The Vitebsk traffic police has prepared a festive campaign in honor of the Day of Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

The norms and standards valid in the Belarusian transport sector go in sync with the UN agreements and conventions. This made it possible, taking into account global experience, to lay the foundation for improving the efficiency, safety and environme...

“The infrastructure and the respective authorities of Belarus are ready to assist persons who will arrive in Belarus in search of a place of residence, refugee status or additional protection,” said Aleksei Begun.

More than 550 trucks were queuing at the Belarus-Latvia border at the Grigorovshchina checkpoint and over 880 at Urbany.

The show was held at the National Pavilion of Belarus at the international exhibition Expo 2020.

Belarus' world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka beat France's world number 37 Alize Cornet, 6-2, 6-2, to move to the Qatar Open round three.

Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that the Armed Forces would remain a reliable guarantor of peace, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Belarusian state. He wished everyone strong health, wellbeing and new accomplishments for the ben...

An estimated 6.26% of voters took advantage of the early voting opportunity in Brest Oblast. The turnout in Vitebsk Oblast stood at 6.37%, in Gomel Oblast at 8.75%, in Grodno Oblast at 4.14%, in Minsk Oblast at 6.38%, in Mogilev Oblast at 5.08% and i...

BelTA sends its greetings to all the defenders: those who fought for the Motherland, and those who are protecting the country today, and all men, regardless of ranks and age.

The sides summed up results of cooperation between Minsk Oblast and Kazakhstan in 2021. Promising joint projects were discussed and key avenues for advancing cooperation in the next few years were determined.

In his words, Belarus-Palestine relations are not limited only to the final stage of the history of independent Belarus. The warm relations are rooted in the times of the Soviet Union, which always supported Palestinians in their fair fight for their...

Yuri Ambrazevich said he was satisfied with Belarus' successful cooperation with UNICEF and thanked UNICEF for the effective support meant to bolster the national potential for ensuring and protecting children's rights.

According to the source, a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia will be in Belarus on 24-28 February as part of the observation mission sent by the Commonwealth of Independent States.

“The diplomats praised the friendly and constructive nature of Belarusian-Indian relations and drew attention to further steps to expand cooperation in the bilateral format and in the international arena,” the diplomatic mission said.

Belarus' food export rose by about $1 billion in 2021, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo said during a board meeting of the Agriculture and Food Ministry on 22 February.

According to Vitaly Kretsky, this year plans are in place to reduce the GDP energy intensity by 0.6% against the level of 2021 with the GDP growth rate at 2.9%.

“We, the Belarusians, want to work and live peacefully. We restored our country from the ashes of the Great Patriotic War, overcame the post-war devastation and the crisis of the 1990s, and built a beautiful and peaceful country not to throw it int...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We will step up further advancement of military cooperation with our Russia for the sake of improving the defensive capability of the union.”

Overseas players can fight for spheres of geopolitical influence only by sowing death and devastation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“You remember my position: we have always advocated peace. At this very moment I would like to once again address (after the meeting with the Russian president) the Ukrainian people and the country's authorities, if they have not yet crossed a red ...

The Belarusian authorities will do everything possible to ensure that Belarus remain a peaceful island on the distressed planet, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Within the next few years we intend to buy and hand over to the army a broad range of cutting-edge weapons, including Su-30SM aircraft (their delivery will be finished in late 2022, they performed brilliantly during the ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Today the modern Belarusian army is mobile, compact, and equipped with cutting-edge weapons and materiel. The military personnel are busy improving their combat skills, mastering new methods of repulsing threats, includi...

“Among us today there are those who fought for our future in the harsh years of the Great Patriotic War, who bore the pain of the losses of their relatives, loved ones and comrades-in-arms through their whole life,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

Any attempts to intimidate and impose foreign will on the former Soviet countries will be doomed, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The head of state noted that Fatherland Defenders Day is a holiday of courage and patriotism that unites people of different generations: professional military and everyone who understands the value of peace.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 890,089. A total of 875,660 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The defense minister said: “You can see what is going on in the information field. But I have confidence and conviction that our presidents, who I believe to be the strongest ones today in world politics, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin wil...

The EAEU heads of government are expected to discuss the realization of the agreement on the procedure for tracking imports in the EAEU and the agreement on using navigation seals for tracking shipments.

Belarus respects and understands Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.

The exhibition within the framework of The Keepers of Folk Crafts art project highlights weaving craft.

The world order for the next 20-30 years is being decided these days, said Aleksei Avdonin, an analyst with the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR).

The official said: “We see few attempts to stage protest actions, to demonstrate unregistered symbols, write various inscriptions on buildings, and put up leaflets against the referendum."

