Ambassador of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Terentiev met with Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat. The parties noted that Belarus-Egypt cooperation in advanced technologies has great prospects.

The banking system needs to finance the real economy sector maintaining a healthy balance, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out reports by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur and Presidential Aide Valery Be...

“You need to understand that all sorts of sanctions are purely political things. There are no grounds for them. We have done nothing to be targeted by sanctions," the Belarusian head of state said.

Stable prices are of paramount importance in Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out reports by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur and Presidential Aide Valery Belsky on 15 January.

This document will help us increase import substitution in the Eurasian Economic Union by at least 10-12% and non-resource export by 22-25% to third countries,” Mikhail Myasnikovich noted.

Belarus is a country of opportunities for young people who can fulfill their potential and achieve their goals here, Chairman of the Youth Parliament at Belarus' National Assembly Yegor Makarevich told the ONT TV channel.

Belarus continues the development of its satellite communications system. In Q4 2020, DRECrypt content management and protection equipment was put into operation at the ground control complex located in the village of Stankovo, Dzerzhinsk District.

Consul General of Belarus to Guangzhou Andrei Popov paid a visit to Foshan Industrial Technology Research Institute in Guangdong Province, China.

On 14 January BC Tsmoki Minsk lost to TTT Riga 61-82, Kibirkstis-MRU Vilnius defeated BC Olimpia Grodno 61-45.

The new codes are aimed at liberalizing administrative responsibility and simplifying the procedure for bringing legal entities and individuals to administrative responsibility.

The parties discussed the status and prospects for cooperation between the postal services, including the possibility of concluding a bilateral interagency agreement on tariffs and multidisciplinary cooperation, as well as issues related to philateli...

The orchestra performed under the baton of its art director Vladimir Belyavsky.

Aleksandr Sidorevich said: “The previous year gave us certain hopes – 65,000 vehicles. Since the figure went down to 53,500 in 2020, it is definitely a fall.” The figure is roughly on par with sales in 2018. In his opinion, the capacity of the ...

Igor Karpenko said: “I am very pleased to be here. You and I are connected by friendship of many years. Although the nationwide New Year charity campaign Our Children is officially over, our communication with students has become a permanent thing....

The official said: “We have to decommission all the small landfills in 2021. It has to be done because they occupy considerable territories, represent a source of pollution of adjacent forests and other ecosystems."

Sergei Aleinik and Aloisia Worgetter discussed the state and prospects of advancement of Belarus-Austria cooperation in various spheres. They reaffirmed the interest of the sides in continuing the constructive dialogue.

The Belarusian crew covered 598km in 4:51.31, 4.53 behind the winner, Anton Shibalov of Russia's KAMAZ-Master Team (4:46.38). Russia's Airat Mardeev came in second, 4.13 back.

The High-Level Group will also review the draft agendas of the next meetings of the Council of Ministers and the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

Among them are representatives of technical, physics, mathematical, biological, chemical, medical, agricultural, economic, humanitarian sciences and sport.

"The shareholders will approve the annual plan in March. We forecast the sales in the range of 15,000 to 20,000. Contracts have been signed for 15,000," Gennady Svidersky said.

CT scanners were delivered to hospitals in Lida, Nesvizh, and Novogrudok on 14 January. They were purchased by the Healthcare Ministry using the loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

BUCE and NAIP plan to hold joint business events in Belarus and abroad to promote exchange trading tools and strengthen the country's trade and investment potential.

“It is very responsible and exciting to take part in an important event, which evaluates the development of the country over the previous 5 years and determines the course of its development for the new five-year period,” said the delegate.

The officer said: “Yesterday I instructed commanding officers of army units to bring their units to a higher readiness state. They were instructed to move to designated locations and protect specified installations against the simulated enemy's aer...

"The Permanent Council considered and finalized the draft resolution of the CSTO Collective Security Council on measures to strengthen cooperation with the CIS and the SCO. Work on the document will continue at the next meetings of the council," the...

The source confirmed that negotiations are in progress. The visit is supposed to take place in February 2021 as part of a peer review of the national action plan resulting from stress tests of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

"He dedicated his life to visual art, giving it all his heart, talent and inspiration. His art is an invaluable contribution to the national culture, the spiritual treasure trove of Belarus," the message of condolences said.

The strategic directions of development of Eurasian economic integration for the period till 2025 were approved by the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 11 December 2020.

The National Bank attributes the higher-than-expected inflation to the weakening of the national currency, the worsening of economic moods, and the growth of inflation and devaluation expectations aggravated by shocks tied to the supply of individual...

The official said: “The healthcare system is operating and is financed without interruptions. Despite all the problems we discuss today, including the COVID-19 situation, the healthcare system has not faltered. It is the key thing.”

