"The situation is under control. The president keeps tabs on the situation, holds meetings, gives instructions. Therefore, there is no need to panic," he stressed.

Ukraine is trying to strike at Belarus using the self-exiled opposition, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said at a briefing on ongoing military and political developments in Belarus and abroad, BelTA has learned...

Belarus is studying the possibility of investing in cotton production in Tajikistan, Tatiana Lugina, head of the Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom, told the media on the sidelines of the Tajik-Belarusian business forum in Dushanbe on 11 Oc...

"We are preparing to open a joint venture with Minsk Dairy Plant in Tajikistan. I hope we will launch this project by the end of the year,” said the ambassador.

The parties exchanged opinions on topical issues of Belarus-China cooperation. Special emphasis was placed on preparations for Belarus' participation in the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is paying an official visit to Tajikistan on 11-12 October. Dushanbe is hosting the Tajikistan-Belarus business forum on these days.

In Dushanbe Aleksandr Lukashenko will have private negotiations with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and negotiations involving members of the delegations.

The recent days have been warm in sunny in Belarus, and squares and parks have become favorite places for citizens to relax.

State security bodies will report exclusively to the head of state now. The system of state security bodies has been improved. Decree No.355 provides for reorganizing the state education institution Institute of National Security of the Republic of B...

The ministry explained that the Council of Ministers' resolution No.247 “On the movement of transport vehicles” of 22 April 2022 remains in effect. Truckers still have to leave their trailers and attach new ones in specific locations.

An official visit to Tajikistan will take place on 11-12 October. In Dushanbe Aleksandr Lukashenko will have private negotiations with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and negotiations involving members of the delegations.

In January-August 2022 Belarus' merchandise export reached $3.4 billion, 0.7% up from January-August 2021, which was one of the most successful periods in Belarus' foreign trade.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has retained her 5th spot in the updated WTA rankings.

We have never encroached on the territory of other states, but we will not give up our own either, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh told BelTA.

At present 37 large meat and dairy companies (88% of the total) and 30 poultry farms (79% of the total) are open for food supplies to Russia.

“It should be borne in mind that, by all accounts, we are in the middle of a full-scale, real third world war which began long ago. The initial period of this war, a hybrid one, is currently underway," Konstantin Sivkov said.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Vietnam Vladimir Borovikov and the staff of the Belarusian embassy attended a ceremony to mark National Digital Transformation Day in Vietnam, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Infor...

The Defense Ministry quoted Viktor Khrenin as saying: “Don't provoke us, we don't intend to fight you. We don't want to wage a war with either Lithuanians or Poles or even more so with Ukrainians. If you don't want to either and if you don't take w...

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Stanislav Zas talked at length about the situation in the CSTO's responsibility area. Close attention was paid to the situation in the Central Asia region.

Belarusian Paralympians won 62 medals in Sochi: 25 gold, 19 silver and 18 bronze medals.

The trade between Gomel Oblast and the Republic of Bashkortostan is on the rise: in January-August 2022 it exceeded RUB1.8 billion, Gomel Oblast Governor Ivan Krupko said.

A memorandum of understanding between the government of Bashkortostan and the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee was signed in Ufa during the visit of a delegation from the southeastern region of Belarus to the Russian region on 10 October.

Belarusian Gosatomnadzor is taking part in the development of an IAEA handbook on establishing the safety infrastructure for a nuclear power program.

"As for the participation [of the joint group] in the special military operation, I think that this will not be necessary. The group that is currently deployed there is quite capable of performing the task," the MP said.

The head of state noted that the recent government meeting went beyond discussing measures to curb price increases. This topic indeed dominated the agenda, but the participants of the meeting also touched upon the problem of a significant number of s...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave an instruction to inform the general public in Belarus about the current situation. He made this statement as he hosted a meeting to discuss security issues, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian leader went on saying: “Influenced by these leaks, the military political leadership of the North Atlantic Alliance and a number of European countries are already openly considering options for a possible aggression against our count...

“The meetings focused on preparations for the upcoming meetings of the organization's bodies, scheduled to take place in November in Armenia. The parties also discussed the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility with a focus on the situation ...

“I would like to reiterate that there should be no mediators in the export of Belarusian products. We need only direct sales. Thus, we will save a lot ,” the president said. In this regard, he mentioned MTZ, MAZ, BelAZ and other companies that us...

“People have already sensed that something is not okay, that there are some tensions, and so on. I would like to repeat that everyone should continue doing their job,” the president said.