The phone call was organized upon Ukraine's initiative. The sides discussed the current military and political situation in the region during the phone call, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry said.

The Bisons scored twice within the first six minutes, with Taylor Beck and Ilya Usov putting their team in front.

The traditional videoconference with the regions ended an hour ago. “We have calculated that the number of COVID-19 cases shrank by about 30%. According to experts, the workload on outpatient clinics is no longer as big as before,” Dmitry Pinevic...

Maksat Mamytkanov remarked that the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union has been in effect for five years already and is now in need of amendments and addenda. All the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union have recognized the need to amend...

According to the document, as much as Br33.879 million will be lent as part of the government program Agrarian Business. Plans have been made to allocate Br93.38 million for lending to commercial entities upon the president's decisions.

According to him, despite all the warlike rhetoric, Belarus is ready to cooperate at any level.

Our main task is to ensure further growth of export, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said in an interview with the Lithuanian newspaper Vakaro Zinios.

“We do not hold a grudge. We were destined to be neighbors, we lived, worked and never had any problems with each other. As soon as bilateral relations are mended, as soon as the tone changes, we will immediately return to these issues,” the prim...

Belarus' IT export rose by almost a third in 2021, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said in an interview with the Lithuanian newspaper Vakaro Zinios.

The outcomes of the research of these PhD students are already used in manufacturing, medicine, agriculture, education; they were presented at national and international conferences and published in scientific journals.

The State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature invites the public to take part in Martisor, the Moldovan celebration of the beginning of spring.

“The national referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus is important for every Belarusian. It will determine the country's development path for years to come,” Konstantin Drozdovsky said.

Early voting for the constitutional referendum has started in Belarus. It will be running from 22 to 26 February.

Belarus calls on the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to refrain from using force, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the OSCE Andrei Dapkiunas said addressing a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 21 Febr...

On 21 February Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to appoint Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Leonid Zayats national coordinator for achieving the Sustainable De...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed decrees on awarding military and special titles, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Each voter will see only one question in the ballot paper: do you accept amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus? Voters need to mark their vote on the ballot paper by placing any sign in one of the two squares - ‘fo...

The entire spectrum of bilateral interaction was discussed during the meetings while focusing on advancing interregional, trade, economic, and investment cooperation as well as cooperation in education, culture, and tourism.

Minsk Oblast's export of services reached $1,368.9 million, 145.6% as against 2020. The deficit of the foreign trade in services equaled $43.2 million, an improvement of $106.3 million from 2020.

Aryna Sabalenka currently goes with 5,563 points. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus went up one spot to 16th, with 2,397 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich goes 62nd with 968 points, Olga Govortsova is 152nd with 426 points, Yuliya Hato...

Valery Mitskevich said: “We have very good political contacts. Parliamentary contacts are advancing. But certainly economy underpins everything. And we should build up economic ties, mutual merchandise shipments, and increase production. Today we a...

The observers are set to meet with the leadership of the parliament and the CEC of Belarus on 26 February, and will monitor the referendum at polling stations in Minsk and other cities of the country on 27 February.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 887,582. A total of 873,353 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

On 18 February, the European Union adopted a new decision on restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus, but this fact was not widely publicized.

The majority of observers (31,644) represent public associations: 9,439 –FTUB trade unions, 5,017 – BRSM Youth Union, 4,963 - Belaya Rus public association, 4,235 - Belarusian Women's Union.

Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Belarus Boris Gryzlov on 21 February.

In the opener Aliaksandra Sasnovich needed 55 minutes to defeat China's world number 66 Zhang Shuai, 6-1, 6-1.

"Once the European partners make a decision that their own interests take priority, it is probably only then that something will change for them. For the time being they will continue not to hear and understand," Maria Zakharova said.

NATO's policy does not correspond to the previously stated intentions, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova said in her Telegram channel.

Dubai hosted the world's largest food exhibition Gulfood, which brought together more than 4,000 companies from 120 countries. For the seventh year in a row, Belarus presented the national pavilion at this prestigious international event.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You see what is happening around us. Attempts will be made to blow us up from the inside. I, the prosecutor general, or you do not fully know and cannot know how it will be done. But we should be ready for it."

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that a psychosis about starting a war in Europe had begun lately alongside the pandemic-generated psychosis. “We've once again turned out to be in the epicenter of these events. I tell reporters and other ones more and...

“Now I see that people working at the Prosecutor General's Office are not just implementers, but people who generate great ideas. One of your last ideas (I think it would be more appropriate to say ‘recent' instead of ‘last') is an investigatio...

