Belarus and Russia were predicted to collapse, but the two countries keep going on, there is no fear, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 26 September, BelTA has learned.

Canada has not issued visas to representatives of Belarus to attend a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to discuss the incident with the Ryanair aircraft, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei said in an ...

"It is enough to deploy the appropriate hardware in Smolensk Oblast or somewhere else, and this will, perhaps, look even more effective than the deployment of specific Russian bases in Belarus," Vladimir Makei believes.

Belarusian agricultural workers have gathered in potatoes from 11,400 hectares which is 43.8% of the area under this crop, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is on a working visit to Russia, BelTA learned from the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel. The talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin will kick off soon.

“The foreign ministers discussed the situation on the market of potash fertilizers in connection with the unilateral restrictions imposed on Belarus and their impact on global food security,” the ministry informed.

Belarus does not consider using any weapons against anyone, to say nothing of nuclear weapons, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei said in an interview with FRANCE 24.

Answering one of the questions, Vladimir Makei said that Belarus is not going to participate in this war. “We are not party to this war,” he said.

“We remain committed to dialogue. And even now, after six or seven packages of sanctions have been imposed against us, we are interested in keeping channels of communication with the EU open, since the EU is, first of all, a good trade and economic...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei has met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The UN dome” is beginning to burst with existing problems, so it needs to be rebuilt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei told journalists at an online press conference, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I never bargain when people are at stake. Maybe because I am a countryman and didn't grow up in present-day Minsk. I saw poverty and I saw genuine friendship and mutual assistance. And we fought each other with wooden st...

The document will make a significant contribution to better transport connections and higher mobility in Eurasia. During the signing of the convention Vladimir Makei had a brief talk to UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Miguel de Serpa Soa...

Konstantin Shulgan and Ulvi Bakhshaliyev remarked upon positive results of Belarus-Azerbaijan cooperation in communications and informatization. Matters concerning the expansion of constructive interaction, including within the framework of mutual pa...

Stanislav Zas and Vahe Gevorgyan discussed the current situation and the joint political and diplomatic measures that need to be taken in order to reduce tensions in the region.

“The parties exchanged views on the situation in the region and the prospects for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and reaffirmed their interest in its peaceful resolution,” the ministry said.

“The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has analyzed a number of recent deliberate actions of the Estonian authorities, including official attempts to appropriate the right to speak on behalf of the Belarusian people and adventurism on the UN p...

The members of the CIS Economic Council approved the draft plan of joint actions to combat resistance to antimicrobial drugs, and also the draft regulations on the basic organization to assess healthcare technologies, quality control and financing of...

“Our position is clear, open and dictated by our national interests, obligations within the framework of the Union State and is generally in the interests of the Belarusian state and people,” said Vadim Borovik.

The head of state noted that earlier the SCO was a regional organization, now it is turning into a global player. Countries from other regions already want to join the SCO, and these are quite rich states.

“We'd better spend money now on educating these extra [school students], who hang about in some private schools, instead of having to reeducate them later on. Because these things start in kindergartens and schools,” he stressed.

He stressed: “We have to be very careful. We shouldn't push away anyone. People's lives and their fates are at stake. Case by case. There will be more and more of them. But we have to live through this period.”

“The West is diverse. There is something in the West that we need to adopt for sure. The Germans accuse us of ‘dictatorship' and stuff like that,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

“A cheeseburger or a hamburger… Never ever. Not in my house. The younger son and the older sons haven't either. They are not accustomed to that,” Aleksandr Lukashenko shared a personal example.

“But those who must stay in jail will stay there. I do not bargain people's fates. I am not accustomed to it. Do not take what is not yours. Do not offend others. Fairness and justice are above all,” the head of state concluded.

Belarusian agricultural workers have gathered in millet from 89.3% of the area under this crop, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.

“Poland's current government's policy is alien to the Polish people,” the president is convinced. “The people will reject this policy. But if Poles go totally crazy and start a little war somewhere, it will be the end of the country. But I don'...

“I am set to meet with the Russian president in the near future. This is one of the most important issues [cabotage transportation]. I think we will solve it,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed there is no senior partner and no junior partner in relations between Belarus and China. “So delicate and considerate. The Chinese are great in this regard,” he noted.

“Everyone has done this [underwent the procedure of becoming an SCO member] except for the founders. The next meeting will take place in India, and I have set a task for the government and the ministry of foreign affairs in the first place to do ev...

The head of state once again assured that there are no plans to declare mobilization in Belarus or to join the war. “We will fight only when we have to defend our home, our land,” he stressed.

The president once again drew attention to the fact that an information war had been unleashed in the world. In this situation one should not wait but respond, the Belarusian leader is convinced.

According to the head of state, opponents are scrambling to convince people that Belarus might declare mobilization modeled on the draft in Russia. “There will be no mobilization. We are not going to mobilize people. This is a lie,” Aleksandr Luk...

