According to the prime minister, the organizing committee for the Belarusian People’s Congress has been working hard. All the instructions given by the head of state in connection with this large-scale event have been fulfilled in a timely manner...

Just a week is left before the first session of the 7th Belarusian People's Congress kicks off, with the preparations for the event almost complete.

The 12th International Economic Forum and the 13th National Universal Exhibition-Fair Orsha Traditions will be held in Orsha on 24-27 April, BelTA learned from the Orsha District Executive Committee.

Belarus has retained its nuclear energy competences, which allows developing nuclear medicine, Pavel Yakovlev, editor-in-chief of the scientific and business outlet “Nuclear Energy 2.0”, told the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube ...

Flax has been sown on 55.6% of the designated area in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

 

First Deputy Economy Minister of Belarus Andrei Kartun told the Belarus 1 TV channel about instruments to support Belarus’ exports to far arc countries, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko wished Emmerson Mnangagwa good health and success, and the people of Zimbabwe happiness and prosperity.

The second edition of the Russia-Belarus Tourism Congress kicked off in Minsk on 17 April. It brought together more than 600 participants from Belarus and Russia, including representatives of two dozen Russian regions.

"The consumer price index for goods and services in the Eurasian Economic Union was 100.4% in March 2024 over February 2024 and 102% as against December 2023," the EEC said in a statement.  

Marianna Shchetkina noted that the works on display are different but they have something in common, namely our values and our Belarusian-Russian unity which is conveyed through kindness, light and love.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik has received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Xie Xiaoyong to discuss bilateral cooperation.

The governments of Belarus and Russia are working to create an environment conducive to the promotion of the tourism industry in the Union State, Deputy Economy Minister of Belarus Alesya Abramenko said.

A steady positive trend remains in place in the Belarusian economy, Belarusian First Deputy Economy Minister Andrei Kartun said as he commented on the country's social and economic performance in Q1 2004.

Cadets and professors of Belarusian State Aviation Academy, students of aviation classes of several Minsk schools met with pilot-cosmonaut of the Roscosmos State Corporation, Hero of Russia Denis Matveev. 

The draft law “On Ratification of the Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea” was approved at the meeting of the first session of ...

Geologist Mikhail Gromyko is considered to be the founder of Belarusian oil exploration. Back in 1930, together with Belarusian geographer Nikolai Arbuzkin, he began to search for oil in Rechitsa District. To find possible deposits, scientists drew ...

“The parties discussed topical issues of the bilateral agenda and interaction between Belarus and Serbia in international organizations,” the ministry said.

So, over the past year, electric energy providers helped save about 200 million cubic meters of natural gas. Another 200 million cubic meters of natural gas were also replaced thanks to the use of peat products by industrial enterprises, primarily ...

According to Roman Golovchenko, the tasks voiced by the head of state at yesterday’s large-scale meeting on agriculture are not new.

According to Roman Golovchenko, a large-scale meeting on agricultural development and efficiency of the agricultural industry was chaired by the head of state the day before.

 “The implementation of the agreement and the adoption of the law of the Republic of Belarus on its ratification will not entail an increase in budget expenditures. The bill has been agreed upon with all interested government bodies,” the minist...

The prime minister recalled the ambitions tasks, namely to increase the agricultural output by 6-7% and earn at least $9 billion on farm exports, which will require the full resource mobilization.

According to estimates, in January-February 2024 the GDP amounted to Br34.5 billion in current prices, up by 4% in comparable prices year-on-year.

“Belarus has been and remains committed to arms control and accordingly, to confidence-building and transparency measures,” the deputy minister noted.

The draft law was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers following the coordination with the head of state. It had been designed as a guarantee to ensure the national interests of the Republic of Belarus and also as ...

Spring crops were sown on 771,600 hectares, which is 32.6% of the plan. Early spring grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were planted on an area of 527,600 hectares, which is 85.7% of the plan.

The Washington Capitals, where Belarusian forward Aliaksei Protas plays, have clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 2-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

Based on climatic and weather conditions, last year's experience and certain risks, the Agriculture and Food Ministry expects to receive at least 9 million tonnes of grain in weight after processing, and also at least 1 million tonnes of colza in ...

One-day retail sales per capita came at Br23.5 vs Br20.1 in the same period a year prior.

The Belarusian president is convinced: “The ties established between Minsk and Damascus, which traditionally distinguish open dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation, will continue to deepen in the future.”

 More than 5 million Russian tourists visited Belarus in 2023, Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik said.

In Q1 2024 Belarus’ passenger traffic totaled 5,498.5 million passenger-kilometers, up by 8.3% year-on-year.

 Agricultural enterprises manufactured Br4.638 billion worth of products, up by 7.2% in comparable prices year-on-year.

The country is food self-sufficient. But, as I told industrialists, this is not enough. We can always do more, the president said.

