The Big Conversation with the President will take place on 9 August. Belarusian head of state Aleksandr Lukashenko is expected to meet with members of the general public, experts and representatives of the media community in the format of an open con...

“The work on the document is almost finished. The draft code is now under consideration in the government. I think it will be adopted in the nearest future,” said Ruslan Parkhamovich.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Ivan Litvinovich and the Belarusian national trampoline team have returned to Minsk.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 447,754 cases. A total of 441,961 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Darya made it to the World Cup podium for the first time on 16 January 2009, finishing 3rd in the Sprint in Ruhpolding, Germany.

Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk of Belarus placed 6th in the Women's K2 500m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Aleh Yurenia of Belarus clocked 3:27.190 to finish 4th in the Men's K1 1000m Final B at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On 2 August Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, consecrated the construction site of Belarus' first Old Believers church of the community affiliated with the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

Leonid Zayats said: “Instituting this title is the idea. We have a long history and share heroic past with the Russian Federation. Together we liberated our country from the Nazi. I would like to note that Mogilev is a prototype of Stalingrad. The ...

The Kazakh delegation met with top officers of defense and law enforcement agencies of the city of Brest as well as veterans of the Airborne Forces and Special Operations Forces of Belarus.

The ambassador said: “We see that our countries have prospects for development. Near-border cooperation of our regions is one of the prospects. It is important to understand that if there are no mutual interests, no program developed by top authori...

The establishment of an enterprise to make Amkodor agricultural machines in Gatchina District was discussed as well as the opening of a sales and aftersales service center. Once the plans are implemented, the plant will become Amkodor's third enterpr...

In January-April 2021 Brest Oblast exported $128.4 million worth of services, the growth rate reached 125.4% while the surplus of the foreign trade in services totaled $78 million. The export of equipment and vehicle repair services rose most rapidly...

Chairman of the Board of the Polish company MTZ Belarus Tractor Sp. Z o.o. Dmitry Adamovich visited Bobruiskagromash in late July. He was made familiar with the manufacturing process and an exhibition of the agricultural machines and equipment that e...

The Belarusian team was led by Yekaterina Stolyarova, associate professor at the Department of International Economic Relations at Belarusian State University.

The parties agreed to exchange information free of charge, cooperate in searching for potential investors, consult them and together organize necessary meetings and negotiations.

Traditionally, 40% to 95% of the output (depending on an enterprise) is bound for export. We see growth across some commodities. Export of cement and crushed stone has been gaining momentum. Export of glass, ceramic tiles, glass wool has increased si...

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has held the first deal to export powdered milk to Ukraine.

Twin baby pandas have been born at ZooParc de Beauval in France. The names for the newborns will be picked up by China's First Lady, reads a statement on the website of the zoo.

Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russia showed the best result of 97.9000. Second were China's Xuechen Huang and Wenyan Sun (96.2333). Ukraine's Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk placed third (94.9333).

The new markets were found in South America, North and East Africa. The first batch of glazing putty was shipped to Bolivia, Libya bought milk powder, and Uganda imported electric transformers. In January-May 2021 Brest Oblast goods were exported to ...

Women's Pole Vault at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on 2 August.

In the final the Belarusian was in top three for a long time but committed a mistake near the finish to place 7th with the total of 406.3 points.

Azerbaijan is a strategic partner of Belarus, Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova said as she met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov.

“The main causes of drownings are carelessness, drunkenness and swimming near unguarded beaches,” Vadim Sinyavsky said.

"We are not going to withdraw from the relay. After all, we earned this spot," Yuri Moisevich, the head coach of Belarus' national athletics team, said.

Summer is the perfect time to buy an apartment in the Minsk World multifunctional complex! The developer offers customers a great deal of promotions and discounts!

According to the source, two Belarusian Mi-8 helicopters carried out eight flights on 1 August and spent 12 hours and 29 minutes in the air. They dropped water 90 times. They delivered 12 Turkish firefighters to firefighting areas.

As it has been reported, the coaching staff of the national athletics team decided to withdraw Krystsina Tsimanouskaya from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in connection with her emotional and psychological state.

In the preliminary heat the Belarusians clocked 1:43.377 to finish second. Hungary's Tamara Csipes and Erika Medveczky clocked 1:42.776 to place first.

More than 1.39 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 972,100 of them have already got two shots.

On 1 August, Belarus raised export duties on oil and petroleum products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

“Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is not right in this situation. Even if she found out from third parties that she was entered into the 4x400m relay, she should have talked to the coaching staff instead of writing posts on the internet in the first place. ...

The president recalled his recent decisions aimed at the improvement of the structure of the Emergencies Ministry, including the decision on the appointment of the new minister based on the conclusion of the State Secretariat. “It is too early to g...

Today the special operations forces are the elite and pride of the Armed Forces of Belarus, the minister said.

“You have become the first among Belarusian high jumpers to reach the Olympic podium, starting a new page in the history of national athletics. As a true athlete and a patriot you have proved that it is important to believe in yourself and fight fo...

