Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Andrei Metelitsa has met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Aisha-Farooqui.

Belarus and Murmansk Oblast of Russia may reach a new level of cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Murmansk Oblast Governor Andrei Chibis on 8 September.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that so far the president of Belarus had been to Murmansk more often than the governors of Murmansk Oblast to Belarus. “However, you, fortunately, have discontinued this trend. You, the people from Murmansk Oblast, are al...

The Republic of Kalmykia would like to purchase Belarusian lumber, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE).

Belarusian agricultural workers have cleared 96.2% of the area under rapeseed or 345,000 hectares, threshed 876,700 tonnes of this crop with the average yield at 25.4 centners per hectare. Exclusive of this crop, all forms of agricultural producers t...

“The main goal of the exercise is to teach the military command bodies of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations of the Republic of Belarus uninterrupted force management while performing tasks,” the ministry noted.

A Belarusian delegation has met with Head of the Republic of Kalmykia Batu Khasikov in Elista, the administrative center of the Republic of Kalmykia, to discuss transportation and logistics between Belarus and Russia.

Minsk is gearing up to celebrate its 955th anniversary.

Members of the Culture, Science, and Education Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia discussed the main directions of their work and the strategy for 2023-2024.

The trial conditions are not simple. The local fields have a complicated terrain, this is why the agricultural machines have to demonstrate great performance and durability. MMZ engines have successfully been able to do the job for years already.

The deer rut kicked off in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park in early September.

Belarusians seek to build a better understanding of their history in order to broaden their perspectives on the present and future, Chairman of the Board of the national public association Belarusian Society Knowledge Vadim Gigin told reporters.

The recent exchange trading in fruit and vegetables at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange resulted in the first contract to sell potatoes to one of the country's biggest domestic meat processing plants.

Igor Sergeyenko said: “Youth policy is a priority direction of the entire state policy of our country. The relevant legislation has been put together and is being improved with this in mind. In our daily work we may sometimes forget to pay attentio...

"In the near future we will sign an agreement on common rules of competition that will help us synchronize antimonopoly legislation. We have already been working quite synchronously and are happy with the interaction with Belarus,” said Maksim Shas...

An early autumn in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park

“Digital turnover in the economy is on the rise. The eyes of antimonopoly authorities of all countries will be increasingly focused on this area,” said Aleksei Bogdanov.

These days the Minsk World mixed-use and business, sports and entertainment, cultural and financial complex has shined not only with the rays of a warm autumn sun but also with the smiles of happy new tenants of a 22-storey Budapest house as they rec...

Iya Malkina said: “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union are major associations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization accounts for over 30% of the world's GDP, over 16% of the world's trade, and over 41% of the worl...

“For mutual recognition it is envisaged to use the COVID-19 vaccination certificates, approved in the states, either on paper or in electronic form using national information systems, including mobile applications,” said Iya Malkina.

Aleksei Bogdanov said: “Free competition and the observance of antimonopolistic practices are important for any state. But in complicated times one has to resort to tougher price regulations. The measures can vary. We actively use them in our count...

The central bank said: “As from August 2022 information about the volume of the international reserve assets will be published on the official website of the National Bank without breaking down their structure and without mentioning the factors tha...

In August 2022 individuals bought the equivalent of $868.5 million in cash and cashless forms and sold $923 million worth of foreign currency. In general, in January-August the net sale of foreign currency by individuals totaled $498.1 million.

“The parties discussed cooperation within the CSTO, Belarus' forthcoming presidency in the organization in 2023 and the CSTO tasks,” the spokesman said.

The cloud-capped Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province

“Belarusian agricultural workers have threshed 9,011 million tonnes of grain including rapeseed. This is 1.5 million up from the same period last year. The average yield across the country is also higher than the previous year's figures,” head of...

The parties discussed a wide range of trade and economic issues, including topical aspects of bilateral trade and prospects of investment cooperation. In addition, they discussed priority areas for interaction between Belarus and Hungary in industria...

According to him, sanctions and restrictions are a window of opportunity for strong people who are able to put new models of machinery into production. Amkodor has just such a team.

“The report is an overview of common approaches of states to regulate prices, especially in socially important markets, to ensure availability of medications, food and essential commodities at fair prices,” Arman Shakkaliyev commented on the docu...

The head of state expressed the conviction that the strong contacts between Minsk and Brasilia would withstand the trials of today's difficult time, allow filling the bilateral agenda with new specific content and effectively implement the existing p...

Igor Sergeyenko said: “The Belarusian national youth union BRSM is celebrating 20 years these days. 20 years is not so much at all. One can say it is a young age. Today the BRSM is a living organism. It is 350,000 best young people from various par...

The Belarusian delegation attended international food expos that took place in Istanbul: WorldFood Istanbul 2022 and CNR Food Istanbul 2022. The delegation held a number of negotiations with Turkish and foreign companies.

