Director of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry Artyom Sikorsky called the material of New York Times about the Ryanair aircraft landing in Minsk fake news.

According to the source, official trials, including those involving live firing, are in progress to check and maintain combat, technical, and operational characteristics of prototypes of the combat vehicle 9P140MB and the transporter-loader vehicle 9...

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Belarus, Russia and Moldova Ikhtiyar Aslanov.

"We, adults, can get used to everything: to living in the open, to hunger, and even war. But we do not want this for our children, they have not deserved it,” the refugee said.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko met with Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus Ulvi Bakhshaliyev to discuss the bilateral cooperation in construction, urban planning, industry and agriculture.

Belarus and Armenia are great friends with shared history, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said during a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Belarus Razmik Khumaryan.

The interviewer is Nisa Efendioglu, a journalist and presenter of TRT Haber TV channel. The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation TRT was founded in 1964 to broadcast on behalf of the Government of Turkey and was the only broadcaster in Turkey unt...

The Brest team finished the first half slightly behind, 17-18. Soon after the break the Brest team took the lead and held it for a long time. Four minutes before the final hooter the visiting team took to the front, but Meshkov managed to restore par...

"My grandson is 12 years old. He often asks me why we are called refugees and why we are not allowed into the country where we want to live, why we are here and what will happen to us next,” the tearful woman said.

During the meeting, Sergei Rachkov noted that Belarus highly appreciates friendly ties with the Sultanate of Oman. There are no disagreements and contradictions in politics between Belarus and Oman.

The parties discussed topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation as part of the Union State.

At our meeting we discussed the challenges and prospects for economic development, the preparation and execution of the national budgets for 2021 and for 2022 and the medium term, said Vitaly Vasyukov, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Commission on Bu...

Belarus has extended the licenses on number of goods from Ukraine. The Belarusian Council of Ministers issued resolution No.702 on 7 December 2021.

A regular meeting of the permanent ministerial commission on state programs took place under the chairmanship of Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov on 8 December.

The parties emphasized progress in trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Rostov Oblast over the expired period of 2021.

According to the source, Belarus' trade with Altai Territory grew by 23.2% to $62.5 million in January-September 2021. The volume is expected to get close to $100 million according to results of the year.

Participants of the session discussed challenges and threats to military security in collective security regions as well as matters of further development of the collective air force and the organization of aerial defense of coalition forces during t...

The website sb.by quotes the expert as saying: “It is important to understand it bearing in mind the import substitution decisions that have been made and have been contemplated by the government. There are plans to implement about 47 relevant prog...

The parties discussed the bilateral cooperation within the framework of the Union State program to set up the common electricity market. Special consideration was given to the key aspects of the draft interstate agreement on the formation of a common...

The decision to include the centenary anniversary of the National Library of Belarus in the List of Commemorations and Anniversaries was taken at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference.

The major goods supplied are products of wood deep processing - furniture worth more than $1.6 million. Among the supplies are also wood-fiber boards, paper, cardboard, containers and other types of wood products.

We have been in Belarus for exactly a month and are not losing hope that the European Union will accept our families. We are all tired, women and children are exhausted. We are not certain about our future but are still hoping for a better outcome," ...

“The parties exchanged information within the current agenda of Belarusian-Kazakhstani relations and discussed the state and prospects of cooperation for the near future,” the ministry said.

The exhibition consists of several exposition zones. One of them presents a selection of books published in different years, which reflect all stages of development of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 667,893. A total of 657,109 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Plans are in place to expand the Museum of Gifts in the Palace of Independence beyond the hall on the third floor into other premises, Press Secretary of the Belarusian President Natalya Eismont told the participants of the excursion around the Palac...

In terms of retaliation to the Western sanctions Belarus is in lockstep with Russia, political analyst Aleksei Dzermant said in an interview with the SB. Belarus Segodnya newspaper.

According to the Ukrainian online newspaper Korrespondent.net, in response the Belarusian government introduced licensing for certain Ukrainian goods, including traditional import groups: ceramic tiles, wallpaper, radiators, refrigerators, paper, par...

BC Horizont Minsk kicked off the new season of the European Women's Basketball League (EWBL) with a 66-64 win over Piestanske Cajky on 7 December. BC Horizont Minsk won the tournament last season for the first time.

The official said: “We primarily focused on protecting western borders, the borders with Poland and Lithuania. Today our southern neighbor Ukraine is starting to show an unfriendly attitude towards Belarus although Belarusians and Ukrainians have a...

"Many of our products outdo European ones both in terms of quality and price. The same pertains to beef. We have enough of beef, we export a lot of it. We also sell over 250,000 tonnes of poultry all over the world,” the senator said.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Dmitry Mezentsev.

