"The energy crisis presented new opportunities for the industry. Demand for Belarusian peat briquettes and dry peat surged. In January-September 2022 export shipments rose by 2.3 times in comparison with the same period of last year to 140,000 tonnes...

Valery Kovalev noted that the Belarusian peat plants Glinka and Vitebsktorf had been granted accreditation for sales to China. The official reminded that the first train loaded with peat was sent to China in September by the peat-extracting enterpris...

Participants of the videoconference session discussed a potential response to the situation near the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. The situation in the wake of a monitoring mission led by the CSTO secretary general to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border area ...

The national security concept is a response to risks, challenges and threats to Belarus' national security, State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told reporters at a solemn gathering and a concert at the Palace of the Republic.

Ignat Golovatsiuk clocked 1:09.87 to win the men's 1,000m. Russia's Yelizaveta Golubeva was victorious in the women's 1,000m, Belarus' Ekaterina Sloeva came in 6th.

“The framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States offers an opportunity to join efforts in order to develop elite sports, to train the sports reserve and to promote a healthy way of life for the citizens of our countries,” said Belarusian ...

The participants of the CSTO summit discussed a potential response to the developments on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich told reporters following the extraordinary session of the CSTO Colle...

“It is gratifying that the CIS IPA acts as an open venue for discussing relevant, vital and at the same time complicated topics such as legislative support for electoral processes and many other issues raised during the Assembly events,” said Nat...

Belarus and Kazakhstan plan to implement joint projects in the agricultural sector, Belarus' Agriculture and Food Deputy Minister Vladimir Grakun told journalists in Astana on 28 October, BelTA has learned.

The presentation was held by the industrial group Belkhudozhpromysly.

Since 24 February to 28 October, Belarus admitted 61,659 citizens of Ukraine. 15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 36,770 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 7,599 – via Lithuania and 1,400 – via L...

Belarus and Kazakhstan are mulling over several projects in the construction sector, First Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Oleg Shvets told the media in Astana on 28 October.

This photo shows scenery at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Shandong Province, China

Sergei Glazyev said: “The key item on our agenda now is to enable conditions for rapid economic development on the basis of a new technological paradigm, the modernization of the economy by leveraging promising technologies."

“We cannot neglect the humanitarian component of cooperation. Today we are going to discuss the preparations for the second CIS Games. Last year it was decided to hold the in Belarus in 2023,” said Roman Golovchenko.

The participants of the meeting discussed all the issues included in the agenda and adopted more than 20 documents.

The Russian Union of Road and Transportation Builders (Soyuzdorstroy) is interested in joint activities with Amkodor, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian mechanical engineering company Amkodor.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attended an extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko held a working meeting with his Tajikistan counterpart Kokhir Rasulzoda in Astana, Kazakhstan on 28 October.

As it has been reported leaders, the meeting was originally planned to be held in Bishkek on 2 June 2023.

As for logistics and transportation, the main goal of interaction between BUCE and SPIMEX in this area is to ensure timely guaranteed delivery of exchange-traded goods to the buyer with minimum costs for both parties to the transaction.

“At the suggestion of Kyrgyzstan, it was decided to hold a regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Bishkek on 2 June 2023,” Sergei Lebedev noted.

The CIS needs to advance cooperation and manufacture joint products, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council in Astana.

Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko put forth Belarus' initiatives in the CIS as he spoke at the meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Astana.

The CIS countries continue to successfully carry out important political campaigns, such as elections and referendums.

Cooperation between the CIS member states is becoming increasingly important in the current reality Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said at the 54th plenary session of the CIS Interparli...

The CIS needs to expand cooperation with the EAEC, the CSTO, and the SCO, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council in Astana.

“We have talked a lot about the values of our inter-parliamentary structure. One of such values is an opportunity of bilateral contacts, an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations and inter-parliamentary cooperation with certain states,” Valen...

In case of nuclear strikes on Russia, the United States will not be able to sit it out, and the Thunder 2022 exercise hints at it, Vladimir Kornilov, political analyst of the Russia Today media group, said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] pr...

Belarus and Russia are planning to implement new joint projects in thermal and hydro power engineering, BelTA learned from the press service of the Energy Ministry of Belarus.

Good fraternal relations are at the heart of cooperation between Belarus and Russia, Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting with Valentina Matviyenko.

The collective West has created preconditions for the global economic crisis, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council in Astana.

The development of bilateral relations between Belarus and Pakistan needs a new impetus, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich said at a meeting of the Belarusian part of the joint Belarusian-Pakistani commission for trade and economic cooper...

In the course of the business mission of the Belarusian delegation to explore markets in East Africa, the Belarusian Embassy in Nairobi organized a meeting of Belarusian and Kenyan business circles on 27 October at the Kenya National Chamber of Comme...

