Belarus will gradually work to curb the misuse of sanctions and other violations of international law, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB) Vadim Grachev told the media during the international conference “Impact of G...

Belarusians have passed the momentous test for national unity with dignity, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a solemn ceremony to present state awards to distinguished Belarusians at the Palace of Independence on 14 September.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has presented state awards to distinguished Belarusians from various walks of life. The solemn ceremony took place at the Palace of Independence on 14 September, in the run-up to the country's first celebrati...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich took part in the opening ceremony of the international conference “Impact of Global Economic Challenges on Social and Labor Rights” arranged by the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus.

Over 840 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 14 September, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The address of Belarus' MPs to the international community over the situation around Belarus as of 10 June 2021 was included as an official document into the discussion on the elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures as a...

All in all, Belarus performed 8,056,855 tests, including 18,329 tests in the past 24 hours.

Belarus chose not to go into a national lockdown. “Today we see that our country has chosen the right path. Our economy keeps going, while our healthcare services remain accessible as before, we are taking measures to avoid disruptions, panic, and ...

“A case in point is the European Union's unwillingness to recognize COVID-19 vaccines registered in Russia and recognized in more than 60 countries of the world,” Anatoly Domnikov said citing an example.

When asked a question concerning the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021, Dmitry Peskov said: “Joint military exercises are a continuous process. You know it is not the first military exercise. Military exercises have been held in...

According to the source, transition of state organizations to the cloud has been going for rather a long time. The transition is stipulated by Belarus president decree No.46, according to which government agencies and state organizations are supposed...

The politician admitted he had come to express solidarity with the Belarusian people. “Because what happened in Belarus last year may be repeated in Hungary in the future. We don't want that. This is why our support and solidarity are on the side o...

The Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Belarus and the Belarusian Society of the Red Cross have helped refugees who are stranded at the Poland-Belarus border.

The history of the country should be viewed through the eyes of its people, Sergei Tretyak, head of the Belarus Contemporary History Department at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences, told reporters.

Polish border guard officers brought a group of refugees to the Belarusian border on 12 September in the area controlled by the border guard station Tushemlya of the Grodno branch of the Belarusian border service.

The healthcare system has not yet felt the impact of European sanctions, since the government earnestly fulfills its social security commitments despite economic difficulties, Chairman of the Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers Vyacheslav Sh...

Aleksei Gromyko said: “We have to find and increase support for those, who agree that unilateral sanctions are not legal. Sanctions, which are truly meant to change the domestic system of a country, force the country or the nation to behave differe...

Belarus' Victoria Azarenka is 32nd with 1,990 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 111th with 740 points, and Olga Govortsova goes 134th with 564 points.

As of 14 September the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange introduces lumber, a new commodity group in the trade of timber to the foreign market, by non-residents of Belarus.

The future and the past of Belarus are objectively and at all levels linked with Russia and it is impossible to break these bonds, Israeli statesman, diplomat, expert in the field of military and political issues Yakov Kedmi told BelTA.

In Dushanbe Aleksandr Lukashenko will participate in a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and a session of the Heads of State Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states.

“First of all, one should always ask: who benefits and needs it? I think the peoples of Belarus and Russia need it. Considerable progress has already been reached, including the resumed flights, removal of restrictions, roaming charges between the ...

The Italian city of Turin has a unique character and an amazing atmosphere. This gorgeous place inspired architects of the Minsk World multifunctional complex to create a house of the same name in the Champions quarter.

The Belarusian army units had to fire missiles at targets located 40-100km away. The missiles deviated from their targets by only several meters. Chief of the Missile Forces and Artillery Command of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major-General Gennady ...

Russian special operations units were the first one to drop from an altitude of 1,500m. They used special wing-type parachutes. The landing zone had no lights, the paratroopers used night vision goggles instead.

“The world has faced an unprecedented practice of expanding the use of unilateral coercive measures. The vast majority of the applied sanctions do not meet the permitted international rights and criteria,” said Elena Dovgan.

