“Now let's talk about the legislative process quality. The most important political decisions were made at the Belarusian People's Congress. They need to be implemented. They include the distribution of president's powers, a referendum on the Cons...

“You know what I expect from your work, you know how I monitor the fulfillment of the president's instructions. I want strong discipline and order,” the president said.

“We need to check thoroughly Belarus' historical development concept. Starting from how it is presented in school textbooks, academic literature and popular science literature, and ending with thematic projects and public events,” the president s...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko's meeting with senior officials of the Belarus President Administration started with a moment of silence to commemorate the fallen KGB officer.

Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia to Belarus Tarek Ben Salem on 1 October. The parties expressed intention to continue cooperation in sport and tourism.

The lawmakers are set to give the first reading to the bills On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and On Amendments to the Laws on Wildlife and Security of Genetic Engineering Activities.

The head of state is convinced that in today's reality it is particularly in the interests of the Belarusian and Cypriot peoples to maintain pragmatic relations based on the principles of mutual respect and partnership.

A ceremony to bid farewell to KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk killed in the line of duty was held in the Dzerzhinsky club in Minsk on 1 October.

The president wished everyone strong health, excellent mood, peace of mind and wellbeing both on holidays and weekdays.

According to the journalist, the likelihood of open clashes of Belarusians with different views will remain for some time. But such conflicts will not be repeated in the future, the political observer believes.

More than 130 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 180 - at Kotlovka, over 80 - at Kamenny Log, over 30 - at Benyakoni and more than 170 - at Privalka.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping as the country celebrates National Day of the People's Republic of China.

The paratroopers carried out a countersabotage operation in a designated area. The company went to seek and destroy sabotage and reconnaissance units of the simulated enemy and an illegal armed group.

Aleksandr Volfovich is the president's authorized representative for Grodno Oblast. He met with representatives of municipal government agencies and discussed the political, social, and economic situation in the region. He discussed the situation at ...

The signing of the roadmap is part of stages to promote cooperation between the two regions. The document envisages cooperation in investment, trade and economic sectors, agriculture, tourism, culture, healthcare, education and other areas.

The prime minister stated that teachers are always in the center of public life and a pillar of the state.

The parties discussed the coordination of activities and promising areas of interaction between the CIS countries in UNESCO and highlighted the importance of stepping up cooperation between the CIS countries in matters of preserving the world cultur...

The exhibition presents a selection of stamps and envelopes issued for the CIS anniversary dates. Almost all the exhibits have autographs of the participants of the solemn cancellation ceremonies.

All athletes and Games participants who are fully vaccinated will enter the closed-loop management system upon arrival. Games participants who are not fully vaccinated will have to serve a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in Beijing.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 538,086. A total of 518,715 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

In an interview with the U.S. television company CNN on 30 September Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko once again commented on the speculations that Belarus may lose its independence and become kind of an outpost if it continues advancing coo...

Grodno is enjoying warm and sunny weather.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is madness. Everything your Polish government [which politics is strongly influenced by the West, in particular, USA] does is madness. Are you saying we feed drugs to these people? Give me facts! If there are such fac...

Back on 9 August, at the big press conference in Minsk, Aleksandr Lukashenko had said that he was willing to give an interview to CNN. The press conference was attended by a CNN journalist who invited the Belarusian leader to give an interview.

On 30 September Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich met with Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction of Uzbekistan Bobur Abdinazarov.

The executive said: “We are now working with an optimal workload, which is most economically effective. We routinely make all the products and sell them on traditional target markets and new ones.”

This year, despite all these difficulties, we received 196 works from 21 countries, and selected 30 works from 10 countries for the short program: Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Ukraine, Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan," ...

According to him, the importance of these inter-parliamentary structures increases in the current difficult geopolitical conditions. “MPs need to constantly work on revealing their creative potential, making the lives of the citizens of our countri...

The official noted that the creation of common markets of energy resources is becoming increasingly important considering rising international prices. “The concept of development of the carbon-free energy industry has resulted in a stalemate on glo...

Belarus' world number 34 Victoria Azarenka came back from a break down in the third set to outlast world number 174 Hailey Baptiste of the United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, to secure her second win at the ongoing Chicago Fall Tennis Classic.

"Using their right of propose legislation, MPs have suggested a bill on criminal liability for calls for sanctions. It should be drawn up swiftly and submitted for the first and second readings at the autumn session. We must use all legal mechanisms...

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The MP recalled that the spring session passed a whole package of bills on strengthening the sovereignty of our country, the protection of the constitutional order and territorial integrity.

The 2022 budget bill will be one of the central themes of the autumn session of the parliament, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at a meeting of the Council of the House of Repres...

According to the parties, Volgograd companies, especially small and medium-sized business, do not use the potential of the exchange mechanism in trading with Belarusian business entities to the full.

The internal state debt amounted to Br11.3 billion as of 1 September. Taking into account differences in currency exchange rates, the internal state debt went up by Br1.4 billion or 14.3% since the beginning of the year.

