“You know that we have launched a massive effort to achieve recognition of the genocide of the Belarusian and Soviet people in the territory of Belarus during the Great Patriotic War. Large-scale work is underway at the suggestion of the prosecutor...

“Since the very first steps during this visit to Minsk you have felt that we are not strangers. However, I noticed that mass media have been recently trying to drive a wedge between us. We are experienced people, especially you, as you have seen a ...

Belarus has something to move closer to the borders, let alone the Russian Federation. We will act harshly, disregarding any criticism from their side," the head of state said.

“Unfortunately, we are fully aware that the sanctions will last for a long time, and in the future they can have a tangible impact on the economy of our country. I will give you an example: the losses of our oil refineries alone as a result of the ...

Belarus' world number 46 Ilya Ivashka completed his run in St Petersburg Open losing to Russia's world number 6 Andrei Rublev in straight sets, 4-6, 4-6, in an hour and a half.

This year, Belarus' industrial complex has been posting steady growth and has been the main driver of economic growth. In January-September the industrial production expanded by almost 8% over year-on-year.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov disclosed the measures Belarus is implementing in response to the sanctions during a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic in the Oval Hall of the Government building.

The Ukrainian state-owned company Energoatom bought 885 out of 900 MW of capacity of interstate power transmission grid to import electricity from Belarus in November. The Ukrainian company Energy Community acquired another 15 MW.

More than 1,700 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 28 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The CIS headquarters in Minsk hosted a videoconference of the expert group to reconcile the draft agreement on joint efforts to fight corruption in the CIS.

“The collective West has already started to collapse, and this process will only gain momentum. In this situation, Europe is eyeing China. Europe likes China's Belt and Road Initiative. China needs to drop the USA as its main sales market and redir...

“More than 2,798,000 people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 2.12 million have been fully vaccinated,” the press service informed.

Sergei Aleinik and Aloisia Worgetter discussed the state of Belarus-Austria relations as well as topical items on the international agenda.

Bellegprom Chairwoman Tatiana Lugina and Tula Oblast First Deputy Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev noted that Belarus' interaction with the Russian region develops dynamically.

A number of Nigerian specialists have already been trained by the Institute for Retraining and Professional Development. Thus, 20 Nigerian specialists took courses in the Institute for Retraining and Professional Development in May 2021.

According to the source, the export of trucking services went up by 26.7% in comparison with the same period of last year to about $1.15 billion. The dynamics is very good, the official said.

The official said: “We've been working to finish the harvesting campaign and prepare for the next season's sowing campaign rather actively this year. Yesterday's instructions of the president will certainly make this process even more intensive."

According to the source, Bellesbumprom enterprises are operating steadily despite the coronavirus pandemic. They manage to hit all the social and economic development targets.

Young Belarusian artists were among the winners of the 22nd edition of the International Biennale of Children's and Young People's Graphic Art in Torun, Poland, one of the most prestigious graphic art competitions.

Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange registered a major deal to sell more than 1,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil worth $1.5 million. The buyer was a company from Latvia.

Global Village offers all kinds of fun activities, from shopping to shows, street food to funfair & fireworks.

A number of Belarusian farm stays had a doors open day last Saturday. Tourists could visit picturesque farms in various parts of the country and get familiar with the broad choice of services they offer.

Belarusian air carrier Belavia has confirmed its compliance with the IATA safety standards, BelTA learned from the press service of the company.

Ukrainian children and their parents living in Donbass thanked Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko for the opportunity to come for rehabilitation and recuperation to the National Children's Educational and Health-Improving Center Zubrеnok.

The Belarusian scored 27,300 points to secure bronze in the Individual Ball Final. This is her second medal at the championships in Japan. Alina Harnasko scored a total of 25,950 points in the Individual Hoop Final.

Taking into account the economic situation and capacities of the country, a new unconditional target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 35% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels in the LULUCF sector (land use, land use change or forestry).

The Putrishki agricultural company is completing the autumn tillage works. The farm has cropped corn and is finishing harvesting sugar beets. Photos by Leonid Shcheglov

The Tokyo Games bronze medalist scored a total of 25,950 points in the Individual Hoop Final.

The 44-point agenda of the session covers such matters as technical regulations, the use of navigation seals, liberalization of certain types of services, import duties and many more.

The 9th Moscow International Chemical Forum will be held as part of the exhibition. Belarusian exhibitors will take part in its extensive business program: roundtables, conferences, discussions, sessions and seminars to discuss a number of topics: fr...

The construction of the complex is apace! A kindergarten in the Southern Europe quarter is to be commissioned by the end of 2021, a school in the Champions quarter- in the second quarter of 2022.

The deputy prime minister informed that in 2022 great attention will be paid to song contests for young performers and children in addition to traditional festival events.

The 14th Eurasian Economic Forum will bring together prominent politicians businessmen and public figures from many countries of Europe and Asia in Verona, Italy on 28-29 October.

