The parties discussed the current situation and key trends in the commodity exchange markets of Belarus and Russia, the main achievements of BUCE and SPIMEX in 2021 and prospects for the intensification of inter-exchange cooperation in 2022.

“The border services have clear-cut tasks. One of the main tasks is to increase the efficiency of state border protection by improving the engineering and technical infrastructure. The situation in the border area will be constantly monitored to de...

Occupation of Belarus will never happen under the current government, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while approving the decision on the state border protection for 2022 on 24 January, BelTA has learned.

“Naturally, the security of our state begins with the border, because our sovereignty is safe within our border. The border troops make a considerable contribution to ensuring sovereignty and our effective work in a peaceful period,” the head of ...

A reminder, Belarus was elected to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly in May 2021. Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich was appointed member of the Executive Board.

"The EEC Council adopted two decisions: to launch a traceability mechanism for goods imported into the customs territory of the EAEU, and on the procedure for logging the information in the national traceability systems about goods imported into the...

“Last year was a difficult year for our border services. We will still have to analyze the last year's situation in a very serious way, to assess all the positive and negative things, but my feelings (and they rarely deceive me) tell me that last y...

The two heads of government addressed a wide range of topical issues of bilateral cooperation between Belarus and Russia, including as part of integration cooperation.

“The procedure is always done at the beginning of the year, but this time there are certain peculiarities,” the Pul Pervogo Tegram channel noted. Chairman of the State Border Committee Anatoly Lappo will also brief the head of state on the situat...

Only the incumbent head of state will be able to hold concurrently the positions of the president and chairman of the Belarusian People's Congress, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Olga Chupris told the Belarus 1 channel.

“I would like to emphasize that this exercise is absolutely defensive in nature. At the end of the exercise all the troops will leave for their permanent deployment points,” Andrei Nekrashevich said.

The third function implies that the Belarusian People's Congress will have significant powers, such as the ability to rescind regulatory legal and other acts of any government agency that run afoul of the national security concept, the ability to int...

The snowfall enveloped the streets of Minsk with a thick cover of snow.

Taking part in the event were over 550 adult and junior couples from nine countries.

The event is designed to introduce local residents to this flamboyant, fabulous and interesting country. The Days of Indian Culture in Vitebsk include yoga master classes, mehendi classes, gastronomic and art events, film screenings of the best Bolly...

Thus, 55.6% of the population of the Republic of Belarus has received one dose of the vaccine, 45.8% has been fully vaccinated, the Healthcare Ministry informed.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 722,939. A total of 715,756 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.14 “On calling the nationwide referendum” on 20 January. According to the document, the nationwide referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus s...

The Great Stone industrial park is China's largest project abroad. Our project occupies 11,761 hectares. It is really large, even by Chinese standards. Therefore, without borrowing positive experience, without using the help of the Chinese partners, ...

On 12 May 2015, Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the park when it was at the groundbreaking point. The project was actually still on a drawing board, but they helped to get it off the ground. In their pr...

Every Br1 of Belarus' budgetary funds was enhanced by Br8 from other sources during the creation of infrastructure. Good infrastructure is one of the determinants of the success of this project.

Belarus will respond decisively to anyone who decides to speak from a position of force, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told the media in Luninets District where President Aleksandr Lukashenko visited the military facilities and held a me...

The president once again emphasized that people want justice. “And people see, having lived for decades in a new reality after the collapse of the Soviet Union, that there is no justice, that things are getting worse and worse, that some are gettin...

“We were really pleased with some figures, first of all economic ones. The Great Stone park resident companies have posted net profits cumulatively. In past years most of the resident companies were actively involved in investment activities (const...

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that he is responsible about the discharge of his presidential duties: "People showed their trust in me, and you see, I work. Whether I am fed up with this or not... No one will be able to reproach me for not fulfilling...

“I am sure that what we are proposing, what I have proposed to the people - the Constitution draft - is a Constitution of the future. The most important thing is that we must learn to strictly abide by the law without veering left or right in the c...

"Events like a referendum might be canceled only in one case: if, God forbid, a war breaks out. I've already commented on this. I don't think it will. Therefore, we will hold the referendum," the head of state said.

The head of state noted that as the Belarusian president and chairman of the Union State Supreme State Council, he wants to emphasize that Belarus and Russia do not want any war. “Not only because it's hard and bad. We don't want it also because we...

“The best way for them to move forward is to soft-pedal the topic,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Belarus is interested in the free movement of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister, member of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission from Belarus Igor Petrishenko told the media

It hurts us to watch what is happening in Ukraine. Its current political leadership, being under external control, sometimes behaves unpredictably and irrationally. Therefore, we need to get ready for this unpredictability and irrationality and, God ...

