The head of state pointed to the escalation of tension around Afghanistan. He drew attention to the unstable political situation in the country. “Afghanistan is obviously experiencing a humanitarian crisis that will lead to all kinds of negative co...

According to the president, the double standards used by the West are also evident in their active attempts to shut off from the migration problem with a fence on the western border of the CSTO.

A grouping of troops with over 10,000 personnel and more than 500 pieces of heavy military equipment has been permanently deployed near the Belarusian borders.

“We need, at least, to take stock of what has been done and what needs to be done. Perhaps, we will need to outline new long-term development tasks for the CSTO that acts as a guarantor and donor of security in Eurasia,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

“The collective West is putting pressure on sovereign states by means of restrictions, asymmetrical actions and hybrid influence. All this is happening under the banner of fighting for someone's rights. But we are fully aware that their true motive...

“The toughening competition between the West and China is contributing to the demolition of the system of international relations. To increase its influence in Asia, the European Union has put forward the initiative “A Globally Connected Europe�...

This year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conducted a series of drills in the Baltics and Ukraine. Over the last five years alone, their number more than doubled to reach 90 large-scale exercises a year, while the number of troops involved ro...

“Unfortunately, we have to admit that this year the situation around the world has not got better. As before, the principles and norms of international law are grossly disregarded. The boundaries of regional instability are expanding. Global tensio...

The heads of state discussed in detail the bilateral agenda and welcomed positive trends in bilateral cooperation. According to them, it is necessary to maintain momentum and move on in the spirit of the strategic partnership agreement signed earlier...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is taking part in the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The agenda of the talks features only one topic, but the heads of state need to discuss a wide ...

The program was worked out taking into account the experience of realization of a similar program in 2016-2020. That program resulted in the commissioning of 74 new manufacturing enterprises, with the output of innovative products close to Br6 billio...

The official said: “Our enterprises do not make only sawn timber. We've been recently exploring such business avenues as the drying of sawn timber and wood pellet production. Seven wood pellet plants were commissioned last year."

Roman Golovchenko said: “No doubt the state will continue providing all-round support to the development of library business, will facilitate the growth of library collections, including by buying unique books of great historical and cultural value...

The military observers will be informed about the concept of the exercise, tasks and stages of the exercise and will have an opportunity to go to the military training area Obuz-Lesnovsky and watch practical actions of the troops.

In the run-up to its 55th anniversary, Mogilevliftmash elevator producer has rolled out its 375,000th elevator that will be mounted in Russia's Perm in October this year, Anton Belsky, Deputy Director General for Commercial Affairs of the company.

The halls of the palace boast beautiful hand carved wooden decor in the national theme. The decorations used such types of wood as pine, oak, beech. The decoration project took less than a year to implement. Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke highly of the s...

The meeting of the two heads of state took place shortly after Aleksandr Lukashenko's arrival in Dushanbe. The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, the military and political situation in the region and the forthcoming summits of the CSTO and...

The diplomat noted that Belarus-Tajikistan cooperation is developing irrespective of the political situation and is mutually beneficial. “We have no political projects here. Everything we do here is not just justified, but produces results,” Oleg...

Natalya Kochanova said: "Events of 2020 once again demonstrated how fragile peace and order are. But by uniting around our leader, the president, we've managed to overcome threats of the color revolution. We've prevented a destabilization of state in...

According to the diplomat, last year Belarus' trade with Afghanistan was considerably bigger than, for instance, with Pakistan. This year the volume of trade should reach $220 million. “Despite the internal political upheavals and civil war, the co...

“Our proposals are on the table at the NATO Secretariat. It is clear that such a big organization that seeks to play a leading role in defense matters in the whole world (not only in Europe) does not want to recognize such a ‘small organization' ...

“If we talk about export in general, the potential has remained almost the same, but now we are moving towards the expansion of the number of countries where we export our products. We mainly export lumber products, pellets, and also debarked wood ...

The Collective Security Treaty Organization member states agreed to work out a common stance on the situation in Afghanistan ahead of the CSTO summit going on in Dushanbe, Tajikistan these days.