Belarus and Kazakhstan need to move forward in industrial cooperation, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a working meeting with Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov in Astana.

According to the scenario of the exercise, vertical steel tank No.22 with the storage capacity of 20,000m3 was hit by a lightning. It ignited fire under the steel lid of the oil tank. The floating roof was depressurized and fire spread across the ent...

The forum was organized to present Belarus' tourism potential, attract Chinese investments in Belarus' cultural and touristic sector, and identify new avenues of cooperation in tourism, including the development of medical tourism, recreational touri...

An extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council will be held on 28 October.

Senior officials of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee NOC held a working meeting with representatives of the All Russian Federation of DanceSport and Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll (FDSARR) and members of the Belarusian Dance Sports Alliance.

Parliamentarians are coming to play an increasingly important role in today's situation, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Chairwoman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko extended condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi over the loss of life as a result of the terrorist attack.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Hungary Vladimir Ulakhovich met with FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia ...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Colombia Nikolai Ovsyanko took part in the meeting of First Deputy Culture Minister of Belarus Valery Gromada and Deputy Minister of Culture of Colombia Jorge Zorro.

A number of documents deal with shipments of mechanical engineering industry products. The documents include a specification addendum to a vehicle sale contract signed by OOO MAZ-RUS and its official dealership in Astrakhan Oblast – OOO Regional Ce...

Former President of the European Commission, former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi called on the West and Russia to rebuild the dialogue as he spoke via video link at the Eurasian Economic Forum in Baku, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian minister of foreign affairs was received by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The parties reaffirmed commitment to implementing the agreements reached by the presidents of Belarus and Iran on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkan...

The Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom has increased exports to Russia and the Asian market, chairwoman of the concern Tatiana Lugina told reporters following the meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA has learne...

Installments in Minsk World have become even more affordable. For certain objects under construction with an area of up to 32m2, the monthly payment starts from Br750. Welcome to the Western Europe quarter!

The trends that we witnessed earlier and the trends that can emerge suddenly act independently, are not offset by each other, completely destroying the foundations of law, private property and market like a high-explosive shell, the head of Rosneft s...

“We need such political will today. Unfortunately, we do not see it on the part of our Western partners. As for us, we stand fully ready,” Vladimir Makei said.

He singled out the BRICS organization, which, in his words, had acquired new development potential between the preparation of the last summit and its convening in June 2022.

Ditching U.S. dollar and euro is an irreversible process for Russia, Andrei Kostin, head of VTB Bank, one of the largest Russian banks, said at the Eurasian Economic Forum in Baku.

On behalf of BUCE, the document was signed by Deputy Chairperson of the Board Irina Narkevich, and on behalf of the Astrakhan SME Support Fund - by Director General Irina Azarova.

In January-September 2022 Belarusian light industry enterprises produced goods worth Br3 billion, and those of the Bellegprom Concern - Br1.5 billion. In January-August the industrial production index amounted to 95.2%. “We are planning to reach 10...

Today's difficult situation that was partially caused by the sanctions opens up new opportunities for the domestic light industry, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out a report from Chairwoman of the Belarusian light industr...

Opening the meeting, Vadim Zakrevsky emphasized the urgent need to complete the work on the documents regulating the common markets of energy resources as soon as possible, the press service said.

The center will sell fully equipped machinery and provide aftersales services.

The procedure for the revaluation of residual consumer goods by importers and wholesalers and retailers has been clarified. A procedure has also been established on the allocation of expenses of importers and wholesale and retail trade subjects to co...

A number of documents concerns supplies of engineering products. They include a specification to the contract for the purchase and sale of automotive equipment concluded between MAZ-RUS and its official dealer in Astrakhan Oblast - Regional Center MA...

“We expect that by the end of the year all the necessary procedures will be completed, the concept will be approved to create the basis for practical activities,” Aleksei Polishchuk said.

The meetings of the IPA Standing Commissions on Culture, Information, Tourism and Sport, Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Environment, Political Affairs and International Cooperation will be held on 27 October.

“Very large volumes. We are talking about timber, sawn timber, chemical substances, mineral fertilizers, trucks, and so on. Astrakhan colleagues offered rather attractive terms for transshipping these cargoes and for storing them. This is why we wi...

Roman Golovchenko said: “We've discussed the matters that need a little nudge. It turns out there is some potential for cooperation in municipal vehicles. We are going to take a closer look at the options.”

As of 26 October more than 6.617 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 6.507 million have completed the vaccination regimen.

The Executive Board of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus held a meeting to consider a number of topical issues.

On 9 June Pobeda started flying from St. Petersburg to Minsk. The flight is operated three times a week.

