Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako presented keys for eight modern MAZ buses to the municipal carrier in Lesozavodsk. The vehicles are scheduled to enter service in the coming days.  

At the conclusion of the 18th Verona Eurasian Economic Forum in Istanbul, participants advocated for dialogue to replace bloc-based confrontation, BelTA has learned. 

On the occasion of Civil Aviation Workers’ Day, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko issued a congratulatory message to the country’s aviation industry personnel and veterans, BelTA learned from the Belarusian leader’s press service. 

Belarus admitted 9,837 citizens of Ukraine in October. Of them 2 people crossed the Ukraine-Belarus border, 8,576 came from Poland, 1,197 from Lithuania, and 62 from Latvia.

The preservation and dissemination of historical truth about World War II, along with the inviolability of burial sites and monuments to liberators and victims, must remain a constant focus of UNESCO, Head of the Belarusian delegation Yuri Ambrasevic...

On 1 November, the new RHL season officially opened at the Olympic Arena with a match between the hockey team of the President of Belarus and the Mogilev Oblast team. What today’s game was like, and what athletes and spectators will remember, is c...

For many Russian travelers, Belarus has long been a popular destination for celebrating the New Year holidays. What options are Belarus' estates and health resorts offering for an unforgettable winter getaway?

The hockey team of the President of Belarus was off to a triumphant start in the new, 19th season of the Republican Hockey League (RHL).

The 31st Minsk International Film Festival Listapad hosted a Day of Chinese Cinema. The opening ceremony of the event was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan.

The president’s team is hosting the team of Mogilev Oblast in the opening match at the Olympic Arena in Minsk.

Lithuania has repeatedly taken unilateral decisions to close border checkpoints. As a result, nearly 5,000 Lithuanian tractors and trailers are currently stranded on Belarusian territory. 

This is the fourth increase in the minimum subsistence budget in 2025. Since the beginning of the year, it has risen by 12.2%.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated visitors, participants, and organizers of the 31st Minsk International Film Festival Listapad on the opening of the country’s largest autumn cultural forum.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the people of Algeria on their national holiday, Revolution Day.

Flights will operate on Mondays and Thursdays with return services on Tuesdays and Fridays. Ticket prices will start from Br659 for one way trip and from Br1169 for a round trip under the Light fare.

Currently, 15 regions of Russia have direct flights with cities of Belarus, totaling over 140 flights per week, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said at a joint meeting of the boards of the Belarusian Economy Ministry and...

Belarusian skiers Hanna Karaliova and Hanna Machakhina have won medals at the international skiing competition Seligdar Cup in Aldan.

High tech, investments, and services are the drivers of Belarus-Russia trade, Belarusian Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar said at a joint meeting of the boards of the Belarusian Economy Ministry and the Russian Economic Development Ministry in Gomel...

Belarus is ready for a “big deal”  with the United States, provided that its interests are observed, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast on 31 October.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has confirmed plans to deploy Oreshnik missile system in Belarus in December during his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast on 31 October.

Belavia will resume flights to Almaty, Kazakhstan in late December this year, Belavia Director General Igor Cherginets said at a press conference to discuss the launch of Belavia’s new flight program to Sri Lanka.

Poland has derailed a preliminary agreement on a prisoner exchange with Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast on 31 October.

Belarus has replaced the nuclear weapons deployed on its territory with the newest ones from Russia, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast on 31 October.

During a working visit to Vitebsk Oblast, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko warned his foreign opponents against attempts to crush Belarus and Russia, BelTA has learned. 

Speaking about the situation involving the smuggling of cigarettes using weather balloons to Lithuania, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that opponents abroad are simply looking for a reason to try to humiliate the Belarusian government.

There is no official information about suspending the reopening of two border crossings with Belarus in November, Podlaskie Voivode Jacek Brzozowski stated on 31 October.

Belarusian tennis player Mikalai Haliak has advanced to the semifinals of the $30,000 M25 Qian Daohu 2025 Tennis Tournament in China, with Belarus’ Daria Khomutsianskaya through to the semifinals of the Tashkent women’s tournament, beating Lithua...

The 25th session of the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental commission on military technology cooperation took place in Minsk. Representatives of the defense industries of the two countries were present.

The Belarusian placed second in the total with a score of 334kg, with the Turkish representative securing victory with a total of 340kg. 

Lithuanians themselves were smuggling cigarettes from Belarusian territory using weather balloons, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in response to a question from journalists on 31 October. 

The total increase in loans granted to legal entities and natural persons amounted to 14.6% year-on-year as of late September, including 20.4% in Belarusian rubles and 1.7% in foreign currencies (U.S. dollar equivalent).

Security issues in Eurasia should not be resolved with tanks and machine guns, as people are tired of this approach, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to Belarus Jozef Migaš said.

In the clean and jerk, Yakushau successfully lifted 163kg and 167kg before failing at 171kg. However, the 167kg lift was enough to secure him the small bronze in the event.