Belarus' Andrei Vasilevski and Jonathan Erlich of Israel lost to Brazil's Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray of the UK, 1-6, 4-6. Belarus' Ilya Ivashka and Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik lost to Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan and Hugo Nys of Monaco, 3-6, 1-6...

In line with the document, the amount of financing to purchase property for leasing was increased by Br30 million. This will be done within the framework of the decree “On financing the purchase of modern machinery and equipment”. Thus, the Devel...

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov will address MPs with the report “On the performance of the industrial, petrochemical and energy complexes and the prospects for the development of these segments of the economy in the context of current global tr...

Over the past day, the checkpoints on the border with the EU fulfilled the bilateral agreements only by 75%, letting in 3,037 out of 4,006 trucks into their territory.

The parties are set to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation between the agencies, including extradition, measures for reduction of overdue foreign debts, counteraction against extremism.

The 24th Olympic Winter Games will be held in Beijing on 4-20 February 2022, and the Paralympic Games on 4-13 March. The Chinese capital was chosen to host the Olympics at the IOC session in Kuala Lumpur on 31 July 2015.

The farm in Gomel Oblast plans to increase its herd to 2,000 head.

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games unveiled the designs of the 2022 Winter Games medals on 26 October.

Belarusian team captain Tatiana Poutchek has included Aliaksandra Sasnovich (86th in WTA), Yuliya Hatouka (228th), Irina Shimanovich (267th) and Lidziya Marozava (87th, doubles) on the team. Aryna Sabalenka (2nd), Victoria Azarenka (27th), and Olga G...

More than 110 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 150 at Kotlovka, more than 320 at Kamenny Log, over 200 at Benyakoni, and over 200 at Privalka.

During the visit the parties exchanged information on the main areas of work of the national societies of Belarus and Turkey, paying special attention to the problems of assistance to migrants and asylum seekers as well as popularization of blood don...

The national landscape reserve Naliboki Forest held a seminar "Rewilding as the basis for the organization of nature-based tourism” on 26 October.

The deputy minister of foreign affairs is in Colombia on a visit on 25-27 October. On the first day Evgeny Shestakov met with President of the Chamber of Representatives of the National Congress of Colombia Jennifer Arias and members of the Colombian...

Electricity generated by the Belarusian nuclear power plant is fed to all parts of the country. It became possible after the main measures meant to integrate the nuclear power plant into the national power grid were completed.

Benyakoni is the seventh border crossing the digital queue system has been commissioned at. The system is designed to offer comfortable border crossing experience to vehicle drivers in addition to addressing other issues, including the state of the e...

The exercise focused on localizing an armed conflict near the border. Bombers had to deliver an air strike on base areas of militants. Participants of the exercise also had to block and sweep a populated locality and evacuate local residents.

The festival will welcome musicians from Belarus and Russia in the concert hall of the temple. The overture to the festival will be a performance by the St. Petersburg Concert Duo consisting of international competition laureate Ekaterina Marishkina ...

The prospects for exporting Belarusian timber and steel products to Israel through the stock exchange and the strategy for entering this market were discussed during a meeting between BUCE executives and a representative of a large Israeli group of ...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergey Terentiev met with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs Badr Abdel Atti of Egypt on 26 October,

Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly were part of the CIS observation mission. The delegation was headed by Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly's Commission on Foreign Policy, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs an...

Belarus' world number 46 Ilya Ivashka has progressed into the St. Petersburg Open round of Last 16.

The share of Belarusian companies in foreign trade of Russia's Bryansk Oblast has increased to 50%, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belgospischeprom food industry concern.

A delegation of the Federal Fire Service of Nigeria has arrived in Belarus to study the Belarusian experience of training specialists for foreign rescue agencies. The delegation visited the Emergencies Ministry's Civil Protection University on 26 Oct...

“The parliamentary dimension is one of the foundations of our organization, and therefore the CSTO Secretariat attaches great significance to interaction with the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly as it is viewed as one of the tools to strengthen and inc...

The Belarusian leader noted: “You can see perfectly well. You are closer to the west than the rest. And you see what has been going on and what they want from us. They even moved Leopard tanks towards our border yesterday.”

During the conversation with the head of state, the healthcare workers also asked what the president meant by saying that he is cautiously optimistic about the situation. Aleksandr Lukashenko explained that COVID-19 is slowing down in the country.

“We have to hold out. We will succeed if you listen to me and hear what I say. Today the question is not about me and not about Lukashenko keeping power. Today the question is about our children and the land we live on,” the president said.

I am not against selling electricity to Lithuania and Ukraine, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked to the staff of Lida Central District Hospital.

A stylish new house opened its doors to new tenants the day before.

Belarusian Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan highlighted the importance of digital initiatives for the development of the EAEU states as he spoke at the first media collegium of the EAEU digital development ministers.

The president reminded that large families and military personnel had been previously identified as priorities. But naturally there are also other categories of citizens, including those in need of better housing. Rented homes represent one of the to...

Seventeen stands present the best pictures that were sent to the editorial office during the two summer seasons of 2020 and 2021 from different parts of Belarus.

