The Belarusian side confirmed readiness to share advanced technologies and experience in arranging efficient production of tractors and harvesters on the Kazakh market. The meeting became an important stage in building up a new level of partnership b...

Discussing the statements by Polish President Karol Nawrocki that Bandera's ideology is equal to Nazi ideology, Vladimir Kornilov noted: “We must understand that there is a division there between the right and the left."

Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Andrei Dapkiunas and IAEA Deputy Director General Najat Mokhtar signed a document on practical arrangements between the IAEA and the Polesie State Radioecological Reserv...

Nearly 8.5 million tonnes of grain has been threshed in Belarus so far, the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.  

The yield amounted to 45.1 centners per hectare, which is 7.8 centners per hectare more than in 2024. Eight districts of the region have threshed over 100,000 tonnes.

The head of state signed corresponding decrees No.318 and No.319 on 28 August. 

The Day of the Republic of Belarus is being held at the International Online Expo for travel industry professionals from Russia and the CIS countries.

Deputy Economy Minister Mariya Mazhinskaya outlined the priority areas set out in the draft program for Belarus’ social and economic development for 2026-2030 during an intersectoral group meeting on economic issues of the Council for Sustainable D...

Minsk accounts for one third of retail turnover in Belarus, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, Natalya Kochanova told journalists following a meeting of the Minsk City Executive Committee to discuss the res...

Belarus and Kyrgyzstan intend to intensify their bilateral cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Belarus Erbol Sultanbaev said during an event to mark Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day.

The comprehensive development and strengthening of partnership and friendship with Belarus is one of the priorities of Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Belarus Erbol Sultanbaev said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned he would be interested in going to a Mak.by restaurant. But he would do it only on one condition: when he will be able to taste a dish made only of Belarusian foods. The president admitted he had never tasted what is on...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Azerbaijan Dmitry Pinevich has visited the town of Sheki.

A regular meeting of the working group on cooperation in the petrochemical industry took place at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan.

“No one will give away the agricultural enterprises that operate well. They represent a majority. If they work, we let them work. But in a situation where a private owner can make a contribution, we will surely support them,” the head of state st...

At a meeting to discuss pressing issues in the development of potato farming in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed scientists to develop a potato variety resistant to diseases and adverse weather conditions.

During a working trip to Mogilev Oblast, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the good work of farmers this year despite difficult weather conditions and tight deadlines of the harvesting and sowing campaigns.

“To date, our main task is to harvest the crop [potatoes] and preserve it. What is the situation with storage facilities in our country? Are there enough of them? Including for the seed reserve,” Aleksandr Lukashenko asked. 

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “The harvesting campaign is in full swing. The year has not been simple but I repeat that the crops in the fields are decent. It is necessary to gather them in and preserve them.”

Belarusians should know that the country has a sufficient supply of potatoes, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss pressing issues in the development of potato farming in Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has warned heads of retail chains that it is unacceptable not to keep quality and affordable domestic potatoes in stock during a meeting to discuss the development of potato farming in Belarus.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Dmitry Derevinsky presented his credentials to President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

During a working trip to Mogilev Oblast, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko announced that he plans to bring several bags of potatoes as a gift for foreign leaders on his upcoming visit to China, BelTA has learned. 

Retail chains should be actively involved in the storage and subsequent sale of potatoes, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he made a working trip to Kirovsk District, Mogilev Oblast on 28 August.

“Our executives travel along a road and see that everything near the road is cultivated and good. Nearly as good as in OAO Rassvet. But farther on everything is overgrown with goldenrods, with this golden weed. Men, it won’t do,” the president ...

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has advanced to the third round of the US Open.

In accordance with Council of Ministers Resolution No. 457, dated 22 August 2025, Belagroprombank will transfer shares of three enterprises to state ownership free of charge by 31 December 2025. The resolution was officially published on the National...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is on a working trip to Mogilev Oblast on 28 August. The head of state will tour the Rassvet agricultural enterprise in Kirovsk District, BelTA has learned.  

Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov has met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the ministry’s press service told BelTA. 

The member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are preparing a joint anti-drug strategy for 2026-2030. The draft strategy was presented at the Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states. 

A delegation from Gomel Oblast, led by Governor Ivan Krupko, held talks with Chinese partners in the PRC to discuss potential supplies of cellulose and wood chips from Gomel Oblast to China, BelTA learned from the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee.  ...

The project is celebrating the 180th birthday of Abai Qūnanbaiūly (1845-1904), the famous poet, founder of Kazakh written literature and the literary language, translator, and composer.