At present some 1,000 semi-trucks are waiting for their turn to leave Belarus for the European Union. Border checkpoints are expected to let a number of trucks cross the border over a certain period of time.

The hybrid attack on Belarus is taking on new and more sophisticated forms, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at a meeting of the Council of the House of Representatives.

Most of the new armored vehicles will be handed over to the 120th Independent Mechanized Brigade. Some will be handed over to the 72nd Joint Training Center and the Military Academy of Belarus.

The man who killed the State Security Committee officer was influenced by the self-exiled opposition, Director of the information and analysis institution Roundtable of Democratic Forces Yuri Voskresensky told the ONT TV channel.

The president stressed that justice in the international, interstate cooperation and in the domestic policy is something that Belarus has fought for throughout its history. “The same is true for the contemporary history and the events that have bee...

“The start of your diplomatic service here coincides with important transformations in Belarus. We are not talking about a comprehensive change of priorities. This is primarily a domestic affair. The time is ripe for change needed to maintain momen...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has received credentials of ambassadors from nine countries.The diplomats from Azerbaijan, Armenia, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Tunisia and South Africa presented their credentials to the B...

Over 1,000 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 30 September, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) Vladimir Ulakhovich has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia to Russia with concurrent accreditation in Belarus Tarek Ben Salem to discuss cooperation be...

The regional breakdown of the sowing progress is as follows: Brest Oblast (71% of the area has been cropped), Vitebsk Oblast (nearly 60%), Grodno Oblast (over 65%), Minsk Oblast (nearly (64%), Mogilev Oblast (66%), and Gomel Oblast (almost 52%).

At the invitation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the CIS observation mission started monitoring the presidential election in Uzbekistan on 29 September.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mikalai Barysevich received copies of credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to Belarus concurrently Bala Chandran Tharman, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ...

Topical aspects of development of Belarus-Armenia relations in politics, trade, economy, and humanitarian affairs were discussed during the meeting. Ways to step up interaction between Minsk and Yerevan and prospects of realization of mutually benefi...

The stand of the Belarusian harvester manufacturer Gomselmash is the central feature of the Belarusian exposition. Gomselmash showcased a number of the latest harvesters (GS2124, GH800, and FS80). According to the embassy, the Belarusian company is b...

Roman Golovchenko said: “Finishing the sowing of winter cereals as fast as possible, finishing autumn tilling work, accumulating and applying mineral and organic fertilizers where necessary represent a number one priority. The next year's harvest d...

The official underlined the peat industry has a lot of promise. Shipments of peat products are expected to increase by 2-3% every year, resulting in a 15-20% increase over the course of five years.

The Made in Belarus exposition of domestic manufacturers debuted at the Rebuild SYRIA Exhibition 2021 that opened in Damascus on 29 September. The exposition features five companies whose products and services can be used in projects to rebuild Syria...

According to the information the Internal Affairs Ministry and the State Security Committee had, a person implicated in preparations for a terrorist attack in Belarus lived in the apartment the special unit raided.

The participants of the event are set to exchange experience in the implementation of the principles and obligations enshrined in the Code of Conduct in the field of European security and arms control, and also in the field of democratic control over...

The forum will present the new films shot recently by Belarusfilm. All the films brought to the festival are designed for the mass audience, will find a response in the hearts of Uzbekistan audience, and will help them better understand Belarus.

“During the simulation game the parties are working out recommendations for the Collective Security Council to normalize the situation in the Central Asian region of collective security taking into account the developments in Afghanistan,” the pr...

Since 18 August, 32 refugees from Afghanistan have been living at the Rusaki outpost near the Belarus-Poland border. Representatives of the Belarusian Women's Union and the Red Cross, as well as MPs visited the refugee camp. The migrants were given w...

The missiles had to hit targets up to 100km away. The missiles deviated from the targets by only several meters. The unit performed the exercise excellently, the source noted.

Brest Oblast and Iran will draft an interregional cooperation roadmap. Such an agreement was reached by Brest Oblast Governor Yuri Shuleiko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari during their meeting in Brest.

Igor Sergeyenko stressed: “I warn those who gloat, those who call themselves reporters, and all those wannabe revolutionaries here and abroad. You will be made answerable. Don't even try to clean up your accounts in social networks.”

Iya Malkina recalled that the EAEU Council of Heads of Authorized Bodies in the Field of Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the EAEU member states on 27 September. "According to the reports provided by the chief ...

Since 18 August 32 refugees from Afghanistan have been stranded at the Belarusian-Polish border line in the area of the border guard station Rusaki. On 29 September, representatives of the Belarusian Women's Union and the Red Cross gave them warm cl...

More than 2,098,000 Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 1,597,000 of them have already got two shots.

It turned out the man had broken a leg while in Lithuania. He was delivered to a healthcare institution and examined. The man requested refugee status, however, instead of dealing with his application Lithuanian enforcers dropped the immobilized man ...

Iya Malkina added that common markets of electricity, gas, oil and petroleum products are to be launched by 1 January 2025. The EAEU heads of state have already approved the concepts and programs for the development of common markets.

