“Belarus is set to receive the largest ever batch of vaccines: 1.5 million doses purchased from China by the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry, and 1.5 million doses donated by China to Belarus as foreign aid,” the press service said.

As for the tasks of the new head of the embassy, it is to further advance cooperation between our countries and peoples in all areas, Maria Zakharova noted.

The cooperation between Belarus and China is known for a number of large-scale joint projects, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Sciences [History], Assi...

Belarus is interested in advancing ties with Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Russian Federation and co...

The photo exhibition "Between the Past and the Future" to mark the 50th anniversary of the Raduga photo club opened in the exhibition hall of the Mogilev History Museum on 19 January.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko continues a series of meetings with heads of Russian regions. A big delegation of the Republic of Tuva led by the region's head Vladislav Khovalyg has arrived in Minsk on its first visit, BelTA has learned.

The first deputy minister emphasized that the work on creating the necessary legal framework continued throughout the year. The Economy Ministry coordinated efforts to achieve four priorities of the five-year plan: a happy family, strong regions, int...

The youth should understand the historical legacy of their country, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Sciences [History], Assistant Professor Vyacheslav ...

On behalf of Belarusian people and himself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Peo...

The report relies on a comprehensive analysis of 17 different market segments in 30 countries. The report reflects the main trends in the mobile application market, user preferences over the past year, and the most likely scenario for the development...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 719,485. A total of 712,239 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Belarusian scored early in the third period breaking the 2-2 tie. One minute before the final hooter the Winnipeg Jets leveled off, but it was the Washington Capitals that claimed the victory in the extra session, 4-3. Aliaksei Protas spent 13.5...

In January-November 2021, the industrial output in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) rose by more than 5% and amounted to $1.2 trillion. "Belarus and Russia posted the highest increase (+6.7% and +5.2% respectively)," Iya Malkina noted.

Neither Belarus nor Russia is the destabilizing actor in the region. The source of destabilization is the continuous and unjustified buildup of foreign forces along our border, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Gla...

The open festival of winter swimming was held in Polotsk District to mark the Epiphany Day.

The statements of the United States Department of State are outrageous and paranoid, they are out of touch with reality, Chairman of Russia's State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky said.

Lidziya Marozava of Belarus and U.S. Kaitlyn Christian failed to advance into the second round of the Australian Open doubles event.

"CCTV cameras recorded the border violations at the Belarusian Kozlovichi checkpoint. On 18 January, a Polish armed soldier crossed 20m into the Belarusian territory and returned back. A couple of hours later, in the same area, an armed serviceman c...

More than 700 servicemen, retired paratroopers and law enforcement officers plunged into water to celebrate the Epiphany on the grounds of military unit 92616.

When asked whether the Belarusian market will face a shortage of products, Igor Brylo replied: "We are fully stocked with raw materials, I would even say overstocked with them. Today we produce more than 400 types of hard and semi-hard cheeses."

The happy new tenants of the elite house Monaco, which is located in the exclusive Mediterranean quarter, have seized a unique chance to become the owners of the elite European real estate without leaving the native Belarus.

“The EAEU is also likely to be affected by a number of other global risks, such as new waves of the COVID-19 infection, and possible shocks in the global financial markets due to the tightening of monetary policy by the world's leading countries,�...

“In January-November 2021, Belarus (more than 50%) and Russia (over 45%) demonstrated the biggest increase in the export of goods to the countries outside the EAEU, compared to the same period in 2020,” said Iya Malkina.

The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will convene for a meeting in Nur-Sultan on 24-25 February,official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing for the press.

Employees of Soligorsk Central District Hospital are visiting schools to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to teenagers aged 12 to 17 years.

“Last year Belarus' agricultural export amounted to a record high of nearly $6.5 billion, up almost $700 million if compared with 2020,” Igor Brylo said.

The head of state stressed that by demonstrating dedication to their work, courage and bravery in the most difficult and dangerous situations, the rescuers pass every test of strength with honor and dignity.

“Belarus calls to stop attacks on the territory of friendly UAE and Saudi Arabia and supports resolution of all conflicts in the region exclusively through peaceful means,” the spokesman of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Belarus' world number 25 Victoria Azarenka picked up a swift victory over world number 34 Jil Belen Teichmann of Switzerland, 6-1, 6-2, to progress into the Australian Open round three.

"Thus, the achievements of 2021 allow us to more confidently predict the further development of the country and implementation of the five-year program approved by the Belarusian People's Congress,” said Dmitry Yaroshevich.

Minsk residents dive into icy waters near All Saints Church to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany.

