Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Vitebsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Subbotin to receive his report on 29 August.

As of early 29 August grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from 95% of the planned area (2.066 million hectares).

The president's press secretary added: “At every meeting, in the presence of the media and without them, the president repeats that we must move on, we must not relax. It is not because he has nothing to say. The secret of success today is total mo...

“We are producing cars. We have managed to solve virtually all the issues with our Chinese partners and the plant starts operating at full capacity in September. I had a video conference with our partners, and they have confirmed the supply of all ...

“The committee's budget has been planned for the next year. We envisage an increase of financing by 20-25%, which will amount to about Br506 million. This is only budget financing. There are also innovation funds. This year they amount to approxima...

The agreement envisages participation of specialists of both companies in development, testing and introduction of new types of machines and equipment for forestry works with the help of AMKODOR machinery on the Karelia Pulp subordinate territories.

Social and economic development of the enterprise so far this year and the organization of freight transportation to China were on the agenda. According to Aleksei Avramenko, the railway should focus on freight transportation and financial stability.

Igor Petrishenko said: “We are interested in increasing the speed of shipment of our goods in the Eurasian Economic Union space, including in trade with third countries. Countries of the union have put together a list of key integration transportat...

Belarusian Ambassador to Hungary Vladimir Ulakhovich met with new director of the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Center Andras Zima in the Hungarian capital on 25 August, BelTA learned from the Belarusian foreign mission in Hungary.

Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo has held a working meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Belarus Saeed Yari, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

“From 6.00 on 24 February to 6.00 on 26 August, Belarus admitted 48,580 citizens of Ukraine. Most of them arrived in Belarus via the EU countries,” the State Border Committee informed

The Kopyl event will be running on 26-27 August and will wrap up the second season of festival, the NOC said.

The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union will continue to work on an international agreement on the common gas market, the official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing for the press .

Over the past weeks the head of state has visited almost all the regions of the country to study the state of affairs. The Belarusian leader is yet to make a trip to Gomel Oblast. “I plan to visit Gomel in late September or October,” said Aleksan...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We always do that. We will do it particularly this year. I look at these guys. They are simple harvester drivers. It is 33C above zero outdoors… And in this heat they toil to gather in cereals, poor things. We will fin...

There are many opportunities in the country, and especially in Minsk, for those who want to earn money, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media after visiting the BelOMO Holding Company in Minsk on 26 August.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the self-exiled opposition had criticized him for returning to mobilization economy and for hosting conference calls to discuss the harvesting campaign. “Does that achieve result?” the Belarusian leader asked the l...

"I asked the Russian president to set aside 500,000 tonnes of grain for us, just in case. He told me not to worry. He promised to sell us a million, at affordable prices," Aleksandr Lukashenko revealed the details of the conversation with the Russia...

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the products of BelOMO Holding Company are in demand. “The only problem is that the logistics chains have been disrupted and this pertains, first of all, to the payments for the supplied products. We will solve th...

– Local officials need to be more proactive in decision-making and to work harder, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked to the media in Minsk on 26 August.

The head of state went on a tour of the enterprise. He was made familiar with new R&D products in the sphere of optoelectronics. He was made familiar with manufacturing processes in a section that uses high-performance, high-precision numerically con...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Personally I have a very kind and good attitude to Ukrainians. Including people in western Ukraine. There is nothing bad in them. They are no nationalists. Nationalists are those, who are on top, starting with those, who...

We need to make sure the economy works and there is no war, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told reporters in Minsk on 26 August, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that the United States of America had recently promised to grant $3 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine. “So that Ukrainians could keep dying,” he stressed.

Russia used to sell gas to Germany and some other EU countries 50% cheaper than it could, he said. Therefore, Germany and other countries were prospering from it.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has recently quoted President of Russia Vladimir Putin as allegedly denying Belarus' and Ukraine's independence. In response Aleksandr Lukashenko made it clear he does not pay attention to such things since he had heard ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Putin and I once said in St Petersburg that we will refit Belarusian Sukhoi aircraft among other things so that they could carry nuclear weapons. Do you think we talk nonsense? Everything is ready! This is why may they b...

