Maryia Mamashuk of Belarus placed fifth in the women's 65kg event at the World Wrestling Championships 2021 in Oslo, Norway.

It is time we took stock of the relations between Belarus and Venezuela and built even stronger cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Venezuela president's special envoy Adan Chavez Frias in Minsk.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have had a telephone conversation, BelTA learned from Pul Pervogo Telegram channel.

As of the morning of 7 October, winter crops were sown on the area of 1.35 million hectares, which is 92.7% of the target area (1,456,100 hectares). Grain and leguminous crops (including corn) have been harvested from 2.145 million hectares (90.9% of...

Adan Chavez Frias is currently paying a visit to Belarus. The program of the visit envisages a meeting with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova and Chairman of the House of Representatives ...

“We made the decision to bring the embassy office here from Khabarovsk because of the shifted focus on the development of the Far Eastern Federal District,” said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko.

According to the country's monetary guidelines for 2021, the volume of international reserve assets is expected to make up at least $6 billion on 1 January 2022.

Over 150 trucks are queuing at the Belarus-Latvia border at the Grigorovshchina checkpoint and more than 110 at Urbany.

Belarus' world number 100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich took a two-set victory over world number 71 Maraa Camila Osorio Serrano of Colombia, 6-0, 6-4, in the Indian Wells opener.

The program of the visit envisages a meeting with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova and Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Vladimir Andreichenko.

Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that the close attention paid by Vladimir Putin to the Belarusian-Russian integration processes will continue to promote bilateral multifaceted cooperation and interaction within the framework of the Union St...

The international exhibition “Contemporary Avant-Garde: Vanguard Today” in Minsk kicked off in the art-hall High Place on 6 October featuring works of artists from Belarus, Russia and Armenia. On display are 40 works, made in different styles and...

Participants of the session discussed problems with fulfilling provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 22 January 1993 and bilateral consular conventions.

Participants of the session discussed matters concerning the creation, operation, and development of the joint communications system of the CIS armies. They summed up results achieved in 2021 and determined the main events for the 2021-2025 period.

Hundreds of people have already joined the project. The more participants there are, the more help children with disabilities will receive. Therefore, the organizers decided to extend Move4Good at www.move4good.by until 30 October to attract as many...

Aleksandr Volfovich made a working trip to the frontier Kamenets District where he met with local executives, discussed the socio-political and socio-economic situation in the district, and assessed the situation on the border.

Vladimir Makei stressed: “The emerging negative trend of Western countries aggressively using unilateral coercive measures against other sovereign states runs contrary to the UN Charter and a number of international commitments."

At least 25,000 foreign students from more than 100 countries are enrolled in major and additional programs in Belarus, Belarusian Education Minister Igor Karpenko said during the plenary session of the international educational forum of foreign grad...

According to Vladimir Makei, the integration topic should become an important line of work for UNCTAD as a new dimension of multilateralism on the international agenda.

According to the source, a military transport delivered the refugees to the Belarusian-Polish border. Once they saw a Belarusian border patrol, the Polish law enforcement personnel recognized they had no way out of the situation and abandoned their i...

The international exhibition-fair BelTexIndustry 2021 is running at the BelExpo national exhibition center in Minsk from 6 to 8 October. It is the largest trade fair of light industry goods in Belarus.

Trade has been growing in these difficult days of the pandemic and political turbulence. Exports of goods from Georgia and Belarus have been on the rise. This is all an indication that we need to go forward, together, and that the interest is mutual,...

Belarus' world number 138 Olga Govortsova was unable to make it through to the Indian Wells main draw, losing to Kazakhstan's world number 108 Zarina Diyas, 3-6, 3-6, in the second qualifying round.

They shared the silver medal with students from the University of Wroclaw (Poland), the University of Cambridge (UK), and the University of Bucharest (Romania).

Today, Mogilev Oblast and Primorsky Krai have roadmaps of cooperation in a number of areas," Mogilev Oblast Vice Governor Valery Malashko said. “Despite the distance, we have established close economic, cultural, historical and socio-political rela...

On 6 October Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova met with Ukrainian politicians Aleksandr Moroz, Aleksei Berezhnoi and Vasily Tsushko.

ENSREG is conducting a peer review of the national action plan, which Belarus put together after stress-testing the nuclear power plant. According to Oleg Sobolev, the experts are evaluating how Belarus has responded to the proposals made at all stag...

The Belarusian lost 3-9 to Ukraine's Mahamed Zakariiev in the bronze bout. Second bronze went to Mojtaba Goleij of Iran.

The official said that an IRRS mission took place in 2016 and covered ten thematic modules as well as a number of additional fields Belarus had requested as a nuclear energy newcomer country.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 549,817. A total of 526,648 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Maintaining contacts in the transport sector is extremely important for Belarus and Russia, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev in Minsk on 6 October.

The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was disconnected from the power grid on 12 July when the automatic protection of the generator kicked in. Equipment and systems of the turbine generator underwent diagnostics. The first unit was re...

Absurd and ridiculous are the statements about certain willingness to help “people in a difficult situation” announced by the country that beats up and ousts refugees not sparing even disabled children and that imposes a state of emergency to cov...

