The head of state said that he expects effective proposals from the government and the National Bank to curb the price growth and set the task to ensure single-digit inflation next year (not more than 7-8%).

The head of state demanded that officials stop using the wording "socially important goods". "It should not be divided into important and unimportant," Aleksandr Lukashenko said, meaning that all products matter to people.

“Speculators easily profit from disruptions in the supply chain. The State Control Committee has been reporting facts when apples, onions, beets and cabbage, grown by our agricultural enterprises, are bought from mediators with a 300% markup!” th...

“It is fairly understandable why imported products became more expensive. However, what is the reason for the continuous growth in prices for domestic products made from domestic raw materials,” the president asked.

The government and the National Bank are expected to make effective proposals to restrain price growth, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting.

Now the share of local fuels (excluding nuclear energy) in the energy balance is about 16%, which is a pretty good result. In H1 2022 alone, the extraction (production) of local fuels rose by an estimated 140,000 tonnes of fuel equivalent year-on-yea...

The National Statistical Committee, trade unions, heads of the two houses of parliament, the State Control Committee are expected to deliver reports on the current situation, the reasons for the price rise, and proposals to keep prices in check. The ...

Dialogue is inevitable if we do not want the world to cease to exist, Oleg Gaidukevich, a member of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus, told the V Teme [On Point] proj...

Chairman of the International Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Andrei Savinykh spoke about terms of cooperation between Belarus and Europe in the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube chann...

“The diplomats exchanged views on the entire range of the bilateral agenda. The Argentine side expressed interest in Belarusian equipment and fertilizers, as well as Belarus' expertise and knowledge and technology exchange in the dairy industry,”...

Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali on 5 October.

Amur Oblast and Sakhalin Oblast are important partners of Belarus in Russia's Far East. Cooperation with these regions advances despite the large geographical distance from Belarus. Sessions of the joint working groups with the leadership of these Ru...

Aleksandr Yaroshenko said that investments declared by 93 resident companies are estimated at roughly $1.25 billion. The park has welcomed ten more resident companies this year. Investment opportunities are growing larger this year, he said.

The agenda included the most pressing issues of environmental cooperation in the spirit of mutual trust and support, including the possibilities of convergence of approaches and approximation of national legislations in the field of environmental pr...

The participation of Belarus as a partner country in Innoprom will serve as an additional powerful incentive for expanding industrial and technological cooperation between the two states.

Belarus is balancing its foreign trade and penetrating new markets, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Nazaruk told reporters before the opening of the 12th Congress of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BelTA has learned.

Vitebsk will host a joint meeting of the commissions on budget, taxes and financial market and on economic policy, industry and trade of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 13 October

Roman Golovchenko said: “We have fulfilled previous agreements. We are now talking about increasing the volume of the bank's investments into the economy. We are ready to offer hand-picked projects for the bank to finance. I am sure they will be of...

This year the exhibition is taking place on 5-7 October. The forum has brought together over 50 exhibitors from Türkiye, Russia, Belarus. The forum promises a stunning fashion show and an extensive business program.

The bilateral cooperation agreement was signed during a visit of a Belarusian delegation to Russia. It aims to promote mutually beneficial international cooperation between the academic and scientific communities, and to advance ties in education an...

The parties lauded the effectiveness of joint work to promote the EAEU as one of the centers of integration of the Greater Eurasian Partnership in the context of an emerging multipolar world order.

The decision was made at the meeting of the Belarus-Mongolia commission on international road transport. The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation in the transport sector.

According to the minister, in modern conditions the tourism industry acquires new vectors of development.

Under the agreement, the National Institute of Professional Education will train students from Uzbekistan in working professions. MAZ will provide future graduates with jobs to consolidate the acquired professional experience.

The Paralympic Games We Are Together. Sports are underway in Sochi through 9 October.

We see them seriously discussing the possibility of nuclear strikes and their consequences, auditing army arsenals and launching military production, building up troops and psyching up their own people, Vladimir Andreichenko said.

"IBA calls for peace and remains a peacemaker in any conflicts. Moreover, the IBA has obligation to ensure equal treatment towards the athletes and competition officials, regardless of their nationality and residence,” the organization's statement ...

“We do not stop working with foreign partners, including European ones. We have a number of public representatives, who represent the Chamber in European countries. They help businesses in promoting their products and protect the interests of our c...

Let's see what food security really means, how much food Belarusians need to feel safe, and why Aleksandr Lukashenko started experimental fields many years ago.

The document clarifies criteria to providing financial support to youth organizations to implement youth initiatives that are put forward by youth organizations and (or) by groups of young citizens. Funds will be provided from the budget on a competi...

"Our primary concern is the domestic market of Belarus. But the export potential is also high. Demand for our products abroad is greater than we can satisfy. Today, the share of exports is about 30% of the domestic output," Oleg Zhidkov said.