The Belarusian-Mongolian economic forum took place as part of the Ulaanbaatar Partnership 2022 International Trade Fair in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.

The head of state studied the progress to refurbish the memorial complex. “Everything should be done in an orderly way, for people,” the president emphasized. He also instructed to take care of the adjacent territory and roads. “You can drive t...

In May the president issued a decree to grant the refurbishment project the status of the All-Belarus Youth Construction Project after such an initiative was put forward by representatives of the BRSM Youth Union during the President's Address to the...

The balance of public and private interests and the mutual understanding of government and business is important, Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Minister Aleksei Bogdanov told journalists on 22 September.

“Stanislav Zas met with Armenian military commanders deployed on the Line of Contact, as well as local authorities. He also examined the places that were shelled, talked with the military personnel who took part in the hostilities,” the spokesman...

"Independent OSCE experts confirm that Belarus is not a party to an international armed conflict in accordance with the norms and principles of international law. All the accusations against Belarus voiced by the West are absolutely groundless and un...

On 22 September Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei held meetings with the foreign ministers of Venezuela, Serbia and Zimbabwe on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, BelTA learned from the press service of ...

Aleksandr Ignatyuk said: “On the whole, if we compare the average monthly output in H1 2021 when there were no sanctions to the average monthly output in H1 2022, we see an increase albeit a small one. Respectively we expect a higher output this ye...

Summing up results of the work in Ufa and Kazan, Roman Golovchenko stressed that the business mission had been accomplished: heads of the companies that cooperate with Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have signed serious contracts.

Exhibitions are running at the EXPO IEC in the capital of Kazakhstan on 21-23 September. More than 30 Belarusian enterprises and organizations took part in the events.

The Belarusian minister of foreign affairs urged to eradicate unilateral coercive measures, which are a violation of the UN Charter, from the practice of interaction between the countries at the bilateral level.

Attending the opening ceremony was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko. He stressed the symbolism of the event.

The forum was attended by top managers of exporting companies, transport and logistics companies and communication agencies, as well as experts in foreign economic activities, representatives of business associations and diplomatic corps from Russia,...

Yang Jianqiang told Aleksandr Lukashenko: “The leadership of our corporation asked me to convey warm greetings and the best wishes, primarily wishes of strong health.” Aleksandr Lukashenko responded by saying “xiexie”, which means “thank yo...

Roman Golovchenko said: “The production of machine tools is a very important sphere now. We understand perfectly well that it is impossible to develop the processing industry without modern machine tools."

The races will take place on 24 September. The participants will start in Lenin Street. Everyone who has applied on the website of the Belarusian Athletics Federation will be able to compete in the 7km and 21km races.

Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko took stock of the results of the official visit of Belarus' government delegation to Russia's Kazan and Ufa, BelTA has learned.

An official ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two states took place in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone.

Thirteen enterprises affiliated with the concern demonstrate their products: Krasny Pishchevik, Kommunarka, Spartak, Slodych, Malorita Canning and Vegetable Drying Plant, Starodorozhsky Fruit and Vegetable Plant, Krinitsa, Minsk Crystal, Belalko, Pri...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a telephone conversation with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov on 22 September upon the initiative of Kyrgyzstan, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

According to Roman Golovchenko, such events are in high demand, especially amid the current conditions when Belarusian and Russian enterprises are facing various problems.

Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko has revealed the details of plans to set up an industrial park near Baranovichi modeled on the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone, BelTA has learned.

The unmanned tractor KFU-MTZ-112 boasts a high degree of automation. It was developed by the excellence center for robot technology and artificial intelligence of the Computational Mathematics and Information Technologies Institute of the Kazan Feder...

Yang Jianqiang went on saying: “We have been assured of support at today's meeting and we hope to implement new projects in Belarus that will benefit the economy of your country. In particular, these are such high-tech projects as the third stage o...

The Chinese guest thanked the Belarusian head of state for the opportunity to meet. “You have a lot of fans in China,” said Yang Jianqiang.

CITIC Construction has plans to use the services of Belarusian companies more actively in its future projects in Belarus, Yang Jianqiang, First Deputy President of CITIC Construction Co., Ltd., said at the meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr ...

The Belarusian leader noted that he has plans to discuss a number of issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the future. He added that before the meeting of the two leaders he would like to learn the details about the CITIC Construction activitie...

“There are a number of issues that we need to discuss, because you are the largest company operating in Belarus,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said addressing Yang Jianqiang. “I need to thoroughly prepare for a conversation with President Xi Jinping th...

“This corporation is featured in the Global 500 list. It has been operating in Belarus for 15 years, has a solid portfolio of accomplished projects: the upgrade of cement plants and a linen mill, the production of Belgee cars. A number of large inv...

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei is holding a series of bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry...