Scholz is a political newbie who does not understand a thing about politics and is not willing to, Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized when commenting on Olaf Scholz's recent revelations about his conversation with the Russian leader.

The president recalled that Poland had recently suggested dissolving the European Union. “This is the United States' dream. The conflict between Europe and the United States began when the euro, an alternative currency, emerged. Therefore, this is ...

Mikhail Myasnikovich said: “Approaches to expanding the usage of national currencies in mutual transactions were adopted.”

“All the prime ministers stated that it is unrealistic to provide annual economic growth of more than 5.5% on the current production base, and we need new tools to make the economy of the Eurasian Economic Union grow at a faster pace," said Mikhail...

Roman Golovchenko said: “We started by discussing progress of realization of Union State programs. We are progressing well, honoring our commitments. Nearly 50% out of over 900 steps and measures have already been carried out. There are virtually n...

We need to look to the future now. We must move from a trade union to an economic and industrial union and to implement joint industrial projects, Roman Golovchenko said.

BelOMO Director General Aleksandr Moroz informed the head of state about the operation of the enterprises and their financial and economic situation. According to him, the output is growing, there are no wage arrears.

As of early 26 August grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from 91.1% of the planned area (1.981 million hectares).

The head of state will be briefed on the financial and economic state of the company, its production prospects.

The event included an open exchange of views on the state of disarmament and international security and progress in the work of various multilateral bodies, including the Conference on Disarmament.

The trade in agro-industrial products between the two countries increased in January-June 2022. Both exports and imports went up testifying to joint productive work.

According to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, it is also necessary to determine, including with the help of the Eurasian Electric Bus pilot project, the financial instruments to support industrial cooperation.

Roman Golovchenko noted that there was a meaningful discussion on topical issues at the summit on 25 August. According to him, the conversation was frank and sometimes intense, but traditionally constructive.

Cholpon-Ata is hosting the EAEU and CIS Youth Forum on 25-26 August. The forum is attended by more than 200 delegates - young entrepreneurs, civil servants, representatives of creative young people, young diplomats and students from the EAEU and the ...

The complex of measures includes 187 measures and projects. Their realization is supposed to result in the total installed capacity of 933.17MW. Electricity consumption is supposed to increase by 2,499.64 million kWh per annum.

Mikhail Mishustin said: “We pay close attention to the enhancement of Belarus-Russia relations. They rely on principles of partnership and alliance. Our brotherly nations are connected by many years of friendship and mutual understanding."

Roman Golovchenko said: “The amount of shipments via Russia is on the rise. It generates additional earnings for ports of the Russian Federation and the railways. Moreover, we have plans to increase shipment volumes."

Roman Golovchenko said: “We've carried out all the necessary operations in order to switch the main payments between us to Russian rubles. It has substantially facilitated transactions. I am convinced that we will soon see the effect from the steps...

Roman Golovchenko said: “We have frequent meetings but it is understandable because we are working in a complicated situation right now. The economies of Belarus and Russia demonstrate good results considering the fierce and violent pressure we fac...

In particular, BelAZ is ready to sell brand new vehicle models for transporting rock mass to Uzbekistan. The new models boast a low environmental impact and effectiveness. MTZ is also interested in exporting its products to Uzbekistan and is ready to...

The Belarusian national football team goes 96th in the recently published rankings of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), BelTA has learned.

In 2021 Belarus-Azerbaijan trade totaled $885.5 million, 1.9 times up from 2020. Belarus' export amounted to $478 million, 2.5 times up. A foreign trade surplus of $70.5 million was secured.

Foreign trade between Belarus' Brest Oblast and Russia increased by 22.4% in January-June of this year year-on-year, Brest Oblast Governor Yuri Shuleiko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzl...