Difficulties stimulate companies to grow, Deputy Head of the Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom Natalya Murashko said at the panel discussion “Light industry in modern conditions. Projects, incentives, cooperation” that took place on th...

Belarus is by right one of the most progressive countries in the UNECE region in environmental protection. This is evidenced by high international opinion of its national reports, and also numerous speeches of Belarusian representatives at the platfo...

The list of services is supplemented by workshops to introduce visitors to local crafts and national traditions.

“Sadyr Japarov and Stanislav Zas discussed in detail the situation in the CSTO's area of ​​responsibility, with a focus on the situation in Central Asia,” the spokesman said.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the United Arab Emirates Andrei Luchenok met with Minister of State of the UAE Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Fore...

The situation in foreign markets is favorable for Belarusian food exporters, Ksenia Meleshko, the head of the Directorate for Foreign Economic Activity at the Agriculture and Food Ministry, said in the project “Presidential Decisions in a Nutshell�...

The participants of the meeting will discuss sources and mechanisms of financing EAEU industrial cooperation projects and will update the list of priority Eurasian technological platforms.

According to Yuri Chebotar, today it is of particular significance for Belarus to maintain investment attractiveness for foreign and domestic businesses. The availability of effective preferential regimes, such as free economic zones, plays a special...

Flights will be operated twice a week: on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Aleksandr Lukashenko and Emomali Rahmon discussed the main issues of bilateral relations. The Belarusian president will soon pay an official visit to Tajikistan.

According to Director of the National Personal Data Protection Center Andrei Gayev, Belarus would be particularly interested in the practical experience of keeping the register of personal data and their holders (owners) in Kyrgyzstan, as the work is...

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi visited the exhibition on its opening day. The head of the diplomatic mission got familiar with advanced models of machinery from Belarusian companies, including the BELARUS 3523i unmanned tractor from Mi...

Daily flights will kick off on 28 October from Vnukovo international airport in Moscow.

“High professionalism, competence, remarkable energy, and wisdom make you a shining example of a political leader who successfully solves complex public tasks,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"This year we have sold products into more than 55 countries around the world. We replaced all the volumes that we lost on exports to Ukraine with supplies to other markets, primarily the Russian Federation," Natalya Murashko said.

The relevant document was signed by MTZ Director General Vitaly Vovk and Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan Ilshat Fazrakhmanov on 4 October.

Kristina Feklistova of Belarus claimed gold in fencing, Aleksandra Ilminskaya took bronze.

Belarus' world number 31 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start at the 2022 Ostrava Open solving world number 16 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 13 minutes.

Attending it will be delegates from 135 enterprises and organizations from all regions of the country. Among them will be representatives of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Industry Ministry, Economy Mi...

Kyrgyzstan's Cholpon-Ata played host to a meeting of the CIS interstate council for cooperation in the field of press, book publishing, book distribution and printing on 3 and 4 October

West's sanctions cause a global commodity crisis in their own countriess, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Finland and concurrently to Denmark Aleksei Samosuev said in an interview with Jyllands-Posten.

Head of state Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to inform the general public in Belarus about the developing military-political situation, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media.

Various developments and measures to respond to the evolving situation were discussed in detail during the meeting, according to the minister.

“The topic of sanctions and relations between our countries is the main issue of today's meeting. However, our goal and mission is to confirm the friendship between the Italian and Belarusian peoples,” said Simone Trasarti.

There is no need to declare mobilization in Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting to discuss military security on 4 October, BelTA has learned.

The parties exchanged the views on the whole range of issues of the Belarusian-Palestinian relations, discussed promising areas for promoting bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, economy and humanitarian matters and reaffirmed commitment to ste...

During the meetings the sides discussed the situation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization's responsibility area in detail while focusing on Central Asia.

Italian counterparts, in their turn, are interested in manufacturing restaurant dishes from Belarusian foodstuffs using Italian technologies that is why we plan to discuss investment in restaurant business,” said Aleksei Bogdanov.

Almost all the leaders of the Russian women's team, including Olympic champions Viktoria Listunova and Vladislava Urazova, are planning to participate in the Belarusian Artistic Gymnastics Championship.

Ukraine conducts optical, electronic and radio-technical reconnaissance of our territory, troops, and facilities, with their drones often violating the Belarusian state border.

HC Dinamo Minsk snapped its four-game losing streak with an overtime victory, 3-2, against HC Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

The United States wants to weaken or altogether remove Russia from the international arena in order to take on the main competitor – China, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the country's military security.

Viktor Khrenin said: “The military political situation around Belarus is evolving under the influence of the unprecedented geopolitical standoff between Russia and the so-called collective West led by the United States of America."

