Roman Starovoyt noted that he brought a big delegation of more than 40 people to Belarus. Among them are rectors of universities, company owners, and entrepreneurs.

According to the head of state, Belarus has the necessary resources to participate in Russian import substitution programs. Cooperation in this area was discussed at the highest level.

Belarus and Russia's Kursk Oblast need to shift from traditional trade to creation of joint manufacturing companies, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Kursk Oblast Governor Roman Starovoyt on 9 June.

In April, the Wimbledon administration banned tennis players from Belarus and Russia from participating in the tournament, which caused a wave of criticism in the sports community.

“Support for small and medium-sized enterprises is one of the focal points of the Development Bank policy, including loans. Support options are different: in the current and short term, as well as in the future and long term. This is venture financ...

The round table with the representatives of the dean's offices, heads of the departments, young scientists and the Institute for Professional Development and Retraining of Baranovichi State University focused on specific cooperation avenues.

In connection with the influx of refugees from Ukraine this year, the deputy minister expressed his gratitude to the UNHCR representative for coordinated and task-oriented work of all UN agencies on the matter.

Dmitry Mulyar said: “The situation in the world has changed but at present Gomselmash sells machines as soon as it makes them. Ready-made products are promptly shipped to customers. Now we have to make and ship harvesters on time. The company has e...

Deputy Economy Minister Tatiana Brantsevich said: “We've identified five groups in order to systematize the regions. Those are the capital city and the surrounding districts, oblast capitals, industrial centers with the population of 80,000 people ...

Chairman of the Gomel City Executive Committee Piotr Kirichenko and Kursk Mayor Igor Kutsak signed an agreement on twinning the two cities. The document will give another impulse to all-round cooperation between Belarus and Russia's Kursk Oblast.

About 29,000 participants of electronic trading from 70 countries are currently registered with the exchange, Chairman of the Board of BUCE Aleksandr Osmolovsky told the guests.

"I liked Minsk very much and I was surprised by its cleanliness, cultural sights, good souvenirs and gastronomy. I think we will find points of contact in the tourism sector,” said Marina Zhulina.

The sanctions have provided an additional impetus to cooperation between Belarus and Russia, Belarusian Taxes and Duties Minister Sergei Nalyvaiko told the media in Minsk on 8 June.

Speaking about cooperation prospects, the minister mentioned the most important areas in his opinion. They include the development of foreign economic activity, investment, industry, agriculture, transport, social, cultural, scientific and technical ...

The prime ministers of the Eurasian Economic Union member states will meet in Minsk on 21 June, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing in Moscow on 8 June.

Belarusian Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan and Minister of Digital Development, Information Policy, and Mass Communications of Chuvashia Kristina Mainina discussed cooperation options.

The ceremony took place in the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. The cooperation agreement was signed by chairman of the club Maksim Malakhovsky and president of the federation Dmitry Dubrovsky.

Minskers are basking in the balmy 26°C on 8 June

Belarus is ready to supply halal products to Tajikistan, Belarus' Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo said at the meeting of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation.

Speaking of trade cooperation, Nikolai Snopkov said: “We are able to increase mutual supplies with Kazakhstan by $200 million.”

Rosatom presented cutting-edge products and technologies in the area of digital solutions and infrastructural solutions at the 28th international information and communication technologies forum TIBO. Rosatom's delegation is taking part in the main e...

"The project is young. A pilot project of the Presidential Sports Club was launched in Borisov District last year. When it was opened, Dmitry Lukashenko and I agreed that during 2022 we would scale up the project across district centers in Minsk Obla...

"We have a great interest in farm and utility vehicles, construction and logging equipment. A lot of work is to be done on this front as we need maintenance and training centers, specialists, spare parts, warehouses, and logistics," Vladimir Sidorov...

Belarus' world number 49 Ilya Ivashka reached the ‘s-Hertogenbosch second round defeating world number 51 Mackenzie McDonald of the United States, 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 6-1 in two hours and 15 minutes.

In this period Lithuania allowed 45% of the number of trucks it is supposed to clear daily to enter countries of the European Union. Meanwhile, the Polish border checkpoint Bobrowniki (Berestovitsa on the Belarusian side) allowed 36% of the agreed nu...

Belarus in general and Gomel Oblast in particular, the Russian Federation is the strategic partner, Gomel Oblast Governor Ivan Krupko said as he met with Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture of Bashkortostan Ilshat Fazrakhmanov in Gomel on...

Belarus' world number 6 Aryna Sabalenka went off to a good state at ‘s-Hertogenbosch seeing off world number 142 Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1, in an hour and 20 minutes.

“We are glad that your delegation has come to Belarus to take part in the Belagro 2022 exhibition. Your visit is important for expanding our trade and economic relations. We have reserves and we should make the most of them,” Leonid Zayats said. ...

“Today we have witnessed the opening of a multi-purpose sports ground in this beautiful historical place. Such projects will be many. Every district of Minsk Oblast will get such a sports ground. It may be slightly different, but in principle they ...

Nearly 200 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus in the past 24 hours. All of them came in transit via the European Union countries.