The Belarusian People's Congress will become an important tool to address urgent issues, Ph.D. in History, Dean of the Philosophy and Social Sciences Faculty of Belarusian State University Vadim Gigin told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs.

No final decision has been made on when exactly the 5G rollout will begin. The official reminded that a 5G working group had been established under the Council of Ministers in order to take into account all the peculiarities the introduction of the n...

MPs are set to discuss the methodology of drawing up and adopting model legislation by the Parliamentary Assembly, to define priority areas of model legislative regulation, to devise a model legislative plan for 2021 and for the medium term.

According to billionaire Andrew Carnegieи, 90% of all millionaires get to that level of wealth through an investment in real estate. Is that true? Is this still relevant? Is it worth investing in real estate today?

“In fact, this will be an absolutely new law,” Dmitry Pinevich noted. Half of the articles were amended. In addition, twelve new articles and two additional chapters were added – the one on information support in healthcare and the one on socia...

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 219,663 cases. A total of 202,446 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Social networks now think of themselves as new censors and editors who can censor the incumbent president of the United States and millions of his supporters, Andrei Krivosheyev said.

The China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone was one of the two locations where the 5G technology had been tested. The local network operates in the 3.6GHz frequency range.

The Belarusian People's Congress is a healthy form of democracy and is an opportunity for the youth to have a say, Chairman of the Youth Parliament at Belarus' National Assembly Yegor Makarevich said.

The parties discussed a wide range of issues of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation and the organization of meetings at the highest and high levels in 2021.

The discussion focused on amendments to the laws on public health and on psychological therapy. These are framework documents regulating the provision of medical care to the population, the head of state noted.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko paid his last respects to the late Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus at the Holy Spirit Cathedral on 14 January.

This document is meant to formalize the commitment to recognize mediation agreements in the participating states.

The work of Metropolitan Filaret was widely acknowledged both domestically and internationally. Under him, all the historical parishes were restored in Belarus. Monasteries and convents, fraternities and sisterhoods resumed their activities.

We reached an agreement that from 500 to 1,000 electric vehicles will be delivered to our country in 2021, so that we will study demand, understand the market capacity, and prepare for production of such cars, the minister said.

The minister also noted that 2020 was a difficult year for industrial enterprises. “Nevertheless, most of the enterprises of the Industry Ministry reported growth, fulfilled their business plans," he said.

The Bolshoi Theater of Belarus hosted the New Year's ball on the night of 13 January.

According to the source, the sides discussed preparations for the 2021 IIHF World Championship in an open and constructive manner. A sincere exchange of opinions took place, including opinions about the matters the IIHF is interested in such as certa...

The new line has been installed to replace worn-out equipment. The cereal flakes division has been upgraded in order to increase the output capacity and enable the production of all kinds of flakes on one line, including instant ones. The new equipme...

Iosif Butko noted: “We will use only proprietary raw materials to make pellets. We have plenty of them. The woodworking shop alone generates about 600m3 of wood chips and about 400m3 of saw dust every month. We intend to make up to 20,000 tonnes of...

The key purpose of the visit was to evaluate prospects of Horizont's developing the territories located within limits of Kuibysheva Street, Masherova Avenue, Krasnaya Street, and Kiseleva Street, including possible applications for and the reconstruc...

The University of Civil Protection of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry played host to a seminar within the framework of the twinning project “Strengthening the Emergencies Ministry of the Republic of Belarus”.

The festival will kick off with Rival directed by Marcus Lenz (Germany). According to the organizers, the film is a mix of drama and thriller and revolves around an unpredictable and unexpected love triangle.

The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) has certified the Department of Gynecology Oncology of N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Center of Belarus as the Advanced Ovarian Cancer Surgery Center.

The Belarusian national air carrier Belavia has extended the suspension of air travel to all destinations (except Moscow's Domodedovo airport) till 27 March 2021 due to the lack of permission from the Russian Federation.

The delegate noted: “It is an important event that will facilitate the resolution of a number of issues plaguing the society starting with politics and ending with the social sphere.”

The money will be used to improve the physical infrastructure of the healthcare institution. The hospital will buy an oxygen supply unit, air recirculators, remote-sensing thermometers, movable bactericidal lamps, and personal protective equipment.

In December 2020, the index of consumer prices for goods and services totaled 101.2% as against November 2020 and 107.4% as against December 2019.

More than Br1 million was provided by the Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers in December 2020 to fight the pandemic, BelTA learned from the trade union.

According to the source, equipment installation is in progress at the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Balance-of-plant voltage is now available. Installed equipment pieces are going through individual tests and hydraulic tests.

BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 6 will open in Germany's Oberhof with Men 10km Sprint Competition on 13 January.