On 29 September, representatives of the Belarusian Women's Union and the Red Cross gave Afghan refugees warm clothes, blankets, pillows, food, sanitary and hygiene kits.

The official said: “There is an international legal framework. It has legal force at present. We can state that Poland, the Baltic states, and Ukraine in fact ignore the international commitments they have undertaken with regard to virtually all th...

“The scientific conference is a wonderful event. We were very happy to meet with our colleagues. The conference drew together a wide representation of participants. All the interested parties were provided with an opportunity to speak and the discu...

According to the source, the last train carrying Russian troops and military hardware has crossed the Belarusian border into Russia.

A new city has appeared on the map of the Minsk World multifunctional complex! The Kyoto house in the Asia quarter has cordially opened the doors to first tenants!

The Eurasian Economic Commission has put out for public debate a draft action plan that seeks to safeguard supplies of essential medicines and pharmaceutical substances in the Eurasian Economic Union member states.

Minsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Turchin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Russia and concurrently to Belarus Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka in Minsk on 29 September.

The Belarus-China online business matchmaking session Synergy of Innovations 2021 is taking place online at the Polytechnic Technology Park of Belarusian National Technical University.

Winter crops in Belarus have been sown on 849,600 hectares, which is 58.4% of the target area (1,456,100 hectares).

"The greatest supporter of all the proposed measures is the Republic of Belarus that has come under serious pressure from the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom," Iya Malkina said.

When asked about the president's response to what happened, the press secretary quoted Aleksandr Lukashenko as saying: “It will not be left unpunished”.

The prosecutor's investigation established that the KGB officers acted within their rights and in accordance with the law.

“It is obvious that one of the objectives of Western special services in Belarus and Russia is to encourage and cultivate the terrorist movement in these countries,” Sergei Mikheyev said.

“The meetings of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council are due in Minsk on 14 October and in Almaty on 10 December. At the suggestion of the Armenian side, the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be held in Yerevan in November, t...

The Economy Ministry hosted a video conference with representatives of the Korea Development Institute (KDI) on the launch of the third stage of project activities under the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) 2021-2022 “Digital Transformation of Belar...

In January-August 2021, the commodity exchange trade between Belarus and Russia increased 1.5 times to reach $375 million, which is more than with any other of 68 countries represented on the platform.

According to the vice speaker of the Council of the Republic, it is young people who will determine the future of the country. “It is important for us, the older generation, that today's Belarusian youth stay committed to the basic principles of su...

Belarus' world number 112 needed two hours and 40 minutes to defeat Canada's world number 68 Vasek Pospisil 5-7, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3 to move to the Sofia Open round two.

Over 150 trucks were waiting to cross the Belarus-Poland border at the Bruzgi checkpoint, more than 60 at Berestovitsa.

Belarus' world number 34 Victoria Azarenka scored a 6-2, 6-1 victory over world number 49 Zhang Shuai of China in just 61 minutes to move to the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic second round.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to pardon 13 people on the eve of People's Unity Day. Most of those, who were pardoned, had committed crimes by means of the Internet.

The ambassador is on a two-day trip to Vitebsk Oblast. In the FEZ Vitebsk administration he was made familiar with peculiarities of operation and the incentives available in Belarusian free economic zones. He evaluated the economic potential and the ...

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the Belarusian People's Congress may be vested with the ability to compose the Central Election Commission. Contemplating the possibility, he said: “Why shouldn't the Belarusian People's Congress take care of it?"

According to Grigory Vasilevich, if the need arises, the parliament should be involved in the process of the president's impeachment in addition to the Belarusian People's Congress, which is supposed to get a constitutional status.

“Let me answer the question right away to discourage crazy thoughts: I have never run from anywhere and will not run away!” the Belarusian leader stressed.

There is the opinion that Belarus' results in Tokyo could and should be higher. I agree that many athletes have not fully realized their potential. We expected more from tennis, rowing and canoe, cycling, gymnastics, judo, weightlifting. Relevant ass...

During the discussion, Director of the information and analysis institution Roundtable of Democratic Forces Yuri Voskresensky noted that the commission worked in a very constructive, doctrinal way. "But I think that the commission has somewhat exhau...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Everyone wonders what authority should be transferred upwards. We are going to discuss it. I have no final solution. I only understand that there should be no diarchy in the country. The head of state must be the head of...

“A number of proposals have been made. They will need careful study,” said Piotr Miklashevich.

The International Training Center on Migration and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs hosted a panel discussion "CIS cooperation in strengthening security, combating crime and terrorism" as part o...

Vera Lapko will next play either Kazakhstan's world number 47 Yulia Putintseva or world number 162 Ekaterine Gorgodze of Georgia.

The president concurred with the opinion that the death penalty issue should be dealt with later. “If we have to, we should deal with this issue at a separate referendum. And tell people about it,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

“I think the Belarusian People's Congress should be given the power to amend the Constitution. Lawmaking is a serious thing. We will decide on the Constitution at the referendum and may vest the Belarusian People's Congress with the right to make a...