The visit was held within the framework of the cooperation agreement signed between the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and Belarus at the 7th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia in September last year.

As of 1 October 2021 Belarus' external public debt totaled $18.2 billion, $0.3 billion or 1.8% down since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), BelTA learned from the Belarusian Finance Ministry.

The head of state will be briefed on the progress made in the implementation of the instructions given to upgrade the pulp and paper industry and the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom in general.

The decree invests the national center with the status of an authorized body to protect the rights of the subjects of personal data. The document defines its main rights, tasks, functions and powers.

The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry played host to a meeting with a delegation of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia led by Director of the Policy and Planning Department Tsendgombo Bolorchuluun. The parties dis...

The president expressed his conviction that the bilateral cooperation will grow stronger every year and add new accomplishments for the benefit of the peoples of both countries, including through the implementation of the agreements reached in Ankara...

More than 130 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 110 at Kotlovka, more than 280 at Kamenny Log, over 260 at Benyakoni, and over 220 at Privalka.

These issues were discussed during the visit of Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov to Colombia.

When asked about the signing of the Union State programs, Grigory Rapota said: “According to my data, everything is heading in that direction unless something interferes. It has already been declared that they would be signed during the next sessio...

Participants of the session analyzed the situation at external borders of the CIS states and the situation's development trends in 2022. Close attention was paid to Central Asia.

MMZ specialists are taking a closer look at the market. The company is looking for customers to sell diesel engines, diesel generators, pumps, and compressor stations to. MMZ is working on selling products to Vietnam. In 2020 MMZ signed a dealership ...

“The three medals, including the gold one with the Ribbon, have become a great achievement at the finish of this season so successful for Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics,” the message of greetings reads.

Russia's Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov hailed the high level of bilateral relations with Belarusian colleagues and the mutual desire to unite efforts, including in the fight against crime.

“The analysis of the COVID-19 case rate inspires cautious optimism. The same was said by the head of state who has a complete analysis of the situation. The number of hospitalizations for pneumonia in all regions has decreased and the number of peo...

An idea to create a partnership from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean has been frozen by the European Union, Pasquale Terracciano, Italy's Ambassador to Russia until 2021, said at the 14th Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona.

I am sure that your great, victorious performance with the Ribbon will long be remembered by the numerous fans of one of the most beautiful sports with its perfected technique, harmony and beauty!” the message of greetings reads.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 594,203. A total of 567,058 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Andrei Shved said: “Today we are talking about more than 400 live SS troops. Those are primarily SS units, which murdered people in Belarus during the Great Patriotic War. The information is indisputable. I want to repeat it once again: they are al...

According to the website, Energoatom is considering all the options to create electricity reserves in accordance with requirements of the Ukrainian power grid. To reserve electricity from Belarus could be one of the options.

In order to provide quality flax fiber production there are plans for a pilot project to develop a vertically-integrated structure with the participation of Orsha Linen Mill and flax factories of Vitebsk Oblast.

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) announced that the deadline for establishing the common gas market in the Eurasian Economic Union might be adjusted.

Russian colleagues provide assistance promptly and in strict accordance with the law, Belarusian Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters after a working meeting with Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.

The vice premier reported on the growth of the Belarusian manufacturing industry, industrial output and export and growing budget revenue on the back of higher exports of goods and services, Sergei Rachkov said.

We are used to considering only outbound tourism, while inbound tourism is even more important for us, not only in terms of economic development but also in terms of patriotic education and correct understanding of how our country lives,” said chai...

Alina Harnasko, who earlier claimed silver and bronze medals at the event in Kitakyushu, Japan, placed ahead of Russian sisters Dina Averina and Arina Averina.

The Belarusian scored a total of 26,400 points in the routine.

Yuri Nazarov said: “In conditions of the pressure of sanctions the diversification of the current product portfolio towards making new petrochemical products is the only feasible strategy to preserve the competitive ability and the steady operation...

Belarusian Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich made a welcoming speech at the 34th web-based meeting of the CIS Advisory Board on Labor, Employment and Social Security,

Industrial wood processing increased by more than 1.5 times since 2006 and reached 18.5 million cubic meters in 2020. Timber export doubled to total $2.4 billion. The volume of waste paper processing increased too, Yuri Nazarov said.

According to the source, the multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) Grad was modernized in 2021. The creation of the Belarusian strike drone Kvadro-1400 is in the final phase. The drone can find, recognize, and destroy lightly armored and unarmored tar...

In his words, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been commissioned this year. About 4.3 billion kWh of electricity has been generated since the unit was connected to the power grid. It allowed substituting up to 1.2 billion m3 o...

The document was signed by Dmitry Grinko, Director of the Center for Examinations and Tests in Healthcare, and Valentina Kosenko, Director General of the Scientific Center for Expertise of Medicinal Products.

There are 486 EV charging stations in Belarus at present. The number will increase to 600 by the end of the year. Fast charging stations will make up half of the number. Over 1,300 electric vehicle charging stations will be installed in Belarus by 20...

An extensive program has been put together on commissioning various energy sources powered by local fuel and energy resources in Minsk Oblast in the next few years. As many as 16 energy sources of the kind with the output capacity of 105.5MW will be ...

Harvesting is in full swing in different regions of China.

The production sector is expected to accomplish a number of strategic goals in the forthcoming five-year term. The automobile engineering company MAZ will be reconstructed and a new manufacturing wing will be built.

"Digitalization is a trend in the development of the global economy today. Digital solutions are widely deployed and used at our industrial enterprises as well,” said Yuri Nazarov.

“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.