Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali.

The presidents of Belarus and Russia had a telephone conversation in the evening of 8 November.

On 9 November the CSTO Crisis Response Center hosted a videoconference of the working group on coordinating joint training of military personnel and scientific work under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers, Press Secretary of the CSTO Joint Staff ...

The official opening of the event featured a summit of the heads of state and government. Some 47 heads of state and government made national statements. The presidents of Armenia and Tajikistan, as well as the prime minister of Kazakhstan spoke on b...

The draft law “On amendments to the laws on education” will get its first reading. The draft laws “On associations of employers” and “On settling insolvency” are ready for the second reading.

Vladimir Makei is set to hold talks with his Indian counterpart, heads of a number of ministries and agencies and take part in the work of the intergovernmental commission.

“I would like to mention the period, which became the starting point in the work on the draft laws on the Belarusian People's Congress, on civil society and political parties. It is, of course, August 2020. Then we looked at many things differently...

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized: “The Republic of Belarus highly appreciates the invariably good relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia and is interested in the consistent deepening of the bilateral cooperation.”

According to Tatiana Brantsevich, the Economy Ministry insists on unconditional fulfillment of approved steps and achievement of performance indicators. It is inadmissible to adjust the goals set by the programs to match actual results.

BelVitunipharm's pilot manufacturing shop is already fitted with all the necessary equipment and stands ready to make the first pilot batch. Vladimir Gusakov said: “The enterprise is ready to make our Belarusian vaccine against COVID-19. Once it is...

Minsk is in the top ten destinations for non-beach holidays among Russian tourists in November-December this year, BelTA learned from the hotel booking service tvil.ru.

The only medal of the Belarusian national team was won by Heorhi Kunats and Katsiaryna Baravok, who became bronze medalists in the mixed doubles event. All in all, 51 pairs took part in the mixed events.

In January-September of this year the agricultural output in the Eurasian Economic Union (farms of all categories) increased by 5.4% year-on-year.

A week ago the best Belarusian tennis player was 7th in the WTA rankings.

A Chinese trading company made a pilot transaction to purchase "wet-blue" leather at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The trial transaction was 5,200 square meters.

A Chinese trading company made a pilot transaction to purchase "wet-blue" leather at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The trial transaction was 5,200 square meters.

The year 2022 opens up a new stage in enhancement and expansion of interaction between the two countries. Trade turnover has increased by more than 130 times since the diplomatic relations were established. The total volume of Chinese investments exc...

Belarus' world number seven lost to world number 6 Caroline Garcia of France 6-7 (4-7), 4-6 in the final.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Korea Andrei Chernetsky and embassy staff visited COEX Food Week 2022, which is described as South Korea's most established food & beverage industry trade show...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to carefully study the role and place of decisions of the Belarusian People's Congress in the legal system of the state, Director of the National Center for Legislation and Legal Research Vadim Ipa...

According to the bill on amendments to the law "On the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus", the Office of the Council of Ministers shall receive the status of a state body, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has urged the government to be more proactive and praised the way they fulfilled his instruction on prices. The head of state made this statement as he hosted a meeting to discuss the bill that will amend the...

В Minsk World приступили к возведению одной из 5 башен Международного финансового центра — 42 этажа, общая высота около 180 метров! При этом две �...

The country's pavilion “High-tech equipment and information technologies” presented 126 R&D products of Belarusian scientists from 32 organizations of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and institutions of the Education Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko continued a series of meetings to discuss draft legal acts that will bring the legislation in accordance with the updated Constitution.

The antiviral drug Skyvira is produced by the Biokhimik company and is now on sale in all the pharmacies of the state-run pharmacy network. Skyvira is a prescription drug.

Describing the document concerning the activity of the Council of Ministers, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Over the past years, our government has gained tremendous experience: overcoming crisis situations and pandemics, managing the economy in t...

The Reytan Manor in the village of Grushevka, Lyakhovichi District, is an architectural specimen of the 19th-20th centuries.

A meeting of the CSTO Military Committee will be held via video link on 10 November, Press Secretary of the CSTO Joint Staff Vladislav Shchegrikovich told BelTA.

In India's Assam, pink water lilies are in blossom, decorating the surface of a lake.

As far as the bill “On the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus” is concerned, the president expects the government to be more proactive and independent. The president demanded back in August that the structure of the Council of Minist...

Agricultural companies have harvested potatoes on 26,000 hectares, which is 100% of the plan; some 789,900 tonnes of potatoes have been gathered.

The Belarusian government has extended the ban on the import and sale of a number of goods for six months, reads Council of Ministers' Resolution No. 744 of 3 November 2022. The document was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal ...