A monument to Persian poetry classic Nizami Ganjavi has recently been erected in a park near the Azerbaijani embassy. Finishing works are underway to prepare the site for the official opening.

Apartments in Minsk World are the perfect holiday gift for you and your loved ones!

“The fifth round of sanctions can only benefit the countries that introduced them. And we understand that the U.S. sanctions have no direct jurisdiction in the EU,” Andrei Strunevsky said.

Belarus is aware that the West may nominate a spoiler candidate specifically to disrupt the course of the election campaign.

The official said: “All the facts of illegal actions of Polish law enforcement personnel and officials are being combined into one criminal case. The investigation continues. New outrageous facts that resulted in deaths of the victims are being det...

No political, economic or military sanctions against Belarus will be effective, member of the Standing Commission on Budget and Finance of the House of Representatives Sergei Stelmashok told reporters.

The IAEA experts are in Belarus as part of a follow-up mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS). The experts visited the Belarusian nuclear power plant while accompanied by employees of the Nucle...

The mercury is forecast to dip to as low as -23°C in Belarus on 8 December.

Representatives of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the CSTO Joint Staff are visiting the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on 5-9 December.

The bill was brought into the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament by the Council of Ministers on 8 September. It was developed for the sake of ratifying the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement, which was signed in Moscow on 19 Febru...

8 December is the 31st day for the refugees at the border. They are living in a temporary accommodation facility in the transport and logistics center on the Belarus-Poland border. All this time, Belarus has been trying to provide them with comforta...

The first group will live in Beijing that will host speed skating, figure skating and short track competitions. Another group of athletes will stay in Zhangjiakou that will stage skiing and biathlon events. Yanqing will house the third group competin...

Belarus' law enforcement fully controls the situation in the country, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters prior to the National Coordination Meeting on Combating Crime and Corruption.

Russia supports Belarus in its efforts to counter Western sanctions that are aimed at triggering new protests in Belarus, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin told RIA Novosti.

In January-September of 2021 the export of services by the High-Tech Park resident companies surged by 25% and exceeded $2.3 billion.

Belarus and Bashkortostan would like to cooperate in the field of land and property relations. This matter was discussed at the meeting of Chairman of the State Property Committee of Belarus Dmitry Matusevich with Minister of Land and Property Relati...

The decision to impose food embargo on a number of products from Western countries in response to the sanctions is absolutely right and reasonable, member of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus Oleg Gaidu...

“At 08.24 Cham Wings Airlines Airbus A-320 with 96 passengers on board took off from Minsk National Airport and headed to Damascus,” the message reads.

According to him, these goods can be roughly divided into three types. “Goods that are fully replaced by domestic producers or manufacturers from friendly countries. Goods that are locally produced, but in insufficient amounts, and the so-called cr...

The citizenship was granted to persons who applied for it following the instructions that Aleksandr Lukashenko gave during the Big Conversation with the President, a big press conference held on 9 August 2021.

The head of state believes that thanks to the joint efforts, the CIS will keep effectively responding to the challenges and threats of our time remaining an important factor in international life.

Gomel is hosting the final stage of the 18th edition of the Music of Hope international children's competition (drums and horns) on 6-10 December 2021.

Mikalai Barysevich and Janitha Abewickrema Liyanage discussed prospects of invigorating Belarus-Sri Lanka cooperation in specific areas and coordinated approaches to joint efforts meant to enhance the bilateral relations.

The diplomat said: “I will answer the key question right away: the migrant crisis at Belarusian borders emerged through no fault of Belarus. People leave their homes in war-torn countries in search of a better future. Belarus didn't force them to d...

According to the source, the Belarusian government has taken measures in response to continued attempts of the collective West to use sanctions to pressure the country. In line with the Council of Ministers' resolution a food embargo will be introduc...

We all want a speedy resolution of the situation. I'm tired of the West's lies. They've promised us one thing, now they say another. We read the news and do not understand what is happening, what the future holds for us," a refugee said.

More than 3.002 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Belarusian Consul General in Guangzhou Andrei Popov took part in the annual conference of the Guangzhou Office of the Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce, Zhejiang Province.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 666,137. A total of 655,001 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko has paid a visit to Shandong Province, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Beijing

According to Aleksandr Osmolovsky, the dynamics of trade with Russian regions testifies to the effectiveness of the commodity exchange as a trade tool. Trade with Russian regions rose steadily throughout 2021.

It is important to increase the localization of production amid sanctions, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers.

"In the conditions when we are not allowed to trade freely on the market and when our contacts are disrupted forcefully, we need to look for the instruments to balance out our losses. Therefore, import substitution as an instrument of countering sanc...

Nine mechanical engineering companies and seven metal-working companies operate as part of FEZ Grodnoinvest. Electronic and optical equipment is produced by Terrazit Plus and Zavod Optik.

