Servicemen must be provided with a possibility of buying out rental housing, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss housing for the military and persons with the similar status.

“Known for its friendly attitude to all nations and cultures, as well as ample business opportunities, the UAE continues to be a donor of peace, security, and a place of attraction not only for tourists but also for businessmen from all over the wo...

Provision of housing for public sector employees, and especially people who defend Belarus, will always be a priority of the state housing policy, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss housing for the military and per...

On 6 December the staff of Belarus' Embassy in Beijing, the consulates general in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region joined the mourning event for the former President of the People's Republic of China Jiang Ze...

The entry reads that Comrade Jiang Zemin was a true patriot who devoted his entire life to serving his Motherland. He will always be remembered in Belarus as a true friend of the Belarusian people, a person who made a significant contribution to the ...

The 10th All-Russia Congress of Judges coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Russia. The chairman of the Supreme Court of Belarus was awarded the anniversary medal “100 years of the Supreme Court of Russia”.

Ministerial consultations on foreign policy planning by the foreign ministries of the CIS member states took place at the CIS headquarters on 5 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the people of the Republic of Finland as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The drills are carried out in line with the training plan and in pursuance of the autumn conscription campaign and after new recruits have received basic military training.

In particular, the sides discussed interest and readiness of the Belarusian automobile manufacturer MAZ and the mechanical engineering company Belkommunmash to participate in renewing Tatarstan's passenger vehicle fleet.

Belarusian and Russian athletes have been granted the right to play under the FIDE flag until the end of 2023, BelTA learned from the FIDE press service.

“The parties considered the topical issues of cooperation between Belarus and Tajikistan in trade and economy, prospects for further development of industrial cooperation between the two countries,” the press service said.

Consul General of Belarus in Shanghai Andrei Andreev took part in the opening of the SCO seminar on rural development and poverty alleviation on 5 December.

Moscow Oblast was top Russian region in terms of the amount of transactions concluded on Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange in January-November 2022

The MPs welcomed the work within the framework of the initiative to set up an International Agency for Biological Safety (IABS) based on the convention and reporting to the UN Security Council that would ensure compliance with the obligations under t...

Parliamentarians need to effectively promote the CSTO in the world, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at the 15th plenary meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow, BelT...

The CSTO countries need to strengthen allied relations, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at the 15th plenary meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow, BelTA informs.

The CSTO countries need to create a reliable barrier against fake stories, information and psychological operations conducted by unfriendly states, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said at the 15th plenary session of the...

The Belarusian delegation will be headed by Brest Oblast Governor Yury Shuleiko, who is responsible for coordinating cooperation between the country and this Russian region in the southeastern part of the Siberian Federal District.

In the final the Belarusian saw off world number 237 Irina Khromacheva of Russia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours 33 minutes.

The launch ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi, Belarusian Industry Minister Aleksandr Rogozhnik, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gleb Nikitin and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov of Russia.

“The first power unit of the BelNPP has generated 10 billion kWh of electricity since it was connected to the grid. This is comparable to 45% of the annual electricity consumption by the real sector of the country's economy,” the ministry noted.

Belarus is consistently working to replace Western European suppliers of medical equipment by suppliers from other countries, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told journalists after he delivered a report to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenk...

Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik held a meeting with President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez on 5 December.

The prestigious house Helsinki, which is ready-to-move-in, launches sales today. It is NOW that the prices per square meter are the best.

A delegation of the House of Representatives headed by Speaker Vladimir Andreichenko is taking part in the on-site meeting of the CSTO PA Council and the fifteenth plenary session of the CSTO PA in Moscow.

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.