,” Sadyr Japarov is sure.

There is no need to rush with the official recognition of the Taliban, who recently took power in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CIS summit.

Sadyr Japarov focused on the efforts to ensure regional security and stressed: “Kyrgyzstan is in favor of peaceful resolution of existing disagreements, using only political and diplomatic methods to ensure regional security and further development...

The Tajikistan president stressed that it is important for the CIS countries to continue cooperating to ensure regional security and to counter terrorism and extremism in all their manifestations.

“It is important for us today to prepare the Commonwealth of Independent States for modern realities and challenges. The CIS can become a more efficient and successful association if we focus on the improvement of living standards of our people,”...

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Samara Oblast sees a significant potential for increasing exchange trade with Belarus. This matter was discussed during the visit of a Samara Oblast business delegation to the central office of the Belarusian U...

"Demarcation and delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is crucial to achieving lasting peace. We are ready to start this process. In this regard, we also hope for the support of Russia and our other international partners. An appr...

The document aims to optimize the debt burden of enterprises of the real production sector amid the pandemic, and to raise the efficiency of their work in complicated economic conditions.

Sadyr Japarov extended greetings on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CIS and emphasized that the organization has come a long way in its development and defined the basic principles of mutual relations.

"Despite a number of epidemiological restrictions, Belarus has made every effort to promote cooperation," the prime minister said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called for dialogue and efforts to gradually overcome an atmosphere of hostility in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as he addressed the web-based CIS summit on 15 October.

“We should focus on expanding industrial cooperation in the CIS, including through setting up joint ventures, ensuring production connectivity and effective cooperation of business entities. For this purpose, we think we should work out a new progr...

He cited statistics: the trade inside the CIS exceeds $91 billion, which is only 0.5% of global trade. At the same time, the mutual trade of the CIS countries accounts for about 20% of their trade with non-CIS states.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei is expected to hold talks with his counterpart from Nicaragua. The parties are set to sign bilateral documents and make statements for the press.

“The war and the conflict are now history. We are ready to start discussing border delimitation with Armenia provided that both countries recognize each other's territorial integrity. We are also ready to start negotiating a peace deal with Armenia...

"In the current conditions, the Union State of Belarus and Russia can serve as a locomotive of integration processes and share its best practices with the EAEU and the CIS. I would like to draw your attention to the multi-tier integration that is de...

“In order to strengthen the role of the CIS, I consider it necessary to take further real steps to unite efforts for the joint protection of interests on the world market,” the Belarusian leader said.

According to the Belarusian leader, the key achievements of the CIS include the preservation of close human contacts, trust-based political relations, multifaceted economic ties with an eye to further integration.

The president said that universalism, voluntary participation and equality are the main principles which helped prevent many destructive processes, stabilize the economies, and preserve trade ties between the countries.

The agenda of the meeting includes 11 issues. The CIS leaders are expected to exchange opinions on cooperation within the CIS and take a decision on the presidency in the CIS in 2022. Kazakhstan is expected to preside in the CIS next year.

"We had a sufficient number of beds in infectious diseases units, enough oxygen points, trained specialists and well-developed protocols, which made our strategy successful. The whole world has come to understand that it was our response strategy tha...

“This year the plant has many orders: we are working overtime and on weekends. As of today we have produced 22,000 cars. They all have been sold,” Gennady Svidersky said.

Council of Ministers' Resolution No.575 “On measures against extremism and rehabilitation of Nazism” came into force on 14 October. The document envisages the establishment of commissions in the country to assess the symbols, attributes, and info...

Athletes from Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia and Belarus are competing for medals in four programs. Among them are Olympic qualifiers Konstantin Milyukov and Viktoriia Safonova.

The document was signed by Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich and WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge.

More than 1,500 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 15 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The deputy minister inspected the progress in the investment project at one of the local enterprises and took part in a meeting of the district executive committee to review the plans for the development of individual districts.

Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that extensive technical expertise and intellectual potential of the personnel would enable the industry to become one of the leading sectors of the national economy in the near future.