“We have no ‘military Schengen' problems that Western countries are trying to resolve now. The Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation have prepared all the infrastructure, the legal aspects have been regulated,” Viktor Khrenin said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed condolences to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over numerous casualties caused by the heavy rains and landslides.

The defense minister said: “The general staffs of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation will work out further joint steps and we will implement these decisions.” He added that the steps are primarily designed to p...

"The fact that we invite observers from the CIS, from the authorities that truly strive to assess the processes taking place in a particular country objectively is very illustrative. I think that this idea merits consideration," the minister added.

Each voter will see only one question in the ballot paper: do you accept amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus?

The official said: “At present the current situation all over the country is fully controlled by personnel of law enforcement agencies. One can confidently say that provocateurs can only make some fake threats online and so on. We've considered abs...

Roman Golovchenko said: “I think it will not take much time to restore the relations to a normal level provided there is a genuine desire. At least I can say on behalf of the Belarusian government that we are ready to normalize the relations very f...

According to Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces Major-General Viktor Gulevich, Belarusians are ready to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, the restoration of broken ties and are always open to such int...

Many representatives of the self-exiled opposition would like to return to Belarus and repent, but they are afraid to do it, Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov told the STV TV channel.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Who refused to buy cheaper electricity from Belarus? Lithuania did. The matter of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has acquired an absolutely unacceptable interpretation in Lithuania for us. The nuclear power plant is som...

Roman Golovchenko said: “A lot of spare parts and second-hand clothes are imported from Lithuania. Lithuania earns money by selling these goods. We will simply stop importing these categories. Where will they sell these goods then?”

Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces Major-General Viktor Gulevich gave a briefing on the occasion of the upcoming Day of Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces.

According to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, Latvia and Poland are unreliable partners in terms of building up long-term cooperation because of their policy towards Belarus.

"We are categorically against this approach. We have always voiced our point of view together with our partners. We will strive to ensure that the ODIHR and the OSCE take a truly objective position in relation to electoral campaigns in various count...

Defense partnerships cannot be viewed in isolation from the general rhetoric and the tone of interstate relations, Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces Major-General Viktor Gulevich said.

"The assessments given by our Western partners are absolutely biased, politicized. Therefore, they should be ignored. That's what we're doing," the minister said.

Today, people all over the country started receiving text messages about the postponement of the referendum. The Central Election Commission of Belarus informs that this is fake.

The Russian Armed Forces will return to their bases only when an "objective need" to do so arises, Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces Major-General Viktor Gulevich said at a briefing for military attaches.

The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has approved the taxation mechanisms for digital trade in services in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina said

The Belarusian president stated that modern revanchists provoke new conflicts. “To justify themselves, they are trying hard to rewrite the history and take the Victory away from the Soviet people, and call the heirs of the people-victors, i.e. us, ...

In April 2021, Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.160 “On the official heraldic symbols of the prosecutor's office" that also provided for the establishment of the banner of the Belarusian Prosecutor's Office.

The prime minister stressed: “If it is necessary, we will close this supply channel. Where will Lithuania get wood and what will Lithuanian woodworkers do is a big question. We will simply sell the wood to other markets. The demand is huge.”

The closing ceremony was of a smaller scale than the opening one, because many athletes had already left Beijing. According to the rules of the organizing committee of the Games, it was recommended to leave the village within two days after the end o...

The two heads of state reviewed the exercise from the Situation Center of the Russian president in the Kremlin.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 868,078. A total of 853,535 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“During the conversation the ministers exchange views on topical issues of the Belarusian-Russian cooperation, further interaction within the framework of the integration associations, and the preparations for events planned by the ministries of fo...

Belarus and Russia have learned to jointly resist the sanctions pressure. But those who have put themselves on the front line of this war may suffer the greatest, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media.

Russia's main demands to the West are as follows: not to expand NATO into former Soviet nations, not to position offensive weapons systems in Europe that could reach Russian territory, and to withdraw military infrastructure established by NATO in E...

Belarus' world number 63 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start at the Qatar Open cruising past world number 101 Ana Bogdan of Romania, 6-1, 6-1, in the first qualifying round.

The Belarusian took silver with 4.80m. Iryna Zhuk renewed the national record she set in France two weeks ago (4.77 meters).

According to the president, Russia and Belarus have a common air defense system, a single regional group of forces, joint training centers, and the Military Doctrine of the Union State.

"We jointly praised the Allied Resolve 2022 exercises, the active phase of which will last in Belarus until 20 February. I must state that the exercise is purely defensive in nature and does not threaten anyone," Vladimir Putin said.

The key to restoring peace in Ukraine is Kiev's implementation of the Minsk agreements, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the media following a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.