The ICAO Council reviewed an intermediate report from the team in charge of investigating how Ryanair's FR4978 flight happened to land in Minsk on 23 May. During the discussion about the report it was mentioned that Belarus had provided a large amoun...

According to Belarusian Cement Company, EuroBuildExpo is a traditional venue for meetings of representatives of construction companies, city planners, architects, investors, international organizations and funds.

"By joint efforts, it is easier to defend the interests of the CIS countries in the international arena and advance these interests to the international level," Leonid Anfimov emphasized.

Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that proper compliance with the mask wearing rules is useful. However, no one should be forced to wear them. “My strict requirement is no one should be forced,” he stressed.

Kyrgyzstan is ready to host an in-person meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, First Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary Leonid Anfimov told reporters.

The head of state noted that the postponement of routine medical care can pose a risk for patients and be even more dangerous than the coronavirus itself. If routine medical care is put on hold, healthcare facilities will face an overwhelming influx ...

“You are the only physician-governor in the country and this problem needs to be addressed next year. There is no diagnosis, treatment without MRT,” Aleksandr Lukashenko told Grodno Oblast Governor Vladimir Karanik.

Experts of the Economy Ministry of Belarus and the National Agency of Investment and Privatization (NAIP) met with representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Belarus and DOHWA Engineering to discuss collaboration in improving municipa...

First of all, the president asked about the state of things with agricultural works. He voiced a number of concerns and set a task to complete these works fast and on time. Among other things, Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed to issues he spotted from he...

More than 2,000 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 26 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The head of state will visit Lida District Hospital to discuss the treatment of local residents amidst the current epidemiological situation. The president will be briefed on the state of affairs in Lida and Lida District, as well as in Grodno Oblast...

On 25 October Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to confer medals and honorary titles to 33 distinguished Belarusians from all walks of life for their many years of fruitful work, professionalism, courage.

In September the division handed over three drill rigs to the customer – the Svetlogorsk drilling operations office. One Uralmash 3D-86 drill rig was erected in the Vishanskoye deposit and another one in the Tishkovskoye deposit. An echelon drill r...

During the meeting Sergei Aleinik and Xie Xiaoyong also discussed matters concerning bilateral cooperation and interaction within the framework of international organizations.

Prior to this appointment, Dmitry Korzyuk was the head of the main department of the State Traffic Police.

The company will operate a Boeing 737-800, which can seat 189 passengers, to fly to Gomel, said Oleg Zheltok, a representative of Nordwind, director of TransAvia company.

Belarusian universities perform well in international rankings, Head of the Main Department for Vocational Training of the Education Ministry of Belarus Sergei Kasperovich told reporters on 25 October.

“The last week saw a slight drop in hospital admissions. The number of patients on mechanical ventilation is decreasing by several people per day,” the press service noted.

An exhibition dedicated to the 455th anniversary of the Statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania of 1566 opened in the National Library of Belarus on 25 October.

Belarusian university students pay from $1,000 - $1,200 to $1,500 - $1,600 for one academic year. The highest tuition and fees are for medical education and some majors at Belarusian State University. Tuition and fees for out-of-state students are tw...

MAZ-203 is a low-floor passenger transport of a large class, adapted to transport people on urban and suburban routes. Low floor helps easy boarding and unloading of passengers, and body tilting system reduces the time of stops and increases travel s...

In order to evaluate the fulfillment of the IAEA's previously issued recommendations and proposals concerning operational safety the experts will study the relevant materials and will visit various facilities and installations of the nuclear power pl...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 588,231. A total of 560,343 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus remained second in the renewed WTA rankings.

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Iran is confident that the Belarusian government will offer sufficient and necessary assistance to resolve the problem in the spirit of the friendly ties between Tehran and Minsk, Saeed Khatibzadeh said.

"A convincing victory clearly demonstrates your high authority, and is an eloquent and indisputable evidence of the great trust of voters. The people fully reaffirmed their commitment to the course towards building a strong, independent, modern stat...

The two heads of state discussed bilateral relations, praised their high level and vibrant development. Belarus and Uzbekistan have good prospects for expanding cooperation in various areas.

According to Nikolai Shchekin, 43 out of 69 thermal power plant units are idle in Ukraine at present due to coal shortages. Respectively the nuclear power plants are operating at their capacity to replace the missing energy.

The election on 24 October was held in full compliance with the Constitution and the Electoral Code of Uzbekistan, was competitive, free, open and transparent, and met the generally recognized principles of democratic elections, Sergei Lebedev said.

"We are ahead of schedule. In January-August the export of building materials rose by 24% year-on-year. We sell not only into Russia but distant countries too," Ruslan Parkhamovich said.

Some regions are already approaching the mark of 35%. We have set ourselves an intermediate goal of 40%, as originally recommended by the WHO, but we aim to cover at least 60% of the population, Yelena Bogdan said.

The participants of the General Assembly were greeted by ANOC Acting President Robin Mitchell, IOC President Thomas Bach, and President of the Greek Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos.

All in all, Belarus performed 9,377,452 tests, including 42,213 tests in the past 24 hours.