Every little Belarusian knows that his country infinitely cares about him and needs them, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke at the even as part of the national charity campaign Our Children.

"On 27 December 2021, the Belarusian nuclear power plant completed loading nuclear fuel into the reactor core of the second power. 163 fuel assemblies with fresh nuclear fuel have been put into the reactor core," the press service said.

Russia's proposals to the North Atlantic Alliance on security guarantees are designed to reduce tensions near the borders of Belarus, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said.

Belarus offers China's Sinopharm [Vero Cell] Inactivated for those aged 12 and over.

The heads of state discussed the bilateral relations between Belarus and Israel and the areas of their development, as well as a range of humanitarian issues.

The Healthcare Ministry of Belarus has allowed the vaccination of children against COVID-19. Belarus will expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to include children aged 12-17. Parents or legal representatives of children should sign an informed con...

“The country has ensured that wages and real incomes of its people increased, enterprises worked uninterruptedly, and labor collectives were preserved. Everyone who has worked honestly can proudly say that they have contributed to the common result...

The minister commented on the results of the outgoing year, including the country's success in the foreign economic area.

“The Belarusian head of state held another telephone conversation with the Russian president. Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin discussed the program of events during the visit of the Belarusian president to St. Petersburg,” the press servi...

Minsk Victory Park hosted the Christmas Run event on 2 December. The organizer of the event was the Belarusian Athletics Federation.

The Belarusian national football team competed the 2021 year 94th in the recently published rankings of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Partaking in the New Year's Eve Ball are 337 young men and women from all regions. They were invited to the event in recognition of their achievements in education, creative work, sports, social life.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 691,072. A total of 683,403 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“I will tell you and all your peers the main thing: you have Belarus, the state that has created decent living conditions for personal and professional development. This is your shield. You should always carry it with honor and dignity,” said the...

Maria Zakharova recalled that the Russian Foreign Ministry has already voiced its concern over Lithuania's plans to restrict transportation of goods from Belarus, which may negatively affect the provision of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.

At the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a traditional informal meeting of the leaders of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States will be held in St. Petersburg on 28 December,” the Kremlin press service said in a ...

“Belarus is interested in developing productive relations with your country: in advancing the level and intensity of political contacts, in ramping up trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation, in enhancing interaction within the framework of i...

The confessions of Polish serviceman Emil Czeczko are shocking, they must be documented as accurately as possible and thoroughly investigated, political scientist Aleksei Dzermant said on the air of Alfa Radio.

The Belarusian president will take part in the informal meeting of the CIS heads of state in Saint Petersburg on 28 December.

Two heated modules have been fitted out with necessary multimedia equipment, and also internet connection, office furniture. There is water and fruits for children.

In her speech Anzhelika Nikitina emphasized that attracting investments is a priority for the regions and industrial sectors because without them there is no development: no new production facilities and workplaces, no growth of people's income.

Ring in the New Year in the rhythm of the dance with Minsk World! Today, three houses in the World Dances quarter will go on sale at once!

This time, representatives of the State Control Committee and the Department of Financial Investigations brought four tablets, a collection of fiction books and educational literature and also sweet boxes.

Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova visited the National Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology and gave it a certificate for a light microscope for hematology on 24 December

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko has presented state awards to more than 50 Belarusians representing various fields of expertise. The ceremony took place at the Palace of the Republic on 24 December.

HC Jokerit Helsinki provided a comprehensive explanation for the incident with the Belarusian anthem in match No.487 against HC Dinamo Minsk. There was a technical error on the part of the arena DJ.

“The scale, coverage and duration of joint exercises of Ukraine and NATO countries are increasing. All exercises are linked by a single concept and are anti-Russian in essence” Alexei Polishchuk said.

“We have Sputnik V, and a sufficient amount of Vero Cell. Another plane with vaccines on board arrived yesterday, these vaccines will be distributed among the regions. We have a monthly supply of the Sputnik Light vaccine: 250,000 doses arrived ear...

“I really value your friendship, trust, support and personal attention to the interests of Belarus. I cherish the memories of our meetings, I sincerely hope to see you more often on the hospitable Belarusian land,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

According to First Deputy Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar, the efforts to reduce regional inequality rely on effective operation of the real economic sector, BelTA learned from the press service of the Economy Ministry.

The lights switch-on ceremony was staged in Vitebsk downtown on 23 December. The ceremony featured fairytale characters, like the Father Frost and the Snow Maiden.

The parties discussed the topical issues of the bilateral relations, including trade and economic cooperation within the framework of the Belarus-Tajikistan Intergovernmental Commission.

