"Those, who loudly demanded changes, who wanted the president removed, ousted, killed and so on, oppose the changes, the amendments to the Constitution today," the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the Belarusian People's Congress is not new to Belarus. “It just belongs to the Constitution,” he said. “And it's not about personalities. I emphasize that the Constitution should not mention any specific pers...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is ready to expand humanitarian effort in Belarus, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Francesco Rocca told reporters.

“Unfortunately, we see no action on part of the European Union today. According to our information, an evacuation flight was expected to arrive in Minsk from Iraq today to take back the refugees wishing to go home. For some reason, the flight did n...

The investigation established that a group of exhausted refugees was found at one of the sections of the Peschatka outpost in Kamenets District on the evening of 21 November. The initial medical examination showed that two Iraqi citizens aged 33 and ...

"Belarus is not responsible for what is happening on the border today. There are the root causes and reasons for this situation. The collective West itself created them in the countries of the Middle East and Asia," said Aleksandr Volfovich.

“I think today we can say that the preparations for amending the Constitution are on the home stretch,” the head of state remarked.

On 25-26 November the National Security Institute, together with the State Security Committee, is hosting the 9th International Conference “Security in the Context of Transforming Threats: Present-Day Problems and Solutions”, timed to the 75th an...

“They want to destroy it as a state. This is not just an issue of President Lukashenko. We saw the same situation in Venezuela where they tried to overthrow the legitimate authorities there,” said Mikhail Markelov.

“We want to do this for our children's future. It is not safe in Kurdistan. There is mafia, no order, no work there,” the woman said and showed a video of what is happening in Kurdistan on her phone.

The conference is an annual forum for the exchange of opinions, research results and practical achievements of recognized experts from among representatives of security agencies and special services, the academic community, government agencies, insti...

The FEZ Gomel Raton resident companies sell most of their products abroad. The export of goods exceeded $1.1 billion. Goods are supplied to the markets of 63 countries. Most of the supplies go to Russia (48.1%), Ukraine (18.6%), Poland (7.8%), Lithua...

“Chaos controlled from the outside is imposed through ‘color revolutions', hybrid wars and information aggression. It is possible to counter this only with the consolidation of efforts, the development of unified approaches to the protection of n...

The advisability of establishing systemic interaction between the European Union and Minsk the way it was established during phone conversations between Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Acting Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel was...

The agrarian forum Uzbekistan-Belarus took place in Tashkent on 24 November. It was timed to the organization of a Belarusian exposition at the agriculture expo UzAgroExpo and the food expo UzProdExpo.

So far most of the emitters of terahertz waves have been able to operate only in lab conditions. Terahertz waves are located between the infrared spectrum and microwave rays. Scientists all over the world are working to create a universal and conveni...

The Bereza state district power plant is one of the largest power plants in Belarus and the largest one in Brest Oblast. The heating energy it generates is used for heating nearby population centers. The electricity it generates is used inside Brest ...

UzAgroExpo and UzProdExpo are the largest industry events in Uzbekistan. In 2021, the exhibitions featured 120 companies from 18 countries.

The Telegram channel of the Belarusian Union of Journalists also cited an opinion of a Doctor of Political Sciences, MGIMO University professor about the Belarus president's interview with the BBC.

"In terms of the Belarusian export, Armenia is traditionally among the top 50 major trading partners of Belarus. The trade between the two countries grows annually. In 2016 it was a little more than $32 million; in 2020 it exceeded $82 million.

The consultations were attended by representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, the Eurasian Economic Commission and the CIS Executive Committee.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 645,069. A total of 630,218 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission will consider a roadmap to create the conditions for the unimpeded movement of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union. Its meeting with the participation of deputy prime ministers of the EAEU member state...

The participants of the meeting are discussing a wide range of issues related to cooperation between the state meteorological services of Belarus and Russia. The members of the delegations are considering the draft concept of the Union State Hydromet...

