I would like to thank Lilia Ananich, the author of the bill, the Prosecutor General's Office, everyone who took part in the preparation of this bill: the National Center for Legislation and Legal Research, the National Academy of Sciences, the archiv...

"We want to keep kids busy. Another goal is to identify children in need of psychological help. Taking into account their situation, children may feel anxiety," said Irina Kazhuro, director of the Grodno Regional Social and Pedagogical Center.

The exercise is designed to improve coordination between structural subdivisions of the Defense Ministry, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, military command and other bodies of the Armed Forces.

The bill also contains provisions on commemorating the genocide victims. It seeks to improve awareness raising and education campaigns in order to shape appropriate moral, social and political attitudes to this matter.

Taking part in the video-conference were representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee. Representatives of Azerbaijan and Moldova participated in the meeting ...

“Belarus will give an adequate response to the sanctions. The best scenario would be the readiness of European partners for dialogue, for taking into account the interests of Belarus and the reasoning it communicated to Europeans. Globally, the san...

The Standing Committee for Economy, Budget and Finances of the Council of the Republic, the upper house of the Belarusian parliament, held a videoconference to discuss key approaches to budgeting and taxation for 2022 amidst new economic challenges.

The head of state noted that he also wants to meet with members of the regional councils of deputies and senior officials. “I will explain in more detail my personnel decisions, because governors are key officials in the country. There is no countr...

The ambassadors discussed a number of items on the bilateral agenda and the international one. High dynamics of the political dialogue between the Republic of Belarus and the United Arab Emirates at all levels was mentioned. Intensive advancement of ...

After urgent work to commission the main life support installations of the Belarusian Antarctic station was done on 11 December 2021 a state flag of the Republic of Belarus and a flag of the National Academy of Sciences were hoisted at the station's ...

Yuri Chebotar said: “The latest foreign trade statistics confirms the effectiveness of the export strategies Belarusian enterprises have chosen this year. As for merchandise, the foreign trade coverage ratio has increased considerably – by 4 perc...

Pavel Latushko is accused of committing a crime against interests of the service according to part 3, article 426 of the Criminal Code of Belarus. The unlawful actions are classified as abuse of power.

The Olympic Summit stands firmly against any politicization of the Olympic Games and sport, and strongly emphasized the need for the political neutrality of the IOC, the Olympic Games and the entire Olympic Movement, reads the declaration published o...

“It is with deep sorrow that the Republic of Belarus learned the news about the numerous victims and large-scale destruction caused by the tornadoes that tore through Kentucky and a number of other U.S. states,” the message of condolences reads.

The parties reviewed the cooperation in 2021 between the UN and Belarus in sustainable development, response to the COVID-19 pandemic

More than 570,000 Minskers have completed the vaccination against COVID-19, BelTA learned from the Telegram channel "Minsk. Officially."

“We see from open sources that this variant is not more severe than Delta. It spreads faster, to put it simply, but it does not pose a higher risk than the Delta variant,” Dmitry Pinevich said.

"We have 56 laboratories that work 24/7. We have not had had problems with the 72-hour PCR test requirement and I do not think that there will be problems with the 48 hour requirement," Dmitry Pinevich said.

“The number of confirmed cases and the hospital admission rate of people diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia in Belarus are now 30% below the peak of the latest coronavirus wave. Therefore, healthcare facilities are resuming en masse the provision of...

Dmitry Pinevich said: “We bottle the Sputnik V vaccine together with Russian companies. We will fully localize Sputnik V production next year. I don't want to go into details but during a break we had a number of negotiations with developers of oth...

"During the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing, we are fully provided with the necessary anti-COVID drugs. Most of them are made in Belarus. This speaks volumes," Dmitry Cherednichenko said.

More than 3.97 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine.

“This matter is being discussed within the framework of the Union State and the Eurasian Economic Union,” the minister said answering the question about creating a common database of vaccinated Belarusians and Russians.

The official said: “No doubt, it is a technical component but it is tied to different information platforms and has its own complications. But I think that the matter has been reconciled politically. We have to take care of the technical side of th...

Three newborns are in Grodno Perinatal Center, and five children are in Grodno Regional Children's Hospital.

The athlete improved his personal record in the 500m event. Now the record is 34.123 seconds. Ignat Golovatsiuk finished fourth, 0.22 seconds behind winner Viktor Mushtakov of Russia who also set his new personal record in Calgary.

Speaking at the collegium meeting of the healthcare ministries of Russia and Belarus, Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko called the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates a technicality.

"I want to get into Europe. We were invited there. However, Poland does not let us in. I am a cook by profession. I am sure that my skills would be useful in the European Union. I hope that our problem will be solved and we will make our way to Germa...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 675,734. A total of 666,249 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"Industry is the driver of everything. There is no sector which is more or less important. Everything is important and everything should be developed,” Aleksandr Subbotin emphasized.