The sides discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation in the area of smart cities and digital government within the framework of possible participation in programs financed by the Korean government.

According to the source, 300 semi-trailer trucks are waiting to leave Belarus right now. Bilateral agreements specify how many trucks a border checkpoint is supposed to let through over a certain period of time.

The two towns have a similar history. Veliky Novgorod was the birthplace of the Russian statehood. It is one of the three towns where St. Sophia Cathedral was built. By the way, the cathedral has survived to this day. Likewise, Polotsk was the cradle...

Apart from the meetings at the Minsk office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Perm entrepreneurs held bilateral talks at the companies of Minsk, Mogilev Oblast and Gomel Oblast, and also negotiations in the form of video conferences...

The urban settlement of Dribin is Belarus' smallest district capital, its population is about 3,000 people. It is also the youngest district capital of Mogilev Oblast.

The regional breakdown of the sowing progress is as follows: Brest Oblast (sowing complete), Minsk Oblast (313,200 hectares or 91%), Vitebsk Oblast (194,600 hectares or 84.2%), Grodno Oblast (182,800 hectares or 92.8%), Gomel Oblast (180,600 hectares...

For a long time, the area under winter crops equaled that under spring crops in our country. But in recent years, due to global warming, droughts have become more frequent. In this regard, the Agriculture and Food Ministry, together with the National...

“After someone showed some empty shelves somewhere, it prompted consumers to ‘panic buy' sugar. We started delivering 1,800 tons of sugar every day. In September we shipped 15% more sugar than in the same month last year. Sugar is well stocked,�...

For a hundred years, Belarusian State University (BSU) concluded more than 500 agreements with universities from 59 countries, BelTA learned from the press service of the university.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Xie Xiaoyung on 5 October.

On 5 October Education Minister Igor Karpenko took part in a time capsule laying at the site where the Student Brotherhood architectural structure will appear. The same day the international friendship club of foreign students and graduates was unvei...

European fallow deer is the draw of the Vitebsk Zoo. It is a species of ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.

Belarus' representative mentioned the importance of evaluating the human rights situation in all countries objectively and from the same angle, including the usage of special tools of the UN Human Rights Council.

KIOGE 2021 is one of the most important events in Kazakhstan's oil, gas, and energy industries. It gathered 155 companies from nine countries and is taking place alongside the Eurasian forum Kazenergy.

The event coincided with the 55th anniversary since the company's foundation: the order to set up Belorusneft was signed in February 1966. The first commercial oil flow was secured in the Rechitskoye oil field in 1964.

"Currently, the commission is forming a working group that will develop an international agreement to set up the Eurasian Reinsurance Company. The agreement is slated for signing for the first half of 2022," Iya Malkina said.

A number of factors contributed to the export growth. Firstly, the reputation of Belarus-made products that are known for their optimal price/quality ratio. Secondly, the effective work of company managers who promptly adjusted production plans, mark...

“The unemployment rate in the EAEU decreased by 66% in August compared to the same month a year earlier. The number of people registered with employment services at the end of August amounted to 1.36 million people,” Iya Malkina said.

“This year the Belarusian energy system is celebrating its 90th anniversary. We direct all our efforts to make the anniversary forum a worthy and interesting event for all the participants. More than 200 organizations will take part in the forum a...

It will showcase the works of Belarusian artists. The Belarusian Corner is an initiative of Turkish collector and philanthropist Erol Uruglu, who has Belarusian and Russian roots (his mother is a native of Grodno, and his father is from St. Petersbu...

“In January-August 2021 the export of Belarusian products totaled $4.1 billion, up $400 million, or 10.8% over the same period last year,” the minister said.

The 27th international exhibition Medicine and Health 2021 opened in Minsk on 5 October.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 547,826. A total of 525,144 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Pakistan is interested in intensifying economic cooperation with Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan said at the opening of the fifth session of the Belarus-Pakistan Business Council.

According to Vladimir Ulakhovich, Pakistan imports some $47 billion worth of products annually, and Belarus, in his words, can be an important partner for Pakistan in this regard.

Relations between Belarus and Pakistan are growing strategic, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich said as he opened the fifth meeting of the Belarus-Pakistan Business Council.

According to the Belarusian border service, Poland violates international legislation by refusing to help refugees, who flee wars in fear of their lives. Women and children, including children with disabilities, are not an exception.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan and a delegation of Pakistan's private sector visited the central office of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange.

CNN is not ready to convey information objectively. It is more important for the company to manipulate its own audience, political scientist Vadim Borovik told the Belarus Segodnya newspaper following the interview of Belarusian President Aleksandr L...

The population of Tibetan antelopes in the reserve has increased from less than 20,000 to more than 70,000.

According to the deputy prime minister, this year the government kept providing subsidized loans for agricultural producers and offered additional loans for the purchase of grain; 50 grain harvesters and 50 forage harvesters were bought using the fun...

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, in recent time there has been information about disruptions in the supply of sugar to retail networks. The president was surprised to hear that. “Why? The stock in storage is huge, the processing has started. And ...

People visit Minsk Sea, also known as Zaslavl Water Reservoir, to take a break and take beautiful pictures.