“The air defense units will undertake a combined march by rail and on their own to training grounds in the Republic of Belarus,” the Russian ministry said. “Upon arrival at the training grounds, the teams will assume their positions, equip and...

Belarus and Azerbaijan need to maintain momentum in trade and economic cooperation, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Be...

To increase exchange commodity trade and the number of trading participants from Russia, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange has accredited the third broker in this country.

The Belarusian honored amateur dance company Kryzhachok of the Belarusian State University was set up in 1945.

Plum trees in China have entered the blossom season despite frosts.

The foreign delegation got most interested in technological startups in telemedicine and medical solutions based on artificial intelligence from Belarusian developers.

“The intra-EAEU trade is recovering fast. In January-November 2021, the union's internal trade amounted to $65.5 billion, up 32.4% compared to the same period last year and up 17.8% from the pre-pandemic period of January-November 2019,” the EEC ...

Miroslav Jenca positively assessed the efficient contacts between the CSTO Secretariat and the UN and emphasized that the UN secretary general received timely information from CSTO about the deployment of the peacekeeping contingent.

The head of state is expected to visit military facilities in Luninets District to hear a report on the organization and implementation of air defense tasks. The Belarusian leader will also chair a meeting to discuss the strengthening of Belarus' mil...

Belarus' world number 25 Victoria Azarenka dismissed Ukraine's world number 17 Elina Svitolina, 6-0, 6-2, to reach the fourth round in Melbourne.

The SuperTwins inclusive art project is running in the ArtHaos Gallery from 20 to 30 January. The artists are twin sisters with cerebral palsy Dasha and Ksyusha and their mother Kristina.

Thus, 55.4% of the population of the Republic of Belarus has received one dose of the vaccine, 45.1% has been fully vaccinated.

The parties discussed cooperation in the mutual recognition of education certificates, introduction of a program to study the Arab language in Belarusian schools, summer camps for UAE students in Belarus and the exchange of experience in professional...

"The Central Election Commission is ready to hold the referendum on 27 February. Tomorrow we will hold a meeting of the CEC. The methodological recommendations are ready, all materials necessary for the CEC meeting have been prepared," Igor Karpenko ...

The decree contains the wording of the referendum question, which is reproduced verbatim in the voting ballot: “Do you accept the amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus?”

"2022 has been declared the Year of Regions of Belarus and China. This is a clear signal to intensify cooperation between Belarusian regions and Chinese provinces, expand the network of twinning cities, mutual trade and investment cooperation,” the...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 721,103. A total of 713,965 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Belarus' world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka rallied to beat China's world number 100 Wang Xinyu, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, to move into the Australian Open third round.

"They cite education in the United States as one of their achievements. But when you hear statements by U.S. officials, you begin to doubt the quality of the educational process, to be honest. Because it is either the misreading of the reality, or p...

Grodno Oblast Governor Vladimir Karanik held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Tyva Vladislav Khovalyg following the talks between the Russian delegation and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 20 January, BelTA has lea...

Cooperation with the regions of the Russian Federation is one of the priority areas for the development of bilateral relations between Belarus and Russia. We are happy to welcome delegations from the geographically remote regions of Russia, Belarusia...

“The cargo includes 1.5 million doses of the vaccine Vero Cell and more than 1.5 million syringes, which the Chinese government has donated to Belarus, as well as 1.5 million doses of a similar vaccine purchased by Belarus,” the diplomatic missio...

Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Russian Federation and concurrently to the Republic of Belarus Abdulrahman Bin Suleiman Al Ahmed ...

Russian Foreign Ministry shares Belarus' concerns over the NATO buildup along the Belarusian border, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told a press briefing.

The CSTO secretary general informed the Russian MPs about the outcomes of the peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan. “The mission was accomplished successfully, all contingents of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces were completely withdrawn fro...

Do you dream of becoming the owner of exclusive real estate in Minsk? Are you looking for a way to invest wisely and get good returns? Pay attention to the new houses Hyde Park and Central Park in the Happy Planet quarter!

The Special Operations Forces hand-to-hand combat championship in underway at the 103rd Vitebsk Airborne Brigade.

“Omicron is an absolutely different variant. Things look like it has turned into ordinary flu,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “I am saying this as a person who had COVID-19 for the second time, this Omicron variant.”

The ambassador noted that in addition to the Belarusian embassy in Beijing and the Chinese embassy in Minsk, there are three Belarusian consulates general in China. Literally on the eve of the New Year, an agreement was signed to open the fourth cons...

Belarus will help Russia's Tyva with the construction of a dairy farm, the head of the Republic of Tuva of the Russian Federation Vladislav Khovalyg told the media following a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

“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 Tyva 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.