In January-September 2021 a total of $623 million worth of products were shipped to foreign markets, which is the best result among all Belarus' free economic zones. The FEZ resident companies accounted for 35.5% of the Vitebsk Oblast total exports.

The howitzers were delivered from Germany by several trains. Taking into account their firing range, they can fire into Belarus' territory. The USA has yet to comment on the deployment of its weapon systems and military hardware near the Belarusian b...

The Eurasian Economic Union member states will hold additional consultations on Belarus' initiative to develop the EAEU biological security strategy, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina told a briefing on 24 Novemb...

Belarusians provide help to the refugees but the very problem should still be resolved, Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarch Exarch of All Belarus, said commenting on the situation on the Belarus-Poland border.

The situation on the Belarusian-Polish border remains tense. Polish security forces continue to use gas against refugees, the Belarusian State Border Committee told BelTA.

The remaining players will be selected by the Kontinental Hockey League. Each team will comprise two goalies, nine players, and two coaches. The League will name the final rosters on 14 December, one month ahead of the 2022 Fonbet All-Star Game.

The official said: “The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was commissioned in June 2021. It has made 5 billion kWh of electricity since the first synchronization or since connection to the power grid. The unit generates about 28 mill...

The official said: “Considering the best world experience, we believe we should enable all the conditions as soon as possible and transition to inflation targeting in order to stabilize inflation and secure the basic fundamental conditions for incr...

A Yak-130 aircraft of the Lida-based assault airbase crashed during a training flight near Baranovichi killing the flight commander of the training and combat squadron of the 116th Assault Airbase, Major Andrei Nichiporchik and a pilot of the same tr...

According to the source, Lithuania uses various information pressure tools including attempts to scare its own population with “the nuclear threat the Belarusian nuclear power plant represents”.

"Belarus issued 87 accreditations to 36 foreign media outlets. Another 40 people have permanent accreditation. These figures speak volumes about the openness of Belarus for the media,” Andrei Kuntsevich said.

“Today, the refugees are going to have a bathing day. That is why we have decided to bring them clean clothes. The clothes are meant, first of all, for women and children, as they will be the first to have baths. All district organizations of our u...

The mobile press center on the grounds of the Bruzgi transport and logistics center has eight places with internet connection and 20 seats for reporters. If necessary, their number may be increased.

"We have brought zefir, chocolate and other sweets made in Belarus," said Yelena Golubeva, head of the main department for culture and social affairs at the FPB Council.

A large-scale opinion poll is running in Belarus in the run-up to the referendum. Belarusian sociologists revealed the details of the opinion poll on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel.

The Mogilev Economic Vocational College is making New Year's and Christmas souvenirs. In the coming weeks, teachers and students are planning to make about 4,000 figurines of tiger cubs - symbols of the coming year.

"The migrants were asking for asylum, they were not behaving aggressively. In response, the Polish security forces used tear gas against the migrants and threw smoke-puff charges into the territory of Belarus,” the Investigative Committee said.

“The European Union and Poland have shown cruelty, hard-heartedness, callousness, duplicity and double standards," Director General of the international news agency Rossiya Segodnya Dmitry Kiselyov said.

According to the MP, a constructive dialogue is necessary to resolve the situation. “Belarus is a well-established legal state with its own laws and rules. These rules are followed by migrants on the territory of the Republic of Belarus,” the MP ...

Belarus' exposition at UzAgroExpo and UzProdExpo has been arranged by BelInterExpo with the support and participation of the Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus, the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, as well as the Belarusian diplomatic mis...

In general, there are plans to grow the export of Belarusian food up to $7 billion in the coming years. “In order to increase supplies, we need to focus on production of milk and meat and we are also considering other foodstuffs,” the minister sa...

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security, Director of the Department of International Info...

The senator said: “A huge amount of work has been done to organize the operation of the camp. I'd like to note that refugees themselves maintain order and tidy up the place. We've tried to explain that there will be fewer diseases if things are in ...