Minsk Motor Plant has displayed its advanced engines MMZ-2LD, gas-diesel MMZ-3LGDT, D-246.4, MMZ-4DTI, D-262.2S2, GD-243, diesel engine generator set MDG, and a compressor train station and a diesel pumping unit produced by Gomel starting motors plan...

Participants of the conference exchanged opinions concerning the fulfillment of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963, the realization of the Convention on Legal Aid and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases of 22...

“During the session of the commission, the parties charted out priority steps to intensify Belarus-Cuba trade and discussed a number of promising projects,” the foreign ministry informed.

Over 22,000 kids and teenagers receive hospital treatment at the Mogilev Oblast Children's Hospital every year. More than 60,000 children get consultations and about 6,000 patients are operated here.

The main task is to build a plant to produce inactivated vaccines in Vitebsk. We will create a platform to produce medicines against any infection. In the same place we will set up a complex to conduct pre-clinical and clinical studies.

The incidence rate of COVID-19 now stands at about 3% of its peak value, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said in an interview with the SB. Belarus Segodnya daily.

Belarus and Russia are taking stock of their competencies to ensure further import substitution, Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich told the Mir 24 TV channel, BelTA informs.

The meeting took place at the Economy Ministry and focused on cooperation in the agricultural industry. The parties reviewed progress in implementing the action plan to fulfill the agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical and socio-cultura...

Dmitry Yaroshevich spoke at length about the work of two export-oriented presidential decrees – No.466 and No.534. “They have been in effect for years and are rather effective. They offer genuine support to buyers of our products and represent an...

MAZ's press service noted that in line with the memorandum the sides will work together to improve consumer qualities of automobile transport, its reliability, environmental friendliness, and accessibility for all population groups.

Delegations of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took part in the session. A delegation from Turkmenistan was present as an observer. The Belarusian delegation was led by Andrei Kozhan, Head of the Central C...

The Belarusian Tennis Federation has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne against the decision of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to suspend the Belarusian Tennis Federation's membership in the organization.

Cuba is interested in purchasing Belarusian agricultural machinery and food products, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Santiago Perez Benitez told reporters at the Belagro 2022 international expo, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is the only CIS country where both Belarusian and Russian have the status of official languages, Head of the Center for Belarusian Studies of the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Mezhevich said.

Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Istanbul Aleksei Shved met with a delegation of Belarus Red Cross headed by Secretary General Dmitry Shevtsov, BelTA learned from the Belarusian foreign mission in Istanbul.

Despite a challenging external environment, Belarus and Russia have huge economic potential, Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko said at the Belagro 2022 international expo, BelTA has learned.

The fourth season of the U12 tennis tournament "Golden Racket" will kick off in Minsk on 7 June.

The Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus held an Open Doors Day for high school students of Minsk.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Mongolia Dmitry Gorelik has visited the Dornod aimag (Mongolian administrative unit).

Belarusian farmers intend to increase agricultural production by almost 5% this year, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told he media on the sidelines of the international exhibition Belagro 2022.

Belarus and Russia maintain food security in full despite the sanctions, State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said at the Belagro 2022 international expo, BelTA has learned.

“As for my project in Minsk, you will soon see the construction of the exhibition center (groundwork is almost complete, the territory is fenced off). We are planning to launch the construction of a residential quarter next to it in three months. B...

"Thanks to the balanced government policy to develop agricultural engineering, support science, thanks to the diligence of Belarusians, our country has ensured its food prosperity. We have become a self-sufficient export-oriented country," Leonid Z...

The sides have worked out kind of a cooperation roadmap, which takes into account all the matters of future cooperation. Starting with investments and ending with IT education, which is by the way very important.

Taking into account the importance and prospects of digital transformations, the plenary session will focus on the most pressing issues of digital transformation of the economies of the countries of the Eurasian space.

Primorye Territory has an interest in Belarusian vehicles and elevators, First Vice Governor - Chairwoman of the Government of Russia's Primorye Territory Vera Shcherbina said at a meeting with Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats in Minsk ...

All categories of military personnel, army units, command and control bodies will have to take a series of consequent drills to practice transition from peace footing to war footing.

According to Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Managing Director of the Emirati company Emaar Properties, the key factor for successful development of the IT industry is people and quality education.

Belarus and Mordovia intend to make maximum use of trade and economic potential, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats said during a meeting with a delegation of the Republic of Mordovia of Russia in Minsk.

"We see the sanctions imposed by European states, the United States as very serious stimulus to find alternative solutions to strengthen our enterprises, improve the welfare of people and the strength of our states in general," Leonid Zayats said.

According to Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats, the delegation of Primorye Territory has come to Belarus with new interesting proposals.

"Today we will focus mostly on our main project - Northern Waterfront - that you intend to implement. This is a project of a huge scale. I think no other projects in Belarus have been as big as this one,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

In May 2022, the country's gold and foreign currency reserves went down by $351.5 million (or 4.5%) following the April growth of $189.4 million (2.5%).

“The company from the UAE is one of the world's largest investors in the construction industry. Today we will learn details about the implementation of the Northern Waterfront project in Minsk, and cooperation with the Belarusian HTP,” the Telegr...

CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas will participate in the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council meeting.