The president noted that a lot of attention was paid to defense and security during negotiations in the Kremlin. Prospects of Belarus buying S-400 air defense missile systems were discussed as well.

Roman Golovchenko said that the Belarusian economy ‘is feeling well', it remains on the growth track. At the same time, he noted that GDP for the recent months is likely to decline insignificantly due to a slight drop in agricultural output: this y...

Aleksei Overchuk said: “We hope that as a result of this large work the principle ‘two countries, one economy' will be implemented. Other countries may want to join in this work either within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union or the Un...

“By 1 July next year, we are supposed to determine how the common gas market of Belarus and Russia will function, how the gas price for Belarus will be set. All this is meant for a long term,” Roman Golovchenko said.

The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus has been working to counteract the illegal policy of sanctions since December 2020. Over the time, the FTUB has sent appeals to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN Human Rights Council and the ...

According to the prime minister, each of the 28 reconciled Union State programs provides for a number of measures. Respectively they have different implementation timelines. The realization of some programs will require amendments to the national leg...

Roman Golovchenko said: “We are now very seriously considering creating a sea freight terminal of our own. We are analyzing prospects of buying or creating a cargo fleet of our own in order to minimize haulage costs. Ports in [Russia's] Leningrad O...

Aleksandr Lukashenko also praised the performance of the military personnel from Russia and Kazakhstan. “Brilliant! It is great that Kazakhstan's military have come, although their number was small. But the spirit itself is all-important,” he sai...

“The Russians and us invited everyone who needed and wanted to watch this exercise. They were not present, but they saw everything. Only madmen fail to see such a large-scale exercise. And the fact that they did not come is such a small-minded posi...

“We are working very closely with the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, the Russian railroads, owners of cargo terminals. We are working out, as we did for oil products, the most optimal scheme,” said Roman Golovchenko.

The head of state added that a dialogue with European countries is underway. But their demands extend to the domestic policy of Belarus. “‘Political prisoners', elections and so on. Listen, mind your own business. They can't come to grips with th...

The head of state hailed the participation of territorial troops in the exercise. “You are all real men. Every single person who had to be drafted showed up on time at the recruiting station and trained with honor at the training areas,” the pres...

The Collective Security Council will meet in Dushanbe on 16 September to discuss international and regional security problems and their impact on the security of the CSTO member states.

"As long as these brainless sanctions and humiliation of our patriotic people are in place, no one will talk to them, we will not kneel down,” said the head of state.

The president thanked the troops for their high level of training and professionalism and wished them success in their professional activities.

"The matters discussed included the construction of facilities (the Vostochny launch site) and armament issues,” said Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko.

In the previous years, the marathon was the most mass sports event in Belarus, gathering up to 40,000 participants. This year, however, the situation with the coronavirus necessitated some changes and the organizers decided to limit the number of tho...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 503,073 cases. A total of 493,053 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“The first stage of the Zapad 2021 joint exercise is over. This is one of the most important training activities of the Armed Forces, held against the backdrop of the ongoing hybrid aggression from the West against Belarus and Russia,” said Aleks...

Minsk played host to the power extreme tournament Minsk Open Cup 2021 as part of the city's birthday celebrations.

The Union State programs, which were passed by the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 10 September, provide for synchronizing approaches to operating the goods tracking mechanism, for statutory regulation and technical s...

Matters concerning the advancement of Belarus-Turkey cooperation in the area of prevention of emergencies and the alleviation of their consequences were discussed during the meeting.

Twenty-nine Belarusian girls will compete for the title of the prettiest girl in the country. Over the course of several hours they will demonstrate their talents and grace while trying to win hearts of the public and the jury.

A system of public inspectors will be established under the aegis of the State Control Committee. Belarus citizens, who are at least 25 years of age and who can provide assistance to controlling bodies due to their moral and business qualities, can b...

