"It makes no sense to block this platform as long as we can use it. As he met with students at the linguistic university, the president made a very subtle point that should be emphasized. If necessary, if there is a threat to the state through these ...

On 15 September 2005 the UN General Assembly hosted a summit, which the organizers called a logical continuation of the Millennium Summit held in 2000. As many as 170 presidents, monarchs, and heads of governments gathered in the hall.

In 2005 Kyrgyzstan experienced a color revolution, which was called the “tulip revolution”. The formal reason for the mass riots was dissatisfaction with results of the parliamentary elections. The actions, which started ostensibly peacefully, gr...

An “orange revolution” happened in the center of Kiev on 22 November 2004. Viktor Yushchenko had lost the presidential election. His supporters set up a tent camp. According to recollections of witnesses, Yushchenko’s staff had not expected the...

A new documentary on the ONT TV channel has exposed the scheme that “human rights” foundations use to make money on “political prisoners”, BelTA has learned.

So far this year the Belarusian civil aviation has seen a 7% increase in passenger turnover and 20% in the number of passengers boarded, the Department of Aviation at the Transport and Communications Ministry said.

Of them 68 people came to Belarus from Ukraine, 104,385 – from Poland, 24,521 – from Lithuania, 1,878 – from Latvia.

Historian and political analyst from Switzerland Sébastien Chazaud told the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel whether people in Switzerland know much about BRICS.

The Belarusian news agency BelTA is running an exhibition called as Belarus. Takeoff in Brest as part of the national social and cultural campaign Marathon of Unity.

The human rights commissioners of Russia and Ukraine exchanged parcels and letters for prisoners of war on the territory of Belarus, Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said in her Telegram channel.

Kazakhstan is keen to intensify cooperation in culture with Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Timur Zhaksylykov said during a press conference in Minsk on 20 December.

China's mutual visa-free travel with Belarus has been in effect since 2018, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Zhang Wenchuan told BelTA. 

We are putting the interests of our people at the center as we are building the present and the future of Belarus, Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko said at a meeting with students.

Kazakhstan looks forward to a significant increase in trade with Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Timur Zhaksylykov said during a press conference in Minsk on 20 December.

Kazakhstan sees great potential for cooperation with Belarus in many areas, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Timur Zhaksylykov said during a press conference in Minsk on 20 December, BelTA has learned.

The documentary series Time Chose Us on the Belarus 1 TV channel zeroed in on the reasons for the color revolution in Georgia in 2003.

Oreshnik makes any threats to Belarus' security unthinkable, military expert and political analyst Yakov Kedmi said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

The Belarusian Prosthetic and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center operates various production workshops, a hospital, an educational and rehabilitation center, three stores and other things.

Vladimir Mulyavin, the leader of the famous Pesnyary band, passed away o26 January 2003. His death shocked absolutely everyone. He was truly a people's artist whose life was cut short too soon. 

Kazakhstan offers Belarus to produce building materials together and cooperate in wood processing, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Timur Zhaksylykov said during a press conference in Minsk on 20 December.

Belarus will launch an electronic visa system for citizens of 67 countries, reads Council of Ministers’ Resolution No. 953 as of 16 December 2024 that was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA has learned.

The documentary series Time Chose Us on the Belarus 1 TV channel looked into NATO's eastward expansion in 2004, contrary to the assurances “not one inch eastward” towards Belarus and Russia.

As long as we remember the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, we will have peace in Belarus, head of the working group for the nationwide social and cultural campaign Marathon of Unity Anna Lukashenko told the media after the event Don't Wake Up t...

 The key point on the agenda was the organization of supplies of Belarusian sawn timber to the Pakistani market using the exchange mechanism.

Brest will be hosting the national social and cultural event Marathon of Unity on 20 and 21 December. This is already the tenth city on the marathon’s route. The marathon debuted in Molodechno, then traveled to Gomel, Zhlobin, Mogilev, Bobruisk,...

Minsk hosted ministerial consultations between Belarus and Azerbaijan to take stock of the legal framework and other international legal matters of the Belarusian-Azerbaijani relations on 17-19 December.

Anastasia Kononovich, the wife of ‘political prisoner’ Cheslav Kononovich, has asked Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to pardon her husband as she appeared on the ONT TV channel, BelTA reports.

Twenty-two people who worked in Syria under contracts to service the Tishrin Thermal Power Plant safely left the country and are already moving home through the territory of the Union State.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated active and retired employees of the State Security Committee (KGB) on their professional holiday - the Day of the State Security Officer, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belar...

Over the past month Belarus did not play any matches. Now the Belarusian national team has 1226.31 points.