A sport and recuperation summer camp for children aged 9 to 16 years old has been opened at the Mogilev Oblast Olympic Reserve Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon Center.

In May 2022 individuals bought the equivalent of $800.3 million in cash and cashless forms and sold $816.9 million worth of foreign currency. The net sale of foreign currency by individuals in January-May totaled $445.9 million.

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov has held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz during his visit to Cuba.

Belarusians and Russians have been banned from participation in the ISU competitions in March because of the situation in Ukraine. The ban applies to tournaments in speed skating, short track and figure skating.

The meeting was held as part of the visit of the Cuban delegation of the Belarusian agro-industrial week BELAGRO 2022.

The agricultural forum traditionally brings together not only Belarusian farmers and workers of the food and processing industry but also their foreign counterparts and partners.

The Vietnam Economic Forum is the country's most important venue for discussing the state, challenges, and prospects of Vietnam's economic development. This year's forum is focused on discussing the creation of a steadier, more independent and more d...

Breakaway from multilaterality, the destruction of international law mechanisms in the area of disarmament and arms control are accompanied by intensified militarization, buildup of NATO forces in Europe, the MP noted.

"For eight weeks since 15 April, 52,846 foreign citizens took advantage of the opportunity to visit Belarus without a visa. Among them there were 35,864 citizens of Lithuania, 4,602 non-citizens and 12,362 citizens of Latvia.

According to the statement, the Belarusian Tennis Federation continues to work at all levels in order to defend the interests of Belarusian athletes.

In his words, TIBO is is a multifaceted event for IT specialists and the population. “The field of application of IT solutions is huge,” the minister added.

The parties discussed the current state and prospects of Belarus-UAE cooperation and confirmed mutual interest in its intensification.

The delegation of the Belarusian Skating Union is led by its chairperson Yulia Komleva. Prior to the start of the congress, its participants rejected Ukraine's proposal to exclude representatives of Belarus and Russia from its work.

Everyone knows and loves Pushkin's art, Consul General of Russia in Brest Oleg Murashev said during the literary readings dedicated to the poet's birthday and the Day of the Russian Language.

In 2022 the tournament was held for the 34th time. Belarusian wrestlers won four medals: Maksim Stupakevich (55kg; gold), Mikita Kazakou (77kg; gold), Artsiom Katsar (55kg; bronze), and Aliaksandr Liavonchyk (67kg; bronze).

President of the Russian Rowing Federation Aleksey Svirin told the media in Moscow about the decision to take part in the tournament in Belarus. Before coming to Belarus the Russian rowers, including the U23 and U19 teams, will go through the domesti...

The speaker took part in the discussion to review the activities of the Republic of Armenia to counter challenges and threats to security in the context of the priorities of the CSTO chairmanship in 2021-2022.

Aleksandr Osmolovsky said: “Today during the expo we would like to present our import substitution platform, which the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange has developed in-house. In my opinion, the platform represents the most effective and con...

“The world has entered a new era, and Belarus is rightfully among the countries that are most actively implementing digitalization processes in the economy, public administration, financial and social sectors,” the message of greetings reads.

Aleksei Bogdanov said: “Digital technologies are the key trend in trade today. Everyone is switching to digital purchases, digital workflow, digital invoices, and the rest. Belarus is also moving in this direction."

Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko took part in a meeting of the heads of parliamentary delegations with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan which focused on topical ...

Addressing visitors and participants of the exhibition, the minister emphasized that this year's exposition will showcase IT projects in various sectors of the economy and many technological novelties from Belarus and abroad.

According to State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich, TIBO always promptly responds to various technological, social and political risks and challenges.

“More than 500 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Belarus over the past weekend in transit via the European Union countries, including 390 Ukrainians via Poland, 100 via Lithuania, and 16 via Latvia,” the State Border Committee said.

At Roland Garros the best Belarusian tennis player reached the round of Last 32 and currently goes with 3,966 points. Victoria Azarenka is 19th with 2,330 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who reached the French Open Last 16 for the first time in her ca...

"New challenges and threats require greater consolidation. This applies to all countries participating in the CSTO PA and for all formats of interaction. It is important that all members of our association are committed to the principles of good-ne...

Anatoly Glaz said: “It is understandable that the key goal of the European Union's hybrid aggression is to choke Belarusians, subdue their will, and deprive them of sovereignty by replacing it with images and candy wrappers. It was originally quixo...

Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko met with Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin in Yerevan on 6 June.

“We tried to find an answer to a number of questions related to a very complex problem of survival of the human civilization, which is probably not yet understood by everybody. Where is the world going? What is happening to people, to human civiliz...

The international forum on information and communications technologies TIBO is a unique platform to exchange best practices in information technology and digital transformation and to discuss the use of technological advancements in traditional secto...

Vladimir Andreichenko held a meeting with Chairman of the lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda. Belarus and Tajikistan traditionally have close relations and have been consistently advancing mutually beneficial strategic ...

Andrei Ivanets said: “We have established tight ties in the area of education with friends from China. At present Chinese is learned as an individual discipline in 11 Belarusian higher education institutions. In addition to studying Chinese we trai...