The State Committee for Standardization of Belarus and the Federal Technical Regulation and Metrology Agency (Rosstandart) of Russia intend to develop cooperation in digital technologies.

Belavia will operate two flights a day to Moscow's Domodedovo airport as from 21 September and three times a day as from 25 September. The frequency of flights to Sheremetyevo is also increasing to two flights a day as from 21 September.

In January-July 2021 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $50.27 billion, up by 30% year-on-year. Import amounted to $24.13 billion (up 27.8%). Surplus of foreign trade in goods and services equaled $2.01 billion, up from $891.9 million in January-July 202...

In the near future, we will outline those areas where we have points of contact, competencies, resources in order to quickly draw up a package of investment programs for their implementation in either our country or the Russian Federation with the in...

"The integration has recently picked up steam, and this is determined, among other things, by the change in the balance of forces in the international arena," said Sergei Rakhmanov. “The movement towards each other manifests in intensive contacts ...

In August the base index of consumer prices, which rules out changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, totaled 100.6% as against July 2021 and 106.3% as against December 2020.

According to BUCE, since the beginning of the year the price for rapeseed oil sold for export via BUCE has increased almost 1.5 times, which generated $600,000 in additional revenue for domestic producers. According to stock analysts, prices have no...

"During the visit to Damascus, the Belarusian delegation and the Ministry of Interior of Syria signed a memorandum of understanding which provides for the development of cooperation in forensics," the press service said.

"Yesterday's meeting [of the presidents] confirmed the priority of the Union State project for both Belarus and Russia," Andrei Rusakovich said.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin commented on the Union State programs during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk on 10 September.

Destructive actions, which are taken by a number of Western countries and bodies in contradiction of international law, impede the positive development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, the strengthening of the national economies, and the acc...

We present you a bright and unusual trio in the Minsk World multifunctional complex! Apartments in the three new houses will go on sale today! Hurry up to invest with profit!

Roman Golovchenko said: “Today we will have to make another important step towards the enhancement and development of the Union State. A package of documents defining future avenues of integration cooperation within the framework of the Union State...

The document was signed during the meeting of the Union State Council of Ministers in Minsk on 10 September.

The Union State programs were approved at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minks on 10 September.

We have come a long way in the matter of building the Union State. We have developed the necessary legal framework, created the conditions to ensure equal socio-economic rights of citizens, cooperate systemically in the field of foreign policy and de...

Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) Vladimir Ulakhovich said this as he spoke at an international conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of independence of Tajikistan and the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relat...

It is primarily designed to improve training levels of the troops belonging to the regional military force, which is tasked with ensuring security in the Eastern Europe region. The exercise will focus on deploying the regional military force to ensur...

The presentation pointed out that the military exercise was a scheduled one and represents the final stage in the system of joint training of Belarusian and Russian army units in 2021. In line with the training schedule the exercise will take place i...

"We are located on the borderline between two powerful geopolitical powers: Russian statehood and its allied countries and the European Union. There is no way Belarus could be neutral," the political analyst is convinced.

According to Alexander Bastrykin, investigators of both the countries face new challenges today. The situation is constantly changing. New types of crime are emerging, including extremism and terrorism.

“On 4 November, Day of People's Unity in Russia, we will hold this event, a meeting of the Supreme State Council,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

According to the head of state, he held talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on 9 September. “There were good events at the level of the presidents of Belarus and Russia yesterday. We agreed on many things, these are very serious agreements...

The Happy Family priority implies strengthening traditional family values. These are UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 - poverty eradication, Goal 3 - good health and well-being, and Goal 5 - gender equality.

The Belarusian Light Industry Association and the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs of Textile and Light Industry (Soyuzlegprom) have signed a memorandum of cooperation during the international exhibition of fabrics and textile materials Interfabric 202...

According to Pul Pervogo, it was a very good conversation, and the leaders of the two countries discussed a lot of things apart from the programs.