The other day Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski identified priorities of the ministry within the framework of Poland’s presidency over the European Union that will take place in H1 2025. A lot of attention is paid to Belarus.

The decision to disconnect the second unit from the power grid was made in order to organize a routine diagnostic of the work of sensors of supporting systems. The relevant work is now in progress at the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

At a session of the UN Security Council held on 5 February 2003 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell produced a small vial of chemical weapons that the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had allegedly had. It was used as a pretext for the invasion of Iraq.

In January-November 2024, companies of all forms of ownership built 33,100 apartments. A total of 3.304,300 square meters of the total area of housing were commissioned.

The partnership between Belarus and China reached a new level in 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan told BelTA.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “This is how our first steps, Belarus’ first steps in individual social networks started. Primarily in TikTok. I remember when your specialists (and Chinese ones) invited me to a presentation where they talked a lot abo...

Such a possibility was discussed during the official visit of a delegation of Belarusian State University headed by Rector Andrei Korol to China.

China is willing to keep buying more from Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan told BelTA in an interview.

Belarus is ready to develop cooperation in artificial intelligence with the UAE, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director of the investment fund AD...

Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark) delivered 39 new trolleybuses MAZ 303T to Russia’s Kazan. Since 2007, the city has received a total of 850 units of passenger vehicles manufactured by Minsk Automobile Plant.

The day before upon arriving in the UAE on the working visit Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that over the course of several days he would like to discuss a number of matters in Belarus-UAE relations, meet with investors, who operate in Belarus and inves...

The exhibition “We are Alive as Long as We Remember” from the holdings of the National Center of Modern Arts was opened in the Belynitsky-Birulya Belynichi District Art Museum.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) has cumulatively generated more than 38 billion kWh of electricity, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Denis Moroz said at a press conference.

The number of electric cars in Belarus will double in 2024, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Denis Moroz told a press conference.

Belarus will set a new record in electricity consumption in 2024, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Denis Moroz told a press conference.

Russia will do its utmost to ensure the security of Belarus, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Q&A session combined with his annual press conference in Moscow on 19 December.

Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi visited the Belynichi special needs residential school to wish kids Happy New Year and Merry Christmas holidays as part of the charity campaign Our Children.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko presented state awards to people from various professional backgrounds in a ceremony at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk on 19 December.

Brest is gearing up for the New Year and Christmas holidays.

The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the Belarus 1 TV channel detailed how the Belarusian anthem that every citizen knows well today was written in 2002.

In November 2002, Gazprom halved gas supplies to Belarus. In anticipation of winter, this was fraught with consequences for the country's economy and for every Belarusian.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the managers, employees and veterans of OAO Peleng on the 50th anniversary of founding.

 The joint Belarusian-Latvian bank BelBaltia was established in 1994. The owners were siphoning off money from depositors’ accounts technically and systematically. 

The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the Belarus 1 TV channel covered the 2nd Belarusian People’s Congress in 2001

The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the Belarus 1 TV channel identified the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan as a root of an increase in illegal migration to Europe.

There were three redenomination campaigns in Belarus: in 1994, 2000 and 2016. The last redenomination introduced kopecks , which happened in the history of sovereign Belarus for the first time. Kopecks are still in use in the country today.

Food security in the 1990s was one of the most acute issues for the government. Belarus was not yet able to provide for its people

Vice Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Konstantin Kosachev has been appointed coordinator of the observation group from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly (IPA) at the presidential election in Belarus.

The agreement substantially expands the simplified procedure for executing court rulings with rulings of courts of general jurisdiction, which oblige the debtor to pay monetary sums to the plaintiff.

The Millennium Summit took place in 2000. As many as 100 heads of state met at the UN HQ. The total number of people in the delegations exceeded 8,000. The matters raised back then have not lost their relevance. 

Representatives of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) held online talks with Manpreet Singh, President of the Indian Chamber of International Business (ICIB) to discuss the accreditation of an exchange broker in India.

An early presidential election took place in Russia in 2000. Vladimir Putin from St. Petersburg became the president. Prior to assuming the office he had been the acting head of state. Western reporters described Vladimir Putin as an heir to [Russia�...

Documents on cooperation were signed and roadmaps by sectors were worked out by representatives of the governments of Belarus and Oman in Muscat during the visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The economy minister noted that matters concerning the realization of investment projects as part of the One District, One Project initiative as well as the overall development of the investment agenda in the regions were discussed during the session...

Export of tourism services in Belarus will hit a record high in 2024,  BelTA learned from Belarusian Sports and Tourism Minister  Sergei Kovalchuk  before the a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers on 18 December.

The deployment of Oreshnik missile systems in Belarus is an important step towards strengthening the country's defense capabilities and reducing security threats, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said in the latest episode of the V T...