“Indeed, they are already preparing a fifth package of sanctions against our country. Today, speaking at the plenary session, I said that it is wrong to interfere in the internal affairs of the country," Natalya Kochanova said.

In the statement, the heads of state reaffirmed their intention to contribute constructively to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention in Glasgow and called for finalizing the rules of implementation of ...

The Belarusian parliamentary delegation headed by Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova is attending the Third Eurasian Women's Forum on 13-14 October. The theme of the forum is “Women: Global Mission in New Realities”.

The head of the Council of the Republic of Belarusian Parliament is taking part in the Third Eurasian Women's Forum on 13-14 October.

The matter was discussed during a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to India Andrei Rzheussky and Minister of State of Civil Aviation of India Vijay Kumar Singh.

Gas prices in the common market of the Eurasian Economic Union will not be subjected to the fluctuations as in Europe, Member of the Board - Minister for Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission Temirbek Asanbekov told the media ...

In January-September 2021 the export of goods via BUCE soared 76% up to $564 million, including the sales of rapeseed oil (2.4 times to $48 million), butter (by 21% to $13 million), milk powder (by 17% to $9 million) and molasses to $6 million (the p...

The heads of the EAEU member states also adopted a statement on economic cooperation of the EAEU member states on the climate agenda.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 565,865. A total of 539,252 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the issue of transition to the second stage of forming common markets for oil and petroleum products was considered and approved at the meetings of th...

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has mapped out six measures to deal with the sanctions pressure, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told the media following the web-based meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

Natalya Kochanova thanked Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matviyenko for the idea to arrange the women's forum, which has grown into a global women's movement.

"It is no secret to anyone that these sanctions are used not merely as a tool of unfair competition tool also as a way to undermine legitimate governments by means of creating social, economic and political problems or aggravating existing problems t...

External efforts to destabilize the situation in Belarus are becoming more sophisticated, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova said at a plenary session “Women: A Global Mission in a New Reality” of the ...

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel thanked the states of the Eurasian Economic Union for their support in countering the criminal policy of the United States towards his country.

“Developing the financial topic, we cannot skip the issue of expanding the use of national currencies. The excessive use of certain foreign currencies in transactions takes a competitive edge in the economy and finance from us, threatens the securi...

"It is necessary to change the way the Eurasian Development Bank operates. The main drawbacks of its current operating model are the high threshold for financing projects and the absence of a preferential interest rate on loans,” Aleksandr Lukashen...

The leaders of the EAEU countries are set to adopt one of the key documents of the meeting: the resolution to move to the second stage of the project to set up the common markets for oil and petroleum products. It suggests drafting, by 2023, the rul...

“According to our estimates, the process of setting up and launching the EAEU integrated information system is really slow. We have been building it for about 10 years already. With all the immensity and complexity of the project, it is difficult t...

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, to do this it is necessary to ensure a timely and full-fledged information exchange in the field of sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary control.

"We must seriously focus on the food security of our countries, protection from external price shocks caused by panic demand for certain agricultural products," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

According to the head of state, too little has been done on import substitution in the EAEU so far. In his opinion, this process should be linked with the industrial cooperation in the union.

The minister noted that there are biological, medical, trade and political aspects of vaccines. Both inactivated and viral vector vaccines are used in Belarus. Belarusians can choose from among the Russian and Chinese vaccines, but those produced in ...

“We are already seeing an increase, if not a surge, in the number of people vaccinated against the coronavirus. The number of those who have received the first dose is 2.5 million. The number of fully-vaccinated people is increasing pretty fast, to...

Apart from the leaders of the EAEU countries, the session will be attended by the presidents of the presidents of the EAEU observer countries Cuba and Uzbekistan.

“I am glad that our integration agenda has noticeably gained pace by autumn. In September, we met in Dushanbe at the SCO and CSTO events, where we paid special attention to foreign policy issues. Today we have a good opportunity to discuss economic...