Belarus' world number two Aryna Sabalenka failed to advance to the US Open final losing to Canada's world number 73 Leylah Fernandez 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 4-6 in two and a half hours.

The agenda of the meeting of the presidents of Belarus and Russia was widely discussed in the media space, as everyone anticipated the adoption of the Union State programs to take the Union State to a new level.

A number of Union State programs are designed to harmonize Belarusian and Russian tax and customs laws. In particular, they provide for signing an agreement on common principles of collection of indirect taxes and for introducing an integrated system...

They are designed to level the playing field for Belarusian and Russian commercial entities, build common financial and energy markets, build transport space, work out and realize a common industrial and agricultural policy.

A Belarusian reporter asked Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin whether Minsk and Moscow might team up soon to resolve the humanitarian crisis that has deteriorated near the European Union border due to events in Afghanistan and continues gaining...

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that in the course of building the Union State of Belarus and Russia they had always kept in mind the example of the European Union but the European Union is not a good example today.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “What do you want from us? You introduce more and more sanctions against us every day. We are already way ahead of the Russian Federation on sanctions. They've introduced so many sanctions within literally six months. Do ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Putin or Lukashenko slowing down these processes is not the issue. When we examined this problem, the Central Bank of Russia and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus unanimously asked us to leave it be. They said...

The Belarusian head of state said: “We don't need new loans if we could take some from the nuclear power plant project, for which we've been granted a certain loan (it is Russia's practice all over the world). If we save something, I asked him to g...

Vladimir Putin explained that this specific matter had not been discussed during the negotiations. However, a Russian government commission made the relevant decision the other day. “It was decided that all the pre-COVID restrictions concerning tra...

Vladimir Putin said: “We've come to a conclusion that instead of deciding on some individual things that may or may not benefit one side we should make decisions as a package, creating a solid economic base for moving forward on sensitive yet indiv...

Vladimir Putin said: “We've agreed to pursue a common macroeconomic policy, harmonize the monetary management policy, and integrate the payment systems. We've agreed on ensuring information security, stepping up cooperation in customs and taxation....

Vladimir Putin remarked that as a result of the talks they had managed to come to terms on very sensitive issues for the Belarusian side that are related to prices for Russian energy resources.

Apart from tighter Belarus-Russia integration Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin discussed in detail the current international problems, relations with neighboring countries and associations.

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that it may seem to many people that the realization of the Union State programs Belarus and Russia have designed takes too much time. According to the head of state, there is no other way to do it since it is necessary ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “The president of Russia delicately did not mention various speculations about mergers and takeovers and so on. I should say that the president of Russia and I did not succumb to this disease. If someone did, we can fix t...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Our accusers often say that the Union State is a purely political project. No, it is a unique integration association that is advanced in all the aspects, including politics if you look at our military political union."

The central topic of negotiations of the two leaders was the completion of work on Union State programs. According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, all the key decisions were made during the talks.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “First of all, I'd like to thank my colleague, the president of Russia for the reception our delegation enjoyed and for the extremely honest, open, and constructive nature of our today's meeting.”

Yet Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that a platform for further progress had been created. “Thanks to this we will continue securing social safeguards and incrementally raising the welfare of Belarusians and Russians,” he stated.

The offline meeting gathered international partners, representatives of government agencies and organizations, top government officials from Minsk and the regions, representatives of the parliament and public associations.

The establishment of the combat training center is supposed to improve professional training, let students examine samples of new hardware, which may enter service with the Belarusian army soon, and improve practical skills of Belarusian and Russian ...

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, First Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Gulevich said: “Belarus together with its strategic ally – Russia – is intent on reducing confrontation in Eastern Europe by pursuing a peace-loving...

BelTA reported earlier that 28 Union State programs prepared by the governments of the two countries represent the key topic of the negotiations. Other pressing matters on the bilateral agenda and international problems are also in the center of atte...