The parties exchanged opinions on the most important issues of Belarusian-Vietnamese interregional cooperation, with the focus on trade, economic, and humanitarian sectors.

The sides expressed hope that the meeting would contribute to the advancement of bilateral relations between the two countries and agreed to put efforts into invigorating bilateral cooperation and sharing the best practices.

According to the source, the international economic cooperation forum will take place in the National Library of Belarus on 9 September as part of Minsk City Day celebrations. Over 100 foreign delegations have already confirmed their plans to partici...

The Belarusian will next face world number 22 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic who overcame Belarus' world number 26 Victoria Azarenka, 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, in the fourth round.

The West is trying to reduce consumption by their households at the expense of the conflict in Ukraine, Russian political scientist Sergei Kurginyan told the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

The official said: “We are in the final stage of signing the agreement with the Russian Federation. But it does not mean that work is not going on. The signing of the financing scheme is in the final stage while hard work is going on on business pl...

Nikolai Snopkov said: “Export is the most important thing in import substitution. This is why I am pleased to state that Belarus' export has been growing for four months in a row. The foreign trade surplus was traditionally record-high in the last ...

The final stage of the national tournament Leather Ball for young footballers kicked off in Minsk on 6 September. Matches will be played at the stadium of FC Minsk on 6-9 September.

According to Nikolai Snopkov, Belarus-China relations are developing in the most positive way. Mutual trade testifies to the fact.

Nikolai Snopkov remarked that getting Belarusian banks to connect to China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System will be an important part of Belarus-China cooperation. Belarusbank will be the first Belarusian bank to connect to the system. Other f...

Nikolai Snopkov said: “Finance is one of the fundamental components of cooperation with China. The relevant work proceeds very actively and positively. We are switching our debt payments to yuans.”

“China's direction is your personal responsibility. The second issue is import substitution. The third issue is the transfer of payments for the products supplied,” the head of state listed the topics for discussion.

"Do these people deserve to remain the citizens of Belarus if they fled from their native country and severed ties with it? In fact, many MPs and representatives of the general public suggested stripping people of their citizenship if they fled and a...

A bill has been prepared to amend the law on citizenship. The bill contains a number of novelties. The possibility of restricting rights and freedoms of Belarus citizens, who have a different citizenship, in cases specified by the Constitution and re...

According to the president, there are absolutely different people among those convicted, including those who committed crimes of negligence, as well as minor crimes, including acts of protest.

“I have invited you to discuss important issues that have resonated with our society. This is the improvement of the citizenship legislation and the holding of an amnesty,” the head of state said. According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the topic of c...

Belarusian agricultural workers have cleared 94.8% of areas under rapeseed, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

According to the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, the bill to amend the citizenship legislation is designed to dot the i's and cross the t's in citizenship laws. “A possible amnesty in the run-up to the Day of People's Unity will also be discussed,”...

Today, uniting hundreds of thousands of young patriots, the organization makes a significant contribution to the preservation and enhancement of the best traditions of the youth movement in Belarus. It has become a launching pad for many initiatives ...

The recuperation project is run by the Aliaksei Talai Foundation in collaboration with Belaruskali.

The role of discipline and responsibility in economic performance was highlighted by economic analyst Georgy Grits in his interview to the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

According to Igor Brylo, the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation is a unique project. It uses grain to make not only the compound animal feed that standard grain processing plants can make. The enterprise makes four kinds of amino acids: ly...

Georgy Grits said: “Our shops have everything. And price regulation is a blessing these days. Despite price controls private companies and retailers are doing well. There was so much outcry that the economy would go under. Yes, the GDP has dropped ...

Belarus' embassy in Brazil has held a showcase event for the country's exports. The event was designed to explore new forms of cooperation in the face of sanctions, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission.

Сhargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus in the Kingdom of Belgium Ekaterina Shatokhina has visited the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission.

According to the committee, from 6.00 on 2 September to 6.00 on 5 September, 578 Ukrainian citizens entered Belarus. 417 people came to Belarus from Poland, another 141 citizens of Ukraine from Lithuania and 20 – from Latvia.

The Regional Center for Entrepreneurship Development of Samara Oblast has been accredited at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA learned from the press service of BUCE.

Taking part in the event were the athletes of Belarus and Russia. Twelve athletes progressed into the men's and women's main stages each. Competing for the superfinal medals were six athletes with the highest points following the first final jump.

“Some people would say: why grow something if we can buy it, the global market regulates everything, we need to integrate into some global value added chains and that will do. And what has happened to these globalization principles? Everything has ...

Belarus' world number 26 Victoria Azarenka cruised into round four past Croatia's world number 54 Petra Martic, 6-3, 6-0, in an hour and 20 minutes. The Belarusian will next face world number 22 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic for a place in ...

The government has identified weak spots in the legislation that had been deterring the inflow of investments while the Economy Ministry has drafted a bill on assisting with and stimulating the realization of investment projects in the Republic of Be...