As of the morning of 5 October, winter crops were sown on the area of 1.257 million hectares, which is 86.4% of the target area (1,456,100 hectares).

The head of state stressed that more than a week ago he instructed the government and regional executive committees to intensify work in the agricultural sector and accelerate winter planting.

Belarusian freestyle wrestler Aryan Tsiutryn won bronze in the men's 57kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.

The Belarusian squad will comprise Victoria Azarenka (World No.32), Aliaksandra Sasnovich (100), Olga Govortsova (138), Yuliya Hatouka (230) and Lidziya Marozava (87, doubles).

The topic of the forthcoming meeting is “Twinning as an Important Potential for Strengthening the Union State of Belarus and Russia and the Unity of Peoples”.

“Pioner Cinema House will host Days of Cinema with the demonstration of feature and non-feature films. On 7 October the Belarusian State Philharmonic Hall will host a gala concert of Tajik artists, and an exhibition of Tajik handicrafts. On 8 Octob...

Over 120 trucks are queuing at the Belarus-Latvia border at the Grigorovshchina checkpoint and over 140 at Urbany.

“Your rich life experience and tireless dedication to the development goals of Tajikistan are a solid foundation for your successful, multifaceted state activity which enjoys the unwavering support of the people,” the message of greetings runs.

In line with the resolution the size of the export duty on crude oil, furnace oil, oil bitumen, petrolatum, paraffin, and waste oils is $62.8 per tonne ($64.6 previously). The export duty on straight-run gasoline has been set at $34.5 per tonne ($35....

During the videoconference ceremony the Belarusian diplomat confirmed the readiness to foster the advancement of all-round mutually beneficial cooperation between Belarus and Saudi Arabia.

According to the source, the hot trials represent one of the most important stages in startup and commissioning operations. The work proceeded with dummy fuel rod arrays placed inside the reactor.

According to the source, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was connected to the power grid at 18:20 on 4 October. The electrical output of the turbine generator is rising. At present it stands at 360MW.

According to the source, in October 2021 the central bank will begin regular weekly auction operations for the sake of replenishing and withdrawing liquidity for the period of seven days in the form of interest rate auctions.

"Over the past few years, the level of self-sufficiency of the EAEU countries has grown and reached almost 93%,” Armen Harutyunyan said. “We can say that for the most part we are 93% food self-sufficient. We are still struggling in some areas suc...

There are over 30 trucks in front of the border checkpoint Grigorovshchina on the Belarusian-Latvian border, with over 160 trucks outside the border checkpoint Urbany.

The agenda includes 36 issues, including those related to technical regulations, application of navigation seals, international activities, public procurement and others.

Aryna Sabalenka holds a total of 7,115 points. As for other Belarusian tennis players, Victoria Azarenka is 32nd (1,856 points), Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 100th (760 points).

Competing in Kazan's tournament were 250 athletes from 19 countries. Belarus placed third in the medal table, behind Russia and Kazakhstan.

“The initiative to introduce amendments was expressed as the parliament's inquiry sent to the head of state to outline the need to amend the existing Constitution by introducing the single voting day,” said Sergei Sivets.

The Russian airline will perform one flight a week.

Spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz assured that there is no media isolation of Belarus, as some opponents claim.

Anatoly Glaz noted that CNN reporters claim that people in Minsk streets did not want to talk to them due to some atmosphere of fear. Anatoly Glaz said: “They approached our citizens and tried to ask questions in English. I have a feeling they thou...

Belarus is ready to act as a platform for the pilot projects of the World Intellectual Property Organization aimed at stimulating innovative and inventive activity both at the national and international levels, Chairman of the Belarusian State Commit...

The document was prepared as part of the measures in response to the unfriendly actions taken by the European Union and its member states against Belarus, and provides for the release of Belarus from obligations to fulfill the agreement with the Eur...

Roughly 1,000 buildings have been destroyed since the eruption began on 19 September and 6,000 people have been evacuated, mostly from the towns of El Paso and Los Llanos de Aridane, two of the main population centers in the island of 83,000 people.

This year the tournament in Indian Wells will kick off on 6 October.

Natalya Kochanova said: “The year since the presidential election has demonstrated that we live in an absolutely new political and economic reality. The life we were accustomed to has changed. The present situation remains tense. Hybrid impact is a...

Aliaksei Vodchyts claimed silver in the Male Kumite +84kg. Gogita Arkania of Georgia took gold. Bronze went to Azerbaijan's Asiman Gurbanli and Rob Timmermans of Curacao.

The State Border Committee of Belarus concluded that prompt actions of the Belarusian border patrol helped prevent new victims of illegal and inhumane actions of Polish law enforcement personnel.

“The vaccination rate is nearing a quarter of Belarus' population. As COVID-19 cases are on the rise in younger adults, we are actively vaccinating our students. We will take all necessary measures to minimize negative consequences of this infectio...

Aleksandr Subbotin said: “We were slightly below $6 billion in 2020. We intend to greatly exceed this figure this year. In Q1-Q3 2021 we already exported $4.2 billion worth of food. The surplus considerably exceeded $1 billion.”