Vladimir Makei emphasized that representatives of about 100 ethnicities live in today's Belarus, they speak 164 native languages ​​and profess all major world religions.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei took part in an informal meeting of the CSTO foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of F...

A number of contracts are to be signed following the Belarus-Tatarstan business forum, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters after negotiations with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on 21 September, BelTA has learned.

The current state and prospects of advancing cooperation in transport were discussed as well as matters concerning interaction within the framework of the Belarusian-Mongolian commission on trade and economic cooperation.

The Belarusian Fencing Championship has kicked off at the Chizhovka Arena in Minsk.

Why did Belarus open its borders? Is there a hidden agenda behind this? Why are Europeans lining up to enter Belarus? And why are their governments trying to interfere with it by all means? Let's explain it point by point.

Cooperation between Belarus and Dagestan is developing dynamically. “This year so far the trade has grown by at least 30%. Import substitution remains an important area of ​​focus not only for the Russian side, but also for Belarus,” he said.

The two-day visit, full of business meetings and negotiations, resulted in an impressive list of signed documents.

The second day of the working visit of the Belarusian delegation in Ufa was busy with business meetings. The delegation took part in the International Transport and Construction Congress in Ufa, the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Bashkortostan - Minister of Industry, Energy and Innovation Aleksandr Sheldyaev talked about industrial cooperation with Belarus.

The inclusive exhibition project “History Without Borders” is dedicated to traditional holidays and rituals of Belarusians. The exhibition at the National History Museum is available to visually impaired visitors and people with disabilities.

HC Dinamo Minsk beat HC Severstal Cherepovets 3-2 on the home ground as part of the 2022-2023 KHL regular season on 20 September.

People's militia in Belarus is designed to protect the country, Belarus does not pose a threat to anyone, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed the Belarusian delegation at the airport.

Belarus sees no political steps on the part of Ukraine to resolve the conflict, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media.

Aleksandr Chervyakov noted that China is one of the three largest trading partners of Belarus: “Our trade and economic cooperation is going through a period of consistent growth. Last year, trade with China amounted to a record $5.1 billion, and ha...

“We can see how the threat to peace and security of the countries is increasing. The situation has probably reached its climax since the Cold War, it has never been so heated up. The most important goal is to make sure that our nations live in peac...

Aleksandr Volfovich said: “The people of Belarus and the country are mobilized as it is. And they are certainly, god forbid, ready to strike back using the designated forces and assets: the defense, security, and law enforcement agencies, the peace...

Taking part in the congress were leading companies in the construction and road transport industries, representatives of federal and regional executive authorities, the financial sector and public associations from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Türki...

The Offices of the Security Councils of Belarus and Russia have developed mechanisms to counter challenges and threats, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said.

“At the SCO summit in Samarkand on 15-16 September, a decision was made to start the procedure to admit Belarus to the organization as a full member. In this regard, we look forward to your continued active participation in the meetings of the secr...

"Of course, at a time when the international security system and the world economy are being reformatted, we pay priority attention to ensuring the security of Belarus and Russia," Aleksandr Volfovich said.

The parties are set to discuss the key security issues of the Union State in the context of the hybrid influence of the West against Belarus and Russia.

The consultations were chaired by Deputy State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Neverovsky and Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev.

A groundbreaking ceremony for a plant to produce Amkodor machines and equipment for post-harvest grain processing took place in the capital of Bashkortostan during the visit of a Belarusian delegation on 21 September, BelTA has learned.

The Healthcare Ministry of Belarus has hosted a meeting with a new representative of the World Health Organization in Belarus, a PhD in Virology Dr Sergey Diorditsa.

CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who arrived in Armenia at the head of the CSTO mission, met with Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan.

In the letter to his counterparts, Vladimir Makei stated that, looking back today, it makes sense to set out some new thoughts about the UN and to voice Belarus' approaches to the organization in the current global context.

Talking to the media, Radiy Khabirov said that relations between Bashkortostan and Belarus have traditionally been strong and stable. Today life itself pushes to their more rapid development.

Roman Golovchenko and Head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov were shown a lineup of MAZ vehicles at the dealer center. Then they cut the traditional red ribbon to launch the center.

The first day of the visit will feature an eventful program, including events within the CSTO and the Non-Aligned Movement, and bilateral meetings with a number of counterparts.

In his message of greetings to Nikol Pashinyan, Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the existing bilateral relations based on good traditions of friendship, support and respect.

The mission has been tasked with evaluating the situation and preparing a substantial report on the situation in the region for the CSTO heads of state. The mission will also have to work out proposals on deescalating the tensions in several areas ne...

According to the source, reconstruction will increase the throughput capacity of the border crossings. It will make border crossing experience safer and more comfortable. Among other things it will be a boon for the country's transit tourism appeal.

Mikhail Klesso said: “The demand has increased so much that we are having a hard time keeping up with it. Small-capacity engines are selling like hot cakes. We have successfully substituted imports from Western manufacturers in this regard."