The cargo includes hygiene kits for each family, as well as children's hygiene and education kits.

The official said that Mogilev Oblast traditionally maintains tight and friendly relations with all the regions of the Russian Federation. There is no doubt that cooperation with Altai Territory, the largest region of the Russian Federation, is very ...

The information about the fascists and their accomplices who committed crimes in the Belarusian territory during the Great Patriotic War will be shared with the public, Belarusian Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told the media,

Today is the 30th day for the refugees at the border. They are living in a temporary accommodation facility in the transport and logistics center near the Bruzgi checkpoint. Many are not losing hope for a positive outcome. On 7 December, refugees, m...

“We are restoring the map of Belarusian villages burned during the war, including settlements, the information about which had been lost. This work is underway. Unfortunately, the list of such places continues increasing,” said Andrei Shved.

Iraqi Airways' Boeing 747-400 departed from Minsk National Airport en-route to Erbil at 14.07.

The official said: “On the whole, there are about 350 new sites already that have to be examined starting next year when the weather permits. We assume that civilians and Red Army military personnel were killed there. It is primarily information su...

“Of course, the genocide does not have a statute of limitations. One of the objectives of the investigation is to scrutinize the list of members of death squads and find out who of them are still alive. Unfortunately, this list is growing bigger. M...

The popularity of Dana Mall is growing every day and, in terms of attendance, is already comparable to major shopping and entertainment centers of Moscow.

“I will leave for Serbia now. Usually, when I show up in the parliament they ask me (I have many friends): “Dear Dragomir, how are things there? They ask with apprehension. I say: “Relax, dear! Everything is fine there. Of course, it is fine.�...

The Serbian MP stressed that there are no topics to avoid in cooperation with Belarus. “I could put it shortly: one nation lives in two countries – Serbia and Belarus,” he said.

“Today's event is a logical continuation of the parliamentary activities to ensure legislative protection of fundamental values of the Belarusian people. The broad public dialogue in Belarus revealed the need to enshrine in the Constitution and leg...

Belarus and Russia can resist any external pressure together, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a meeting with the head of Russia's Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov.

According to the source, Belarusian and Russian aviators once again demonstrated high professionalism and the ability to carry out assigned missions together on 7 December.

The West's irresponsible aggressive policy has reached a critical point, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said during the roundtable "Historical Memory: Genocide of the Belarusian People".

Radiy Khabirov said: “We have seven million hectares of arable lands. It is a huge figure. And we need hundreds of tracked tractors. This is why together with our colleagues from the Belarusian Industry Ministry we are going to consider the possibl...

Mount Kailash, also known as Mount Gang Rinpoche, in southwest China is one of the most mysterious and mystical places on the planet.

"I must tell you that we talk about the Balkans at almost every meeting with President Putin. Who do we have in the Balkans? Right, we have Serbia. The foothold of the Slavs in the Balkans in all times. It still is today. Very often we discuss the p...

Aleksandr Lukashenko assured that Belarus has always been determined to support Serbia and the Serbian people as much as possible. “We also feel this support from Serbia. The main thing now is to survive the hard times,” the Belarusian leader sai...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with Belarus' Honorary Consul in Belgrade, Chairman of the Serbia-Belarus Friendship Group in the Serbian Parliament Dragomir Karic.

“You went through a very difficult time. We were ready to support you any time. All this time we have continued our cooperation. We love Belarus and your people very much,” said Radiy Khabirov.

The bill on the genocide of the Belarusian people will be discussed by MPs at the autumn session, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko told reporters.

Cooperation between Russia's Bashkortostan and Belarus has a great potential, the head of Russia's Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov said during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Belarus' response to the fifth round of sanctions should be tough enough to hit hard people in the countries that impose restrictions against Belarus, Professor at Belarusian State University Mikhail Kovalyov told the Respublika newspaper.

In January-October 2021 Belarus' export of food products and agricultural raw materials rose by 14.1% and totaled about $5.4 billion.

The aircraft is set to arrive at Minsk National Airport at 2:50 and leave back for Damascus at 3.30.

“Our main objective is obvious and attainable. We want to restore the pre-crisis level of trade as soon as possible,” the president noted. In his words, in January-September 2021 the bilateral trade fell by 16% from the same period of the previou...

The aircraft is expected to arrive at Minsk National Airport at 12.45. The plane will fly back to Erbil at 13.45.

The E433 electric bus of the Vitovt series is one of the latest products made by BKM Holding (formerly known as Belkommunmash). The articulated bus is 18 meters long and can carry 190 passengers at a time.

“Ukraine's impertinent and alarming actions show the coordination and approval of these unfriendly steps by their Western partners," the MP said.