Autumn is the best time to buy real estate in a quarter named after the mainland, where summer never ends. Welcome to "South America" - a world of comfort and convenience, safety and joy of Minsk World!

SZAO Aviation Technologies and Systems has been a resident of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone and makes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as modern superlight piloted aircraft. All the products are made using proprietary designs.

Belarus' seed industry has made significant inroads into domestic agriculture, Belarus' Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

A meeting with Kamoliddin Hasanov, trade and economic advisor of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Belarus took place at Belgospishcheprom.

“We have agreed oil and gas prices. Therefore we will continue importing them,” Piotr Parkhomchik said, answering a question about the expectations from the rising energy prices in the EU.

As of early 5 September, grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize) were harvested from 98.1% of the planned area (2.134 million hectares).

“The manager must see the problem as a whole, not just a part of it. That is exactly the comprehensive vision of the president of Belarus. There is a need for effective management at factories. It is important to have a broad outlook, especially am...

The member of the European Parliament stressed that the EU bears great responsibility for unleashing wars not only in various parts of the world but also in Europe itself, and currently in Ukraine.

“The Republic of Belarus is becoming a serious player on the world agricultural market. It is no secret that we are among the leaders in dairy exports and among the top ten exporters of meat. Belarus is well known,” said Igor Brylo.

In the middle latitudes it became visible due to an intense magnetic storm, which makes the Earth's ionosphere glow.

Grodno marked its 894th birthday with a large-scale program of festivities on 3 September. The festivities included medieval reenactment, a fire show, living statues and Argentine tango in the city center.

BC Minsk held a presentation of its men's and woman's teams for the 2022/2023 season on 2 September.

Work is now in progress at premises of OOO TPK MTZ-Tatarstan to make a prototype model MTZ 2022. Gas-powered vehicles are in active development in Belarus now. In particular, the Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer Gomselmash has made harv...

The decision to launch the pilot project Eurasian Electrobus was made at a session of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on 15 July.

The public joint-stock company (OAO) Mostovdrev is one of the largest woodworking enterprises of the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom.

The 35th edition of Moscow International Book Fair, the largest and oldest book forum in Russia and Eastern Europe since 1977, will be running at Gostiny Dvor in the Russian capital from 2 to 5 September.

“During the meeting, the parties discussed the current agenda of the Belarusian-Russian bilateral relations and cooperation in the integration organizations,” the press service informed.

According to Grodno Oblast Governor Vladimir Karanik, trade between Grodno Oblast and St Petersburg exceeds $51 million. Grodno Oblast's export shipments are on the rise in comparison with last year. St Petersburg's share in export to the Russian Fed...

Positive dynamics has been observed for four months after merchandise export dropped in March 2022 due to stronger pressure of Western sanctions. In June Belarus' merchandise export reached $3.2 billion, 14% up from May 2022. Export continued growing...

The National Center for Marketing outlined the prospects for promoting Belarusian goods and services in Türkiye

Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova hosted a meeting on 2 September to discuss the draft laws “On Civil Society” and “On Amendments to the Laws on the Activities of Political Parties ...

15,872 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 28,149 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus from Poland, 5,225 – from Lithuania and 928 – from Latvia, the committee informed.

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During the visit the guests were made familiar with manufacturing capabilities of the Belarusian holding company. They found out how Belarusian machines are designed and prototyped, how timber harvesting machines are assembled, and how parts, compone...

The climatic conditions in Gomel Oblast have changed in recent decades and now local farmers grow berries and vegetables that are native to southern countries.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei received the copy of credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus Ahmed Mohammed al-Madbuh.

Agricultural workers harvested millet from 4.470 hectares, or 37.8% of the target, threshing 11,100 tonnes with the average yield at 24.9 centners per hectare. Buckwheat was cropped from 7,760 hectares (22.4%) with 10,550 tonnes threshed (the averag...

“This year must become the founding one, the defining one, and we will compare all these yield percentages in the future to this year,” the head of state said.

The parties discussed the current state and prospects of Belarusian-Brazilian cooperation on a wide range of issues and confirmed their mutual interest in updating the bilateral agenda and supplementing it with qualitatively new content.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko identified the further modernization of agriculture and the work with inefficient farms as the main topic of his working trip to Krupki District, Minsk Oblast on 2 September.

The facilities, which are set to make part of the president's tour, are administered by the agricultural company Agrokombinat Dzerzhinsky. The head of state will be briefed on the progress of field work in the country and the region.

The Belarusian battled back to move past world number 34 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, 2-6, 10-8, 6-4.

“The Vietnamese people know well the price of independence and the right to conduct domestic and foreign policies independently. The modern achievements of Hanoi are regarded with great respect far beyond the borders of your country,” said the he...

Roman Golovchenko said: “Belarus has plenty of facilities to store harvested potatoes. As for vegetables and some fruits such as apples, our output exceeds our consumption many times over. Everything we need to preserve for ourselves and for the ho...