Leonid Marinich and Ravshanbek Alimov discussed matters concerning interaction between parliaments of the two countries in the bilateral format and within the framework of international interparliamentary organizations.

The CIS permanent representatives are set to review the performance of the CIS Interstate Council on Industrial Safety in 2017-2021, sum up the results of the meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council, and also outline the tasks regarding the im...

Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets and Cuban Vice Minister of Higher Education Miriam Alpizar Santana signed an intergovernmental agreement on mutual recognition of academic credentials.

On Thursday night, the Devils defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-3 in overtime. It was Yegor Sharangovich who played the hero scoring the overtime winner for the Devils 11th straight win. Yegor Sharangovich spent 15 minutes on ice and produced four ...

Belarus, like no other country, honors the memory of war heroes, much, Deputy Chairman of the Federal Union of Friendship Societies of Germany Heinz Wehmeier, a participant of the 11th meeting of representatives of the twin cities of Belarus and Germ...

Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Andrei Khudyk met with United Nations Resident Coordinator in Belarus Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki and UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Alexandra Solovieva.

According to the deputy minister, the government has taken timely measures to counteract the sanctions and they are already giving positive results. The economy is doing well and has been showing gradual recovery since August.

The IPC now includes 184 organizations - national and regional committees, as well as federations for various sports. This week, during the IPC Extraordinary General Assembly in Berlin, 54 members voted for the exclusion of Belarusians, while 45 vote...

The Belarusian side expects the UN country agencies to take a principled position on the issue of illegitimate economic sanctions against Belarus as they were imposed in violation of international law and without the authorization of the UN Security...

Belarusian-Chinese exchange trade in timber and agricultural products and also cooperation in import substitution have been identified as priority areas of cooperation between the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the Economic & Comm...

The air temperature is forecast to continue to drop in Belarus in the coming days.

The head of state made a few comments after presenting orders and medals and praising this year's achievements of agricultural workers during the official ceremony. In particular, he mentioned several lingering drawbacks.

Grain and leguminous crops (including maize) were harvested from 2.38 million hectares, which is 99.4% of the plan. Agricultural companies and farmers have threshed 9.406 million tonnes of grain.

McDonald's, which is leaving Belarus, should be replaced by Belarusian enterprises and manufacturers, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I promise you: we will not have another time exactly like this. Appreciate every kopeck and invest it where necessary. In order to get even bigger returns from agricultural industry.”

Almost 600 specialists were invited to attend the event. These were not only heads of agricultural enterprises but also many agricultural workers, including tractor drivers, cattle breeders, milking machine operators and representatives of many other...

For the first time Belarus has produced more than a tonne of grain per capita this year. We must keep this momentum, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to honor best agricultural workers.

There are many areas that may be of interest to business of Belarus and Pakistan, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) Denis Meleshkin said during the Belarusian-Pakistani business meeting.

“Efficient production is the basis of our village of the future. We are doing everything possible to improve the quality of life in rural areas,” the Belarusian leader said. According to him, a lot has already been done in this direction. The fir...

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that without intensive and meticulous work, without innovations and mutual assistance it is impossible to achieve high results. Prosperity can be achieved only through creative labor, he noted.

This year Belarus had a record high harvest of more than 10.5 million tonnes of grain. "This is almost one and a half million more than last year," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The wellbeing of the state as well as its food security rest on the shoulders of agricultural workers, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to honor best agricultural workers in Minsk on 18 November.

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked: “Despite sanctions meant to choke Belarusian producers we traditionally occupy decent positions in world rankings. Belarus is one of the top five exporters of dairy products, which can be found in supermarkets of near...

The world is one step away from a global food catastrophe, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony o honor best agricultural workers.

Heinz Wehmeier visited Belarus for the first time in 1992 and since then the multilateral relations with the country have become a part of his life. He is from the city of Wittenberg, which in 2018 hosted the 10th addition of the meeting of twin citi...

The head of state stressed that Belarus cherishes the good relations that have been successfully developing with Oman for 30 years: “We highly appreciate your country's constructive position on the international agenda, as well as the efforts aimed...

From 24 February to 18 November, Belarus admitted 65,627 citizens of Ukraine. 15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine.

The program of this international event includes meetings, visits to Belarusian cities, including Zhodino and Zaslavl, a number of enterprises, a plenary session, and bilateral negotiations.

Aleksandr Volfovich stressed that under the current circumstances Belarus found itself in the area of collision of geopolitical interests of the world centers of power. It is in this extremely difficult situation that we now have to protect and defen...

The economy minister delivered a report on the current situation and the main tendencies in the social and economic development of the country to the Belshina personnel. According to Aleksandr Chervyakov, in spite of the sanctions pressure, the recov...

The Belarusians held the initiative throughout the match but it was only at the end of the second time when they managed to capitalize on it.