"International law that was supposed to help maintain peace and stability on the planet is substituted by some ‘rules' that are being invented on the initiative of some of our Western partners. We strongly reject it,” Vladimir Makei said.

Ahead of the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan played host to a joint session of the Foreign Ministers Council, Defense Ministers Council and the Committee of the Security Council Secretaries of th...

The incident took place on 11 September. A border patrol of the border guard station Svaryn examined a border sign and detected damage to the border pole and the state emblem in the form of holes caused by possibly shooting buckshot from a hunting ri...

A moose became another victim of the concertina wire within the Dotyshki outpost of the Lida border guard unit.

The capital of Tajikistan is set to host a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and a meeting of the Heads of State Council of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO...

Over the past five years the forest reserves in Belarus increased by 95,000 hectares, First Deputy Forestry Minister Valentin Shatravko told reporters at a press conference on 15 September.

According to the source, Belarusian Cement Plant is one of the enterprises run by the holding company. In January-July 2021 Belarusian Cement Plant increased cement output by 4.6% in comparison with January-July 2020, with lime output up by 7.9% and ...

The press service of the Russian Defense Ministry quoted Yunus-Bek Yevkurov as saying: “The Zapad 2021 has demonstrated that we can promptly create powerful combined-arms groups, plan combat actions in any direction, stop any aggression, and resolu...

The agenda included 32 items concerning fuel and energy complex, manufacturing cooperation, manufacturing of agricultural products, customs and tariff regulations, technical regulations, the use of navigation seals, trade cooperation and internationa...

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei took part in a joint meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council, Defense Ministers Council and the Committee of Security Council Secretaries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in ...

Each district handed over to the motor rally participants sacks with the grain of the new harvest as a symbol of unity.

Failure by Lithuania and Poland to comply with the truck throughput agreements continues to be a reason for queues at Belarusian checkpoints, the State Border Committee informed.

All the CSTO member states are united in the opinion and once again reaffirm the common stance: if the situation on the CSTO's southern borders gets aggravated, Tajikistan will receive all the military aid and military technology aid it needs.

Foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states have adopted a joint statement “On reaffirming commitment to the principles of the UN Charter and to strengthening cooperation to ensure their unconditional obser...

Since the start of the SMEs promotion program, August 2015, the bank has financed some 7,000 business initiatives to the amount of Br13 billion.

According to the source, the commissioning of the nuclear power plant's two units with the total output capacity of 2,400MW will greatly change the structure of the electricity-generating assets in Belarus.

One of the key issues of the meeting was the situation in Afghanistan and the strengthening of the CSTO southern borders.

Foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states announced plans to coordinate joint efforts to enhance information security.

The CSTO member states also called for the suppression of any threats to security emanating from the territory of Afghanistan and reaffirm their determination to use the resources available to the CSTO to ensure the security of its member states.

Taking part in the online meeting were Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Belarus Franklin Ramirez Araque and Charge d'Affaires of Belarus to Venezuela Denis Logunov.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has left for Tajikistan on a working visit. The airplane of the head of state took off from Minsk National Airport. Tajikistan is set to host a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Sec...

The suggestion to establish a new national holiday was voiced at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress in February 2021. It was on this day, 17 September, when the Polish campaign of the Red Army began in 1939, which resulted in the reunification of W...

The Coordinating Council will analyze the situation related to ensuring biological security in the CSTO member states, organize exchange of experience, prepare recommendations on the development of coordinated activities in the area.

Dushanbe played host to a joint meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council, the Defense Ministers Council, and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 15 September.

Belarus' Consulate General will open in Mumbai, India before 31 December 2021. The Finance Ministry will have to finance the costs of opening and maintenance of the Consulate General of Belarus in Mumbai within the funds provided for the Ministry of ...

The parties took note of huge potential for cooperation in the protection of children's rights and agreed that such events should be held on a permanent basis at least once a year.

“It is difficult to overestimate your personal contribution to the building and strengthening of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Despite the temporary difficulties caused by the global pandemic, the country remains an example of political stability and e...