The reservoir was restored in 2019 and stocked with fish in 2021. Some 1,800 pikes were released into the reservoir. The stocking will continue in the spring when other fish species will be released.

According to Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture, and Social Development Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Viktor Liskovich, the press center will have enough bandwidth to meet the needs of reporter...

The WHO representative said: “First of all, I have to express my gratitude to the Belarusian government for organizing unhindered access to the territory of the logistics hub. We could talk to absolutely everyone, learn about their needs, and organ...

The Belarusian border service attributed problems with truck passage across the European Union's border with Belarus primarily to the failure of Poland and Lithuania to clear the agreed number of trucks. Poland has unilaterally shut down the automobi...

“More than 3.385 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, of them over 2.675 million have received their second jab,” the press service informed.

Kanas scenic spot in northwest China's Xinjiang draws a great number of tourists

“Belarus is always ready to lend a helping hand, and it stands ready for constructive cooperation aimed at solving the problem,” she said. “But we are tired of these lies and fake news that are pouring into Belarus."

Located in the Kahta District of the Adiyaman province, Mt. Nemrut has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.

The parties reaffirmed commitment to maintaining and further developing cooperation between the Republic of Belarus, on the one hand, and IOM and UNHCR, on the other.

The senator said: “One can say the last 24 hours were calm. The actions we are taking help coordinate the work of all the agencies involved. The main task now is to set up a field bathhouse.”

On 23 November, 35 red deer were brought to the Vitebsk forestry, their new permanent place of residence.

My goal is to reach Germany to continue to study in a medical school and work as a doctor, one of the refugees currently living in the temporary accommodation facility in the transport and logistics center near the Belarusian-Polish border, told BelT...

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and its subordinate organizations organized the collection of voluntary donations. More than Br5,000 was spent to buy humanitarian aid. Food products for adults and children, personal hygiene products and ess...

“This is not the first time that Poland has used special equipment at the border against unarmed people. The use of smoke-puff charges, stun grenades, water cannons and gas by the Polish side violates international law and is a direct aggression ag...

“I can say that there definitely will not be any shortages. Because we make many times more food that we need. And because we prioritize domestic food security and the provision of the domestic market. It is an axiom,” Aleksandr Subbotin stressed...

The press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry quoted Viktor Gulevich as saying: “While last week our intelligence bodies uncovered 12 field camps designed to accommodate military personnel and hardware, today we have information about the de...

"The parties considered the current situation related to the irregular migrants stranded on the border of Belarus and Poland and discussed the interaction of all involved organizations to assist this category of persons," the committee said.

Matters concerning the prompt deployment of force groupings in various directions will be practiced during various exercises and drills over the course of the academic year. Various options for repulsing military aggression against Belarus will be te...

“Apart from more intensive reconnaissance operations the unjustified deployment of major force groupings in neighboring countries substantially raises the level of danger from the military point of view,” the General Staff chief said.

According to the head of state, it is deep sorrow that Belarus has learned the news about the death of people, including 12 children. “In this difficult time I offer sincere support to the parents and relatives of the victims. I also wish a speedy ...

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Now about 1,800 people are living in the transport and logistics center. They are provided with hot meals, drinking water, bedding. Refugees also asked for a shower opportunity.

Belarus confirmed 1,453 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,461 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital.

The official said: “Just yesterday we finished a forensic study of fragments of the flashbangs we'd received for examination. We can confidently state that at least two types of flashbangs were used.”

The media pay increased attention to the situation with refugees at the border. Journalists work 24/7 at the transport and logistics center that is accommodating about 1,800 refugees.

The latest data from the National Statistics Committee of Belarus indicate that the West has totally failed to undermine the economic foundation of “Lukashenko's regime”. Belarus was definitely supposed to feel the full power of the pressure of s...

The media pay increased attention to the situation with refugees at the border. Journalists work 24/7 at the transport and logistics center that is accommodating about 1,800 refugees.

