Member of the Board (Minister) for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Andrey Slepnev and Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia Zulkifli Hasan signed a joint statement on the launch of FTA negotiations. According to the document,...

He stressed: “No one raises significantly the tariffs for transport or housing and utility services, so that citizens do not feel any additional fluctuations, including inflationary ones. All this is subsidized from the budget.”

We need to take a more balanced approach to the development of infrastructure in education and healthcare, especially given the fact that a lot has already been done on this front in the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he h...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko raised the question of the quality of healthcare services and approaches to treating people in district hospitals and announced surprise inspections as he heard out a report by Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pine...

The Belarusian healthcare system performed well amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich to receive his report on 5 December.

“I strongly believe that we cannot make progress in promoting bilateral relations unless we maintain close inter-parliamentary contacts,” Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez said.

In her words, Belarusian agricultural producers, primarily dairy farmers, are going to the Middle East. “We train students in international management. They develop projects to promote Belarusian products abroad.

Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 353,867 arrivals: 24,971 non-citizens and 81,309 citizens of Latvia, 229,501 Lithuanian citizens and 18,086 Polish citizens.

Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced that broadening of the Belarus-Thailand dialogue based on the principles of friendship and respect, intensification of multifaceted mutually beneficial cooperation fully meets the interests of the peoples of both cou...

“If you look at our ranking on the food security index, we had a good place in 2020 - 23rd, Russia had 24th. Last year was not very good for us, and the president spoke about it, too,” said Irina Novikova.

“As for Iran and Belarus, I want to say that we must support each other and fight together against unfair sanctions. The recent visit of your prime minister to Iran, and earlier the visit of the minister of foreign affairs confirm that relations be...

“The policy of the Democrats and Republicans in the United States has always been the same. It is a policy of containment and overthrowing our regime. We see Washington blatantly interfering in the internal affairs of our country,” the ambassador...

The head of state stressed that he was not going to scare anyone and opined on the opponents' readiness to resolve the situation.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is set to meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Palace of Independence in Minsk on 3 December.

Viktor Khrenin and Sergei Shoigu discussed topical issues of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation.

A delegation of Belarus' Investigative Committee led by Deputy Chairman Anatoly Vasilyev took part in the 37th plenary week of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

The presidents sketched out the schedule of future contacts, too. The Russian president invited his Belarusian counterpart to come to Moscow for negotiations on practical matters concerning the realization of Union State construction and for discussi...

Aleksei Dzermant believes the common electricity market would have a favorable impact on Belarus' and Russia's economies. It will open up new opportunities for the production sector. Belarus will be able to get energy from a larger number of sources.

From 13 December to 21 March, Belavia will fly from Minsk to Turkmenbashi every Tuesday, and from Turkmenbashi to Minsk every Wednesday. Passengers will depart from Minsk at 22:40 and arrive in Turkmenbashi at 04:45. On the return flight they will le...

A delegation from Gomel Oblast included representatives of the Gomel-Raton FEZ administration, the Korall technopark and the Gomel regional administration. They visited St. Petersburg Technopark.

Cities and districts with a population of 80,000+ have the necessary production and labor resources, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at an on-site meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers in the town of Pinsk.

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO approved the inclusion of the Belarusian nomination file "Straw weaving of Belarus: Art, craft and skills” into the Representative List of intangible...

The members of the commission took stock of the progress made in the implementation of projects in 2022, outlined the plan of work for 2023 and discussed the participation of the commission in the cultural and sports festival Vytoki and the Internati...

In the quarterfinal the Belarusian secured a confident win, 6-1, 6-3, over Spain's world number 290 Yvonne Cavalle Reimers. Earlier, Iryna Shymanovich defeated Spain's world number 220 Rosa Vicens Mas, 6-3, 6-3 and Portugal's world number 301 Francis...

“In connection with the spread of fake news on behalf of the Information Ministry about the alleged withdrawal of Belarus from the CIS Council for Humanitarian Cooperation, the Information Ministry officially declares that no such reports have been...

This year, the government, based on the approaches approved by the head of state, adopted a number of decisions to increase salaries of employees of organizations financed from the budget.

Athletes from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, Belarus, China and Kyrgyzstan will compete both in traditional sports such as volleyball and badminton, and also will try their hand in tug-of-war, powerlifting and fitness challenge.

Updated rules for admission to universities and institutions of tertiary education will be published before the end of 2022, Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets told the media.

Roman Golovchenko instructed Chairman of Luninets District Executive Committee Aleksandr Savina to include the proposal from the company in the list of district innovative projects for 2023-2025.

According to the source, on 1 December Belarusian border service personnel and army personnel detected a quadcopter flying over the border checkpoint Mokrany (Domanovo on the Ukrainian side) some 1,200 meters from the state border at an altitude of a...

The transaction to buy 23 tonnes of Belarusian acetone cyanohydrin was made by Tosco Pharmachem, an Indian pharmaceutical company recently accredited with BUCE. It produces a wide range of chemical compounds and reagents for the pharmaceutical indus...