Belarus will play their opening match in Group C on 17 September at Dinamo Stadium in Minsk against Cyprus, the debutante of the World Cup qualifying tournament.

“Two centuries ago your country took a decisive step towards sovereignty after a long and thorny path of heroic struggle for independent and free development. Today Nicaragua is confidently moving forward, being a promising foreign policy and trade...

The official reminded that the ecosystem of digital transport corridors is an open digital environment designed to help business partners share logistic information and to enable legally binding digital interaction with government agencies inside cou...

Transferable deposits went up by 4.5% to Br6.368 billion. Transferable deposits of individuals dropped by 9% to Br2.984 billion as of 1 September. Deposits of companies went up by 20% to Br3.383 billion.

The Belarusian archers claimed two medals in the men's team event. Aliaksandr Liagusheu, Anton Prilepau and Raman Nikitionak beat the Lvov team 28-27 to take gold. Anton Karoukin, Pavel Dalidovich and Sviatsslau Tsarankou won bronze.

The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the meeting of the heads of government of Belarus and Kazakhstan in June. In particular, they talked over the issues related to the organization of the visit of the delegation of K...

Belarusian world number 111 Aliaksandra Sasnovich has moved into the second round of the Luxembourg Open seeing off Ukraine's world number 165 Lesia Tsurenko 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) in the opener

Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly as part of the CIS observation mission will take part in the monitoring of the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation.

An exhibition of arts and crafts of cultural institutions of Minsk and all Belarusian regions has opened in the Hall of Official Ceremonies. The Belt of Unity thematic platform has showcased traditional art culture of Belarus.

Natalya Kochanova told participants of the conference: “We see that the incidence rate is climbing, including due to the growth of other seasonal diseases. We should be ready for it. What questions do you have regarding medications, personal protec...

According to the source, members of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided to approve the agenda of the next session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 14 September. The offline session will take place in Minsk on 14 October...

This trading session has been the largest this year so far. Regular trading in tanned semi-finished products for export has been held on the exchange floor since 29 April.

The Belarusian defense minister will participate in a joint session of the Foreign Ministers Council, the Defense Ministers Council, and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member st...

National unity is a must, Gennady Davydko, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media of the House of Representatives, said at a round-table session to discuss inter-ethnic peace in Belarus.

Taking part in the event are companies from Belarus, India, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.

The two leaders discussed the results of the joint army exercise Zapad 2021, the agenda of the forthcoming CSTO and SCO summits in Dushanbe, and the situation in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, an airborne insertion of the main body of a tactical assault force acting in support of the offensive will take place in the training area Brestsky. Simultaneous landing in two locations within a narrow time window greatly improves the eff...

“You have power. People cry when you sing, act, or merely talk. People can kneel, bow before you. They look at many of you with delight. And you should appreciate it,” the Belarusian leader is convinced.

“We have a candidate for the post of the head of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation. You met with the person yesterday. I think he will agree. He is a very experienced, intelligent man. We will need to help him,” the head of state said.

The head of state announced his decision during a working meeting at the Palace of Independence which was also attended by Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova on 14 September.

Denis Goreglyad described the main trends in the development of the Belarusian banking industry and possibilities for transactions in national currencies amid the sanctions. He remarked that the situation in the banking sector is rather stable consid...

According to the source, the measures Lithuania has taken affect electricity trade with third countries. The Lithuanian side had repeatedly stated it intended to reduce commercial supplies of electricity via the transboundary power lines with Belarus...

BelAZ presented its accomplishments and the digital solutions the company uses to interact with clients and suppliers, provide maintenance for the vehicles that have been sold. Plans to introduce more digital solutions into business processes were me...

The Bellegprom head said: “The relevant work has been in progress for many years. Our so-called anchor project was implemented at SOOO Belwest. The company is working on robotizing a number of its footwear manufacturing operations. We are now think...

Experts of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) met in Minsk on 13 September to finalize the draft action plan of the 2022 CIS Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage.

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.