"On January 17 at 23h20 the Aviation Department received a working document and the fact-finding report into the event involving Ryanair flight in Belarus airspace on 23 May 2021. The document is done in English, and is 64 pages long. We are now car...

Currently, the Belarusian public association “Twin Cities” comprises representatives of 35 cities from six Belarusian regions and also the city of Minsk.

“We have decided that we need a new Constitution. We do not know who will be elected president in the country tomorrow. This is why we need a system of checks and balances. We have found them in the form of the Belarusian People's Congress. If we ...

"We need to make sure that by giving the Belarusian People's Congress a constitutional status we avoid dual power in the country. All law enforcement and security bodies must be subordinate to the commander-in-chief only, no one else. Remember, we ha...

“I think we should hold the referendum in February as we promised,” the Belarusian leader said.

“We need to think about our children. We are not eternal. We will be gone sooner or later. Our children will stay. We need to think about them. This is the main point of the whole process,” the head of state stressed.

On 18 January the Defense Ministries of Belarus and Russia held briefings for military attachés on the forthcoming inspection of the Union State rapid response forces. The briefing in Moscow was attended by 98 representatives of the military and dip...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the parties expressed a mutual desire to remove obstacles on the way to normal interpersonal communication contributing to the development of business contacts, addressing pressing issues and improving th...

Belarus' world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka went off to a good start at the Australian Open seeing off Australia's world number 128 Storm Sanders, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, in the opener.

“My concept was that the Constitutional Court should be at the heart of the effort to amend the Constitution, because the Constitutional Court has the best experts in this field. The Constitutional Court experts were enhanced by our specialists, in...

The parties discussed lawmaking and other activity of the Council of the Republic.

Belarus and Lithuania share history and this should matter, Erika Svencioniene said. She noted with regret that the relations between the countries had deteriorated "due to the poor policy of Lithuania."

Naliboki Forest is a located in the basin of three rivers: Neman, Berezina and Usa. The name of the massif comes from a nearby small village Naliboki.

The finalized version of the new Belarus Constitution draft will be forwarded to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko one of these days, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko told reporters.

Ark Packaging Solutions became the first company from India to be accredited at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange. Thus, the number of foreign countries trading through BUCE has risen to 70. Shortly before that, the first company from Pakis...

According to experts, today's events are taking place for the first time in decades, and states may be on the verge of a new hot war. “We would not like such a development. We know from our history what it is.

“There are two scenarios: people will either accept the amendments to this Constitution and we will get the revised Constitution, or they will decline these amendments and we will have the current Constitution. This is the answer to the question wh...

In his words, it is especially important now when Belarus is transforming its political system, amending its Constitution.

"The fact that you have come to visit us is a good sign, a good signal. This suggests that there is a certain part of Lithuanian society that understands neighbors need dialogue," the minister stressed. According to Vladimir Makei, this principle has...

Belarus confirmed 1,064 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 950 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

"We are closely watching what is happening, including the actions of certain EU's neighboring states that are members of NATO. The borders of the Republic of Belarus are the western borders of the Union State. Therefore, of course, we are interested ...

“As soon as I learned about this idea, the idea of representatives of the Lithuanian civil society to visit Belarus in this difficult, turbulent time, I immediately supported it. The Belarusian head of state was informed about it and he, too, expre...

“The meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council is due to take place in Dushanbe on 8 April,” Leonid Anfimov said.

The CIS member states should opt for a deeper integration, First Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Leonid Anfimov told reporters, BelTA has learned.

Igor Khlobukin emphasized that taking part in constitutional reform, and most importantly, being able to put forward proposals to amend the country's fundamental law is a unique opportunity to to express one's vision of the future that will be later ...

“I decided to go for a large-scale discussion of the proposed amendments in order to get feedback, an opinion of experts, company executives, ordinary people, including civil servants, labor collectives and organizations. I have been told that the ...

According to the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, a total of about 6,000 proposals have been received so far. “Today the president has gathered members of the Constitutional Commission and the working group. Everything will be analyzed in detail once ...

In January-November 2021, real disposable income of Belarusian households rose by 2% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.

“Some say that this additional representative body is not needed as its powers overlap with powers of the parliament. I disagree with it and believe that only people, as a source of power, should determine the number of their representative bodies,...

The clergy suggested that the future Constitution should include an article about the protection of human life from the moment of conception, and a clause that says that the Belarusian people are aware of their responsibility to God, as well as a cla...

Thus, 54.5% of the population of the Republic of Belarus has received one dose of the vaccine, 44.1% has been fully vaccinated.