"The Belarusian embassy hosted a meeting of Belarusian diplomats with a group of students of the International Relations Department of Leiden University. Topical issues of Belarus' foreign policy, bilateral relations between Belarus and the Netherla...

“From 6.00 on 24 August to 6.00 on 25 August, Belarus admitted 308 citizens of Ukraine. 234 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Belarus via Poland, 61 – via Lithuania and seven – Latvia. six persons crossed the Belarusian-Ukrainian border,” the co...

"Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have heard refined hateful rhetoric on the part of those who are ruling in Ukraine now. Suffice it to recall the recent call of the official representative of Ukraine in Kazakhstan to get more people kil...

Roman Golovchenko said: “Work to dismantle barriers and hindrances proceeds successfully but there are still certain complications left. But it is a road we must follow. The Eurasian Economic Commission is working on it. But it is also important to...

The Eurasian Economic Union has proved its worth and resilience in the face of the new challenges, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said as the heads of delegations of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council met with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr...

The winter games We are Together. Sport were attended by athletes from Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Competitions were held in six sports: cross-country skiing, biathlon, curling, snowboarding, alpine skiing and sledge hockey.

The parties focused on the development of regional economic cooperation between Belarus and Kenya, with a focus on the use of opportunities for cooperation in agriculture.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko is participating in a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Kyrgyzstan.

A regular payment of the interest yield on the eurobonds Belarus 2026 and Belarus 2031 worth the total equivalent of $38.6 million was made in full on 24 August in accordance with the previously adopted temporary procedure for honoring external state...

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and other heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council met with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov.

"There is this ancient biblical wisdom ‘Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first deprives of reason'. We see it working, again. I am especially sad to see this criminal political madness on the rampage in the Ukrainian Parliament,” Andrei Savin...

In 2021, trade between the EAEU and Iran increased by 73% compared to 2020, exceeding $5 billion, while exports of EAEU member states more than doubled (from $1.65 billion to $3.42 billion), and imports went up by 29% (from $1.25 billion to $1.6 bill...

Minsk World is a multifunctional business, residential, entertainment, sports and financial complex, which has started a new page in the history of modern architecture in Belarus.

To raise awareness of the safety of children on the road, to increase the vigilance of drivers and parents in the run-up to the new school year, the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs is holding a special event "Attention – children!

In line with the draft note, which has also been published in the Russian legislation registry, Belarus and Russia will not apply COVID-19 related restrictions to holders of Belarusian and Russian vaccination certificates and to children and teenager...

Bobruiskagromash hosted Amaria Issoufou Salia, the head of J-EXPERT & AGROMINES International (Republic of Burkina Faso). The visit was organzied with the support of the dealership AFTRADE DMCC.

According to the data of the Agriculture and Food Ministry, as of early 25 August grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from 89.4% of the planned area (1.944 million hectares).

Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (ECC) Mikhail Myasnikovich suggested setting up a Eurasian fund to support youth initiatives in the EAEU as he spoke at the opening of the CIS and EAEU Youth Forum Kelechek (The Future) in Cho...

“Thanks to reciprocal visits, as well as trusting relations between the leaders of our countries, cooperation between Uzbekistan and Belarus has reached a qualitatively new level,” said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investment and Foreign Tr...

Belarus' world number 51 Ilya Ivashka failed to reach the Winston-Salem Open quarterfinal losing to Switzerland's world number 102 Marc-Andrea Huesler, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-7 (3-7).

The heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council are set to meet with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov.

Viktor Gulevich said that the Confident Reception competition of the International Army Games brings together military personnel from various countries. The competition offers an opportunity to share cutting-edge practices regarding the establishment...

As many as 24 social and economic programs are being implemented this year just like the previous year. The programs provide for over 1,600 measures, steps, and projects. Customers estimate that at least 90% of them (about 1,500) will be fulfilled.

At the invitation of Russian colleagues, members of the Athletes' Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus will take part in the meeting and related events.

The Minsk International Film Festival Listapad should be very well organized, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said during a meeting of the organizing committee for the film festival.

Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in the Chinese city of Guangzhou Andrei Popov met with Mr. Qi Yilong, president of Guangdong Imported Food Association, BelTA learned from the Belarusian foreign mission in Guangzhou.

The president pointed out that now is not the time to relax yet, everything is just starting: “That was only a rehearsal, a training session, as I've said, a prelude to the main events. Everything is only starting. We have no time to relax.”

The 2022 Army International Games are coming to an end. The finals of two competitions were held in Belarus today, 24 August

Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange held the first trading session of sugar for export, BelTA learned from the press service of Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE).

In recognition of exemplary execution of their duties, significant achievements in the course of military service, and high professionalism Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko awarded three dozens of military personnel and representatives of defen...

The State Border Committee reiterates that the main reason for the long queues is the failure of the Polish and Lithuanian sides to fulfill the bilateral agreements on traffic clearance.

“From 6.00 on 23 August to 6.00 on 24 August, Belarus admitted 268 citizens of Ukraine. 214 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Belarus via Poland, 47 – via Lithuania and five – Latvia. Two persons crossed the Belarusian-Ukrainian border,” the com...

Viktor Khrenin went on saying: “I said that the world politics was becoming more and more unpredictable and chaotic while the system of international relations was substantially transformed. It is even more noticeable today. The world is changing r...

Igor Sergeyenko said that during the government conference held on the previous day to discuss the development of the national education system Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that it is necessary to work out a clear, transparent, and...

Mikhail Khazin said: “The economic model that has existed, the West as a whole and the European Union in particular are nearing an end. It will no longer be possible to ensure economic growth and the growth of living standards through monetary emis...

The National Center for Marketing took part in the meeting of the joint working group on cooperation between Belarus and Ryazan Oblast, as well as in the 5th business forum “Days of International Business in Ryazan Oblast”.

Tashkent is due to host a meeting of the defense ministers of the SCO member states on 24 August. Attending the meeting will be the defense ministers of the SCO member states. The Belarusian delegation is represented by Defense Minister Lieutenant Ge...

Rapeseed was harvested from 308,900 hectares of land (85.4% of the designated area), with 816,200 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 26.4 centners per hectare). Winter rapeseed to be used as grain was planted on the area of 332,500 hectares,...

Belarus' world 36 Aliaksandra Sasnovich reached the Cleveland quarterfinal after solving Spain's world number 46 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in two hours and 35 minutes in the second round.

The key issue for discussion at the meeting was the transition of theaters to a mechanism of equal funding.

"Belarus will continue to stand up for the preservation of concord, development of friendly and mutually respectful contacts at all levels,” the message of greetings reads.

Aleksei Overchuk said: “Decisions will be made to demonstrate that 28 Union State programs are indeed being implemented in order to simplify the life of our enterprises, our businesses, and to ultimately make Belarusian enterprises feel at home in ...

“We believe that if they don't want to communicate and interact with us, if all the international financial organizations have essentially taken away all the financial flows from us, why do we have to look for someone in order to make transactions?...

The universal nature of the platform allows using it for buying substitutes for the materials, equipment, and components affected by the sanctions and for expanding the geography of sales of one's own products since nearly 6,000 non-residents from 69...

A part of the Belarusian pavilion was dedicated to peculiarities of the country and showcased Belarus' trade, education, and tourism potential. Samples of Belarusian foods were available for tasting. Another part of the pavilion was dedicated on the ...

Rechitsadrev is increasing supplies of board products to Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia, Rechitsadrev's director general Dmitry Butkovsky told the media on the sidelines of a meeting with senior officials of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast representativ...

All the stands at the Belarus pavilion that reopened at Moscow's VDNKh have drawn the attention of the participants of the ceremony and media representatives. But one stand aroused a particular interest: Belarus president's merch store.

As the summer is coming to a close, so is the second season of the sports and cultural festival "Vytoki. A Step Towards Olympus". Its final leg will be held in the town of Kopyl known for its rich cultural and literary traditions on 26-27 August.