In addition, China will provide Belarus with another 500,000 doses of the vaccine in the form of humanitarian aid.

The head of state was briefed on the state and prospects of the grain harvester industry in the country. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the head of state's historic decision to develop harvester manufacturing industry in the country.

Early this summer, the plant signed a big contract with a dealer from Sudan to supply 204 BELARUS-800 tractors. After the additional negotiations, the Sudanese partner also decided to buy BELARUS-92, a new model for the Sudanese market.

Despite the pandemic, Belarusian exports of goods and services to China continue to grow. Last year it exceeded $1.2 billion. In H1 2021 the figure was up 21% from the same stretch in 2020 to total $624 million.

It is essential to address the lack of discipline and efficiency in the domestic agricultural industry, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Logoisk District.

According to the minister, 25-30% of all combine harvesters produced in the country are supplied domestically. The rest is exported, the main markets being Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.

The head of state will be reported on the state and prospects for the domestic harvester production, the development strategy of the Belarusian agricultural machinery company Gomselmash.

More than 1,200 haulers are queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 25 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The Belarusian will next play world number 74 Irina Begu of Romania for a spot in the semifinal.

While in Belarus the head of the Russian military delegation observed the International Army Games 2021 contests Sniper Frontier and Polar Star in the army exercise area Brestsky. He also met with top officials of the contests and members of the Russ...

The harvesting of melons and gourds was finished on 24 August. The work had begun the day before upon Aleksandr Lukashenko's instructions. Five watermelon varieties have been planted in the president's household plot this year, including Top Gun, Rom...

According to the source, Anatoly Sidorov took part in routine meetings with representatives of the defense ministries of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The sides exchanged opinions about the cutting-edge military products r...

According to Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz, the Polish side has created a very strange situation and is doing its best to mistake a wish for the reality. Poland places some domestic political consideration...

Belarus does not expect a big inflow of refugees from Afghanistan, Belarus' Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Nazarenko said at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States on Combat...

This year is a landmark year for cooperation between Belarus and China in the field of Chinese traditional medicine, Head of the Administration of the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone Aleksandr Yaroshenko said.

The training camp of the national team will kick off in Minsk on 30 August. The football players will then travel to Ostrava to play the Czech Republic on 2 September. Belarus will play Wales (5 September) and Belgium (8 September) in Kazan.

“Belarus took part in the China-SCO Forum on Digital Economy and in China's largest exhibition of smart technologies Smart China Expo 2021, which were held in the largest central city of Chongqing on 22-24 August,” the diplomatic mission said.

MTZ representative said: “We've managed to build a direct interaction scheme and rule out the risk of the deal's failure. A letter of credit has been received as part of one contract. The other [contracts] have been signed on terms of with 100% pay...

The Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States on Combating Illegal Migration convened for a meeting at the CSTO Crisis Response Center on 24 August.

The match lasted for an hour and 52 minutes. The Belarusian will next face world number 37 Nadia Podoroska of Argentina.

Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova advised NATO to deal with its own problems first before making plans on how to save the world as she commented on the statements of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Afg...

The tournament in Group D will take place in Bratislava on 26-29 August. Belarus will play against Slovakia, Austria and Poland for the 2022 Olympic spot.

“Therefore, let's do what we agreed on and what the speakers spoke about. This [best practices] has already been implemented by some teams. Let's follow suit. And if we address our problems using this principle, we will resolve them without difficu...

More than 1.57 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 1.28 million of them have already got two shots.

“Those who visited Khatyn did not carry white-red-white flags in the streets. War memorials are our heritage. We have failed to tell our children about these important facts of our history,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

In response to the proposal to announce the Year of Teacher and Education in Belarus in 2022, Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I am almost positive about it. This is not the first time I hear about it. And I said honestly that I am almost positive about...

“We know how to do everything: to save people's lives, to perform heroic deeds, we are able to solve major economic problems. It is all due to you – school and university teachers. Yet, the negative things, our faults and failures are also due to...

Putting Belarusian schools in order and the renewal of school standards were mentioned during the congress. Aleksandr Lukashenko was asked what provisions of these education standards he deemed mandatory.

We need to carefully re-analyze the new wording of the Education Code before it gets the second reading in the parliament, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "All the participants of the education process will have to observe provisions of this document unquestionably. By the way, it will help restore order in schools and in interaction with parents. It will be done to address a...

Speaking at the pedagogical conference, the president touched upon the textbooks on humanities - history and social studies. “It is time we come to grips with how we see historical epochs and personalities," he said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We have everything to allow kids to get normal education and find their place in life. Trust me, we will do everything we can for you. If money is available, we will give the last kopeck to the teacher.”

At the pedagogical forum the head of state commented on the contents. “The ministry reported that programs and schoolbooks were updated. We have been doing this on an annoyingly regular basis in the history of our independence,” he said.

