The parties discussed regional security and cooperation within the CSTO Defense Ministers Council. The parties also exchanged views on the challenges and threats to military security and measures to neutralize them.

Special consideration was given to the scope and nature of immunity in regard the legal status of delegation members.

The government has defined lists of state and regional scientific and technical programs for 2021-2025. This is stipulated by Council of Ministers' Decree No.173 of 26 March 2021, which was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal o...

Flax was sown on the area of 28,100ha or 56.7% of the plan. Sugar beet was planted on the area of 72,600ha or 80.2% of the plan, potatoes were sown on the area of 5,140ha (22%).

Belarus will next play Switzerland on 28 April.

The head of state noted that friendly ties between Minsk and Pretoria, as well as the high level of political contacts give confidence in great prospects in various sectors.

Vladimir Makei stated that the Chernobyl accident resulted in a significant release of radioactive substances into the environment, which affected thousands of square kilometers of contaminated land in Belarus, changed the lives of hundreds of thousa...

The head of state noted that he counts on the continuation of the investment cooperation and further implementation of joint projects in pharmaceutics, wood processing and other sectors.

Belarusians could observe the first supermoon of 2021 on the night of 27 April. A supermoon is a name given to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth.

The Energy Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission has already worked out a detailed schedule for reconciling the document. It was noted that the draft agreement needs to be expanded with common rules of access to gas transport systems. Russia...

According to the source, the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union's observer states – Cuba, Moldova, and Uzbekistan – have been traditionally invited to attend the session.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Juan Valdes Figueroa and representatives of the diplomatic mission visited the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone on 26 April.

The National Historical Museum has opened an exhibition project "Abandoned Land" dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.

It will allow evaluating the speed of the ozone layer's recovery, finding sources and ways of transfer of gases and aerosols, which pollute the ground air and affect the temperature climate in several parts of the planet.

The import duty will be as high as 35% of the customs value of imported vehicles. MAZ assured that deliveries of vehicles, including passenger vehicles, to Ukraine will continue in full and on time. The official distributor MAZ Ukraine continues work...

More than $19 billion has been invested in the revival of the regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster in Belarus, Zhanna Chernyavskaya, a member of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, said at a commemorative rally in Khoiniki de...

Belarusian school students took six awards of various merit at the 55th International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad. The results of the online competition were announced on 26 April, BelTA learned from the press service of Belarusian State University.

International regulations and requirements concerning COVID-19 vaccination are still in the works. Once they are ready, Belarusians might need a vaccination certificate to go abroad. Certificates will be issued on request of people who plan trips to ...

The CIS Executive Committee has donated funds earned during the national cleanup day (aka subbotnik) to the National Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology of Belarus.

Belarus' world number 107 Ilya Ivashka reached the round of Last 16 at the ATP 250 tennis tournament in Munich, BelTA has learned.

"For example, this year, we aim to increase milk output by 3.6% (to over 8 million tonnes). Meat output is expected to go up by 1.8%. Taking into account that Belarus ensured its food security long ago, all additional output will be bound for export,...

"Very soon we will approach the stage of immunization of animals. It will take at least a month," said Anatoly Krasko. According to him, the prototype of the vaccine is expected by the autumn, and clinical trials are to begin next year.

The Belarusian defeated Croatia's Nikolina Cacic 4-1 in the quarterfinal, but lost in to Russia's Liudmila Vorontsova the semifinal. According to the competition rules, athletes who reach this stage of the tournament receive bronze medals.

Last week the Belarusian reached the Stuttgart Open final, and currently holds 5,205 points.

The Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad will launch regular flights to Minsk National Airport on 10 May. Baghdad-Minsk flights will be served by Boeing 737-800 and will be performed twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.

As of 26 April, early spring crops were planted on the area of 726,900ha. Sowing was complete in Brest Oblast, Gomel Oblast, Grodno Oblast, and Minsk Oblast. Progress in sowing these crops reached 97.7% in Mogilev Oblast, and 76.5% in Vitebsk Oblast.

"The level of cooperation is quite high. We cooperate in some areas very closely. In others the potential is still untapped. We aim to develop mutually beneficial cooperation," said Dmitry Gorodetsky, deputy chairman of the Brest Oblast Executive Co...

The Healthcare Ministry explained that COVID-19 jabs help vaccinated people develop immunity, prevent the disease, its severe cases, and unfortunate outcomes. However, vaccination under 60% of the population will not help develop herd immunity and cu...

“The pulp and paper industry and wood processing are in the list of crucial branches of our economy. Belarus is rich in a valuable renewable resource – our forest – which much be used carefully, comprehensively and rationally,” the message of...

The Easter promo is running in the Minsk World multifunctional complex! From 23 April to 7 May you can buy an apartment at a discount of up to €120 per 1 square meter! Hurry up! The number of apartments covered by the promo is limited!