Sledding down a snowy hill is one of the most popular winter activities for adults and children.

The heads of state discussed the agenda of the forthcoming summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Kyrgyzstan. They discussed the international agenda, the current situation, and coordination of joint actions.

University admission should not be a lottery or a lucky strike for individual applicants, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting to discuss improvements to the university admission process.

Endless reforms of the education sector need to stop, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss improvements to the university admission process.

"Work is underway on the entire package of documents that need to be prepared and, accordingly, adopted following the referendum to amend the Constitution. In terms of some issues we are on the home stretch and the bills are ready for adoption by the...

“As usual, a wide range of experts will be involved in the discussion so that the entire spectrum of opinions will be heard. Thus, we are expecting a serious discussion that will deal not only with the admission process, but the entire education sy...

Riana Solofo Lala, head of Bemaco, the dealer center of Bobruiskagromash in the Republic of Madagascar, paid a working visit to the Belarusian enterprise. The partner got familiar with the production process, visited a display of a wide range of agri...

The city of Grodno will turn all festive light on 9 December.

“Despite the geographical distance, there are friendly, time-tested relations between Minsk and Vientiane. Mutually beneficial cooperation in the bilateral format and at international forums contributes to the sovereign development of our countries...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Terentyev met with Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and International Security Ehab Badawy on 1 December.

“Over the years the UAE has gone a long way of building statehood and achieved obvious successes in social and economic development. Today your country enjoys well-deserved authority on the world stage, plays a significant role in addressing the mo...

Mi-8 helicopters landed at the Lipki airfield. While in Türkiye they rendered assistance with fighting fires in mountainous areas. They departed from the Turkish airport Trabzon and had to make stopovers in Mineralnyye Vody, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Sa...

In line with the resolution the size of the export duty on crude oil, furnace oil, oil bitumen, petrolatum, paraffin, and waste oils is now $43.3 per tonne ($42.7 previously). The export duty on straight-run gasoline now stands at $23.8 per tonne ($2...

The twelfth meeting of the UNECE Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents has completed its work in Geneva

In January - September 2022, the trade between the two countries amounted to $128.5 million (206.2% as against the same period last year).

With a view to making the exchange mechanism more attractive for foreign companies, including potential buyers of fuel pellets and other timber products, Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange is easing the accreditation rules for residents of Turk...

"The decision of the International Paralympic Committee to suspend the membership of the Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus in this organization is unfair and discriminatory towards our country. Once again we declare that sport should st...

This year shows excellent dynamics of trade between Belarus and Armenia, Belarusian Vice Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said at a meeting with Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan.

On 1 December the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus played host to a meeting of the MPs of the House of Representatives and the members of the Council of the Republic with the leadership of the Belarusian Paralympic Commit...

The session considered the issues to work out systematic approaches to health preservation of athletes in conditions of intensive training and competition activities as well as preparation of methodological recommendations on diet for athletes.

Vladimir Makei was supposed to head the Belarusian delegation at the council, but life had other plans. Nevertheless, the text of his speech was read out at the council. BelTA quotes it in full.

"We do not need such security," Sergey Lavrov stressed, adding that Europe has completely outsourced its entire security to the United States.

The United States is the obvious beneficiary of the conflict in Ukraine, Belarus' Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told reporters following his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenkoю

This was a real shock not only to the Belarusian and Russian Paralympians, but also to many foreign counterparts, who were also outraged by this decision. “We did not feel that we were left alone with these problems, we saw that we were supported,�...

Given active militarization of the neighboring states, Belarus is forced to respond to ongoing developments and to prepare its Armed Forces for the country's defense, Belarus' Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told reporters following his meeting with ...

Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Mikhail Myasnikovich has met with the famous movie actor, producer, special representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Steven Seagal, BelTA learned from the press service ...

According to the chairman of the Belarusian Paralympic Committee, the IPC is headquartered in Bonn and in connection with this the Belarusian Paralympic Committee together with the German lawyers has already prepared to file a claim about the violati...

Social initiatives in the regions have proven to be economically efficient. Such a conclusion was made at the seminar to discuss outcomes and prospects of socially significant initiatives, BelTA learned from the press service of the Economy Ministry.

The parties discussed cooperation in business, organization of joint events aimed at strengthening business ties and also coordinated steps to intensify interaction.

– A delegation of the House of Representatives headed by Speaker Vladimir Andreichenko will take part in a meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) and the 15th plenary session of...

In October, the export recovered and grew by 3.5% (plus $123 million) against September 2022. In addition, export levels reached a record $3.6 billion in October this year, which is above the average export level of 2021, one of the most successful y...

Permanent Representative of Belarus to the OSCE Andrei Dapkiunas is taking part in the 29th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Lodz, Poland.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting on 1 December to discuss the country's defense issues. According to the president, all law enforcement agencies have noted an increase in the number of provocations near the state border.

The agenda of the meeting will include defense issues and the military and political situation around Belarus.