The EC experts inspected the accommodation conditions of refugees in the transport and logistics center. Now there are about 1,800 people, including many children and women.

Belarus is going to initiate the discussion of the flagrant mistreatment of refugees by Poland at an extraordinary meeting of the WHO Executive Board, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said as he met with WHO Regional Director for Europ...

Belarus, together with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, is developing measures to return refugees from the Belarusian-Polish border, Police Colonel Aleksei Begun, told reporters.

“Manufacturers, processing enterprises, trade outlets and you should pay attention to prices for agricultural products and food. The main thing is that people with rather low salaries (although we keep our promises here) should be able to buy foods...

“The persons who are currently staying at the Belarus-Poland border have not applied to respective authorities of Belarus for refugee status or complementary protection,” Aleksei Begun said.

A total of 118 refugees left Belarus on 22 November on their own, Police Colonel Aleksei Begun, Head of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry, told reporters in Minsk on 23 November.

The aid will be delivered to the temporary accommodation center in the transport and logistics hub at the Belarusian-Polish border. The humanitarian aid includes blankets, coats, sanitary and hygienic products (masks, sanitizers, wet wipes, diapers, ...

It is expected that the cargo will include 27 medical modules: 10 basic modules of IEHK 2017 with medicines, 10 basic modules of IEHK 2017 with consumables and equipment, 3 additional modules of IEHK 2017, and 4 basic modules of NCDK 2016 to treat th...

“The present is clear, we see all the good things. As for the future… We have discussed tactical and strategic issues several times. There is only one strategy – we need to ramp up our agricultural export to $7 billion as soon as possible,” t...

The European Commission experts are getting familiar with the living conditions of the refugees in the logistics center. Grodno Oblast Vice Governor Viktor Pranyuk briefed the experts on food supplies and medical assistance provided for the refugees.

Igor Petrishenko said that the WHO within its mandate ensures the provision and promotion of medical care for this category of people.

“Snow and freezing weather are not normal for us. It is good that the women and children are sheltered, warm and fed. We are waiting for the border to open, we are not going back home," one of the refugees said

According to the minister, during the UN summit in 2005 the Belarusian president called for a global partnership to combat human trafficking, which marked the start of Belarus' active work in this direction.

“I am convinced that the traditionally friendly relations between our peoples and the complementarity of our economies will help us in the shortest possible time to significantly intensify cooperation in a wide range of areas,” the president said...

The parties agreed to continue Belarus-EU contacts in order to resolve the migration problem at the Belarusian-European border.

The decree approves a regulation on the governing bodies that will operate when a state of emergency is declared. The regulation combines, specifies, and expands the existing similar regulations on the joint emergency operations center and on the com...

In particular, agreements were signed between the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the UAE's Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), between Beltamozhservice and the Italian company Saimeco Group.

Aleksandr Chervyakov named five reasons why foreign investors choose Belarus for their projects.

Hans Kluge noted that he joined a big team of WHO experts who had arrived in Belarus a few days before him. During this time, the experts managed to pay a number of visits and make several assessments, as well as arrange the delivery of the first bat...

“We did not touch people who worked for the good of Belarus, who helped people. But those who used your assistance, got funding from you and smashed everything up here - if we have not liquidated them already, we will do it in the near future. We w...

The BBC reporter asked Aleksandr Lukashenko about integration with Russia and the possible emergence of the post of the president of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

“I am not the kind of person who exacts revenge. Remember this if you want to understand me as a person. I don't fight women, I say it often. I'm not a man of revenge, because I grew up in such conditions and I understand what revenge is. Therefore...

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Vladimir Putin did not advise me anything. I talked to him for over an hour [over the phone on 19 November]. I heard no advice from his side about any matters.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Western reporters constantly ask about people, who were hurt during protests, but never talk about injuries sustained by law enforcement personnel.

The BBC journalist asked the Belarusian head of state whether he believes that more than 80% of people voted for him and if yes why large crowds, 200,000 people in his words, came out on to the streets to protest.