“Whether or not I consider Erdogan a leader of the Muslim world, he has already become a significant figure in this Muslim world,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"The key word is service. We are public servants. If there is an appointment, you do not think but go and do your best for the state. Public service means to serve the state, your homeland. This is how I perceive the new appointment," Anatoly Isachen...

One of the questions asked during the interview drew attention to Turkish Airlines, which the West has accused of involvement in the migrant crisis at the Belarus-EU border and has threatened to introduce restrictions.

Nineteen days are left until the end of the year! This means very little time is left to buy apartments in Minsk World as part of the New Year's promo!

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the integration process of the two states would be progressive and would not have any timeframes: “We do not set any deadlines - 2025, 2030 or some other year.

The official said: “A follow-up mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Integrated Regulatory Review Service is ending today. I would like to thank the IAEA for sending a team of experts to us despite the epidemic situation. It was a lo...

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that none of the refugees are being forced to leave Belarus and return home.

Anna Bradford noted: “Results are very inspiring. Belarus has fulfilled 22 out of 25 original recommendations and 18 out of 20 proposals. It demonstrates the country's solid adherence to safety principles.”

The head of state recalled that Union State programs concerning the enhancement of the Belarusian-Russian integration had been passed before. “This is the future of our union. We want to make even more progress in major directions of the formation ...

"I'm not asking anyone [abroad] to recognize my legitimacy. Neither Belarus nor Turkey needs other states to recognize legitimacy. It is enough that my people, who elected me, consider me legitimate president of the Republic of Belarus, according to...

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, there are no talks directly with Germany either: “We now have no contacts with Germany. A month or so ago Merkel [back then Germany's Acting Chancellor Angela Merkel] called me and we talked about the refugee situ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “If the sanctions they are enforcing or will enforce in the future put us in a state of emergency and we have no other way of responding to their sanctions with other measures, we will resort to this strict measure, too.�...

He stressed: “We will do everything the way they want. Those are poor and destitute people, who flee the war. They truly have no homes back in the native country. This is why we are going to do everything the way they want.”

Igor Karpenko, the newly appointed chairman of the Central Election Commission of Belarus, told reporters on 13 December that he intends to be as open as he was in his previous role as the education minister.

In her words, two years ago Belarus signed an agreement, within the framework of which information is shared with Lithuania. “We stay in touch with our colleagues from regulatory bodies. We are always open. All the information is provided in full,�...

Five new members of the Central Election Commission are: Vadim Ipatov, Yelena Baldovskaya, Denis Duk, Sergei Kalinovsky and Aleksandr Yuzhik.

The Emergencies Ministry staff keeps patrolling the logistics center. No emergencies have been reported so far. The refugees have understood the rules that must be followed: they do not use stoves or open fire. The fire alarm is in good condition.

Igor Karpenko was recommended to this position by Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko.

More than 4,600 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 10.00 on 13 December, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The pilot went on his last flight on 24 June 1941. For 80 years, the pilot was considered as missing.

“The Republic of Kenya demonstrates obvious achievements in its development and enjoys deserved attention of the international community,” the head of state remarked. “Traditionally friendly and mutually respectful relations create a good found...

“We have created stocks to keep the shelter going for two weeks. If we compare the amount of aid, Belarus provided about four times more aid than foreign organizations. This help came from domestic organizations, companies, and ordinary people,” ...

“Guided by this principle, Turkmenistan makes a significant contribution to ensuring international stability and security, is an example of peacefulness and good neighborliness,” the head of state remarked.

The expert community is convinced that only in unity it is possible to defend the interests of the EAEU and ensure the growth of the member countries' economies.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has appointed two new governors. Vice Premier Aleksandr Subbotin was appointed chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Anatoly Isachenko became chair...

Speaking about the results of the business mission to Belarus, Head of Russia's Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov said that a number of agreements were signed.

The Belarusian finished 4.1 seconds behind the winner, Norway's Marte Olsbu Roeiseland who clocked 30:04.1 (one penalty). Sweden's Elvira Oeberg with one penalty finished third, 23.3 seconds back.

“My whole family is in Germany. Even my children and husband, they left with their grandparents a few years ago, and I didn't make it. I really want to be reunited with my family. Here, in Belarus, I am all alone, and I still hope that I will be ab...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 674,723. A total of 665,432 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

According to the Bellesbumprom chairman, Belarus is also implementing several investment projects in the woodworking sector. A German company is setting up a new production of upholstered furniture in Ivatsevichi.

“Well done, guys! The most important victory for Dinamo,” the resource cited Aleksandr Lukashenko as saying.