 

A delegation from the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs led by Minister Ivan Kubrakov is currently visiting the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. On 27 August, Ivan Kubrakov held a working meeting with Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narc...

The forum is organized by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Vladimir Kornilov stated that a great many military-industrial complex corporations are profiting from the war in Ukraine.

As part of its partnership with Khabarovsk Territory, one of Russia’s largest regions, the Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ continues to supply mining equipment in the most in-demand payload classes, contributing to the developmen...

European nations are aiding Ukraine out of an irrational obsession and a hatred for Russia, political observer with the media group Rossiya Segodnya Vladimir Kornilov said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube chan...

The remains of 147 Red Army soldiers were reburied in a mass grave in the agro-town of Vorony, Vitebsk District on 27 August. The remains were discovered during excavations near the villages of Yeremino, Ranino, and Luchinovka in Vitebsk District.

A military contingent from Kazakhstan has arrived in Belarus to participate in the CSTO joint exercises. Previously, contingents from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan also arrived.

For several years, large-scale excavations have been underway on the Menka River in the village of Gorodishche, located 10km from Minsk.

The facility is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2026 and will include an office building, a service station, a spare parts warehouse, and an exhibition area.

Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states held consultations on the agenda of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in Moscow on 26 August.  

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus strongly condemns any aggressive actions aimed at creating a tense international situation in the Caribbean region and Latin America as a whole.

The goal of locating European military-industrial assembly facilities in Ukraine is to use the “Made in Ukraine” label, political observer with the media group Rossiya Segodnya Vladimir Kornilov said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] p...

The first meeting of the expert group to coordinate draft regulations for the interstate program titled CIS Fair was held at the CIS Executive Committee Office in Moscow.

The objectives of the Belarusian-Russian strategic military exercise Zapad 2025 [West 2025] are strictly defensive, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said during a tour of enterprises in Orsha District.

A ceremony to hand over the first batch of vehicles made by Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) took place in Managua (Nicaragua) on 27 August.

Chaired by Igor Sergeyenko, an expanded on-site meeting of the Council of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus took place at the University of Civil Protection of the Emergencies Ministry on 27 August.

Despite Belarus' peace initiatives, the level of military threats around our country is only increasing, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said during a tour of enterprises in Orsha District.

The core of Digital Geological Exploration is a unified data repository that consolidates various documents and reports related to geological exploration.

Belarusian Glass Company has delivered a batch of samples of type B ampules (ranging from 1 ml to 20 ml) to FARMACUBA Importing-Exporting Company (Cuba).

This will create favorable conditions for strengthening business contacts between economic entities of the two countries, open up new opportunities for trade and economic cooperation, and contribute to the growth of mutual trade.

Attending the grand opening were Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) Radiy Khabirov, and heads of enterprises affiliated with Belarus’ Industry Min...

As of 27 August, some 8,357,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, were cropped in Belarus. 

Employees of the Chinese Embassy in Belarus presented commemorative Chinese medals to five Belarusian veterans in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the war of China’s resistance against Japanese invaders.

Exercises integrating the training of various components of the CSTO troops (collective forces) will be held at the Losvido and Lepelsky training grounds in Belarus from 31 August to 6 September. 

The president assured that Belarus is ready to share its achievements in the areas of state and socio-economic development.

The China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone is one of the largest joint investment projects between the People's Republic of China and Belarus. As of today, there are 157 companies operating in the park with founders from 15 different countries.

Lida will host the 32nd Belarusian Written Language Day on 6-7 September. This year, the event will be dedicated to several milestone dates.

Natalya Eismont said: “The presidents of Belarus and Russia have never had any problems with organizing a meeting and discussing something. They meet whenever they have to. And they will surely meet this time.”

Russian military observer of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, Colonel (retired) Viktor Baranets gave his opinion on what factor could influence the territorial issue in the Ukraine conflict in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on B...

Head coach of the Belarusian football national team Carlos Alos has named the roster for the opening fixtures of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The Belarusian State Committee for Science and Technology, together with the Belarusian Innovation Fund and the Minsk City Technopark, will hold a series of online seminars titled Business-Start from 26 August to 19 September.

The first exchange contract for the supply of beef by‑products to Kyrgyzstan has been concluded on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE).

The 18th festival titled Youth for the Union State will take place in Mogilev from 5 to 8 September.

The parties discussed current issues of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in various fields, as well as the prospective agenda for interaction in international and regional security.

Mogilev will host the Belarus-Russia Union State Youth Forum “The role of youth in preserving and protecting historical memory” on 5-8 September. 