“Let's (get united around one idea, the idea of protecting our country. This is a country for your children and it should be saved for them. If we take this idea to school, we will do our job and solve the problems that we are facing today," the h...

"If, God forbid, a child is harassed online and offline, then questions should be raised with bullies' parents and the class teacher who is responsible for the psychological climate in the classroom,” the head of state said.

“We still see people rabidly chasing after university degrees. Kids graduate from universities and spend their entire lives finding their place. Parents and kids still underappreciate the prestige of blue-collar jobs and the level of training of su...

“Everyone knows that employer-sponsored education is the best way to meet the needs of the economy. This form of work has proved to be absolutely worthwhile,” the president said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Let me put it like this: all of us starting with the president of the country and ending with a nursery nanny, including the society, the school, and parents, are responsible for the moral and spiritual upbringing of kid...

We need to sort things out in schools whatever it costs, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the National Pedagogical Conference in Minsk on 24 August.

“There are about 50 institutions of higher learning – universities, academies, institutes – in Belarus. The number of universities in countries with the similar territory and population (Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Israel) is two-three times...

"While interacting with children, one cannot avoid analyzing the events of the past and present, assessing these events through the prism of the interests of the state in which we live. What is this if not politics?” the Belarusian leader asked.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Undoubtedly, we will use components of distance learning. We will incorporate them into the education process. It is probably an objective necessity. Nevertheless, I'd like to caution you: digital opportunities should se...

The resource has been developed in accordance with corresponding educational programs for every school subject. Students will be able to watch explanatory videos and pass tests. The resource was designed by the best Belarusian teachers and thus can s...

“All of us are interested in the indisputable authority of the teacher. Both in the eyes of their students, among parents, and in the society. Without it there is no point in talking about the accomplishment of the global tasks the education system...

The head of state noted that there are no big, catastrophic problems in this regard. “They say the youth lacks patriotism. It is just empty rhetoric. Young people have been like this at all times: rebellious, sometimes radical, but mostly construct...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You have once again confirmed that education is not the sphere of services, not a business, but a mainstay of our statehood and a socially important branch of the economy.”

"The challenges include political developments that affected education system employees as much as security officials and civil servants. And today I thank those who did not back down and our entire teaching community for their professionalism, dedic...

We have learned our lessons. The events that occurred predetermined the importance of the issues that we want to discuss at the pedagogical conference. We have to reset the education system. Today it is a matter of national importance, Aleksandr Luka...

The Belarusian will next face world number 36 Marin Cilic of Croatia.

“Education is a multi-tier, complex system that permeates all spheres of human life. It is for a reason that Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko pays so much attention to it. There is no doubt that the education system should develop and impr...

The leaders of the CIS member states will meet in Minsk face-to-face. No country has objected to this format, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev told the media.

More than 77% of healthcare workers and about 42% of school staff and other education and childcare professionals have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

About a thousand teachers, heads of educational institutions, national and local government bodies, as well as representatives of public associations and trade unions are taking part in the National Pedagogical Conference. The focus is on development...

About 4,000 competitors representing more than 160 countries will take part in Tokyo Paralympics. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will feature 539 events across 22 sports. The closing ceremony is scheduled for 5 September.

More than 1,300 haulers are queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 24 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

“In the follow-up to the Belarus-Russia talks held in Cholpon-Ata, the Kyrgyz Republic, on 19 August, the heads of government discussed trade and economic cooperation, as well as joint projects in various fields,” the press service informed.

The Belarusian president wished all people living in Ukraine peace, success and prosperity.

The two heads of state discussed the Union State programs; the work on them is nearing completion. The decisions on the programs will be made in the near future.

An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August.

In January-June 2021 FEZ Minsk resident companies hired 594 people to do new jobs. The average total number of people employed by the resident companies stands at 24,718.

This decision was made following the study of the materials submitted by the Belarusian side on the phytosanitary examination of tomatoes and peppers in the places of production, as well as the guarantees of the Main State Inspectorate for Seed Produ...

Belarus' world number 81 Egor Gerasimov kicked off his Winston-Salem Open run with a 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-2 win over world number 112 Norbert Gombos of Slovakia in two and a half hours.

CSTO heads of state advocate an inclusive peaceful dialogue in Afghanistan, reads a statement on the CSTO's website following the emergency videoconference session of the CSTO Collective Security Council on 23 August.

Unidentified persons in Poland deliberately and demonstratively, in a bid to make a political and ideological statement, threw the national flag of the Republic of Belarus on the ground, defaced it and trampled on it, thereby expressing disrespect an...

A session of the coordinating council for fighting illegal migration will be held soon to discuss matters relating to illegal migration and refugees from Afghanistan. Apart from that, the treatment and accommodation of refugees will be practiced duri...

As of 23 August, 150 hectares planted to buckwheat were cropped, or almost 0.49% of the target.