“You are the elite of the Belarusian army, for whom the defense of the Homeland is a profession and a purpose,” the message of greetings reads.

First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General Murat Bektanov has arrived in Belarus on an official visit.

The native of Grodno Oblast clocked 3:43.444, the best in his heat, to qualify for the Semi-final. Another athlete from the same heat, Bojan Zdelar of Serbia, also qualified for the Semi-final with 3:45.074. The Semi-finals are scheduled for 3 August...

Ivan Tsikhan placed 18th (74.57), Yury Vasilchanka 19th (74) and Hleb Dudarau 27th (71.60).

Over 1,700 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 08.00 on 2 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The Belarusian lost to Qian Zhou of China in the Women's Freestyle 76kg Repechage 1-2.

All in all, 3,139,500 tonnes of grain were threshed. In the lead is Brest Oblast with 736,900 tonnes. Minsk Oblast harvested 729,400 tonnes, Gomel Oblast 407,400, Grodno Oblast 450,400 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 409,200 tonnes and Vitebsk Oblast 406,200 ...

Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar cleared 2.37 to share Olympic gold. Maksim Nedasekau also cleared that height to set a national record. However, he missed out on a share of the gold because of an earlier failure. A day befor...

Maksim Nedasekau cleared 2.37m to secure bronze. A day before, Belarusian gymnast Ivan Litvinovich won gold in the men's trampoline, Belarus' first medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Specialists of the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant and IAEA experts discussed matters concerning the sharing of the best practices in the area of management of the nuclear power plant configuration. The best world practices in this fi...

According to Dmitry Murin, in the current conditions the annual inflation after Q3 2021 will be close to the level registered in June 2021 (9.9%). The dynamics is largely explained by inflation acceleration. The intensity of inflation processes will ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “She says she was forced to leave. I read a report today that she was forced to leave Belarus and threats went nearly as far the capture of her kids and something else. Listen. I always draw the line at kids. You know it....

Belarusian shot putter Aliona Dubitskaya has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics finals with a throw of 18.89m.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I know how such events are organized. A meeting needs to be organized. A photo needs to be taken. And a small cookie needs to be given. If there are truly problems with cookies over there, we should send them several box...

On 1 August, Belarus will increase export duties on oil and petroleum products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The decision is laid down by the Council of Ministers' Resolution No.440 of 28 Jul...

“The number of flights will rise from 10 to 20 a week. Belavia will perform 10 flights to Domodedovo Airport and 10 – to Sheremetyevo Airport,” the website reads.

Belarus and Azerbaijan are bound by strong ties of friendship and partnership, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov on 30 July.

FC BATE Borisov, the country's vice-champion, lost 1-4 to FC Dinamo Batumi in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, following their 1-0 win at home. FC Dinamo Batumi will next play Sivasspor Turkey.

China will donate equipment for the dactyloscopic laboratory of the State Forensic Examination Committee of Belarusю The agreement was concluded on 29 July as required by the intergovernmental agreement on bilateral cooperation mechanisms to impleme...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 445,048 cases. A total of 439,162 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Law enforcement has identified a network of large and small firms that financed anti-government actions at the expense of the national budget, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“The key principle is as follows: do no harm the state. Any field of activity – social, political – should be fully in sync with the state policy, alongside with the strict observation of the law,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned that legal limits for participation in mass events and in public and political activities had been set as well as legal limits for the operation of mass media. “Don't allow any gatherings and the rest without your kno...

What we see is a policy to isolate Belarus politically and to wreck its economy, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said during a meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with senior local government officials.

Law enforcement agencies, the government took adequate response measures, which made it possible to stabilize the social and political situation in the country, Igor Sergeyenko said.

Viktor Khrenin said: “The military and political situation around Belarus remains complicated. The West represented by the USA and the European Union keeps trying to create conditions in order to dictate its will to us. Pressure in politics, inform...

The Belarusian people unanimously support the strategic policy towards building a strong and sovereign country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The head of state highlighted the need for consistent fulfillment of the decisions adopted at the Belarusian People's Congress, thus ensuring the sustainable growth of the country.

Ivan Tertel said: “The State Security Committee states that despite external calm and the absence of attempts to organize mass riots since April, we are now virtually in the stage of repulsing hybrid aggression of the collective West.”

“Food security is a priority. This year the start of the spring sowing campaign was overdue due to weather conditions. Now the main task is to grow and preserve the harvest. Adjustments were made because of anomalous heat and showers. In order not ...

“We have survived through one and a half years of the pandemic. Now, vaccination has taken center stage. We have created the necessary conditions for those who want to protect themselves and their families from the virus,” the president said.

Each chairman of the executive committee should be intimately familiar with the media landscape of their district or city: what kind of media outlets operate there, what editorial policy they pursue, how popular they are, the president said.

The head of state called for tougher personnel discipline for the sake of ensuring security and order at present. “Frankly speaking, those, who have openly spoken against the country's policy, cannot be put into key positions,” he said.

Efforts to ensure security and order represent one of the vectors. The head of state drew attention to such aspects as stronger discipline, mobilization and composure, information security, personnel discipline, organization of territorial defense.