The official said: “Our security services have the proof. Our security services worked together [with Belarusian ones] to mount an operation designed to foil criminal plans meant to overthrow the legal government in Belarus. The security services h...

The official said: “Leading specialists of the ministry's system are involved, primarily employees of the National Applied Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, the Belarusian State Medical University, the Gomel Medical University, and...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 353,846 cases. A total of 344,206 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Belarus was the worst-hit country, suffering enormous damage. For Belarus, the catastrophe became a national disaster. The transition from rehabilitation of the affected territories to their sustainable development is still underway.

"35 years ago a bad catastrophe occurred. Its scale is yet to be assessed by us and our descendants. People who loved their country, whose job was to protect its legitimate rights and interests, cleaned up the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster,�...

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “We talked about concrete things. We should use manufacturing cooperation in order to revitalize many enterprises. It is what integration is all about: get down to earth and do what we extremely need today. Nobody will e...

On 26 April Minsk held a ceremony to lay flowers to the commemorative signs "Chernobyl Victims" and "Hiroshima Peace Stone".

The meeting focused on the efficient usage of the lands of the Polesie state radiation and ecology reserve and its surroundings. This matter was raised by the president during his visit to Narovlya District on 24 April.

The participants will discuss military issues, exchange opinions on challenges and threats to military security of the CSTO member states and appropriate response measures.

The possible involvement of the United States in plotting a military coup in Belarus is being investigated, Director of the Russian Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov said.

The head of state stressed that in the next five years, withstanding all attacks and pressure that Belarus is facing, it is essential to work out a program for the development of Chernobyl-affected areas, it is essential to restore these lands.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in a commemorative meeting on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the town of Bragin on 26 April.

The Chernobyl accident changed the fates of millions of people. For the Belarusian people it became a national ecological, economic and social disaster,” the head of state said.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the ceremony to lay the Alley of Memory in Bragin to mark the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.

The head of state drew attention to the need to clearly determine the land plots that could be in demand for private housing construction and landscaping around them.

According to the head of state, the conspirators had several scenarios. Initially, they planned to eliminate the president at the 9 May parade. However, it is difficult to imagine how this plan could be implemented in Belarus, so they abandoned the i...

The head of state will be briefed on the progress made to landscape the public garden in Bragin. Aleksandr Lukashenko is expected to take part in the ceremony to lay the Alley of Memory and install a memorial sign in memory of the 35th anniversary of...

“We are ready to have normal relations with all partners, including representatives of the collective West. But if someone does not want that, we have to look for more reliable allies in other regions. Russia remains our main ally and partner,” s...

A week ago, during the nationwide subbotnik day, Aleksandr Lukashenko announced the signing of an important decree. According to him, this document is to be one of the most important decisions of his presidency.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 352,950 cases. A total of 343,557 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Aleksandr Lukashenko demanded a complex approach and ordered to think it over and write it out in a new program, similar to the one developed for the southeast part of Mogilev Oblast.

The Belarusian theater Lyalka in Vitebsk marked its 35th anniversary with a concert and an awards ceremony.

The Palace of Sports in Minsk hosted the two-day Belarusian dance sport championship that brought together participants aged 6-60.

The fair featured willows, easter eggs, souvenirs, handmade postcards, straw baskets, napkins with Easter symbols, traditional pastries and many more.

The first game on 23 April ended in a 3-3 draw.

A ceremony to assign names to water guard boats of military unit 1242 of the Border Command Post Loyev was held on 24 April.

Patriots headed to Gomel Oblast for a tour of the exclusion zone - the Polesye State Radiation and Environmental Reserve on 24 April.

The exhibition has been organized by the Minsk City History Museum and the LIBRA exhibition hall and will stay open till 20 June.

It took about four months to assemble the twenty 55-tonne haul trucks or about 4-5 days per truck. Specialists of OOO BelTransLogistic, BelAZ's official representative in the region, took care of the supervised installation.

The purpose of the public hearings is to notify the general public about progress and results of an expert evaluation of safety and conformance of the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant with license requirements and terms.

The Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research continues a series of presentations to introduce the results of the study "Values of Modern Belarusian Society”.

It is important to implement regional development programs properly, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova said at a meeting of the Council for Cooperation of Local Self-Government Bodies at the Council of th...

The minister noted that the theaters enjoy popularity in the society. "However, in 2020, due to objective reasons, number of productions at theaters decreased by 41% over 2019, The attendance fell by 66%,” he said.

In order to ensure the protection of national interests, taking into account the unfriendly actions against the Belarusian people, the government has announced a list of goods prohibited for import and sale in Belarus.

The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has approved the draft agreement on auditing activities in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina said.

The official said: “Not more than 3% of the winter crops has died. It is very good considering the winter was cold, just the kind of winter one would expect. The outlook on the harvest is positive for now. Staying on the agricultural technology sch...