The breeding experiment has been going on in three farms for several years and is yielding good results. Red cows are superior in terms of milk yield to traditional black-and-white breeds.

"Our country has achieved certain successes in terms of energy intensity. Compared to 2000, this figure has been reduced by more than two times. In the EAEU countries, the pace is much slower. For example, Belarus is followed by Kazakhstan that red...

"The indicator of our energy independence, taking into account the BelNPP, is already 27.5%. Increasing the share of domestic energy resources in the fuel consumption mix plays a significant role in achieving this indicator. These are mainly biomas...

As of 1 April, a total of 83,685 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 67,998 applied to use the money to improve housing conditions, 9,269 to receive healthcare services, 6,413 to pay for education and f...

The parties discussed practical steps to develop the Belarus-Eswatini political dialogue and economic cooperation and outlined a specific action plan to create a legal framework for bilateral relations.

In March 2024 the industrial production index equaled 105.3% over March 2023, and 107.1% over February 2024.

The Belarusian People's Congress will determine the course for strategic development of society and the state, Chairman of the Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said at a meeting of the Belarusian Central Election Commission.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko suggested creating a modern poultry breeding and genetics center as he hosted a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricultural sector, BelTA has learned.

We need a 10-year strategy for the development of ultra-modern pig breeding farms in Belarus. The strategy should embrace all kinds of things: advanced genetics, feeds, environmental friendliness parameters. The goals are extra-ambitious: in-depth ...

“We need to look into this matter again. I feel that the worse an enterprise performs, the more support it gets. Then why would they want to work better? It’s just a waste of money,” said the head of state. 

Domestic food is supplied to more than 107 countries. The country earned almost $7.5 billion in 2023. "This is despite a sharp drop in world prices," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.  

The strategy to augment agricultural enterprises has proved to be effective and this work should be completed by 2023, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricul...

The head of state urged attentions to the processing sector. "We need to take a course for in-depth processing of raw materials, which creates high added value. Everything should be processed without exception," the Belarusian leader stressed. 

According to him, another factor contributing to the labor shortage was the decision to credit the army service as the required work period on post-graduate job. "We will revisit this issue as well," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The head of state called discipline a key factor of success for any business. That said, law enforcement agencies report that the agricultural sector has the biggest number of violations of labor discipline.

“The government traditionally blames unfavorable weather conditions. Governors double down on this. However, we must admit that the weather was not the only thing to blame,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

Our strategic goal is to set up a high-tech, profitable agricultural sector. It is vital we maximize the potential of our agricultural industry, to tackle the current problems, to think about tomorrow and even the day after tomorrow, the Belarusian...

At the first sitting, the Belarusian People's Congress will elect the chairman, his deputy, and members of the Presidium. The agenda of the Belarusian People's Congress shall include the National Security Concept and the Military Doctrine," ...

Agricultural workers need to produce about 10 million tonnes of grain, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricultural sector, BelTA has learned.

"The Belarusian mechanical engineering can meet all your needs, especially in cooperation with the Russians. But it's time we upgraded the country's machine and tractor fleet. Today, agrarians (not only domestic ones) need machines with high throug...

"It is high time the agricultural sector moved to a new technological level, introduced precision farming technologies and create a favorable environment for any crops. This means lower material costs, higher yields and quality of products," Aleksa...

"Setting the date of the first meeting of the Belarusian People's Congress, we were guided by the constitution and also by the organizational and technical measures needed to prepare and conduct the Belarusian People's Congress," Igor Karpenko said...

Belarusian farmers should focus on expanding the production and exporting high value-added goods, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricultural sector.

Agricultural workers have something to be proud of, but the agricultural industry needs to be more sustainable and to develop faster, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the ag...

 Ten MAZ buses have arrived in Novorossiysk as part of the state program “Socio-economic development of Krasnodar Territory”, the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia told BelTA.

The parties examined the state and prospects of Belarus-China cooperation across the board and discussed the schedule of upcoming contacts at various levels.

Spring crops were planted on an area of 735,000 hectares, or 31.1% of the target. Early spring grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were planted on an area of 518,700 hectares, which is 84.3% of the plan.

The Days of Vietnam kicked off at the House of Friendship in Minsk on the evening of 15 April, BelTA has learned.

On 15 April Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik met with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Algeria Youcef Cherfa.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik met with Chairman of the People’s National Assembly of Algeria Ibrahim Boughali on 15 April, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 Once the project is completed, a Belarusian-Russian satellite for the remote sensing of Earth with an extremely high resolution and the service life of at least seven years is supposed to be put into orbit.

The permanent representatives are expected to sum up the results of the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council, which was held in Minsk on 12 April and outline a plan of action to implement the documents and agreements reached in Minsk.