"I encourage everyone to practice 25-minute workouts every day. I agree here with Aleksandr Grigoryevich. It is necessary to pay more attention to the promotion of sport and exercise. This is the cheapest and most effective way to prevent any disease...

Speaking about the situation with the spread of coronavirus in the world and in the region, he deemed it necessary to ensure wide availability of vaccines for the population. “This will guarantee additional trust from the population,” he believes...

Sergei Lebedev thanked Belarus for organizing a face-to-face ministerial meeting, which he described as successful and constructive.

“Any facts of interference in someone's internal affairs run contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, and we must firmly suppress such attempts. We are ready to do so together with our Belarusian neighbors and also with our other allies and s...

COVID-19 vaccines should become available to the entire humankind, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge in Minsk on 14 October.

“Your rich creative legacy is an example of dedicated service to cinematic art. Thanks to your big talent, delicate taste, inimitable creative style you have earned the recognition of colleagues and viewers in Russia and abroad,” the felicitation...

"I talked once again with my colleague, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei. We have a common understanding of the need to do everything to ensure that Russian media in Belarus and Belarusian media in Russia work in the most comfortable condi...

“The goals and objectives of the UN are to maintain the international legal framework so that countries could build mutually respectful relations. Non-interference in each other's affairs, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and respect...

“Thank you very much for the opportunity to meet with you. This is a very important moment for me. The main objective for me is to advance our relations to a brand-new level,” he said.

"COVID-19 cases are somewhat rising in Belarus, too. The virus has already hit its peak. Belarus will spend the next week trying to come to grips with the situation in each hospital, each infected person and will develop additional measures, if neces...

The foreign ministers of the CIS member states are concerned about the mounting external pressure in the form of sanctions, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told reporters following the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council ...

The meeting with an extended participation also highlighted the issue related to the provision on the CIS international association (commission) of historians and archivists.

Primorsky Krai of Russia would like to buy more Belarusian products. This matter was discussed on the sidelines of the Days of the Republic of Belarus in Vladivostok.

Parliamentarians will explain the proposed amendments to the Constitution during a nationwide discussion, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova told the STV TV channel.

According to the foreign minister, by actively expanding multifaceted cooperation, the CIS countries are able to overcome crises related to the pandemic much faster and withstand other alarming challenges of today more effectively.

Vladimir Makei noted that the second meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council is taking place this year. The event is held in a face-to-face format. “This gives us an opportunity to thoroughly and confidentially exchange views on the most serio...

The event is taking place in the President Hotel. The foreign ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States will hold a meeting in a narrow format and in an expanded format. They are expected to exchange views on topical issues of the internati...

Over 2,100 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 6.00 on 14 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

"We are proud of Belarusian women who, setting an example of responsible motherhood, successfully fulfill themselves in their profession and public initiatives. We admire mothers who raised true patriots. All of you are the pillar of our state and yo...

Belarus marks Mother's Day on 14 October. This is a wonderful occasion to extend words of gratitude and love to the most important person in your life. The holiday was established by a decree of the Belarusian president on 30 July 1996 and is timed ...

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has resumed training after the quarantine following the positive coronavirus test.

“The parties discussed the current state of cooperation in the construction sector, including the implementation of the Belarusian Quarter project in Kazakhstan,” the foreign ministry informed.

“The forum participants are set to discuss joint EAEU measures to overcome the negative effects of the pandemic, the development of priority, high-performance sectors of the economy, the promotion of joint research, and the role of digital and gre...

"Energy is the basis for the development of economy and business. Therefore, it must be efficient, modern and, therefore, environmentally friendly. It is obvious that the commissioning of the Belarusian NPP plays a key role in this process. The laun...

Polish security officers fire shots to intimidate refugees, the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA.

We see an interest among a huge number of international investors in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh said during the roundtable to discuss Belarus' investment attra...

The foreign ministers discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, topical items on the international agenda, and interaction in the integration associations, including taking into account Belarus' chairmanship in the CIS.

The global energy crisis has had no impact on the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing on 13 October.