Thousands of foreigners apply for Belarusian citizenship every year. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 4,075 such applications have already been processed this year. Most of them have been submitted by Ukrainians (2,811). A total of 3,99...

During his trip to Belarus Professor Edgar Weiler, the head of the Germany-Belarus friendship society, saw that the EU ban on air travel makes travel difficult and hampers humanitarian aid and cultural exchange, BelTA learned from the Belarusian dipl...

Crosses and domes were mounted on the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 7 November

"Germany, the whole of Europe [the European Union] have no leaders today. I wish they had... They can't put out the fire in their own house," the Belarusian leader said. “Europeans don't want this war. They understand that today it is Ukraine, atte...

It is journalists who are at the forefront today, the president said. "The main thing in this confrontation is information warfare, information confrontation. So the main thing is you now."

According to the updated Basic Law, the Belarusian People's congress has been given a constitutional status, and the bill on the congress has been recently submitted to a public debate.

Neighboring countries should know that Belarusians are peaceful people and do not want war, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the wood chopping challenge among journalists.

October 1917 fulfilled the aspirations of millions of working people in the world for a just society based on the principles of people's power, mutual social responsibility and humanism. These ideas still remain a viable alternative to the colonial p...

In line with an established tradition, a number of important and large facilities are commissioned in Belarus in the run-up to 7 November, which is October Revolution Day.

The train is travelling from Xi An to Duisburg. It reached Belarus on 2 November 2022. It took Belarusian Railways less than 9 hours to finish transshipping containers from a 1520mm gauge train to a 1435mm gauge train and get the train through custom...

According to Svetlana Shestovskaya, the Belarusian nuclear power plant generates various kinds of radioactive waste. Low-level radioactive waste and medium-level waste will be stored in storage facilities for ten years and will be transferred to a ra...

China is one of the major trade partners for processing companies in Belarus. The export of food products is growing every year and in January-September 2022 the growth exceeded 50% compared to the same stretch of 2021.

Head coach Georgy Kondratiyev has called 23 players to a training camp in Minsk. The Belarusian footballers will travel to the UAE on 13 November. They will face Syria on 17 November and Oman on 20 November.

First the vaccine should undergo preclinical tests, then clinical trials, including those at Gomel State Medical University.

In line with the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management the state is fully responsible for these matters. Every country takes measures to ensure reliable protection from radiological ...

Taking part in the competitions are athletes from Belarus and Russia.

Almost 63,000 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since February, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

CCTV cameras installed at the border crossing Glushkevichi (Maidan-Kopyshchansky on the Ukrainian side) detected a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier BTR-80 at 13:23 on 29 October. The APC was accompanied by a group of armed people in uniforms.

The Belarusian delegation held a substantive meeting with the management and members of the business club, which was also attended by representatives of a number of Hungarian companies interested in cooperation with partners from Belarus

Roman Golovchenko said: “So far we've managed to implement about 50% of the projects and steps stipulated by 28 Union State programs. In my opinion, the effect is obvious. In the last year we've heard nothing about so-called milk wars, gas or meat ...

I am convinced that the China International Import Expo in Shanghai will give a powerful impetus to the expansion of international economic and technological cooperation.

Roman Golovchenko said: “We have obligations both to the country and to citizens to build, reconstruct, and repair roads. This is why we are honoring them. About 800km of major motorways and about 1,400km of municipal roads will be reconstructed th...

“I want to thank my good and long-standing friend Xi Jinping. If not for his decision… It was a strong-willed decision. Everything depended on the president of the People's Republic of China. And when I was in talks with him, I asked him for this...

Aleksandr Lukashenko stated: “We will definitely provide large families with housing within one year, within two years at most. It is more important than the BNBC. It is demographic security.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the decision to keep the holiday may seem strange to the younger generation, because the authorities always say that Belarusians do not tolerate revolutions.

“A nuclear power plant means cheap electricity. In addition to converting transportation to use electricity we are now building residential houses where everything will rely on electricity. An economy cannot exist without electricity,” the presid...

"Today they are spinning this idea that ‘Lukashenko wants to send his servicemen to Ukraine!' I have already said a thousand times that I have no such plans," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The International Financial Center is writing history, as it will put our country on the world map and will be a pride of future generations. A capsule laying ceremony was held today.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We are ready for more than launching someone into outer space, for sending our own cosmonaut. We will send him soon. We are making space vehicles. We have agreed with Russia to create a joint constellation of satellites ...

Belarus' food export is estimated to amount to $8 billion in 2022, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to launch the production of animal feed and amino acids at the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC).

The head of state was thanked for the recent price control measures and was asked if the domestic market can face any deficit and empty shelves.

During his working trip to Grodno Oblast, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko inspected the construction site of the regional cancer center, BelTA has learned.

SCST Chairman Sergei Shlychkov held a working meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari.