Roman Golovchenko said: “The volume of mutual trade is an indicator of success of trade and economic cooperation. Trade turnover demonstrates very confident positive dynamics this year. In January-August it grew by 2.5 times in comparison with the ...

“The parties discussed key areas of Belarusian-Vietnamese interregional cooperation with an emphasis trade, economic and humanitarian ties,” the press service informed.

Roman Golovchenko said: “When we met in Minsk in December 2021, we only mentioned this direction as a promising one for Belarusian freight and for our logistic companies. The export of Belarusian cargoes via Astrakhan ports was virtually zero back ...

Vladimir Makei noted that he and his Iranian counterpart had a substantive discussion of a wide range of topical issues of bilateral cooperation.

Plans are in place to develop a model law regulating the financing of NGOs in the Union State, Chairman of the Security and Defense Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Security of the House of Repr...

The long-term goal that the United States achieved is to create tensions on the territory of Ukraine and to drag the Russian Federation into it, Aleksandr Volfovich added.

What is the difference between strategic and tactical nuclear missiles? What is behind the concept of limited nuclear war? Why does Lukashenko call nuclear weapons "weapons of madmen"? The project After the Fact: Decisions of the First One on BelTA's...

“We see that ongoing attempts of the collective West to use our fugitive opposition in a peaceful manner, if one can say that, in order to destabilize the situation will not succeed. Today the opposition bets on forcible takeover, on the organizati...

“Belarus is able to adequately respond to today's challenges and threats. Moreover, in the 21st century the country has every opportunity to turn into one of the world leaders in agricultural production,” Igor Brylo said.

The official said: “There is no mobilization in Belarus and no mobilization will happen any time soon. Today we neutralize threats to our national security, military security by using the available forces and means of the national security system a...

The bill on the Belarusian People's Congress may get its first reading in the House of Representatives this year, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said.

The architecture of international security has been destroyed, and the unipolar world is no longer possible. A multipolar world is emerging, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said.

The National Historical Policy Council under the Belarus President Administration is holding a meeting at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on 26 October.

Belarus expects a record high grain harvest of about 11 million tonnes in 2022, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo said during the international forum Belarus' Dairy Industry.

A Belarusian government delegation led by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko will visit Astrakhan and Astana on 26-28 October, BelTA has learned.

Belarus has introduced a requirement for business entities engaged in retail sale of medicines to reduce prices as the Belarusian ruble strengthens against foreign currencies, Dmitry Kalistratov said.

The export of Belarusian foodstuffs is slated to hit a record in 2022, Belarus' Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told journalists on the sidelines of the international forum Belarus' Dairy Industry on 26 October, BelTA has learned.

Time is now working against Ukraine, NATO, the USA and Britain, the head of the Baltnews news agency, political scientist Andrei Starikov said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei is on an official visit to Iran, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The past academic year prompted us to rethink the approaches to training our troops. This pertains to command and control, placement of command posts in various settings, their security and mobility. All this was revised during the year,” Viktor...

This event brings together politicians, experts, diplomats, company heads and journalists from the West and the East. The forum was held in Italy even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, today's geopolitical realities forced the organizer...

“This day is inextricably linked with the idea of neutrality that underpins your country's foreign and domestic policy and is of particular importance in these troubled times,” the message of congratulations reads.

Maksim Radkov and Oleg Stolyarchuk briefed the head of state on the situation in their respective regions. The reports covered the political situation at home and developments in the neighboring states.

Sergei Kruglikov said: “We cooperate with Russia in various branches of the space industry. There are plans for a Belarusian cosmonaut to fly to the International Space Station soon. The candidate is being selected. The Belarusian company Peleng ma...

Aleksandr Chervyakov said: “After a five-month-long slowdown the economy got onto a recovery track in August and September. What is driving economic growth? Primarily agriculture, information, and communications. The manufacturing sector started re...

Yuri Seliverstov said: “As for foreign debt payments next year, our unfriendly colleagues will have to settle for the existing interim procedure. As long as sanctions against the National Bank remain in place, payment options will be restricted. So...

Aleksandr Chervyakov said: “We intend to raise the real salary level up to 100% by the end of the year. We see how it can be done. Two factors are at play. An increase in output and the dependence of salaries on labor productivity as well as inflat...

Roman Golovchenko said: “Spending on the social sphere will increase by 17.5% from this year's estimated spending. Spending on healthcare and education will increase by more than Br10 billion. The growth rate of spending on healthcare will be 116%,...

Roman Golovchenko said: “The first one is rapid growth of domestic demand due to rising fixed-capital investments. There are plans to implement 129 regional projects, 51 import-substituting projects, and 14 integration projects worth Br1.4 billion....

Stanislav Zas informed Sergey Lavrov about progress in preparations for forthcoming sessions of charter bodies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and about the fulfillment of a number of instructions given by the Collective Security Counc...