“Looking at Ukraine, we understand that the scenario that was not implemented on our soil is now unfolding there. When we ask ourselves what would have happened to us, we need to look at Ukraine. We are aware of the level of threats that actuated i...

Belarus needs to learn to counter the propaganda that has been unleashed against the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a session on the information policy in Minsk on 31 May.

Addressing the participants of the meeting, the president emphasized the need to discuss the further strategy of counteracting modern threats to national security.

The bill has been worked out in furtherance of Article 20 of the law of 7 May 2021 “On Personal Data Protection” and submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers on 25 April 2022.

According to the State Border Committee, the majority of them came to Belarus in transit via Poland (134), Lithuania (14), and Latvia (3).

According to Ivan Sudnikovich, cybercrime trends have grown ten times over the past five years. This is an annual average of 25,000 cybercrimes today.

The MPs are set to consider the preparation for the Union State events in 2022 and the progress of the draft budget for 2023 with regard to financing social programs and events.

In line with the resolution the size of the export duty on crude oil, furnace oil, oil bitumen, petrolatum, paraffin, and waste oils will be $44.8 per tonne ($49.6 previously).

According to the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange, at present the platform offers a broad choice of import substitutes, which sell well in Belarus. A deal can be closed within a short timeframe. These factors explain the strong interest in the...

For a month and a half since 15 April, 44,375 foreign citizens took advantage of the opportunity to visit Belarus without a visa. Among them there were 29,427 citizens of Lithuania, 4,179 non-citizens and 10,769 citizens of Latvia.

Taking part in the tournament were about 150 athletes from Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.

The EAEU is a civilizational project that can radically change the entire political and economic architecture of Eurasia, Tatiana Runets, Chairwoman of the Standing Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance of the upper house of the Belarusian Parlia...

In the women's final Volha Silkina scored a total of 1,368 points. Second was Sofia Kozlova from Moscow (1,358 points). Bronze went to Russia's Anna Buryak (1,354 points).

The head of state criticized the spikes in prices for a certain car brand: “Will you please tell me how much the Atlas [Geely Atlas passenger car] costs today? In U.S. dollars? Can anyone tell me? What are you doing here then? You do not know the ...

Bronze medalist Czech Republic overtook Switzerland for sixth place. Slovakia, Germany and Denmark complete the top-10 in the same order as three months ago followed by Latvia, Norway, France and Belarus (2,965 points). Austria made the biggest move ...

Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Shanghai Andrei Andreyev held talks with the vice chairman of the Jiangxi Sub Council of the China Council for the promotion of International Trade, BelTA learned from the Belarusian foreign mission.

Belarus' world number 47 Aliaksandra Sasnovich lost to Italy's world number 59 Martina Trevisan, 6-7 (10-12), 5-7, in the French Open round of Last 16.

Nikolai Snopkov stressed: “In any economic situation and particularly in the current one three elements of the government's work are needed at all levels: an analysis of the situation, its recognition, and its resolution. The faster a proper decisi...

Only today and tomorrow, those, who would like to invest their savings in real estate, which is the most promising currency today, and to purchase an apartment of their dreams in the Minsk World multifunctional residential, business and entertainment...

The Belarusian scored 138.3 points in the All-Around event. Russia's Lala Kramarenko and Dina Averina placed second and third respectively (136.37 and 134.54 points).

The administration of the industrial park, together with the Belarusian embassy in Turkey, held presentations and a roundtable with representatives of Turkish business.

The Last Bell end-of-school ceremony was held in Gymnasium No. 41 in Minsk.

The ministry's press service quoted the official as saying: “Today our country's IT industry is a dynamically developing branch. Its share in the GDP exceeds 7% and we see substantial potential for further growth."

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that a number of measures the bill specifies are directly designed to protect state interests and reinforce the country's economic security. However, the radical revision of regulatory practices in several areas represents ...

“It is time to start giving a heavy workload to the power vertical and hold officials accountable for what they do, especially heads of district executive committees. The local power vertical should stop kicking the can down the road waiting for in...

Manual management of some issues in times of crisis justifies itself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a session to discuss the bill on the improvement of Belarus' social and economic policy in Minsk on 30 May.

The Last Bell end-of-school ceremonies were held across Belarus on 30 May.

“The law is the law, but in the current situation we will have to transport potash ‘in bags' or diesel fuel ‘by barrels'. We have to roll up our sleeves and work properly on every contract we have. Everyone, from specialist to prime minister, s...

"Domestic enterprises have faced the barriers artificially created on the external contour. They have affected all stages of the production process: the purchase of raw materials, transportation, settlements, finance, credit support, and export. I r...

The task of the government is to support state employees, retirees and socially vulnerable citizens, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the bill on the improvement of Belarus' social and economic policy on 30 May.

The bill on the improvement of Belarus' socio-economic policy was submitted for discussion to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA has learned.