Taking part in the Belarusian exposition will be 27 organizations belonging to food industry, logistics, science, and education. Belarus' pavilion will be subdivided into two main sections: “Food and agricultural products” and “High-tech equipm...

The country's gold and foreign currency reserves went up by $86.5 million (up 1.1%) in October after rising by $39.2 million (0.5% up) in September.

The solemn launch ceremony was held at the enterprise in the run-up to 7 November. The symbolic start button was pressed by the head of state, First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov, Presidential Aide Aleksandr Kosinets, Chinese Ambassador to Be...

The Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC) will launch the production of a full complex of vitamins, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to launch the production of mixed fodder and amino acids at BNBC.

Roman Golovchenko studied the progress in implementing the project. The future enterprise will be technology-intensive. The investment project is run by Grodno Glassworks. The project is included in the 2021-2025 innovative development program of the...

Denis Karas said: “I am convinced that the possibility is under consideration in Belarus. Green fuel – hydrogen – can be manufactured at the Belarusian nuclear power plant. In the future it will enable us to work on an environmentally friendly ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said this during his visit to the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation in Pukhovichi District on 4 November.

During his visit to the BNBC, the head of state toured the facility manufacturing modern feed for the needs of the agricultural industry. The products are already a big export item.

The first question the president asked right after the arrival was: “What are we going to do next?” The head of state was informed that almost a hundred facilities had already been put into operation since the start of construction works.

The president will also tour the production facilities of the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation, visit a plant that makes feed for cattle and poultry, a research center and a biotech manufacturing facility. The head of state will be brief...

The government-regulated economy is the kind of economic model that proves to be the most resilient in the times of global turbulence, Chief Academic Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vasily Gursky said at a press briefing on t...

The Presidium of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus has adopted a statement in connection with the parliamentary hearings on Belarus in the European Parliament, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of p...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a welcome message to participants of the 28th edition of the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad.

Aleksandr Volfovich said he had met with Secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev. Matters concerning the security of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and a number of other things were raised during the meeting.

Vladimir Makei and Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed topical matters concerning bilateral relations. Close attention was paid to the realization of top-level agreements and to bilateral events, which are supposed to take place soon.

As a new resident of the China-Belarus industrial park Beltamozhservice intends to implement a massive investment project, which envisages the construction of a transportation and logistics hub.

Kirill Koroteyev noted that Belarus' national pavilion and the industrial park's pavilion will be opened at the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai one of these days. The executive noted: “It will be the fifth time we are going to parti...

Vladimir Makei chairs the National Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO. He spoke highly of the efforts of the National Library to promote international humanitarian cooperation.

The China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone expects the 100th resident company this year, Head of the Great Stone Park Administration Aleksandr Yaroshenko told the media.

An agreement was signed between the governments of Belarus and Rostov Oblast on cooperation in trade, economy, science, technology and social and cultural affairs.

Scheduled maintenance of the giant bison sculpture on the border of Brest Oblast and Minsk Oblast is to be completed by mid-December.

Belarusian enterprises are helping out Russian producers to replace imported components, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Governor of Rostov Oblast of Russia Vasily Golubev.

Belarus is pursuing a consistent policy to prevent the glorification of all forms and manifestations of fascism, to get the genocide of the Belarusian people recognized and to highlight the fact that the Belarusian people sustained tremendous losses ...

Roman Golovchenko said: “Positive changes are happening in our trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation. There is steady positive dynamics. Trade turnover is the key indicator. This year's trade has surpassed the figure registered in the same ...

Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the Istanbul Commodity Exchange (İstanbul Ticaret Borsası, İSTİB) will joint efforts to develop exchange trade in farm produce and timber.

“Today, cyber security issues acquire the greatest relevance, and it is still unknown what is more terrible: cyber warfare or a military aggression,” said Aleksandr Volfovich.

A monument to People's Poet of Belarus Yakub Kolas was unveiled in the town of Stolbtsy to mark his 140th anniversary

The CIS election observation mission has begun to monitor preparations for the presidential election in Kazakhstan, BelTA learned from the mission's headquarters.

Belarus is concerned over militarization of Poland and its aggressive intentions, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media.

The world is witnessing the resurgence of the neo-fascist ideology, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich told reporters following the 10th meeting of Secretaries of the CIS Security Councils in Moscow on 3 November.

Unfortunately, the attempts that the Russian Federation is making today are not perceived normally by the political leadership of Ukraine. Instead of reasoning with Zelensky, the collective West is adding fuel to the fire," Aleksandr Volfovich said.

"It is inadmissible. It does not matter whether these are tactical or strategic nuclear weapons. This will lead to irreversible consequences, the death of civilization,” said Aleksandr Volfovich.