In 2025, BelTA together with the 7 Days newspaper will launch a large-scale project for the 80th anniversary of the Victory. We will be telling the stories about the Belarusians who took part in the first Victory Parade.

Belarus has long-standing ties with Oman: diplomatic relations between our countries were established more than 30 years ago. Aleksandr Lukashenko made the first visit to Muscat more than 17 years ago. 

Over 70 international observers have already been accredited for the presidential election in Belarus, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Igor Karpenko said during a meeting with CIS Secretary General and head of the CIS observer mi...

Oman's diverse landscapes, its unspoiled natural areas and at the same time well-developed tourist infrastructure provide exceptional opportunities for recreation. Oman is ready to surprise and break tourist stereotypes. 

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on a working visit. The Belarusian air force one landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has paid a working visit to Oman. This is already the second visit of the Belarusian head of state to this Middle Eastern country.

The majority of Belarusians follow the social and political agenda, Head of the Department of Economic Sociology and Psychology of Entrepreneurship, Head of the Center for Social and Humanitarian Studies of the Belarus State Economic University Ir...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is headed to the United Arab Emirates on a working visit. The program of the visit includes a number of meetings and negotiations.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko's working visit to Oman continues. In Muscat the president met Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, the second person in the state.

A joint statement has been issued on the occasion of the working visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to the Sultanate of Oman.

Belarus and Oman signed documents on cooperation and outlined roadmaps by sectors  during the visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Muscat.

The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the Belarus 1 TV channel narrated about the Belarusian president’s visit to Yugoslavia in 1998.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent National Day greetings to Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his deputy Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and the people of the country.

  The volume of the first export transaction was 200 tonnes, and the buyer was a distributor of feeds for feed mills from Novgorod Oblast of Russia.

The IAEA’s safeguards are an inalienable component of the international security system and represent a complex of technical measures, which are applied with regard to nuclear installations and nuclear material used by states. 

Minsk cogeneration plant No.5 was inaugurated in 1999. It was the first power plant to commission in the CIS after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Few people know that Belarus’ first nuclear power plant was supposed to be built instead of the cog...

 Embarking on their routes, these trolleybuses become a spectacle of enchantment with an array of shimmering LED lights, contributing to the city’s festive spirit.

Over 2,500 people turned up for a big celebration outside the Sport Palace on 30 May. It was a massive concert in honor of two years since the radio station Mir had been founded. But torrential rain and hail began in Minsk at eight in the evening.

The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the TV channel Belarus One told about the Belarusian passengers of the Titanic liner.

In January-October 2024 the real household disposable income of Belarusians rose by 9.5% over the same period a year prior.

The world's rising inequality is a source of social discord, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich said during the 7th meeting of the CICA Council of Ministers held via video conference on 17 December.

The agricultural output by all types of agricultural producers (state-run enterprises, private farms, subsidiary plots of individuals) reached Br34.3 billion in Belarus in January-November 2024, up by 3.3% year-on-year in comparable prices.

“Unilateral economic restrictions of Western countries against Belarus, Russia, Iran, and other countries are getting all the states of the world into the orbit of conflicts born in Europe and the Middle East. Even geographically remote countries,�...

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Roman Romanovsky met with Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Astanah Abdul Aziz on 17 December.

  The meeting in Urumqi brought together more than 70 travel agencies of the People's Republic of China, the leadership of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi International Airport and the Belarusian Embassy in China. 

Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lukashevich and Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs of Iran Majid Takht-Ravanchi held the seventh round of political consultations in Tehran on 17 December.

 Leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries will sign a number of documents and grant Iran an observer status at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to be held in St. Petersburg on 26 December.

The existence of sovereign Belarus is unbearable for the European Union and its bureaucracy, Russian political scientist, PhD in Political Science Dmitry Evstafiev said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube chan...

Delegations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, the Pan-African Parliament, the parliaments of Azerbai...

Igor Sergeyenko said: “International activity was intense in the first half of December. A session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia took place in Minsk on 6 December."

According to estimates, in January-November 2024 the GDP amounted to Br224.2 billion in current prices, up by 3.9% in comparable prices year-on-year.

Distance between Belarus and Vietnam has never been an obstacle in the constructive dialogue between the two countries, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said during a meeting with President Luong Cuong of Vietnam on 17 December.

The fort now includes a museum, which was opened in 1993 and displays many archaeological and historical artifacts relating to Sohar and the history of Oman. A separate exhibition is dedicated to trade in copper and its role in the development of Oma...

We hope that SOHAR Port and Freezone will become a launching pad for Belarus-Oman cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.