The ministry also congratulated all those who work hard to promote the Belarusian colors on UNESCO platforms, to celebrate Belarusian culture, its unique beauty and unique traditional rites.

The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold negotiations with Belarus on gas supplies and prices in 2022.

According to the president, it is necessary to address the fundamental issues related to the constitutional amendments. The most important of them are the formalization of the role of the Belarusian People's Congress, the redistribution of powers bet...

"During the meeting, the parties discussed the topical issues of Belarusian-Brazilian cooperation," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

"We should be united in our determination to preserve our country, our traditions and mentality and live in accordance with them. This is what defines us as a people, as a nation,” she stated.

More than 1,200 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 4 November, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

On 3 November Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikalai Barysevich received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Belarus Mohammad Aloumrani.

Belarusian products are on display at the 23rd edition of the Central Asian International Food Industry Exhibition (FoodExpo Qazaqstan), a major exhibition and congress event in the field of agriculture and food.

Emomali Rahmon welcomed progress in bilateral relations and emphasized that it is very important for Tajikistan to keep expanding friendly contacts and multifaceted cooperation with the Republic of Belarus.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikalai Barysevich has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus, Dean of the Diplomatic corps Khalid Ariqat.

On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself, Aleksandr Lukashenko extended heartfelt condolences and words of support to the families of the crew members in connection with the grievous, irreplaceable loss.

Representatives of the Aviation Department, who will be part of the investigation commission established by the Interstate Aviation Committee, will leave for Irkutsk soon.

According to the Kremlin press service, Belarus and Russia are the closest strategic allies. The brotherly peoples of the two countries are connected by long-standing traditions of friendship and mutual assistance, cultural and spiritual affinity, th...

Industrial output growth rate totaled 107.9% in January-September 2021, thus contributing more than two thirds of the GDP growth. The production sector continues demonstrating positive trends. Industrial enterprises do not operate simply to inflate t...

"Our institution together with the Institute of Biophysics at the Academy of Sciences has been busy developing a prototype, a candidate version of an inactivated vaccine against coronavirus infection. We have already produced an experimental batch. ...

In January-September 2021 the company's export accounted for 82.9% of the total in volume terms and 82.8% in value terms.

“The first stage will require minimal spending in general, since Belmedpreparaty has the necessary equipment, human resources and competences to finalize the vaccine production. Therefore, our costs will be minimal,” Sergei Belyayev said.

The meeting will discuss a wide range of issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation, which will be reflected in the six-item agenda.

An Antonov-12BK aircraft (tail number EW-518TI) crashed near the village of Pivovarikha at 11:34 on 3 November while flying in complicated weather conditions (sleet, icy rain) after missing an approach to the Irkutsk airport.

According to the diplomatic mission, there were seven people on board the aircraft belonging to the Grodno airline. “Unfortunately, according to the available information, they died. Among them were three citizens of the Republic of Belarus,” the...

The giant panda has a body shape typical of bears. They live in the west and southwest of China. Pandas can only live in vast bamboo forests.

"In early November, we welcomed the 2 millionth passenger. This, of course, is not much compared to 2019, but given a difficult period, this is a great success," said Vyacheslav Khoroneko. The airport broke even at the end of September.

The meeting discussed the implementation of the concept approved by the head of state to launch innovative production on the premises of the Horizont holding company in Minsk.

“The parties discussed the Belarus-Tajikistan agenda, the state and prospects of interparliamentary cooperation, trade and economic contacts,” the press release reads.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 606,033. A total of 580,025 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

A number of foreign air carriers will begin regular flights from the oblast airports soon. “We are accelerating all the air carrier accreditation procedures in order to enable flights from the oblast airports,” the official said.

Aircompany Grodno confirmed it owns the An-12 aircraft that crashed near Irkutsk. “All the circumstances are being ascertained now. There were supposedly seven people on board,” the source noted.

Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei will be on a visit to Moscow on 9-10 November to take part in a joint session of the collegiums of the foreign ministries of Belarus and Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova...

According to the source, about 30,000 biometric passports and ID cards have been issued to Belarusian citizens and foreigners, who permanently live in Belarus, in the two months since these documents became available.

This year's slogan of Minsk International Film Festival Listapad will be "Cinema - Symphony of Unity", Director General of the Belarusfilm National Film Studio Vladimir Karachevsky told the media.

This investment project provides for the construction of a vaccine production plant in the village of Dolzha, Vitebsk Oblast (with the upgrade of the existing production facility). The BelVitunipharm premises were chosen by the government, because th...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a web-based meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 4 November.

"There are currently no direct sanctions against Belavia or Minsk National Airport. The losses that are associated with the need to overfly and also the lost profits from the ill-conceived actions of our European partners are monetized. In due course...

HC Dinamo Minsk lost to HC Dynamo Moscow 3-7 in a game of the 2021/22 KHL regular season on 2 November.

Artyom Sikorsky added that the report has to be sent to the Belarusian side before the document is reviewed during an ICAO Council session. “We don't see hopes that this matter will be looked into during the current session. We understand perfectly...