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “As far as our participation in the special military operation in Ukraine is concerned, we are participating in it. We don't hide it. But we don't kill anyone. We don't send our military personnel anywhere. We don't viola...

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked: “The collective West has an account to settle with Belarus. For quite some time already: the policy we pursue has been getting in their way for a quarter of a century.”

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about the self-exiled opposition members who are not giving up hopes to destabilize the situation in Belarus at a meeting to discuss the country's military security.

The head of state stressed the need to be prepared for any development of the situation. “We have gathered here once again to analyze the development of the military and political situation around Belarus and to determine our response measures,” ...

“Today we are holding a routine meeting with heads of the military, security and law enforcement agencies in order to jointly analyze the rapidly changing military and political situation and, of course, to decide how we will respond to ongoing dev...

The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a time bomb, BelTA learned from Nikolai Shchekin, Head of the Sociology of Public Administration Department at the Sociology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

All kinds of provocations can be expected from the Lithuanian leadership, including provocations involving nuclear waste, political analyst Piotr Petrovsky told BelTA.

According to the organizing committee, the competitions are scheduled for 4-14 August 2023. The Games will be held not only in Minsk, but also in all regions of the country: each regional capital will host events in two sports.

Consul General of Belarus in Chongqing Dmitry Yemelyanov met with Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People's Government Li Mingquan, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Consulate General.

The parties discussed joint efforts to intensify cooperation in the manufacturing industry and to create new joint ventures in the field of innovative energy and energy-saving technologies in the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone.

Sergei Aleinik and Ante Jozic discussed topical matters concerning bilateral cooperation and interaction in humanitarian affairs. The sides also exchanged opinions about the situation in the region.

BelTexIndustry is an important business platform for light industry professionals. This year the forum will bring together over 50 exhibitors from Turkey, Russia, Belarus, will delight with a bright fashion show and a rich business program.

Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko commented on the Belarus-Russia recent agreements in industry and transport as he talked to journalists following his meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on 3 October.

The parties discussed ways of developing bilateral cooperation in trade, economy, investment and other avenues and holding the next meeting of the joint cooperation committee.

Roman Golovchenko said: “One of the significant things the agreement reflects is the resolution of the notorious problem of the reverse excise duty. It has been discussed for many years. It is related to the cost of oil for the Belarusian side.”

The parties discussed mutual trade in agricultural products, prospects for supplying Belarusian equipment for the needs of agriculture in Turkmenistan.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Today we have at last finalized the instruction the presidents had given with regard to import-substituting projects. The sum is known – it is the equivalent of $1.5 billion and may even be bigger than that. We've made up...

The parties discussed the status of the agreements reached during the seventh round of political consultations to enhance the Belarusian-Indian cooperation in various avenues.

The key goal of the agreement is to harmonize Belarusian and Russian taxation laws and advance cooperation in taxation. Belarus and Russia are supposed to bring their tax legislation concerning VAT and excise duties into compliance with the agreement...

Heads of local governments should be self-starters, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he announced the appointment of new heads of district executive committees.

All in all, Belarus welcomed 264,584 foreign visitors as part of the visa waiver program: 169,355 citizens of Lithuania, 65,739 citizens and 20,154 non-citizens of Latvia, and 9,336 citizens of Poland.

The agreement was signed at the Belarusian embassy in Armenia in the presence of Belarusian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Aleksandr Konyuk and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Nazaruk.

A week ago the best Belarusian tennis player was 6th in the WTA rankings. Now she is 5th with 3,470 points. Victoria Azarenka goes 24th with 1,896 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich remains 31st with 1,521 points.

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 3 October, CSTO press secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA.

Closer integration between Belarus and the Russian Federation will provide an effective response to economic pressure from unfriendly countries, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said as he hosted Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko in Mo...

“Today, under unprecedented political and economic pressure, our integration has passed a serious test, proving its effectiveness and readiness to cope with any challenges and threats,” the prime minister said.

The State Border Committee of Belarus added that the state of the refugee is steadily serious now.

Belarus and Russia will have a record trade of $45 billion and maybe higher in 2022, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

According to the press service of the center, agreements, including on the purchase of Belarusian products, were reached during the forum as a result of the exchange of business contacts.

Aleksandr Lukashenko approved the appointment of Andrei Buinevich as Director General of OAO Integral, the managing company of the holding company Integral. Andrei Buinevich has been working as a deputy industry minister up till now.

It is necessary to complete agricultural works in time. To this end, students can join the effort and help agricultural workers, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he announced the appointment of new heads of district executive committ...

Before that Sergei Bartosh was Chairman of the Bereza District Executive Committee.

According to the source, a border patrol found a dead refugee at the Belarusian-Polish border on 2 October. The man did not look like a Slav and had no outwear. The body was lying not far from a wicket in the Polish border fence. Personal belongings ...