One of the important results of pricing control should be the personalization of responsibility for price growth,Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on security matters.

"In order to prevent all sorts of clashes and manifestations, we, the military, must have plans to counter all sorts of scoundrels who are trying to drag us into a fight. We must not let them drag us into a war. This is our main task. There should be...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I've instructed the Defense Ministry and the State Security Committee to work out a possible set of measures meant to control the situation and respond to it. But I am warning you one more time: we will give a decent res...

Belarus and Russia agreed to deploy a joint regional group of forces, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on security matters in Minsk on 10 October.

“I have already said that today Ukraine is not just contemplating, but planning strikes on the territory of Belarus. Of course, the Ukrainians absolutely do not need this. Well, why would they need to open a second front on our southern border whic...

Belarus drew with Switzerland, Romania, Andorra, Israel and Kosovo in Group I.

During the visit to Bashkortostan, the Gomel Oblast delegation is set to hold official meetings with Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov and members of the government. The delegation will also tour local enterprises and hold business...

There are no prerequisites for product shortages in Belarus, Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Aleksei Bogdanov told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs.

Belarusian agricultural workers have planted winter cereals for grain on 1.260 million hectares, which is 82.2% of the plan, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The marathon took place on the premises of the Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble on 8 October. Over 300 running enthusiasts took part in the 21.97km and 7km races.

The EU road carriers will be able to get a permit to transport goods through the territory of Belarus starting from 10 October, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Belarusian athletes took part in the Summer Paralympic Games We Are Together. Sports in Sochi, BelTA has learned.

In January-September, Belarus' export is expected to be 11% above the plan, Industry Minister Aleksandr Rogozhnik told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs.

The reenactment was staged by military history clubs Rubezh (Brest), Epokha (Minsk), and 54th Minsk Infantry Regiment.

In January-August 2022 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $55.172 billion, 5.9% down from January-August 2021. Import amounted to $25.853 billion (8% down). Surplus of foreign trade in goods and services equaled $3.465 billion, up from $2.427 billion in ...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in an informal summit of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States in St Petersburg on 7 October.

The Eurasian Economic Union is successfully confronting unprecedented challenges from the collective West, member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission said.

Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Rostov Oblast Governor Vasily Golubev in Rostov-on-Don on 7 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the diplomatic mission.

The one-on-one meeting of Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin lasted for about one hour. The Belarusian leader went to the airport afterwards.

Flights will be operated to Turkmenbashi International Airport on Tuesdays.

On the fourth day of the competitions Belarusian athletes won six gold, seven silver and three bronze medals. Champion titles went to Ihar Boki (100m backstroke, 200m medley, S13), Aliaksei Talai (200m freestyle, S1), Hryhory Zudzilau (200m medley, S...

The meeting of the interdepartmental group of experts on environment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals was attended by Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Aleksandr Goroshko.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told reporters in St Petersburg about his and Vladimir Putin's plan to provide Poland's leadership and Europeans with grain so that they will not steal it from Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin stressed that economic cooperation between the CIS countries is expanding. In his words, Russia's trade with the CIS states increased by over 30% to $96 billion in 2021 and by another 7% in H1 2022.

One of the questions addressed to the president was about the security of the western borders of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in the current international situation.

The Pul Pervogo Telegram channel posted a photo depicting a certificate for a tractor for Vladimir Putin. This is a BELARUS 1523.3 tractor. “To President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on occasion of the anniversary,” the inscription on...

The reporters asked Aleksandr Lukashenko about his vision of a way out of the current international situation. “Why do we have to seek a way out of some international situation?” he responded. “We should not be the ones to seek a way out. We di...

The meeting is taking place in Konstantinovsky Palace in St Petersburg.

Deputy foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states held consultations in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, on 6-7 October.

Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko outlined the key goals for 2023 as he briefed representatives of the military, security and law enforcement on the military, political, social and economic situation.

We talked to Pavel Ovcharov, director of Dana Astra, about the current status of Minsk World.

“Extensive work on import substitution is underway today. This is the most important task for the country in terms of technological sovereignty and independence,” said Roman Golovchenko.

“At the beginning of the year, we faced the disruption of transport and logistics chains. Many traditional transportation routes became unavailable for us, the remaining ones rose in price many times over. This was a very serious challenge that we ...

The directive acknowledges the problem of consumer price rises in Belarus. Inflation significantly exceeded the forecast and caused a decrease in household incomes in real terms. This renders ineffective the government's efforts to increase wages and...