The head of state wished the people of Latvia peaceful skies, solidarity and the right choice.

The parties considered issues of Belarus-UAE cooperation, praised the intensification of Belarus-UAE interaction and discussed joint events in the near future.

The relevant document has been signed to protect Belarus' economic interests. The list adopted by Council of Ministers resolution No.436 of 1 July 2022 has been expanded to include OOO Nedvizhimost Vostok and IOOO Synevo.

The draft agreement was approved as the basis for organizing negotiations. The Energy Ministry has been authorized to carry out the negotiations and sign the agreement if the sides come to terms within limits of the approved draft.

Russia's Bashkortostan is interested in developing joint varieties of grains and oilseeds with Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan - Minister of Agriculture Ilshat Fazrakhmanov said as he visited the Nati...

Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) will assist furniture manufacturers from Pakistan with purchasing timber in Belarus, Aleksandr Bashliy, Head of Foreign Relations at BUCE, said during a meeting with a Pakistani business delegation.

A delegation of Pskov Oblast is visiting Belarus on 17-18 November. The delegation includes the heads of the My Business center, the Electropolis technopark and the regional engineering center of Pskov Oblast.

"The plant now operates 7 days a week and 12 hours a day. We are running two shifts. We proceed from the demand and available supply opportunities," Gennady Svidersky added.

State Secretary of Belarus' Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov in Minsk.

"The problems that we are now facing are logistics, the shortage of chips that the automotive industry is still struggling with, lockdowns that happen from time to time in China due to the pandemic. We are working to find a way of sustainable develo...

A joint meeting of the CSTO Ministerial Council, Defense Ministers Council and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils will be held in Yerevan on 22-23 November.

A single voting day is a more technological way of voting and is convenient for voters, head of the Russian Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova told reporters

There are no plans to use electronic voting in the 2024 election campaign, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission (CEC) Igor Karpenko told reporters

“Today the plant is working steadily. In January-October 2022, we had about 6% profitability. We have got a ratio of 80% - exports and 20% - domestic market. We have prepared and will do our best to have a full range of cars in our showrooms. Over ...

A Belarusian delegation headed by Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev is visiting Ulyanovsk of Russia, BelTA learned from the Minsk city administration.

60% of the output by Belarusian food enterprises (42 of them affiliated with Belgospishcheprom) find their buyers in Belarus. 40% is exported to 45 countries.

“It will soon be submitted to the House of Representatives. I have recently signed its approval by the Central Election Commission,” said Igor Karpenko.

Do not miss the chance to become the owner of a comfortable apartment on bargain terms in the multifunctional complexes Mayak Minska and Park Chelyuskintsev!

It is time for a new lease on life for the park. Over the past two years, our IT sector, IT specialists have been in different situations. Most of the thousands-strong army of IT specialists worked for the economic well-being of our country, Kirill Z...

Some media outlets have written off the Hi-Tech Park more than once and suggested gloomy forecasts for it. But we keep going no matter what, and will make the country proud and surprise the world, Director of the Hi-Tech Park Vsevolod Yanchevsky told...

The signing ceremony was held at the National Library in Minsk on the sidelines of the Belarusian-Russian forum "Youth and Elections". The event has been organized by the Central Election Commission and the Education Ministry of Belarus.

The Chinese city of Quanzhou in Fujian Province is enveloped in a thick fog.

The Hi-Tech Park is a important structure that is capable of performing tasks of any complexity, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said at a meeting to discuss the development of HTP hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukas...

The Hi-Tech Park should work primarily for Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he received a report on the prospects of the Hi-Tech Park development on 17 November.

Director of the Hi-Tech Park Vsevolod Yanchevsky is set to report to the head of state on the issue. According to the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, attending the meeting will be the first deputy prime minister, the deputy head of the Belarus Presiden...

“Speaking out against injustice and the oppression of the weak from a young age, you are a worthy successor to Nelson Mandela. Today, your talent as a leader and your vast experience as a statesman have made an invaluable contribution to the develo...

“Close relations between our countries have been developing for the past 20 years and they still maintain certain momentum. We actively cooperate at international platforms, and pay a lot of attention to bilateral relations,” Franklin Ramirez Ara...

The matter was discussed during the visit of Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko to Baku.

The parties discussed the current state of Belarusian-Pakistani relations and plans of joint actions to develop cooperation. They exchanged opinions on the main issues of the international agenda.

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov took part in the celebrations organized by the Brazilian embassy in Belarus to mark the 200th anniversary of independence of this Latin American country.

Viktor Khrenin and Ermek Ibraimov discussed matters of security in responsibility areas of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. It was noted that there is a considerable potential for Belarus-Kyrgyzstan cooperation in military sphere and mili...