"The commission has launched its own information resource to compile the Eurasian Register of Industrial Goods of the Eurasian Economic Union," Iya Malkina said.

The Novgorod Oblast administration has plans to restore air traffic with Minsk and Gomel, Novgorod Oblast First Deputy Governor Veronika Minina said answering a question from BelTA.

Two classrooms of the Belarusian heavy truck manufacturer BelAZ “Hydraulics. Hydromechanics” and “Vehicle Operation” have opened at the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS), BelTA learned from the press service of ...

Plans to equip the CSTO collective rapid response forces will be discussed as well as plans for the joint training of the collective security system forces and assets. A schedule of consultations about foreign policy, defense, and security in H2 2021...

On 23 April, the international exhibition of pet products and services MirZoo kicked off in Minsk.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 350,221 cases. A total of 340,660 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The events unfolding around Belarus and Russia are attempts to subjugate these countries to Americans, Russian public figure, publicist, blogger Nikolai Starikov told the ONT TV channel on 22 April.

Six out of 20 candidates were elected at the forum. Four more will be named after the NOC Executive Board meeting. The new commission will vote for its chairperson. Only athletes who participated in the event cast their votes for the candidates.

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Russia's Novgorod Oblast is mulling over involving Belarusian construction organizations in building housing and social facilities in the region, Novgorod Oblast First Vice Governor Veronika Minina told journalists, BelTA has learned.

During the ceremony held to present keys to drivers of the new vehicles Central GOK Director Dmitry Shevchik said: “Modern mining vehicles always help with production. They increase effectiveness and performance, particularly when driven by our pro...

It is important to help athletes who have retired from sport choose profession and adapt to a new life, two-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Svetlana Khorkina, a guest of honor of Belarus' first National Athletes Forum, said as she addres...

Natalya Kochanova together with other officials laid flowers and wreaths at the commemorative sign and observed a minute of silence to honor the memory of people who gave their lives to save other people and territories after the Chernobyl disaster.

Belarusian manufacturers have everything in place to make competitive products, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova said as she toured the Krasny Pischevik – Slavgorod company.

Speaking about the area of the future cooperation, the representative of Russia added that the emphasis would be made on the socialization of athletes, whose adaptation to life after their career is one of the most important problems of modern societ...

Andrei Kartun went on saying: “The government is now considering cancelling this Council of Ministers resolution and making the transition to more liberal measures. I think in the near future we will say when exactly this resolution will be cancell...

The championship is a qualifying event for the 2021 European Aquatics Championships (in Budapest, Hungary; 17-23 May), the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the FINA World Championships 2022 in Fukuoka and the World University Games in Chengdu, China.

The event has brought together about 170 people: champions and medalists of the Olympic Games, well-known Belarusian athletes, coaches, leaders and representatives of physical education and sport organizations, which is running in the form of an int...

The second stage of ticket sales for the Slavianski Bazaar kicked off in Vitebsk on 23 April.

The conspiracy and the new configuration of forces near Belarus' borders pose an unprecedented challenge for the Belarusian statehood and sovereignty, reflecting the main trends in international politics in the region, Aleksei Dzermant said.

The International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad is an annual event and is the successor of the All-Union Chemistry Olympiad that was first held in 1967. The olympiad is named after great Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleev.

Since the beginning of the year, prices for unrefined rapeseed oil exported via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange have increased by an average of 28%.

The conference will highlight a wide range of issues related to theory, history and research practices of source studies, archival and museum source studies.

The Belarusian athlete, who qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Games in March, defeated Norway's Iselin Maria Moen Solheim 5-4 and Anastasia Shustova of Ukraine 11-5.

The main focus of the forum is to discuss the features and prospects for the development of universities in the 21st century and to study their potential.

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that, despite all the challenges of the time, the contest has not only been preserved but has also been filled with new content, with the number of nominations increased and the range of musical genres expanded.

A separate issue on the agenda was the possibility of exchanging information about the forecasts of social and economic development of the two countries on a permanent basis.

The meeting was attended by representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the CIS Executive Committee, the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, and the secretariat of the Council of Heads of Penitentiary ...

The event has been organized by the Education Ministry of Belarus, the Sport and Tourism Ministry of Belarus, the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association, and the Belarusian Student Sports Association.

The Belarusian State Academic Musical Theater presented a premiere of Alexey Rybnikov's legendary rock opera Juno and Avos.

After reading the resolutions PACE passed on 21 April 2021 in response to David Blencathra's report “Urgent need for electoral reform in Belarus” and Alexandra Louis' report “Human rights violations in Belarus require an international investiga...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the end of another presidential period, I'd say, a very difficult and intense one. The annual address by the president is always a great deal of work. A work of very many...

We are ready to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists during the meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Moscow on 22 April.