According to Stanislav Zas, today the heads of state spoke of the need to adopt the CSTO consolidated position on the situation in Afghanistan and around it soon

"The SCO member states reaffirm their intention to assist Afghanistan with building a peaceful, stable and prosperous country, free from terrorism, war and drugs," the document says.

“As for interaction with NATO, we have stated our readiness to develop cooperation with NATO on all topical issues for our organizations, including Afghanistan. Unfortunately, we have seen no such willingness on the part of NATO. This is why there ...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 470,635 cases. A total of 464,300 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The press secretary was asked to comment on the reaction of Aleksandr Lukashenko to the outcomes of the event. She said that after the Big Conversation with the President, which lasted for more than 8 hours, the president had a small meeting with a f...

“We call for stopping this confrontation, for establishing a dialogue inside Afghanistan, and for building a government system in Afghanistan taking into account interests of all the nationalities that live there and all the communities,” the off...

The agenda of the meeting included organizational and personnel matters, corresponding proposals. The participants of the meeting also discussed further improvement of the Belarus President's Security Service, including from the point of view of the ...

The purpose of the exercise is to check the readiness and the ability of command and control bodies and logistics units of the Belarusian army and the Russian one to work together. It will also test skills of the troops and will serve as part of prep...

More than 1.55 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; over 1.27 million of them have been vaccinated with the second dose.

“Following the CSTO emergency meeting, the heads of state and government agreed to instruct the councils of the ministers of foreign affairs and defense, the committee of secretaries of the security councils together with the secretariat to promptl...

A delegation of Belarus' Armed Forces led by Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin is expected to attend the official opening ceremony and participate in the Army 2021 forum.

Chairman of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament, Vladimir Andreichenko took part in the first plenary session of the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

A working meeting with the ICAO team took place on 23 August. Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko, Director of the Aviation Department of the Transport and Communications Ministry Artyom Sikorsky, an interagency commission of Bela...

"In general, there is an understanding, and President Putin emphasized this in his speech, of the need to coordinate approaches, including within the framework of the United Nations, the Security Council and the G20," Dmitry Peskov said.

According to the source, despite multiple statements by Lithuanian law enforcement agencies, which claim they observe human rights without fault, Belarusian border guards continue registering facts of inhumanely cruel treatment of refugees.

A Belarusian delegation went to Russia for the military technology forum Army 2021. On the second day of the forum Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus Dmitry Pantus met with UAE Deputy Defense Minister for Support and Def...

“Timely, objective and high-quality information provided by your agency is one of the crucial ingredients of the state administration system. Statistics not only illustrates the economic and social development of the country but also helps find the...

In the light of the recent events in Afghanistan the CSTO countries may seriously think about measures to beef up collective defense and raise the importance and role of the organization, political scientist Aleksandr Shpakovsky said.

“It will be impossible not to reckon with the position of the CSTO and the SCO. The position of the SCO/CSTO will even be more important than the position of the Western coalition,” the Belarusian leader is sure.

It is with great concern and great attention that Belarus has been watching the developments in Afghanistan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“Against the backdrop of the diplomatic efforts of Taliban to establish relations with key global and regional players, a number of countries are inclined to recognize the movement. For our organization it is important to clearly realize to what ex...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Terrorism is directly connected to the risks of transboundary crimes, illegal turnover of narcotics and weapons, which seemingly will grow. Taking into account the certain transparency of borders between our countries, t...

Speaking about the problem of refugees from Afghanistan, Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned the events of the past 2-3 days on the border with Poland.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “There is another sensitive issue connected with the United States' withdrawal [from Afghanistan]. I am talking about possible plans to deploy armed contingents of the American army in neighboring countries, including CS...

I concur with the proposal to work out a common position. We need to discard all formalities and agree on the common position by the summit in Dushanbe [scheduled for mid-September, Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“The problem of refugees and migrants. There are different estimates of the possible number of refugees and migrants in the first wave. It is absolutely clear that people from Afghanistan will join the waves of migrants from destroyed Syria, Iraq, ...

This time we did not have difficult issues and differing positions. But there were many topics on which we needed to align our approaches. Among them was the removal of barriers to access the Kazakhstan market of agricultural machinery. We found a co...

Currently, Aryna Sabalenka goes second with 7,010 points, Victoria Azarenka is 19th with 3,160 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich - 99th with 860 points, Olga Govortsova - 136th with 622 points.

Speaking about the development of a real economic integration agenda, Dmitry Mezentsev said that all the work that was carried out since December 2018 was aimed at ensuring that the economic potentials of Russia and Belarus complement each other.

The CSTO leaders will focus on the situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states. The session is chaired by Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon.

The head of state expressed confidence that ascetic efforts of Karekin II would continue to promote peace, preserve the atmosphere of trust and friendship between the peoples of Belarus and Armenia.

A delegation of business representatives from Madagascar paid a visit to Amkodor to get familiar with the production lineup and conduct negotiations with the company's management. The parties expressed hope for further cooperation.