The Belarus Ice Hockey Federation issued an official statement over the incident with the Belarusian national anthem at the KHL league match between HC Jokerit and HC Dinamo Minsk.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 689,151. A total of 681,250 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Christmas angel cut it with scissors in the traditional Belarusian paper cutting technique called vytinanka.

Belarus will host the next, 62nd session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The decision was adopted at the 61st session of the Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow on 23 December.

Belarus and Russia will not tolerate the lies of Western countries about the migrant crisis at the Belarus-EU border, Chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic Sergei Rachkov told reporters.

The refugees have been staying in the temporary accommodation facility in the transport and logistics center in Bruzgi on the Belarus-Poland border for 46 days. There are about 600 of them here. There are a lot of women and children among them.

Revenues of the 2022 Union State budget have been approved at RUB4,598.9 billion. Major revenues will be made of the annual contributions of Belarus (RUB1,534.5 billion) and Russia (RUB2,850.3 billion).

A decision was made to increase the number of commissions of the Parliamentary Assembly from eight to 12.

“I must say that Mr Lukashenko and his entire team are not easy to negotiate with, but we have reached an understanding in principle of the pace and steps we should take on this path [towards the further integration],” the Russian head of state s...

The famous trainer, director of the Great Moscow State Circus Edgard Zapashny collected New Year's gifts for the boarding home for disabled children with special needs. The event brought together the company's employees and Belarusian bloggers.

“In my opinion, the Constitution draft turned out to be quite good. We have always said that our current Constitution is one of the best in the world. It's true. Everyone admits it. Indeed, this Constitution is aimed primarily at serving our people...

Leonid Kalashnikov confirmed that the State Duma is discussing the appointment of Boris Gryzlov as ambassador to Belarus but the final decision will be made by the president of the Russian Federation.

“The decision was taken to launch the public discussion next week. Accordingly, the draft Constitution will be published in the media, on the website of our center [National Center of Legal Information],” said Igor Sergeyenko.

"We clearly see that Belarus is a country with its own position and they will not be able to make it toe their line," Irina Akulovich summed up.

The plan was developed taking into account the real demand of the society for the regulation of corresponding relations, the priority of their legal regulation. Special attention was drawn to the observation of systemic requirements and the stabilit...

“If people support the constitutional amendments, the incumbent authorities, including the president and the parliament , will have to rebuild the system of government in the country to bring it in compliance with the new Constitution. Everything w...

According to the head of state, this is the final meeting of the working group before the publication of the draft Constitution. “We have one or two more days to correct mistakes, arrange everything and submit the current draft Constitution for pub...

“Belmedpreparaty company has completed an important stage of a joint Belarusian-Russian project - full-cycle production of Sputnik V vaccine. On 22 December the Belarusian enterprise produced the first validation series of Sputnik V and Sputnik Lig...

In the overtime it was Jokerit who celebrated a goal to secure the win.

The Vero Cell vaccine has already established itself as an effective tool against the novel coronavirus infection. It also helps to avoid a severe course of the disease and complications.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Hungary with concurrent accreditation to Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandr Ponomarev paid a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss with its leadership the plans to develop political and ec...

“In order to ensure the effective operation of the economy in 2022, hit key national development targets next year we will have to accomplish hard but doable tasks. We will have to work in complicated conditions next year,” Roman Golovchenko said...

The upper chamber of the Belarusian parliament adopted an address to European MPs on 22 December. The address had been prompted by unfounded statements concerning the situation in Belarus.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei held a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu on 22 December.

The parties emphasized the special strategic nature of the bilateral relations, as well as significant intensification of trade, economic, investment, and interregional relations.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 687,948. A total of 679,752 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Holy Trinity Church in Gervyaty (Grodno Oblast) is a Catholic church built in the neo-Gothic style in 1899-1903.

According to the speaker, the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border has become another challenge for Belarus.

Challenges in the sphere of state security were discussed during the meeting among other things. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I have to tell you that we see everything that has been said here. It is the upper part of this iceberg. The situation is m...

There are many children and pregnant women among the refugees living in the shelter at the Belarus-Poland border. In such weather conditions and in such a situation they need support like no one else, an Iraqi refugee told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 505 to award the Order of Mother to 49 women with many children from Vitebsk Oblast, Grodno Oblast and Mogilev Oblast.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “The internal affairs minister reported it to me. Between yesterday's afternoon and today's night six or seven people were arrested for attempting to carry out terrorist attacks. We simply watched, waited, and filmed acti...

Senators passed an address to MEPs over the unfounded statements on Belarus as the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly held the sixth session,

Chinese painting is an ancient art. Following new archaeological finds, scholars believe that it is much older than originally thought. The traditional painting is symbolic and allegorical.

"The region is not getting the attention it deserves. First of all, this applies to the government," Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out Gomel Oblast's real sector has not demonstrated economic growth for the last few years. The gross regional product shrank by 0.1% within two years.