Belarus will not become involved in any war unless it is the target of external aggression, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was talking to local residents during a visit to the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. 

The time is not far off when Europe will have to pay Belarus for the clean and fresh air produced by the country’s preserved forests and wetlands, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The village of Domzheritsy, which is located on the territory of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, should set the standard for agrotown development across the entire country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with its local res...

“Today, those who want to earn money, can earn money. To live well, to have a decent life, you must be proactive. Our job is to create the conditions. The state, the government, must create the conditions,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.

“We should have more of such production facilities. And for this, you [Yuri Nazarov, Head of the Presidential Property Management Directorate] should receive a loan at a symbolic interest rate. It’s a worthwhile investment. The payback is guarant...

Ahead of the weekend, around 4,800 trucks are queuing up at the Belarusian border checkpoints to enter the European Union. The busiest route for trucks is through the Polish checkpoint Kukuryki (Kozlovichi on the Belarusian side).

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “People should live in nature reserves in kind of small islands. Creating these small islands in places where people live like Domzheritsy is the idea.”

Gender equality and international cooperation are vital to global peace, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan said at the China-Belarus seminar on youth and women’s exchanges. 

Belarus needs to develop health resort and spa services, which are currently in high demand, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard a report on tourism development within the system of the Presidential Property Management Director...

Belarus has harvested 94% of areas planted to grain and leguminous crops, including maize, which makes up 2.172 million hectares. As of 31 October, a total of 10.275 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed and maize, were cropped.

The One District-One Project initiative is a key element of the organizational work that has helped accelerate investment development in Belarus.

Belarus and Russia will improve mechanisms of cooperation between their customs services to ensure the application of uniform conditions for the movement of goods and vehicles.

The head of state will review the comprehensive development of the area, including its social and industrial sectors.

The festival received over 3,600 applications from 120 countries, with 157 films from 41 countries being selected. Listapad will feature works from Russia, China, India, Iran, and Pakistan, as well as from European countries.

The parties discussed current issues of cooperation between Belarus and the Federation, the preparation of a joint action plan between Belarus and the IFRC, and the humanitarian situation in the region and the world.

In the morning of 30 October, diplomats from the UK, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, France, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands laid flowers at the memorial in the Kuropaty tract near the Minsk Ring Road.

“Today we see an increase in dairy products, chemical fertilizers, carbon fibers, meat products, cellulose, goods made of plastic, fiberboards and sawn timber, paper, pasteboard, goods made of them, and a number of other products,” Mikhail Akunet...

The international exhibition Minhwa: The Art of Korea has launched at the National Art Museum, co-organized by the Korean association World Peace Art Exhibition Committee with support from the Belarusian embassy in South Korea.

The forum that took place in the Belarusian capital city was dedicated to global world (dis)order and Eurasian security. Andrei Dapkiunas noted that results of the conference had demonstrated the demand for this dialogue platform and the heightened i...

The State Control Committee of Belarus and Egypt’s Central Auditing Organization have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the sidelines of the 25th INTOSAI Congress (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions).

The document was signed as a result of a bilateral meeting of Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin and his Kazakh counterpart Dauren Kossanov. The parties discussed the main avenues of cooperation in matters of mutual interest.

The route goes via St. Petersburg and provides for booking a ferry in advance without waiting. The expected delivery time is 10 calendar days. Transportation by road and by rail is used in various sections of the route.

 

Approximately 600,000 people have deserted from the Armed Forced of Ukraine (AFU), the Ukrainian public figure Dmitry Vasilets said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

There is room for compromise in the negotiation process between Russia and the USA, Igor Shishkin, an expert of the Institute of CIS Countries, said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

The draft program for social and economic development for 2026-2030 has been significantly shortened after revision, Andrei Kartun, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank, told the media.

Kirill Komarov said: “When we come to different countries with projects to build nuclear power plant units, we essentially help every country create its own nuclear industry, including entire sections such as infrastructure, educational programs, a...

At a meeting of  a working group to fine tune the draft program of socio-economic development until 2030, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus and head of the group Roman Golovchenko revealed how the project was refined on the in...

The document introduces restrictions on the movement of natural persons and transport via the border crossing Medininkai (Kamenny Log on the Belarusian side) till 01:00 Belarusian time on 1 December 2025.

The current situation on the front is very bleak for Vladimir Zelensky, the Ukrainian public figure Dmitry Vasilets said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

This year, training facilities designed to equip troops with skills for countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been completed at nearly all Belarusian training grounds, said Vladimir Bely, Chief of the Central Office for Combat Training o...

Belarusian tennis player Mikalai Haliak is through to the last eight of the $30,000 M25 Qian Daohu 2025 Tennis Tournament in China.

The plan was signed by Chairman of the Belarusian State Control Committee Vasily Gerasimov and Auditor-General of Pakistan Muhammad Ajmal Gondal on the sidelines of the 25th INTOSAI Congress (International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions).

Following Lithuania’s decision to close its border with Belarus for one month, several hundred trucks belonging to Lithuanian transport companies found themselves stranded, unable to return to the country.