Viktor Lukashenko said: “The Olympic movement of our country has a rich and glorious history. In the early 1990s the Republic of Belarus became a worthy member of the world Olympic family."

The book focuses on the crimes the Nazi committed against civilians during World War Two. The presentation was organized in the Russian Science and Culture Center in Bucharest.

In line with the document NAIP and KOTRA intend to assist each other with the organization of meetings and exchanges of delegations of business circles, with establishment of direct contacts between companies, which are registered and operate in Bela...

More than 3.896 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 3.110 million have been fully vaccinated.

State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Belarus Batsukh Bayarsaikhan in Minsk on 10 December.

Taking part in the competitions are more than 150 athletes from 16 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Cyprus, Zimbabwe, Mongolia, Poland, Chile, Estonia and Russia.

All in all, Belarus performed 10,626,257 tests, including 25,388 tests in the past 24 hours.

In January-October 2021 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $75.722 billion, up by 30.6% year-on-year. Import amounted to $36.25 billion (up by 29.1%). Surplus of foreign trade in goods and services equaled $3.222 billion, up from $1.83 billion in Januar...

Mutual trade in the EAEU reached $52 billion in January-September 2021, up 32.5% from January-September last year. “The level of the pre-COVID period of 2019 was exceeded by 16.5%,” the EEC official representative stated.

Hanna Sola of Belarus won the Women 7.5km Sprint at the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria on 10 December.

Iya Malkina said that the so-called second big protocol had been signed. Work on the protocol began in 2017. The document includes a total of 139 amendments designed to fill legal loopholes, address existing limitations, and give additional powers to...

According to her, plans are in place to continue cooperation with Vietnam, Serbia, Singapore and Iran under preferential trade agreements and with China under a trade and economic cooperation agreement.

The interim free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran has been extended until 2025, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing for the press.

During the summit the EEC reported to the EAEU leaders on the progress made in the implementation of the Strategy 2025 this year. “In general, the pace of its implementation corresponds to the plan.

In November the base index of consumer prices, which rules out changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, totaled 100.7% as against October 2021 and 109.1% as against December 2020.

"My father once had a shop. Now there is no opportunity to do business, there is no work. It has become unsafe to live there," the teenager said. He hopes that the situation will be resolved safely for his family.

The WANO MC team included representatives of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The purpose of the prelaunch peer review was to evaluate the readiness of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant for safe and reliable launch and conseque...

The Belarusian shot clean to finish 20.5 seconds behind the winner, Johannes Kuehn from Germany.

Vladimir Putin called his Belarusian counterpart. They discussed topical issues of Belarus-Russia cooperation, the bilateral agenda as well as emerging challenges and threats around the two countries.

“Several options are being considered. For example, video lessons or lessons by educators-psychologists; we are looking for teachers among the refugees,” Igor Gedich said. According to him, the final decision will be made taking into account the ...

Igor Petrishenko said the agreement had been long in the making, its adoption will allow accelerating transit shipments in the Eurasian Economic Union from abroad.

The president of Uzbekistan deems it necessary to keep removing barriers and restrictions in mutual trade. He declared his readiness to join the work to create the most favorable conditions for increasing trade with the EAEU countries.

We need to increase the use of national currencies in trade between the EAEU countries, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said when speaking at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council summit.

Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez confirmed his firm commitment to active participating in the EAEU as an observer state.

Vladimir Putin believes that interaction within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union has been developing in a productive manner recently. Even in the current complicated period of time the Eurasian Economic Union countries managed to increase...

‘Germany, help us', ‘No deportation', ‘No returning home' - read the posters held by the children. ‘Help us! Germany, help us', they chanted.

Iraqi Airways' Boeing 747-400 has already landed in Minsk National Airport. Boarding is underway.

“We know that the West and the United States have already started asking you to join the pressure on Belarus. You know, they have already issued a fifth package of sanctions against Belarus. There will be a sixth, a seventh and no one knows how man...

The head of state noted that his colleagues in the Eurasian Economic Union are well aware of the situation in Belarus and the country's relations with the West.

"One thing is clear: the true goal of the West is the systemic elimination of competition. This situation clearly demonstrated that we have no friends there," the head of state emphasized.

“I really hope that this will be the last year when we are communicating via video conferences. Our honorable chairman [Nursultan Nazarbayev] was right. Not only do we miss in-person meetings, it is also high time we started seriously responding to...

In spite of the persistent difficult situation on the global market, in 2021 the countries managed to produce rather good results in foreign and mutual trade, the head of state remarked.

There are plans to conduct a kind of census of the child population at the refugee shelter together with UNICEF. This will help accurately determine the children's age, native language, educational and other needs.

A flock of white swans has recently been spotted in Miyun District of Beijing.

Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova met with Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev of Russia.