The funds will be used to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, as well as medicines, including medicines to treat cancer, tuberculosis, heart conditions and other diseases.

Dreaming of finding your ideal property? Take a look at the Minsk World multifunctional complex!

Gosatomnadzor stressed that the agency practices a thorough approach to evaluating the observance of the established requirements at the Belarusian nuclear power plant construction site.

The official said: “We note that the Ryanair flight incident no longer justifies sanctions, this is why a new threat that allegedly originates in Belarus has emerged – the migration crisis. We've repeatedly stated we cannot be blamed for the migr...

The official said: “European partners continue choking Belarusian aviation, their grip remains strong and they have essentially switched to not quite legal actions. The problem does exist now. We are in a dialogue with European partners."

The official said: “Sanctions force us to think about faster establishment of a united aviation administration. The regulatory body can be established within the framework of either the Union State of Belarus and Russia or the Eurasian Economic Uni...

Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and top executives of the Chinese company CITIC Construction have discussed implementation of large-scale investment projects in Belarus.

Berlin's "media storm" in response to Minsk's restriction of access to Deutsche Welle contrasts deeply to the German government's complete indifference to the indefinite removal of two channels of RT's German-language projects by YouTube. This "acrob...

The delegation from Minsk is led by Minsk First Deputy Mayor Dmitry Mikulyonok. “For us, EXPO is first and foremost an opportunity to look for investors. Yet, we also have something to offer.

Liliya Ananich attended the meeting between Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Ulvi Bakhshaliyev on 3 November

In accordance with the decree, the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus will be in charge of radioactive waste management. The ministry will implement the state policy, including in science and technology, coordinate the operation of state bodies, ensure ...

"We highly appreciate the relations between Belarus and Azerbaijan, and most importantly, that they have been developing positively in economy, politics, culture and education. Of course, an exceptional role in this is played by the presidents of our...

As of 3 November, Belarus cropped 1.115 million hectares of maize, 96.6% of the total maize area in 2021. As of 3 November 2020, a total of 1.081 million hectares (88.7% of the plan) were cropped.

“I thank you for your professionalism and for choosing the high mission of saving lives and preserving the health of those who have won peace and tranquility in their native land, who stood at the origins of our independent state, who today defend ...

The head of state noted that Belarus considers trade and investment, industrial cooperation, training and professional development as an indisputable priority.

The parties agreed to cooperate in issues of sport cooperation, organization of bilateral competitions and exchange the best practices in training athletes, coaches, judges, healthcare specialists, experts and others sport professionals.

A Belarusian delegation led by NOC President Viktor Lukashenko and NOC Secretary General Polina Golovina took part in the forum's plenary session, during which heads of the national Olympic committees shared experience regarding the development of th...

The official said: “Certainly, this year has not been simple but I should note that the transport industry demonstrates positive performance. In the period under review passenger traffic rose by 10.6% while the export of transport services grew by ...

Belarus started supplying electricity to Ukraine at 14:00 on 2 November upon Ukraine's request within the framework of the emergency aid agreement. Electricity will not be supplied as part of some long-term commercial contract, the press service clar...

As of 1 November Belarus increased export duties on oil and oil products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in line with the Council of Ministers' resolution No.621 of 29 October 2021.

For the second year now, the transport sector has been operating in difficult conditions due to both the epidemiological situation and certain external factors.

Craig Woodcroft will continue in his role as head coach of the national team. Konstantin Koltsov will be his assistant during the November international break.

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin and First Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Investigative Committee Oleg Shandarovich held a meeting with participation of Chairman of the State Forensic Examination Committee Alekse...

Denys Shmyhal said: “If temperature falls, obviously it will be necessary to take additional measures. The Energy Ministry has worked them out. The relevant plan is available. There is a Plan B for an even more complicated situation."

Chairman of the Belgospischeprom Concern Anatoly Buben met with Mikhail Khomich, Permanent Representative for the Head of the Udmurt Republic under the President of the Russian Federation– Deputy Prime Minister of the Udmurt Republic.

The Transport and Communications Ministry has to distribute Poland's bilateral permits and transit permits as well as permits for freight transportation to and from third countries.

One of the most successful ice hockey players in the history of the country will be responsible for selection of players to the national teams, interaction with players and coaches.

Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko met with Mongolia's Ambassador to Belarus Batsukh Bayarsaikhan to mark the start of his diplomatic mission in the country.

The agenda of the meeting covers a wide range of issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation, including: the guidelines to implement the Union State Treaty in 2021- 2023; trade and economic cooperation in 2020 and January-June 2021.

According to the current data of the Belarusian Statistical Committee, in January-September 2021 the export of Belarusian food products increased by 12.6% and exceeded $4.7 billion.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 604,037. A total of 577,482 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“The National Day of Belarus on 22 November promises to be something to remember. The highlight of the cultural program will be a show of a women's linen collection prepared by the Fashion Center and the State Academic Dance Ensemble of Belarus,”...