"The parties discussed the topical issues of the Belarusian-Russian cooperation and the interaction within the framework of the integration associations," the press service noted.

On 18 January, world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will play world number 135 Storm Sanders of Australia. Belarus' world number 77 Aliaksandra Sasnovich lost to China's world number 111 Qinwen Zheng, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (5-10).

"The incident will be investigated by the office of border commissioners. In addition, an investigative and operational group is currently working on the spot to clarify all the circumstances of the incident and give it a legal assessment," the commi...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 717,034. A total of 709,926 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"In the morning of 17 January, a border guard unit discovered a damaged frontier post and a shield with the image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus, near the Usov outpost in Grodno District," the Investigative Committee said.

The animal rehabilitation center Zhyvela is one of the best equipped centers for physical rehabilitation of pets in Minsk.

"This decision was made following the assessment of the current military and political situation near the borders of Belarus and Russia," Aleksandr Volfovich emphasized.

Production increased by 2.8% in the mining industry and 5.9% in the processing industry.

"Holding the joint operational exercise of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Russia Allied Resolve 2022 on the territory of the Republic of Belarus can in no way be considered as a step towards confrontation with the collective West or aggravation of ...

The winter life of the Siberian tigers at the forest park in Heilongjiang, northeast China.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br173.2 billion in current prices, up by 2.3% in comparable prices over 2020.

The main goal is to assess combat readiness of the armed forces to neutralize threats on the borders of the Union State.

Twenty-eight Belarusian athletes passed the qualification in six sports for the Winter Olympics.

The regional biathlon competition among children and teenagers Snowy Sniper for the prizes of the Presidential Sports Club are held at the Sozh biathlon complex of the Gomel regional Olympic training center for canoe sprint and biathlon on 17-22 Janu...

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According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the situation on the southern borders of Belarus is concerning. “Ukraine is building up its military presence deploying forces of the national guard from ‘radical nationalists'. This is more striking than NATO's...

Military threats and threats emanating from the migrant crisis have nothing to do with the processes that are taking place now. Poland is deploying as much military as possible at our border wishing to demonstrate its importance for Europe, its finan...

According to him, the military build-up near the Belarusian border raises concerns and requires an objective response. "This reaction will be absolutely adequate and transparent. Together with our Russian colleagues, we will conduct a snap exercise ...

"As you know, the Russian president and I agreed in December last year to hold snap exercises on the western border of the Union State and on the southern border of Belarus, which is also the border of the Union State. Today we see the need to hold ...

In December 2021 the Russian president and I agreed to hold snap events on the western borders and in the south of Belarus, which is also the border of the Union State. Today we see the need to hold a large-scale exercise in the western and southern ...

A total of 230,500 tonnes of Belarusian cheese worth $976 million were exported in January-November 2021. The growth rate to the same period in 2020 was 110.4% in physical and 111.7% in value terms, respectively.

According to the Telegram channel Pul Pervogo, “today the Commander-in-Chief will be informed about the plan of the forthcoming maneuvers.”

According to the president, Kazakhstan was subjected to the armed aggression of well-coordinated terrorist groups. They were specially trained and have combat experience gained in various hot spots.

The plenipotentiaries are set to discuss the draft agenda for the session of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council and approve the work plan for 2022.

According to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko, Belarus and China have achieved very good results in bilateral cooperation.

“We came to Kazakhstan to help the brotherly people restore constitutional order and contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the country,” the minister stressed.

The head of state welcomed the Belarusian peacekeepers back home and emphasized the successful completion of the CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko compared the events in Belarus in 2020 and the recent ones in Kazakhstan and named the main reason for what happened as he spoke at a reception to mark the Old New Year.

More than 5.056 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 4.072 million have been fully vaccinated.

The Belarusian military contingent of the CSTO peacekeeping force arrived at the Machulishchi military airfield.

Expressing gratitude to all those present for the work done, Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized: "We all serve our Belarus. This is our duty to the land that has nurtured us, to the state that gives us the opportunities to show our talents and develop....

Belarus and Armenia have agreed on joint production of elevators, Belarus' Ambassador to Armenia Aleksandr Konyuk said in an interview to ArmInfo.

"I understand that everyone wants the life [on the planet] to return to the usual, calmer rhythm. But you see that the post-Soviet space is restless. Another geopolitical goal was chosen. They have definitely set a course towards a new one," the Bel...

Belarusians have done a lot to ensure that the chronicle of statehood continues. We will do even more, because we are united in our goals, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Cash in circulation went up by 4.5% to Br4.72 billion in December.

Belarusian athletes clinched three medals on the first day of the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer, Norway.