The Belarusian airline plans to resume flights to Almaty on 18 December with a frequency of twice a week, and to Thailand in early January.

“AI is a powerful force for modernizing the banking industry, primarily by optimizing a vast number of internal business processes and enhancing everyday customer experiences,” Aleksandr Yegorov noted. 

The Belarusian men’s fire and rescue sport team clinched gold in the 100-meter obstacle course. 

The draft medium-term strategy for the youth policy in the Union State was discussed in Pinsk at the meeting of the Commission on Youth Policy, Sport, and Tourism of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State. 

Baku is hosting the 27th Azerbaijan International Medical Innovations Exhibition Medinex 2025, which will run until 1 November. Participating in it are leading companies from Belarus’ pharmaceutical industry and medical products sector.

According to him, this agreement was reached by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.

Pinsk played host to a meeting of the Commission on Youth Policy, Sport, and Tourism of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 30 October..

Belarus is developing cooperation in healthcare with Africa along three main avenues: medical services, personnel training, and pharmaceutics, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Aleksandr Khodzhayev told the media following a meeting on ways of advancing...

An agreement on cooperation and a roadmap were signed in Minsk between the Belarusian Women's Union and the Rostov Oblast branch of the Union of Women of Russia.

A delegation from Ufa has been on a visit to Minsk for two days now. The guests have toured Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), BKM Holding Company, the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War, and other sites.

Belarusian tennis player started her Tashkent campaign with a confident 6-1, 6-2 victory over Russia’s Sofiia Suslova in the first round, and today, on 30 October, she booked her spot in the quarterfinals by seeing off another Russian, Ekaterina Tu...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė told reporters that Warsaw agreed to postpone the reopening of border checkpoints with Belarus,  RMF24 reports. 

The Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee and China’s Jiangxi Province have signed a cooperation roadmap for 2026-2028. Deputy Chairwoman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Anzhelika Nikitina told the media about the areas for expanding coopera...

Following the president’s meeting to discuss the development of cooperation with African countries, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Yuri Gorlov revealed which Belarusian products are in demand on that market.

According to Viktor Karanikevich, every year, a more ambitious target for the supply of Belarusian machinery and goods is set, and for two years in a row we have seen a positive trend - a growth in the export of both goods and services. 

Over 95% of Belarusians note that they live in a safe and peaceful country, Aleksandr Postavsky, Deputy Director for Science at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), told the media.

About 2,600 students from Africa are already studying at Belarusian universities, Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets told journalists following the president’s meeting to discuss the development of cooperation with African countries.

A working visit by Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin to St. Petersburg has resulted in the signing of documents for the supply of Belarusian products worth RUB 2.9 billion to St. Petersburg, BelTA learned from the government’s press servi...

According to the head of the region, participation in exchange trading opens up significant opportunities for Smolensk enterprises in terms of exports and procurement, making it necessary to intensify this direction of cooperation with Belarus.

The 18th Verona Eurasian Economic Forum, which has brought together prominent politicians, heads of major companies, scholars and experts from over 30 countries, opened in Istanbul

The meeting covered the current agenda of Belarus-Kazakhstan cooperation. Consideration was given to the development of the bilateral political dialogue and interaction between the foreign ministries.

The reopening of the Bobrowniki and Kuznica border crossings could be a genuine relief for Polish transport companies, which are currently suffering from limited throughput capacity, the Trans.INFO website notes.

Belarus and South Korea plan to bolster cooperation in tourism, BelTA learned from the Belarusian National Tourism Agency following a meeting between Belarusian Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism Oleg Andreichik and a delegation from South Korea.

Around 3,000 trucks are waiting to enter Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Belarusian exporters have to fight for their customer on key markets despite the difficult situation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the meeting on developing cooperation with African countries in Minsk on 30 October.

In the quarterfinal match on 29 October, the Belarusian-Russian duo dominated the American-Japanese pair of Sabrina Santamaria and Moyuka Uchijima, 6-1, 6-0, in just 50 minutes.

Belarus’ political capital in Africa must be monetized through mutually beneficial projects,” Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss cooperation with African countries on 30 October, BelTA has learned. 

The topic of cooperation with African countries is often discussed at the level of the head of state, as traditional export markets must be expanded.

Minsk has become not only a venue for peace talks but also a platform to discuss multipolarity and diversity in the 21st century. This view was shared with a BelTA correspondent by Sergei Vergeichik, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strateg...

The exports of Belarusian engineering products to African countries are increasing, Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich said during a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic.

The deputy speaker highlighted that the leaders of Belarus and Azerbaijan, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Ilham Aliyev, set a special tone for these interstate relations.  

Belarusian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov met with DPRK Foreign Affairs Minister Choe Son-hui in Minsk on 29 October. During the talks, the heads of the foreign ministries discussed the development of traditionally friendly relations betwe...

Türkiye is committed to deepening and expanding its relationship with Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Belarus Güçlü Cem Işık said at a ceremony to mark the 102nd anniversary...