New approaches to running the economy will be discussed at a meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel informs, BelTA has learned. The bill “On the improvement of socio-economic policy” was subm...

As of 30 May, spring planting in Belarus was done on the area of 2,342,500 hectares. All regions of Belarus finished the spring field work on prepared land.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the State of Israel Yevgeny Vorobyov met with Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Bar and Deputy Director Gary Koren, BelTA learned from the B...

“Since the organization was founded, our country has actively participated in the efforts to resolve crisis situations through multilateral dialogue and peacekeeping, thus helping to build friendly interstate relations,” the message reads.

“In addition, the task was set to equip the personnel with service weapons. By 15 June we will receive weapons from the Defense Ministry and will actually be ready to perform the tasks set for the Emergencies Ministry,” the minister noted.

The spring field work has been completed on schedule, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Leonid Zayats said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs.

The annual festival Beresteyskaya Mayevka [Berestye Gathering] was held on the site of the Berestye archaeological museum.

A solemn procession in honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi proceeded through the central streets of Minsk.

Foreign citizens will no longer be required to present PCR test results and COVID-19 vaccination certificates in order to enter Belarus as from 00:00 on 28 May. The emergency operations center under the Council of Ministers has decided in favor of sc...

During a private conference the EAEU leaders discussed in detail the matter of the currencies they should use in order to transfer import duties amid the pressure of Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus. It was decided that Russian rubles will be ...

The CIS plenipotentiaries are set to summarize the results of the meetings of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council and the CIS Heads of Government Council and outline the tasks for implementing the documents and agreements adopted during the meeting.

“I think they are unlikely to come in handy because the risk of importation [of the virus] is minimal. Yet, we are still on guard,” the chief sanitary inspector added.

The president discussed Belarus' visa waiver for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia that was extended until the end of 2022.

The event took place at Dinamo National Olympic Stadium. The tournament featured members of the Belarusian national team, ans also representatives of Belarusian oblasts and the city of Minsk. Biathletes competed in the 900m cross-country and 10m rif...

After a videoconference meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a meeting with representatives of the government and the President Administration on 27 May.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a welcoming message to participants of the Televershina National Television Award, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Efforts to counteract sanctions were high on the agenda. The operation of the financial sector and the state of affairs at major industrial enterprises were also discussed.

"Today the task of creating favorable conditions for building up trade and economic cooperation is more important than ever," he said. “Further removal of technical barriers and recognition of certification in mutual trade between Uzbekistan and t...

Nikol Pashinyan drew attention to the great work done by the Eurasian Economic Commission to remove obstacles in the domestic market. At the same time, the root causes of these obstacles cannot be ignored, the prime minister is convinced.

Viktor Khrenin said that during the conference held to revise the development of the Belarusian army Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave instructions to create militia in Belarus.

The Cuban leader stressed that these measures exacerbate the regional and international economic situation.

The leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union extended an interim agreement on free trade zone with Iran at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council summit on 27 May.

The document was prepared taking into account the current situation of high uncertainty in the global economy and the economies of the Eurasian Economic Union countries.

According to the president, the Eurasian Economic Union is facing difficult challenges, which countries have to solve very quickly.

We need to show it to the world that the EAEU can develop progressively despite the artificial barriers, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov said at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

“Being under the sanctions, we should not self-isolate in our economic union. Besides the so-called collective West, there are enough states in the world that are ready to build equal, respectful relations with us,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

According to the head of state, Belarus has launched preparations for the Second CIS Games due in August 2023. The previous games were held in Kazan in 2021.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Our session is taking place in complicated geopolitical and economic conditions. We've managed to successfully ameliorate problems on the currency and financial market. However, the pressure of sanctions is not getti...

The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union need to take urgent measures to redesign logistics, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

According to the website of the Eurasian Economic Commission, there are 15 items on the agenda. The heads of state will be informed about progress in implementing strategic directions of development of Eurasian economic integration for the period til...

The development of integrated information systems is the key to removing obstacles in the internal market of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Alesya Abramenko said at the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA learned f...

As of 27 May, spring planting in Belarus was completed on the area of 2,300,000 hectares. Gomel Oblast completed planting works on 99.3% of the planned area, Mogilev Oblast – 94.7%.

"From 6.00 on 24 February to 6.00 on 27 May, 29,008 citizens of Ukraine entered Belarus. 15,797 came to Belarus from Ukraine, 11,492 - from Poland, 1,477 - from Lithuania, 242 – from Latvia," the State Border Committee said.

According to the EEC, the large business event brought together over 2,500 participants from 25 countries in Bishkek.

At the Online Export Opportunities seminar of the International Forum Time for Export (Nizhny Novgorod) the National Center for Marketing and Price Study presented tools for direct search of business partners using electronic platforms goszakupki.by,...

Belarusian timber enjoys high demand in Pakistan: total timber imports exceed $100 million annually.