Tatsiana Klimovich placed 13th overall. Earlier, in Final B (7th-12th places) Belarus' men's coxless pair Siarhei Valadzko and Dzmitry Furman finished 2nd to secure the 8th place overall (6:25.88). Belarus' lightweight doubles scullers Alena Furman a...

At the same time Aleksandr Lukashenko stated: “If we have to deploy all the armed forces with all kinds of weapons here for the sake of security of the Union State that we are building, for the sake of security of Belarus and Russia, it will be don...

The Belarusian leader suggested raising the awareness of the population about the legislative changes. This is especially important now, when work is underway on the draft of the new Constitution, the president said.

“Today, everyone must understand why they have created numerous partisan information sources: websites, Telegram-channels, video blogs, groups in social networks, and messengers. That network covered the entire Belarus,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko...

“A clear-cut pattern has been revealed: the growing number of NGOs is the writing on the wall saying that color revolutions are in the works. Under the guise of charitable causes, socially important projects, they are serving someone else's politic...

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the Belarusian state had turned out to be stronger than color revolution technologies. Belarusians have survived the impact of several stages of a color revolution.

Attempts to discredit Belarus in the international arena are a series of meaningless ostentatious moves, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with senior local government officials to discuss topical social and political issues.

“We have not seen such a scale of restrictive measures before, and we are not overdramatic. Yes, the West understands the lameness of sanctions tactics for themselves. Therefore, they introduce sanctions step by step, package by package,” Aleksan...

“This work relied on official publications and statistics, and was done in close collaboration with the inter-ministerial working group on the preparation of the report who helped to identify opportunities and develop solutions for harnessing rene...

The West is irritated by the fact that Belarusians thwarted color revolution attempts, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with senior local government officials to discuss topical social and political issues on 30 July.

"Our country, being a link between the West and the East, got into the epicenter of civilizational confrontation. We are not laying it thick. We are just stating the fact: NATO has been methodically building its offensive military infrastructure alo...

“I believe that such short but very important meetings should become our tradition. They are necessary not only to inform people who came from regions but also to strengthen the spirit, to unite the power vertical,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya clocked 11.47 seconds to finish fourth in the Women's 100m Round 1. However, only the top three athletes could advance further. The Belarusian will next perform in the Women's 200m Round 1 on 2 August.

More than 120 heavy-duty trucks are waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, over 290 at Kotlovka, more than 260 at Kamenny Log, over 250 at Benyakoni and more than 250 at Privalka.

The Belarusian boxer faced New Zealand's David Nyika who dominated his rival throughout the entire bout. The Dobrush-born athlete tried to reverse the situation but could not seize the initiative. As a result, he finished fourth in the Men's Heavy (8...

The experienced Belarusian scored 571 points to place 36th. Only eight best athletes advanced to the final.

The two judokas were equally favored to win, but the Korean athlete prevailed due to using Kesa-gatame mat hold. Thus, all medal hopes of the Belarusian judo team were dashed.

The experienced Belarusian was outperformed by Italy's Lucilla Boari. The Belarusian was in the lead most of the time but lost momentum at the end.

The athlete from Vitebsk Oblast cleared 2.37m on his best attempt. His teammate Dzmitry Nabokau was knocked out of the race with 2.25m.

“In line with the loan agreement signed by Belarus and the OPEC International Development Fund on 24 December 2020 (Public Healthcare Emergency Response Program, Phase I), a $20 million loan was transferred to the Belarusian budget on 28 July 2021,...

Aleksandr Mikhnevich was also relieved of his position as Belarus' permanent representative to the European Union, to the European Atomic Energy Community with concurrent accreditation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The program specifies goals, tasks, and priority directions of the country's social and economic development for the five-year term. It also specifies implementation measures, targets to measure the development of specific industries, spheres of econ...

Tensions relating to the mass inflow of illegal migrants to southern and eastern borders of the European Union member states is not a new and unexpected phenomenon. The inflow of illegal migrants reflects deep geopolitical processes in the OSCE space...

This year, most of the transit transactions were in timber products, industrial and consumer goods. For example, Russian companies actively supplied sawn wood of coniferous trees to the Baltic states and Poland. In H1 2021, BUCE handled 77 such trans...

Belavia will start flying from Minsk to Sochi from 7 August. Regular Minsk-Krasnodar-Minsk flights will resume from 8 August. The schedule and ticket prices are available on Belavia's website.

Each region of the country should show high-quality economic growth, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting hosted by the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee to take stock of the region's social and economic development in January-June 2021.

"For the first several days since the decree was enacted, Belarus has vaccinated citizens of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia on a paid basis," the press service said.

Yauhen Tsurkin of Belarus clocked 52.90 seconds to finish 42nd in the Men's 100m Butterfly and complete his medal contention at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In the Men's Sailing RS:X event the Belarusian placed 20th among 25 participants. The best ten athletes will continue their Olympic medal run on 31 July.

The gold medal event will feature two athletes from China.