Over 904,700 people completed the vaccination regimen in Brest Oblast, over 802,800 in Vitebsk Oblast, over 992,300 in Gomel Oblast, over 704,000 in Grodno Oblast, over 1.318 million in Minsk, over 1.004 million in Minsk Oblast, over 698,100 in Mogil...

The first meeting of the group took place on 30 November and was attended by MP Sergei Klishevich.

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said this at the Belarusian embassy in Russia, where he left a note in the book of condolences opened in connection with the death of Vladimir Makei on 30 November.

The head of state noted that this holiday is a true symbol of the realized centuries-old dream of the Romanians to unite and represents an important historical event on the way of formation of the modern country.

“Such transactions happen on the market but we don't really try to rush ahead of ourselves. Because we work with those those, who are in friendly jurisdictions, with those, who can transfer these bonds to accounts of the Finance Ministry or our par...

Yuri Seliverstov said: “Most of the budget revenues are generated by revenue derived from taxes. Such as tax payments. The current year indicates that tax payments keep flowing in not as bad as it seemed initially. The payments keep coming steadily...

Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo held a working meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali.

The head of state noted that the high professionalism and personal qualities of the devoted member of the Communist Party earned Jiang Zemin well-deserved authority and sincere respect both in the People's Republic of China and around the world.

Moreover, Belarus is a brotherly country for me. I am welcomed everywhere with a smile. Such a good, heartfelt attitude. Of course, the attitude of the leaders is of high importance, too,” Santiago Perez Benitez said.

Belarus and Cuba are building up effective cooperation in all areas, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus...

"We believe that the sanctions pressure, which is put on Cuba and Belarus, is unjustified, because interference in internal affairs is unacceptable. We have always stayed committed to these positions,” said Natalya Kochanova.

Today Belarusian dairy products can be found on shelves of supermarkets in almost 50 countries across the globe. But it was not always like this. How did the dairy industry develop in Belarus? What Belarusian goods are counterfeited more often than U...

The task of the government is to reinforce the positive trends in the economy in 2023, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a meeting with deputies of the House of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic.

"Since the beginning of the year, the Belarusian ruble has strengthened against the euro by 13.3%, against the U.S. dollar - by 5%. The Belarusian ruble is an attractive currency for savings," the prime minister added.

Export is the second major source of economic growth. Where do we plan to invest? First, in housing and infrastructure.

"When working on the 2022 budget bill, we moved away from the variability of scenarios and chose the scenario of economic development, the GDP growth as a basis," said Roman Golovchenko.

Since the launch of the import substitution platform at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) at the end of May 2022, companies from ten Russian regions have already concluded deals on it acting both as sellers and buyers of import-subst...

"This year we have made decisions to revise upward the base wage rate for state employees and the base salary for civil servants and military three times. In general, they have been increased by 7% and 14.5% respectively,” said Roman Golovchenko.

Belarusian economy is on the trajectory of recovery growth, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a meeting with deputies of the House of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic.

All large industrial enterprises of the country operate steadily, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a meeting in parliament.

“In order to maintain an adequate level of pension benefits, retirement pensions were recalculated. They were increased by 7% on 1 March 2022 and by 10% on 1 August 2022. On 1 December retirement pensions will be revised upwards for the third time ...

“Belarus preserves a stable and manageable situation on its labor market. In January-October 2022, the number of people employed in the country's economy remained almost at last year's level – 4,220,000 people. The total unemployment rate is less...

Milk production in Belarus has been growing while the output in a number of countries has been on the downward trend, said Maria Klimova, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Processing Industry at the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

“Since the beginning of the year, the monthly minimum wage has been increased by a total of 15.6%, and on 1 January it will rise by another 14.7% to amount to Br554. The government will formalize this decision in the near future,” Roman Golovchen...

“Although the working conditions have deteriorated tremendously this year, the economy as a whole demonstrates stability and adaptability to external shocks. This proves that the measures taken are adequate and effective,” Roman Golovchenko empha...

Roman Golovchenko expressed confidence that the governments of the two countries will continue systemic work to deepen and expand Belarusian-Azerbaijani relations, implement new mutually beneficial projects.

Belarusian agricultural products are exported to more than 100 countries, and milk - to more than 50. "In January-September we increased the export of dairy products by almost 30%. This is no less than $570 million," Maia Klimova said.

Minsk residents and guests of the capital city came to Dana Center to get advice regarding the purchase of apartments in one of the newest and most beautiful, fashionable and comfortable complexes of the city.

Belarus is the undisputed European leader in terms of manufacture of milk and dairy products, said Maria Klimova, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Processing Industry at the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

A meeting of the Cuban parliamentary delegation with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko and Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova is scheduled for 3 December.

Relations between Palestine and Belarus are at a good level, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus Ahmed Almathbouh said during a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladim...

“Belarus has fellow feelings towards your country. I think that people of Palestine know Belarus as a peace-loving, friendly state,” Vladimir Andreichenko said.

Belarus is a friendly country for Palestine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus Ahmed Almathbouh said during a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko.

Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark) has presented electric passenger vehicles at the international exhibition of passenger transport BW Expo 2022 that is running in Moscow on 29 November - 1 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the co...