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikalai Barysevich met with Rector of the University of Baghdad Munir Al-Saadi.

According to the scenario of the exercise a fuel tank was hit by a lightning, which ignited fuel inside the tank and hurt two people. Local firefighting forces were deployed to deal with the situation.

Since the beginning of the year Belarusian agricultural enterprises have bought 163,500 tonnes of cereal crops worth Br78.1 million via BUCE, 1.7 times up in physical terms and 1.9 times up in monetary terms.

After the awards ceremony, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave schoolboy Roman Kogodovsky a tour of his office at the Palace of Independence.

While talking to the boy, Aleksandr Lukashenko vividly showed how much information the president has to process every day by demonstrating a thick folder of various documents to the boy.

“Today we are considering an important issue related to road transportation of passengers. It is an issue that concerns many residents of our country, businesses,” said Natalya Kochanova.

“Belarus is the main trading partner for us. The figures also confirm this. Our cooperation has been growing very rapidly. We are interested in Belarusian mechanical engineering, machine tool engineering, agricultural and passenger vehicles, food ...

Darya Andreyeva defeated Carina Schmidt of Germany 15-2 in the opener. Then she saw off three more German athletes: Laura Ziob 15-12, Ylvi Schillinger 15-9, and Ann-Sophie Kindler 15-10.

The site of ancient settlement is an archaeological complex of the 9th-11th centuries. It is believed that ancient Minsk was located here. This is the most important archaeological site of Belarus, a historical and cultural value.

The main goal of our joint work is to gradually reduce the burden on business by minimizing and easing administrative procedures, digitizing them and switching to the one-stop shop principle, Sergei Mityansky said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has given Roman Kogodovsky a tour of his office. The boy was awarded the Medal for Courage on 2 November.

“Compared to last Tuesday (26 October), the number of trucks queuing to enter the EU has decreased by 19%. Over the past 24 hours, the adjacent checkpoints at the EU border fulfilled their truck passage commitments only by 74% letting in 2,970 out ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the seven medals won by the Belarusian gymnasts in individual and group events are undoubtedly a success and the result of hard, painstaking work.

Roman Kogodovsky pulled out his two-year-old brother Ivan from the fire and immediately lost consciousness. In addition to the burns, he got cuts on his face and arms from broken glass through which he had to walk. The head of state kept an eye on th...

The number of hospital admissions of COVID-19 patients has dropped by 10% in some regions of Belarus, Head of the Main Healthcare Delivery Department of the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus Aleksei Shcherbinsky told reporters.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergey Terentiev met with Minister of Youth and Sports of Egypt Ashraf Sobhi on 1 November.

“The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, namely agriculture, scientific research, tourism. Special attention was paid to increasing the export of Belarusian vehicles, tractors, dairy products, cosmetics to Udmurtia,” the public rela...

Due to a considerable increase in cybercrimes in Belarus the Belarusian side expressed interest in getting familiar with the operation of Russia's Investigative Committee's recently established division in charge of investigating cybercrimes and high...

The ambassador said that the program was launched in Belarus in 2014 and has been running for six years already. Due to yet another deterioration of the epidemic situation Huawei decided to hold the event online, which fully reflects the company's re...

During the working visit the representative of the Latvian company was made familiar with an exhibition of Bobruiskagromash's latest agricultural machines. He was also made familiar with progress in modernization of Bobruiskagromash's manufacturing d...

According to the source, the document was signed during BelavtoMAZ Director General Valery Ivankovich's working trip.

Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Vera Lapko won the doubles rubber against Elise Mertens and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 6-3. The match last for one hours 7 minutes.

Belarus' world number 46 Ilya Ivashka beat Spain's world number 44 Albert Ramos 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) in the 2021 Paris Masters opener on 1 November.

Vaccinations are administered at polyclinics, hospitals and national research centers, malls, first-aid points of factories and enterprises, social services centers and in the metro. In rural communities vaccines are distributed by mobile brigades.

In the second rubber Belarus' world number 88 Aliaksandra Sasnovich lost to Belgium's world number 18 Elise Mertens 2-6, 6-4, 2-6 at the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals (former Federation Cup).

Belarusian sanatoriums are also popular for New Year getaways. About a quarter of tours have already been booked for this period. In general, there is an increased demand for the current autumn season - more than 75% of tours have been booked.

In the Group B singles rubber world number 263 Iryna Shymanovich of Belarus lost to Belgium's world number 70 Greet Minnen, 2-6, 2-6. The match lasted for an hour and 10 minutes.

Semi-hysterical claims by officials of some EU countries about the alleged involvement of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the border refugee crisis are unworthy of serious politicians, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview...

As many as 4,646 COVID-19 patients have died since the infection outbreak in Belarus.

“They are stable and have been receiving the necessary medical care. It is expected that Belarusian tourists will be discharged from the hospital soon,” the ministry said.

The ambiguous situation with Ukraine's possible import of electricity from Belarus was discussed during the stream. Minsk hears contradictory information from Kyiv in this regard all the time.