The history of the award goes back more than 20 years. In 2020, the award was presented to fourteen winners: folk artists and librarians, club and museum workers, teachers, artists, directors and journalists, artists and writers.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 217,696 cases. A total of 200,132 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"This triumph in Abu Dhabi was a true gift for all Belarusians on the eve of the Old New Year. We proudly follow an impressive series of your victories and believe that commitment, diligence and iron will will definitely lead you to the top – No.1 ...

In 2020 the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) sold 125,000 tonnes of raw cow's milk of the high and extra grade standards to the tune of Br119 million, which represents a nine-fold increase over last year.

The Belarusian earned the ninth WTA singles title of her career as she eased past Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 6-2, 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi final.

The Grodno Regional Committee of the BRSM Youth Union will be represented by 21 people at the Belarusian People's Congress. The candidates - 12 young men and 9 young women - were nominated at the plenum of the organization that took place at the end ...

In the opening match BC Tsmoki Minsk lost to Russia's Nika from Syvtyvkar 67-72.

The Year of People's Unity will undoubtedly play a very important role. It is of special relevance and paramount importance for the country. The only question is to what extent its ideas will be implemented and how successful they will be,” said pr...

"The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant reached the nominal capacity at 19.57 on 12 January," the press service informed.

Svyatki is a period of time assigned to the winter solstice. It lasts for twelve festive days between Christmas (7 January) and Epiphany (19 January). Although translated as Holy Days the festival mostly celebrate pagan traditions inherited from the ...

The Belarusian crew covered 579km in 5:31.29, 25.35 behind the winner, Martin Macik of the Czech's Big Shock Racing Team (5:05.54).

"It was with great sorrow that I learned the news of the death of one of the outstanding hierarchs - Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarch of All Belarus (secular name Kirill Vakhromeev). This is a truly great loss not only for believers of Belar...

In the semifinal on 12 January the Russian world number 46 saw off Ukraine's world number 99 Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik and Chinese Ambassador Xie Xiaoyong discussed the approaches to the participation of the two countries in the meetings in international organizations and reviewed the joint anti-coronavirus m...

The document takes into account the international experience of application of special tax rules to digital services, including the experience of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

Belarusian Railways offers a full set of transportation and logistics services. Contacts and partnerships have been established with 15 Chinese provinces. It allows delivering Belarusian products to railway stations and to any part of China by road, ...

The document was adopted as part of the implementation of the strategy on advancing Eurasian integration in the period till 2025. The private sector can use the recommendations as the foundation for working out responsible and consumer-oriented busin...

After making his speech during the ceremony and after presenting the awards Aleksandr Lukashenko once again mentioned the recently deceased Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.

In the first match BC Tsmoki Minsk will play Russia's Nika from Kyktyvkar. Then, Tsmoki will face Kibirkstis-MRU Vilnius, Nika will take on BC Olimpia Grodno, and BC Horizont Belarus will play TTT Riga.

“I am confident that your work in this high state post will help to strengthen unity and harmony in society, ensure social stability and sustainable economic growth of sovereign Kyrgyzstan,” the message reads.

The Minsk Zoo welcomed a new resident – a female jungle cat named Katya who arrived in the Belarusian capital from Baku, Azerbaijan.

Last year Belarus received several small consignments of the Sputnik V vaccine. Another batch of 20,000 doses arrived in the country in the run-up to the New Year. In line with the Law On the Circulation of Medicines, all medicines should pass the qu...

In January-November 2020, the export of Belarusian agricultural products and foodstuffs rose by 4.9% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The agreement was signed by the heads of state of the EAEU member states at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg on 20 December 2019 and ratified by all EAEU countries by 1 January 2021.

Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, was a true hero of Belarus, a sincere and open person, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Today, as the world is growing more aggressive, it is very important to stand firm on our land, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival Awards.

The head of state emphasized that the blessed memory of Metropolitan Filaret will remain in the hearts of people and in the chronicles of Belarus forever.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the Spiritual Revival award ceremony is one of the key events of the year. It has become part and parcel of the life of Belarusians as a modern tradition that connects the past and the present of the native land.

Belarus is the best place ever to materialize Olympic ideas, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival Awards, special prizes to art luminaries, and the Belarusian Sports Olympus Awards on 12 Jan...

The COVID-19 incidence rate in Brest Oblast decreased by more than a half in January over December, Physician-in-Chief of the Brest Regional Clinical Hospital Aleksandr Karpitsky told BelTA.

As of 1 January 2021, 93,575 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, 11,298 of which were opened under the new program for 2020-2024.

The parties exchanged views on the current issues of the CIS integration and reviewed certain aspects of Belarus' presidency in the CIS in 2021.

Belarus and Russia agreed to reduce the cost of interstate calls in the Union State of Belarus and Russia from $0.3 to $0.015 per minute from 1 November till the end of 2020.

Belarus' foreign trade in goods and services totaled $64.5 billion, down 15.1% from January-November 2019.