 The document extends the existing procedure for mutual deliveries within the framework of the Belarus-Cuba intergovernmental agreement of 24 June 2014.

 The document approves a regulation on the lapel badge, its description and image in addition to defining the description and the form of the Belarusian People’s Congress delegate identification card.

 The decree provides for including the periods of military service in the territories of the Latvian and Estonian Soviet Socialist Republics, which were part of the USSR in the past, into the employment history used to award pensions in Belarus.

 The national cleanup day(aka subbotnik) will be held in Belarus on 20 April. Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko signed a corresponding resolution.

Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 866,771 visitors, including 528,371 citizens of Lithuania, 200,469 citizens and 60,192 non-citizens of Latvia, and 77,739 citizens of Poland.

In 2019 Minsk and Tashkent signed the first agreement on cooperation in trade, economy, science, technology and culture. The visit is timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the agreement. 

Belarus and Russia have done a great work to build new logistics for Belarusian export, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during the talks with Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow.

“Energy plans are traditionally the most challenging. But I think we don’t need to take them out of the package, we need to give instructions to finalize these documents and adopt them, as I have already said, in a single package,” Belarus�...

“We suggest significantly increasing investments in infrastructure projects in tourism and recuperation in Belarus,” said Roman Golovchenko. 

"In 2023, we set another record by hitting RUB4.2 trillion or almost Br150 billion in mutual trade," he said. The Russian prime minister stressed that Belarus increased its merchandise export to foreign markets using the Russian transport infrastru...

As Roman Golovchenko noted, this agreement was concluded, among other things, to enhance national security and technological sovereignty of Belarus and Russia.

The minister noted that such a mechanism in the interaction of business has already been trialed. "It made it possible to shorten the procedure of recognition from months literally to a matter of days," he added. 

"My colleagues and I have agreed that we will jointly look at investment projects in promising industries, and develop joint tools. We, Belarusians, are very interested in the instruments of public-private partnership that are used in Russia, speci...

“I would like to heartily congratulate you on the historic event - the first spaceflight of Belarusian woman cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya. Our presidents held a meeting with the participants of the 21st expedition to the International Space Statio...

Belarus and Russia need to clear up issues related to import substitution, Belarus’ Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during the talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on 15 April, BelTA has learned.

We are set to sign three Belarusian-Russian documents following the talks with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on 15 April, Belarusian Prime Minister  Roman Golovchenko said.

The economies of Belarus and Russia have passed a serious stress test, Belarus’ Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during the talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on 15 April, BelTA has learned.

The How it Was project kicked off on BelTA’s YouTube channel on 15 April. The format of the project is a journey into history that comes alive through archival photos, videos, and interviews.

Natalya Kochanova met with the plant’s management to discuss the prospects of Glubokoye Dairy Canning Plant.

The parties also agreed to work on the exchange of visits, including the visits of the Belarusian president and the prime minister to Algeria, and Algeria’s ministers of industry and agriculture  to Minsk.

Aliaksandra Sasnovich reached the main draw following two victories in the qualifying: 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) against Jana Fett of Croatia and 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 against Oceane Dodin of France.

Director of the National Center for Marketing and Price Study of Belarus Nikolai Borisevich has met with Chairman of the Board of Uztrade Abror Kurbanov, BelTA has learned from the National Center for Marketing and Price Study.

The Algerian head of state received a message from Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with concrete proposals on the development of bilateral cooperation.

East Africa is a developed market with global standards of doing business, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kenya Pavel Vzyatkin said in an interview to Belarus 1 TV channel.

A Belarusian government delegation is flying out to Moscow for talks.  The Government House of the Russian Federation will be the venue of a meeting between Roman Golovchenko and Mikhail Mishustin.

Spring crops were planted on an area of 697,200 hectares, 29.5% of the target. Early spring grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were planted on an area of 504,600 hectares, which is 82% of the plan.

Belarus is concerned about a new round of dangerous escalation in the Middle East and rising tensions, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik said after talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad of Algeria Ah...

In order to destabilize the situation in Belarus, opponents use information and psychological operations centers, as well as resort to journalistic and pseudo-journalistic opportunities, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Vladimir Pe...

“After the main suppliers of machinery left the Russian market, we had a task to fill this niche. If we had not done it, others would have come. Now it would be even more difficult to work in the Russian market,” Aleksandr Rogozhnik said.

The President’s Week project is intended for those, who want to keep up with the head of state, be up-to-date on the latest statements and decisions of the Belarusian leader.

We call on the entire international community and international organizations to take measures and consolidate efforts to urgently stabilize the situation.

"I am convinced that you will continue the glorious traditions of veterans and remain an example of loyalty to the oath and military duty. You will do everything to ensure that the sky over our country is always clear," the message reads. 

Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu of Kazakhstan emphasized that the opening of the Consulate General is an important event.