According to Aleksandr Bashliy, Head of Foreign Relations of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange, Bryansk companies have become much more active in trading on the exchange platform this year, but the volume of transactions still does not corr...

Sunny and warm weather has set in Belarus. No precipitation is expected on 7 October.

Roman Golovchenko said: “The economy demonstrates historically high quality indicators of balance. It underscores the high adaptiveness of the Belarusian economy to external shocks as well as the adequacy and effectiveness of the measures being tak...

The state did not let the sanctions affect the living standards of Belarusians, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he briefed representatives of the military, security and law enforcement on the military, political, social and economic...

Belarus has established a three-tier sanction response system, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the briefing of law-enforcement representatives on issues of military, political, social and economic situation on 7 October.

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the reports in the Latvian media about a Belarusian diplomat fleeing the scene of a car accident in Riga a lie.

In January-September 2022 Belarusians sold $384 million worth of foreign currency more than they purchased, BelTA learned from the statistics released by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).

Over the past week, Belarus admitted 1,600 citizens of Ukraine. Of them 1,598 came via the EU countries.

The country's gold and foreign currency reserves went up by $39.2 million (up by 0.5%) in September after rising by $97.6 million (up by 1.3%) in July.

Belarus' military policy relies on the following principle: Negotiations are better than saber-rattling, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said at a briefing.

Aleksandr Lukashenko will take part in an informal CIS summit. The meeting of the leaders of the CIS countries will be held in St. Petersburg.

In the context of sanctions, the Belarusian economy has become adaptive and as flexible as possible, Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said at a briefing.

The head of state stressed that he cherishes open and trusting relations with the Russian president and an equal and fruitful dialogue, which serves to strengthen the allied Belarusian-Russian ties.

“They are split. There are 100 people left at most. About 10-20 people are taking part in combat operations. They are closely monitored by the Ukrainian army intelligence. We know all those officers,” the KGB chief said.

In particular, they are watching the practical actions that army units of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states are taking within the framework of the command and staff exercise Vzaimodeistviye 2022 [Interaction] with the Collecti...

“If the West launches military aggression, these aircraft and ships will be capable of delivering strikes against our installations and troops all over Belarus,” Viktor Khrenin stressed.

The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Belarusian State Customs Committee Vladimir Orlovsky, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee at the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan Daniyar Zhanalinov, and Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee...

Topical issues of the bilateral agenda and the schedule of upcoming bilateral events were discussed during the meeting.

The parties explored the promising areas of bilateral cooperation, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding.

Syria showed a particular interest in the Amkodor-211 universal skid steer loader and forklifts.

Vladivostok mayor added that the city needed to renew its public transport fleet, and one of the options was to buy buses from Belarus.

In order to enter a new market, Belarus as an exporter needs to assess the potential volume of supply, the dynamics of imports of the respective products of the country as a whole, the main competitor countries, the established customs duties and oth...

The defense minister stressed that the military political situation around Belarus is not simple. It is evolving under the influence of the unprecedented geopolitical standoff between Russia and the so-called collective West led by the United States ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed condolences to King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand and the people of the country over the terrible tragedy in Na Klang District.

Public hearings of a draft strategy on managing radioactive waste are in progress in Belarus. Dmitry Pavlov said that the decision that the country needs to build a radioactive waste burial facility is the key aspect of the strategy. The facility is ...

Manufacturers of Russia's Voronezh Oblast plan to supply import-substituting goods to Belarus via Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE).

During the visit, Aleksandr Lukashenko will take part in an informal CIS summit. The meeting of the leaders of the CIS countries will be held in St. Petersburg.

“The fall ploughing of the last hectare of land will mean the end of the agricultural year. Fall ploughing should be done in the same fashion as last year,” the head of state demanded.

We have stopped the decline in household incomes. Keeping in mind the tasks we have set for all government agencies, we expect to reach the real wage growth by December, Nikolai Snopkov said.

An informal CIS summit will be held in St. Petersburg on 7 October, BelTA learned from the Kremlin's press service

People should be treated fairly, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a government meeting on 6 October, BelTA has learned.

Inna Medvedeva noted that the inflation in August hit 13.8%. It is expected to rise by another 1.6% in September.

He instructed the prosecutor general and the chairman of the State Control Committee to monitor the fulfillment of these instructions and to take tough decisions regarding violators.

The parties agreed to cooperate with an aim of providing farmers of Orenburg Oblast with farm machines, spare parts and maintenance service.

The parties discussed specific areas of cooperation with the Vietnamese company and expanding the range of Belarusian exports.