“This is not the first event held jointly with representatives of the Russian region. Belarusian delegations also visited Karelia to discuss mutual partnership. There is a constant exchange of delegations, business circles to expand the commodity s...

Our main task is to popularize Belarusian culture, chairperson of the Narva Belarusian society Syabry (Estonia) Lyudmila Annus told BelTA on the sidelines of the meeting of the Advisory Council for Belarusians Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affair...

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hosted a regular meeting of the Consultative Council for Belarusians Abroad. Taking part in it were members of the diaspora from various countries, including the EU and the USA, BelTA has learned.

The draft law on amendments to the Electoral Code has been submitted to the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Standing Commission on State Construction, Local Self-Government and Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives Valentin Sem...

“We believe that an official visit of the head of the parliament will be another important step to strengthen our cooperation,” the MP said.

The country's gold and foreign currency reserves went up by $207.9 million (up 2.7%) in November after rising by $86.5 million (up 1.1%) in October.

In January-November 2022 individuals bought the equivalent of $9.032 billion in cash and cashless forms and sold $9.168 billion worth of foreign currency. In November, the net demand for foreign currency was $131.5 million.

The seventh meeting of the working group on cooperation of Belarus and Irkutsk Oblast is set to take place on 7 December.

"The second retail store is scheduled to open in April 2023. An online store belrumarket.org will be launched in early 2023 and will offer delivery throughout Russia,” the company said.

The official noted: “Pinpoint adjustments are possible if resulting achievements exceed plans, if promising projects get implemented, if living standards get better. But changes to match actual results will not be authorized.”

Gennady Sushanov said: “It is a systemic investment project, which is important for the national power grid as a whole, including due to the operation of the nuclear power plant.”

During a brief speech at the ceremony, Belarusian Ambassador Uladzimir Baravikou hailed this as the landmark event in the history of relations between Belarus and Vietnam, describing the Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City as an outpost of Belarus ...

Belarus is participating in the exhibition for the fourth time. Fourteen Belarusian companies is presenting a wide range of dairy, meat, starch products, and baked goods.

Reception of Belarusian nationals on consular issues and foreign citizens on visa issues is carried out by prior appointment by e-mail hochiminhcity@mfa.gov.by.

"Today Belarus proceeds from the fact that only through rebuilding trust between states can we restore global stability," Ambassador Andrei Ravkov said.

Belarusian delegation took part in a coordination meeting to discuss projects of the IAEA's international technical assistance for Belarus, BelTA learned from the National Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control, and Environmen...

he snow scenery of Hengshan Mountain scenic area in Hengyang, China's Hunan Province

The diplomat emphasized constant bilateral contacts and effective interaction. Telephone conversations between the presidents of Belarus and Azerbaijan and the heads of government were held at the initiative of both sides during the year.

The members of the commission took stock of the progress in its performance in 2022 and discussed plans for 2023. They also took note of the participation of members of the commission and the federations they represent in the sports and cultural fest...

A meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States on Combating Illegal Migration took place in Yerevan on 6 December, CSTO press secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA.

"We supply engineering products, electrical goods, medicines, dairy and meat products and other food products to Azerbaijan. Import of fruit and vegetable products from Azerbaijan to Belarus is a great contributor to trade. For example, we have tripl...

Belarus and Azerbaijan have maintained the level and pace of bilateral cooperation and intensified cooperation in a number of areas, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Azerbaijan Andrei Ravkov s...

Belarus and the UAE have established a strong partnership in various fields, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Almusharrekh said, BelTA has learned.

“The parties discussed inter-parliamentary cooperation and plans for the development of new areas of Belarusian-Hungarian cooperation, including trade and economic relations. They also touched upon the possibilities of organizing cultural and educa...

- Belarus will not allow sweeping the topic of sanctions and their impact on food security under the rug, Belarus' representative Kirill Petrovsky said at the 171st session of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

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...