It is no accident that Poland intends to increase military spending up to at least 3% of the GDP and increase the army strength up to 300,000 people. In a bid to carry out the plans Poland has started training two additional mechanized infantry divis...

A delegation of the Belarusian Embassy in China visited the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in China.

As many as 1,254.5 million people used passenger transportation services, or 97.6% as against January-October 2021.

More than 6.631 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 6.530 million have completed the vaccination regimen.

Belarus posted a foreign trade surplus at $4 billion in January-September, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media during a working trip to Gomel Oblast

Roman Golovchenko emphasized that the Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer Gomselmash and Rostselmash have always been on friendly terms with a bit of competition mixed in. However, when Rostselmash was in a bit of a trouble, the Belarusian...

The volume of public procurement in the Eurasian Economic Union exceeded $90 billion in H1 2022, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina said at a briefing for the press.

The document provides for cooperation in attracting investments, including for R&D projects, e-commerce and other areas.

"During the meeting, the top officials of the three largest regional organizations discussed the prospects for cooperation across a wide range of issues," the spokesman said.

The import substitution project at Gomselmash will be first in line for financing under the Russian credit line, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters.

It's simple: MTZ is a national brand. Let's recall who and why authorized the construction of a tractor factory in Minsk and why Aleksandr Lukashenko's visit to the enterprise literally saved it. All the details in this episode of BelTA's project Aft...

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br159 billion in current prices or 95.3% as against January-October 2021 in comparable prices.

Gomel Chemical Plant has done a good job to redirect exports, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he toured the plant on 16 November.

Zelensky is an actor in a play, the script of which he does not fully know, Director General of the Belarusian new agency BelTA Irina Akulovich said on the air of the Alfa Radio station while commenting on why Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky ha...

In the first half of the day the delegation from Minsk visited the Smak joint-stock company producing bakery products. The products of the Minskkhlebprom company – Narochansky bread - were showcased as a sign of friendly relations.

Going behind 0-1 in the first time, Belarus managed to level off through Karina Olkhovik.

Container transportation from Belarus to China has increased almost fourfold this year, Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said as he met with labor collectives of Bobruisk to brief them on ongoing military and political developments in...

“The third meeting of the joint commission on the implementation of the agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU and China will take place on 1 December. It is expected that the parties will approve a road map to saturate the ag...

Russia will extend Belarus a loan in the amount of RUB105 billion for import-substituting projects.

Head of the Belarusian delegation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergei Terentyev made a national statement during the resumed high-level segment (15-16 November) at the Conference of the Partie...

Russia's Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Alexander Kurenkov is in Belarus on his first visit, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko assessed the production and export potential of the Gomel Chemical Plant as part of his working trip to Gomel Oblast on 16 November.

"Over the past five years, the number of NATO's military in Eastern Europe has grown three times from 12,000 to 35,000 and in terms of entire Europe - up to 60,000. The number of aircraft has increased fivefold. It all started in 2017 and even earlie...

Cooperation with African countries is productive and economically important for Belarus, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Tengiz Dumbadze told reporters

Belarusian food products are supplied to 77 regions of the Russian Federation. A considerable part goes to Ryazan Oblast. Yulia Shvakova noted that Belarusian farm produce is one of the largest import items to the region.

Sudan is an old friend of Belarus in Africa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali said during a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko.

Belarus has been actively developing relations with African countries in recent years, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...

Enterprises of the Belarusian Industry Ministry are interested in strengthening cooperative ties with Chelyabinsk Oblast of the Russian Federation, Industry Minister Aleksandr Rogozhnik said as he met with the official delegation of this Russian regi...

CIS commissioners for human rights met at the Moscow office of the CIS Executive Committee on 15 November.

The Belarusian diplomat said that despite all the general efforts, 2022 did not bring good news about the stabilization of the climate situation. The countries are now facing two major challenges.

“The relations between Belarus and Azerbaijan, which are based on firm friendship between the leaders of our countries and the two brotherly nations, are of a strategic partnership. It is natural that the complicated global political situation has ...

Explaining whether Western sanctions against Belarus have affected the market of materials for building and reconstructing power grids, Denis Moroz said that Belarus makes virtually all the necessary materials and structures.

Belcosmos has been established with a view to realizing and developing promising (cluster) projects of its participants in the area of peaceful research and use of outer space. Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus ...

The Brest city administration hosted a delegation of the Latvian association "Republican Society of Veterans”.

State-run enterprises manufactured Br23.5 billion worth of products, up by 2.7% over the same period a year prior in comparable prices.

As of 1 November 2022, a total of 119,872 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, including 82,500 deposit accounts at the total amount of $825 million and 37,300 deposit accounts at the total amount of ...

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko outlined the prospects for cooperation between Belarus and Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast during a meeting with Governor of the Russian region Aleksei Teksler.