Director General of Minsk Automobile Plant Valery Ivankovich held talks with Vadim Blinov, Director General of Ural Plant of Firefighting Equipment.

Belarus' world number 7 Aryna Sabalenka needed an hour to cruise past world number 57 Madison Brengle of the United States, 6-1, 6-3, to reach the French Open round three.

The parties discussed cooperation between Belarus and Italy in production and sale of food products made of Belarusian raw materials using Italian technologies and recipes, investment in restaurant business, joint projects in oil and fat industry.

“There is a request to support the proposal to develop a long-term program of economic hi-tech self-sufficiency of the Eurasian Economic Union,” said the head of the EEC Board, addressing the EAEU heads of state and government participating in th...

With the launch of the nuclear power plant, the share of natural gas in Belarus' energy mix will decrease to 60%, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich said during a panel discussion at the Eurasian Economic Forum via a video link.

Belarusian-Russian ministerial consultations on international information security took place in Moscow on 26 May.

Belarus is proud of the fact that a number of Belarus natives stood at the origins of Israeli statehood, Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik said at an event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment ...

"Belarus forecasts inevitability of a number of negative consequences for the ecosystems of these trans-boundary objects,” Pavel Vzyatkin stressed.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Regretfully, a new direction has opened, a new front as they say, and we cannot neglect it. We've already talked a bit about it. Back then the defense minister suggested opening a new operational command on the southern ...

According to him, there are two problems which need to be solved amid sanctions pressure. These are import substitution for critical goods and the development of new high-tech and competitive industries.

Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Anna Blinkova of Russia lost to Canada-Mexico tandem of Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos, 2-6, 3-6, in the French Open 2022 doubles opener.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, it is universally accepted that it is difficult to fight against the countries, which not only have military might but a large population, too. However, this factor does not determine the outcome of military actions...

Belarus need to step up work to counter the information warfare, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the Defense Ministry of Belarus to discuss military security issues on 26 May.

There is a need to discuss the development of an independent currency system in the Eurasian Economic Union, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Mikhail Myasnikovich said during a plenary session of the Eurasian Economic F...

“The program will ensure effective interaction between our organizations using the unique integration potential of business diplomacy and the system of equal international partnership,” Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that the United States and its satellites continue pursuing a policy in favor of aggravating tensions with effectively the entire world. A hot confrontation with Russia is in progress. Military presence near Belarus a...

“We will definitely use all the opportunities to expand cooperation with the Republic of Belarus in a number of areas. Belarus has retained the competencies that are very important for us, including in microelectronics,” Vladimir Putin said.

Viktor Khrenin remarked that NATO military exercises are being held in Europe not far from Belarusian borders. Defender Europe 2022 is one of them. Additional war games are taking place under the guise of this exercise – a total of 21 war games.

The Eurasian Economic Union should take concerted measures to remove barriers to commodity flows, Belarusian First Deputy Transport and Communication Minister Aleksei Lyakhnovich said during a panel discussion at the Eurasian Economic Forum.

“We don't threaten anyone. We want to live on our own land, to develop our country, be independent, and self-sufficient. Our Armed Forces are not an instrument of warfare. It is an instrument to prevent wars, first of all,” Viktor Khrenin stresse...

Western sanctions are aimed at slowing down the technological development of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a panel discussion at the Eurasian Economic Forum via a video link.

Dushanbe played host to a meeting of the members of the friendship group of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus and the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan.

The recent events in Ukraine have prompted Belarus to revisit the modernization strategy for its Armed Forces, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the Defense Ministry of Belarus to discuss military security issues on 26 Ma...

Acquisition of an apartment in Minsk World is the main decision in the life of people who dream of a stable and safe, comfortable and happy future for themselves and their famiilies.

Belarus has always been the place where the interests of major players have clashed, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the Defense Ministry of Belarus to discuss military security issues on 26 May.

During his speech at the panel discussion “Interaction with promising international partners: Mutually beneficial cooperation in Greater Eurasia”, the Belarusian diplomat remarked that the rise of the EAEU is taking place amidst global transforma...

Belarus will face unprecedented economic, political and even military pressure, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the Defense Ministry of Belarus to discuss military security issues on 26 May.

During the tactical classes paratrooper units of the 38th Independent Air Assault Brigade of the Special Operations Forces Command practiced combat operations in urban conditions and crossing a water obstacle.

Thanks to the integration Belarus and Russia have been successfully fighting off the Western sanctions, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said during a panel discussion at the Eurasian Economic Forum via a video link.

“From 6.00 on 25 May to 6.00 on 26 May, two Ukrainian nationals came to Belarus from Ukraine, 188 - from Poland, 22 – from Lithuania, 8 – from Latvia,” the State Border Committee noted.

The Belarusian exposition is represented by large food companies, demonstrating their best products. The total exhibition space is 48 square meters.