The mission is focused on corporate oversight and monitoring. The purpose of the mission is to share the best practices in organizing the operation of independent oversight and in maintaining a high level of safety.

The deployment of Western troops in Ukraine will make the situation even worse than it was before the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian military observer of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, Colonel (retired) Viktor Bar...

According to Artur Karpovich, the development of a clear system for consumer trade services, primarily in rural areas, by the end of the year is the main task set by the head of state.

The kindergarten in the agro-town of Gorshchevshchina, Tolochin District, Vitebsk Oblast, will continue to operate. Earlier, local residents had appealed to the head of state via social media with a request not to close the institution, even though ...

In January-July 2025, the average occupancy rate of hotels in Minsk reached 67.2%, which was 7.4% more year-on-year. Demand for hotel accommodation is primarily driven by foreign visitors. The share of foreign guests has traditionally exceeded 70%.

Brest is hosting the open national archery competitions for the prizes of Hero of the Soviet Union, cosmonaut Pyotr Klimuk on 26-29 August.

Exports of goods and services rose to $23.8523 billion (up 0.2% over January-June 2024). Imports of goods and services totaled $24.7812 billion (up 4.1% over January-June 2024).

Belarus and Russia’s Vologda Oblast have signed a cooperation development program for 2026-2028 at the Days of Vologda Oblast in Belarus forum.

At the beginning of the meeting the head of state emphasized that all the decisions must be made in order to ensure a normal life for people and primarily those in the countryside. The president mentioned a number of aspects that need to be addressed...

By 1 January, an efficient retail service system must be established throughout country, particularly in rural areas, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting to discuss the efficiency of the national retail system on 26 Augu...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko criticized the performance of the Belarusian National Union of Consumer Societies Belkoopsoyuz at a meeting to discuss the efficiency of the national retail system on 26 August.

It is necessary to reconsider some ill-conceived decisions in trade, including decisions related to digitalization, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the efficiency of the country’s retail service system, BelTA ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is necessary to strike a balance: if you run a profitable business in the capital city and other large cities, you should undertake a bit of social responsibility and cater to consumers in the countryside. Especially ...

Inconvenient operating hours for stores, routes of mobile shops, a poor assortment of goods, and the presence of expired products are the main problems in retail trade that require prompt solutions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said a...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting to discuss the efficiency of the country’s retail service system on 26 August.

During the international Golden Bear strength sports tournament in Minsk, the 64-year-old athlete bench-pressed a 100kg barbell nine times in a row, a feat few people his age in the world can accomplish.

Belarusian and Russian scientists discussed the development of artificial intelligence at a foresight session, which was held as part of the International Foresight on Artificial Intelligence in Belarus on 25 August.

In H1 2025, resident companies of free economic zones (FEZ) invested over Br1 billion in launching and expanding production facilities, the press service of the Belarusian Economy Ministry told BelTA. 

On 25 August Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 317 “On educational institutions”, the press service of the head of state told BelTA. 

On 26 August, the Belarusian Communications and Informatization Ministry will issue an envelope with a commemorative postage stamp to celebrate Belarusian Written Language Day.

Since the start of the year, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has accredited 442 Russian companies. Currently, the Russian Federation is represented on BUCE by 4,700 companies from 79 regions.

Contingents of the troops (collective forces) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization are moving from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan to the locations where the exercises will take place according to the plan.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Türkiye Anatoly Glaz met with Türkiye’s Deputy Trade Minister Mustafa Tuzcu on 25 August.

Belarus is seeing a reduction in pollutant emissions into the air, Yelena Meleshkova, Deputy Head of Environmental Policy, Science and Information Department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection said during a press con...

The nominal gross average salary in Belarus amounted to Br2,772.4 in July 2025.

An operational exercise of the signal corps of the Armed Forces is being held under the leadership of Chief Signal Officer of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Chief of the Signal Office of the General Staff of Belarus’ Armed Forces Vadim Romaniv fro...

Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin discussed the development of tourism with Russia during a meeting with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

The task of scientists is to ensure that dreams in the field of AI development come true, while risks do not, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Karanik said during a foresight session in Minsk on 25 ...

Special consultations were held at the headquarters of the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk on 25 August. 

Brest Oblast Governor Piotr Parkhomchik heads the working group on cooperation between Belarus and Penza Oblast on Belarus’ behalf.

Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich noted that last year trade in food products between Belarus and Vologda Oblast of Russia exceeded $10.2 million. This is the highest figure in the past five years.

A unified online platform featuring products from inclusive workshops has been launched in Minsk.