Gomel Oblast is the country's largest region in terms of territory, and is home to 15% of the country's population, a fifth of its industrial production is concentrated, the head of state noted.

This is why the head of state noted that many district capitals were spruced up in the last few years but these efforts partially overshadowed the creation of jobs. “Having a job is what matters to people. They need some manufacturing enterprise,�...

"Despite the efforts to isolate our country in the international arena, Belarusian MPs continue to actively develop contacts with colleagues from Eurasian states, ASEAN countries and Latin America. It is important that these relations are built on th...

What do Tallinn and Nice have in common? Stylish design of facades, bright lobbies, apartments with panoramic windows and core-and-shell design! Do not be surprised, because we are talking about two new houses in the Minsk World multifunctional compl...

“MPs need to pay most careful attention to the implementation of the decree on deepening the Belarusian-Russian integration,” Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “While everyone is sick and tired of talking about transit with the European Union, people fail to remember that, for instance, Ukraine's mutual trade with Lithuania alone via Belarus has been close to 3 million tonnes th...

Belarus will take retaliatory measures if Lithuania stops the transit of Belarusian fertilizers, Belarusian Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told the media.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Lithuania's stance on Belarus is rather strange. It began with absolutely unjustified criticism of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The criticism was expressed despite the fact that we have positive conclusions of intern...

Without governors, without executive committees, we will not be able to govern the country. This is a key position in our state. Seven people [heads of regional executive committees and Minsk City Hall] are the cornerstone of the system, the Belarusi...

Since the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was connected to the power grid and till the end of 2021, the unit generated 6 billion kWh of electricity. Once both units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant are operational, the country w...

Roman Golovchenko said: “The president has given instructions to consider building another nuclear power plant in another region of Belarus. It is not a simple matter. It is necessary to carry out a lot of economic calculations and scientific resea...

“We are proceeding on schedule and intend to commission the second unit by next summer,” the prime minister said. “Thus, the Belarusian nuclear power plant will reach the rated output and will generate about 40% of the country's total electrici...

"If you all refuse to get on board with the idea to revitalize the region, we will find other people to do it. We must definitely breathe new life into Gomel Oblast. It is a great place, not like anything else. This is a special area of Belarus, and ...

"Another batch of COVID-19 vaccine produced by Vero Cell Corporation is on its way to Belarus," the embassy said. "The cargo includes 1.1 million doses of the vaccine purchased by Belarus."

The bill was drafted by the General Prosecutor's Office and submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers. It is aimed at increasing the efficiency of the fight against corruption, streamlining coordination of government agenc...

A total of 162 organizations took part in expositions organized by Belinterexpo abroad.

The head of state arrived in Gomel to introduce the new head of the region Ivan Krupko. On the morning of 22December, the Gomel Oblast Council of Deputies approved Ivan Krupko as chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee.

Belarus' Investigative Committee has launched a special international hotline for members of the public to report crimes against еру peace and security of mankind, BelTA learned from the Investigative Committee.

All in all, the reactor core will get 163 fuel assemblies. Each fuel assembly consists of 312 fuel rods (9mm in diameter and 4m high). Fuel in one fuel assembly will weigh 571kg.

An inquiry should be launched in Poland to investigate the facts mentioned by Emil Czeczko, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Yekaterina Serafinovich told BelTA.

The senator believes that the Polish military command started panicking. “They no longer know how to act. At first they kept silent, and then they switched to aggressive accusations, apparently believing that in the current situation the best defen...

Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that the accumulated expertise and knowledge will allow the energy system to keep setting ambitious tasks and effectively achieving them, contributing to the development and prosperity of Belarus.

The leaders of the Belarusian associations in Moldova briefly informed those present about the work they did in 2020-2021, about existing difficulties with the realization of joint projects amid tough epidemic restrictions, and about sketched-out pla...

The delegation included representatives of the Gomel branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Mashinostroitel sanatorium of the agricultural machinery manufacturer Gomselmash, the Gomel State University, the construction materia...

“The EU cannot change the choice of the Belarusian people in favor of the current political system. It is time for the European Union to get in touch with reality and stop wishful thinking,” Aleksei Samosuev said.

"We are a country of 10 million. The EU has a population of a half a billion. It would be foolish of us to try to destabilize the European Union. It looks more like the EU is waging a hybrid war against Belarus and is trying to topple the government ...

Before making the decision Gosatomnadzor's commission for licensing activities in the area of usage of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation reviewed the documents that justify the safety of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

Belavia bypassed such airlines as Air France and KLM, which took second and third places, respectively.

People are outraged by the attack on the Belarusian embassy and diplomats in London on 19 December.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 686,294. A total of 677,814 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.