The largest number of trucks has accumulated in front of the Polish checkpoint Bobrowniki (Berestovitsa on the Belarusian side) where only 29% of the standard number of trucks was cleared.

Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Academician Vladimir Gusakov was re-elected as head of the International Association of Academies of Sciences (IAAS).

The Council of Ministers' Presidium studied draft forecast documents for 2023. Those include documents on the most important parameters of the social and economic development forecast, the major monetary management guidelines, the central state budge...

Opening the meeting, Natalya Kochanova emphasized that the legislators face a serious and responsible task to develop legal mechanisms to implement the constitutional reforms approved at the national referendum.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Plurinational State of Bolivia Andrei Molchan presented his credentials to President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Ar...

The active phase of the exercises will take place in the training area Matybulak on 3-7 October. The CSTO forces will have to carry out practical actions in a mountainous and desert area.

Aleksandr Chervyakov said: “If we talk about this year, we now see recovery dynamics. The economy gains pace month after month. In other words, we are starting to gain every month. Not only agriculture but the manufacturing sector will make a posit...

A delegation of the Türkiye Embassy visited Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) to get acquainted with the educational and research facilities of the university and to hold negotiations on cooperation.

Minsk is actively developing mutually beneficial partnership with many regions of the People's Republic of China, Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev said at a video conference on the development of Belarusian-Chinese trade and economic projects.

Belarus is a country where you always want to return, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Askar Beisenbayev told a BelTA correspondent.

The administration of the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone signed a memorandum on trade and economic cooperation with the Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone.

Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Russia Pavel Legky met with Plenipotentiary Minister of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco Monsif Cherkaoui Jaouad in Moscow on 27 September.

Belarus and Kazakhstan have a great potential for economic cooperation, Director of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR) Oleg Makarov told a BelTA correspondent.

Belarus' budget for 2023 will be running a deficit, Belarusian Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov told reporters following a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers.

The Presidium of the Council of Ministers met to consider draft forecast documents for 2023, such as major social and economic development parameters, monetary policy guidelines, the national budget and changes to the Tax Code.

The business communities of Belarus and Cuba have plans to develop cooperation in medicine, engineering and logistics, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Denis Meleshkin told reporters.

Belarus' GDP is expected to grow by 3.8% in 2023, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers.

The position of wealthiest countries on food is predatory, Russian President Vladimir Putin said as he was speaking at a meeting on the progress in the seasonal field work.

We share common principles of independence and sovereignty with Belarus. We should work together to develop trade and economic relations at this difficult time to strengthen our bilateral partnership,” said Ambassador Santiago Perez Benitez.

Three exercises are scheduled to take place in the training area Matybulak in Kazakhstan in an integrated manner on 26 September – 13 October.

Belarus' world number 71 Ilya Ivashka has moved to the Sofia Open second round after outlasting world number 94 Mikael Ymer of Sweden, 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 7-5, in three hours and 23 minutes.

“Today, the EAEU has a 93 million strong labor market where people can freely work in any of the countries of the union,” Bakytzhan Sagintayev added.

Turkish Airlines have canceled flights from Istanbul to Minsk and back until the end of 2022, until December 31 inclusive.

The parties praised bilateral relations, including the agreements reached during the recent meeting between the presidents of Belarus and Iran in Samarkand.

The plenipotentiaries are set to discuss the activities of the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation and the CIS Council of Heads of State News Agencies.

The maize harvest is in full swing at the Rodina Yakuba Kolasa agricultural company. The farm is to crop maize from more than 890ha. The harvest from 150ha will make up grain maize, with the rest to be cropped for silage.

Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi co-chaired an online session of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Belarus-Russia Union State on 26 September.

Attending the business forum will be BelCCI Deputy Chairman Denis Meleshkin, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona, and over 80 representatives of companies and organizations from both countries.

“Today Turkmenistan is a dynamically developing state that has achieved significant results in many sectors during the years of its sovereignty. Within the framework of shared history and space Belarus has always sincerely rejoiced at your successe...

BUCE and BIFNC intend to regularly share analytical information and marketing data, carry out joint events of informational and practical nature involving representatives of the private sectors of Belarus and China.

Vladimir Makei said: “The unprecedented level of tensions and mistrust entails growing risks of a military confrontation and makes nuclear weapons and the threat of their use nearly as real as over 70 years ago.”

Over 255,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus using visa waiver program , BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Aryna Sabalenka did not play last week and still holds 3,470 points. Victoria Azarenka goes 21st with 1,951 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich went down to the 31st spot with 1,521 points.

According to the expert, gaining sovereignty Belarus managed to preserve the real sector of the economy, as well as its scientific and educational competencies.

"The draft law clarifies the goals of the state youth policy, expands the authority of the Education Ministry in the implementation of certain areas of the state youth policy. The document specifies measures to promote healthy lifestyles among young ...

Mount Huashan in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, fascinates with its beauty after the rain

We hope that the protocol will be fully implemented and peace and mutual understanding will be restored on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the CSTO Secretariat said.

The parties discussed cooperation in sports and praised the progress reached in the area over the past two years.

The head of state said that it was with deep pain that Belarus learned the news about the tragedy in the Izhevsk school that led to numerous victims.

"We discussed ways of strengthening our bilateral relations, global security in an absolutely friendly, constructive manner. It was, indeed, a conversation of friends or partners," the minister said.

Belarus does not demand that Poland should reimburse the damage it caused, though Belarus has indisputable evidence proving the damange, member of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Sergei Klishevich told a BelTA corresp...

Belarus has enough means and forces to defend itself, member of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus Oleg Gaidukevich told journalists, BelTA has learned.

Since August 2014, the Development Bank has been successfully implementing a program of financial support for small and medium-sized businesses, gradually introducing additional tools.

One of the questions to the minister was about the visit of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Armenia, during which she openly advised the country to refuse membership in the CSTO, which, in turn, spurred the growth of anti...

The Belarusian president put forward this initiative five years ago. Probably, many states, primarily western ones, are not willing to associate this much needed and important proposal with Belarus, which has certain problems in relations with the We...

The head of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs compared the situation after the ‘victory' of the West in the Cold War with the Versailles treat following the First World War when the winning side decided to trample the opponent.

The Belarusian minister said that for more than six months, the world has been living in the "shadow" of the conflict in Ukraine. It is adversely affecting so many people on the planet. The conflict like the COVID-19 pandemic that preceded it has onc...

Europe's future is in cooperation with Belarus and Russia, but both countries will not tolerate being looked down upon, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Today, Ukraine is paying the price in blood because its politicians bought into the deception of the West and disregarded the historical brotherhood of the three East Slavic peoples, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said at the 7...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave his take on the mobilization in the neighboring country as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 26 September.

The minister quoted former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The U.S. politician, assessing the activities of current European leaders, said that they have lost the “sense of direction and mission” that previous leaders possessed.

“We are doing well with import substitution. We will fly on our own aircraft, both military and civil aircraft (actually, we are already using our military aircraft). And we will drive our cars. There is no fear,” the Belarusian leader noted.

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.

The Belarusian folk holiday Bagach that marks the end of harvest and the first lighting of the hearth was celebrated at the Yanka Kupala House Museum in Vyazynka on 25 September.

The deer rut kicked off in the Ozery reserve in early September.

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.