Welcoming Aleksandr Lukashenko to Krasnaya Polyana, Vladimir Putin noted that face-to-face meetings have become a rare thing recently. Therefore, according to the Russian president, they carry a special importance.

The minister added that the level of income in 2020 increased by 4%, wages - by 8%.

Belarus managed to keep its economy up and running throughout 2020, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the meeting of the Council of Ministers.

“Dealing with the solution of current issues, we must not lose sight of the main vectors laid down for the new five-year plan,” Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said.

The main markets were Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania. Companies from these countries purchased Belarusian sawn timber for the total amount of $24.4 million.

In the round of Last 16 they saw off the Indian-Slovak duo of Divij Sharan and Igor Zelenay 7-5, 6-3.

Heads of foreign delegations praised the products of the Belarusian military-industrial complex at IDEX 2021 expo in Abu Dhabi, official representative of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Lavrenyuk told Be...

"The economy in general grew by more than 1%. Industry, especially the key industries (oil, potash fertilizers, and wood processing), had a special impact here,” said Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov.

The head of state expressed confidence that Minsk and Tokyo will continue doing their best to develop productive dialogue relying on trust and understanding.

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that it is a truly nationwide holiday which unites many generations of Belarusians in the selfless service to the Homeland.

The exposition features Belarusian meat products, dairy products, groceries, confectionery, poultry meat products, and products made of eggs. All the products on display are certified for compliance with ISO and Halal standards.

Despite the business restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the companies managed to increase earnings from sales by nearly 2% to about Br2 billion. Profit from sales rose by 34.6% to Br176.2 million, with net profit exceeding Br92 million.

The basket contained primarily meat products and cheeses made by various Belarusian companies. Judging by the labels the choice included jamon and parmesan cheese. Although there are more traditional Belarusian foods such as bacon.

Belavia will not fly to Ashgabat till 1 March, Riga till 27 March. Flights to Budapest and Almaty will be grounded till 27 March 2021, to Geneva – till 30 October 2021.

Belgospishcheprom displayed many new products.

People in uniform feel strong responsibility for the future of the country, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he addressed the military during an official event dedicated to the Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces Day in the Pala...

“This year the holiday is filled with special meaning. The Fatherland Defenders of the and the Armed Forces Day is celebrated by every family today. This unites us, and this is especially true in the Year of People's Unity. Concepts such as defense...

HC Dinamo Minsk secured an overtime win against HC Traktor Chelyabinsk 3-2 in the KHL regular-season match on 20 February.

According to the Pul Pervogo, the main part of the talks between the two leaders lasted for almost an hour. After skiing the presidents will have dinner together. Dmitry Medvedev is expected to join them.

In order to control the safe operation of the Belarusian nuclear power plant Gosatomnadzor has set up a center that takes care of informational, analytical, software, and technical support for regulatory activities. This center receives technical dat...

The parties discussed cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Belarus, the priority of green economy and the potential of cooperation in the achievement of the SDGs in regions hit by the Chernobyl disaster.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the production will be launched in Belarus in early March.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to go skiing in Krasnaya Polyana as the two presidents held talks on 22 February.

Vladimir Putin welcomed Aleksandr Lukashenko to Krasnaya Polyana, noting that personal meetings have become a rare thing recently. Therefore, according to the Russian president, they carry special importance.

The head of state said that Russia accounts for at least half of Belarus' trade, and a relatively small Belarus is the fourth major trading partner for Russia.

The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was shut down on 20 February as planned in order to carry out trials and maintenance checks in accordance with the pilot commercial operation stage program.

In 2020 international military cooperation was affected by the pandemic and the disrespect of a number of states to the will of the Belarusian people, Major General Oleg Voinov said at a briefing.

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The official said: “A commission will be set up to accept the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant for operation. The prime minister will have to authorize the composition of the commission. Before that the readiness of the first unit f...

Belarus plans to host two IAEA missions in 2021, First Deputy Head of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) Leonid Dedul told reporters at BelTA's press center on 22 February.

Apart from that, the Council of Ministers resolution approved the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee's request to extend the period of financial rehabilitation of the Gomel metal structures plant of the public joint-stock company Gomeloblstroi till 1 S...

In the +78kg weight category the Belarusian defeated Hungary's Mercedesz Szigetvari and Russia's Anzhela Gasparian. In the semifinal Maryna Slutskaya lost to France's Romane Dicko and proved stronger over Germany's Jasmin Grabowski in the bronze-meda...

“Today's meeting helped us resolve most of the contentious issues. I would like to thank the president and the prime minister for keeping this project high on their agenda, as well as the governments of the UAE and Belarus for their stewardship. Th...

Roman Golovchenko said: “The government and the city administration have been working hard on the draft presidential decree on the investment project Northern Waterfront and on the investment contract between your company and the Minsk City Executi...

The leaders of the two countries are to discuss a wide range of issues related to the Belarusian-Russian relations, joint response to emerging threats, including threats to military security, and also cooperation in the integration organizations.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 279,456 cases. A total of 269,428 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The air carrier will operate three flights a week between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Minsk National Airport (MSQ) on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

At the Melbourne Park she reached the women's singles round of Last 16 and dropped one spot with a total of 4,810 points.

The government of Belarus has approved measures to implement the law on the central budget for 2021. These measures were formalized by the Council of Ministers' Resolution No. 95 as of 18 February 2021 that was officially published on the National Le...

The popular educational edition CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS - Fascinating History of the Olympic Movement has won the Art of Book competition (In the Mirror of Time nomination), BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee (NOC)...

The parties discussed the state and prospects of Belarus-Azerbaijan relations, including cooperation in economy and humanitarian contacts.

Ambassador of Belarus to Turkey Viktor Rybak has visited Antalya and Alanya together with Belarus' honorary consuls in these cities Lacin Mirza and Fatih Akin, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Turkey.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 278,312 cases. A total of 268,530 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

About 260 athletes in 26 sports are preparing for the Games at the final stage. As of 19 February, 74 Belarusian athletes won Tokyo Olympics berths in 16 sports in 64 disciplines. By the end of the Olympic qualifying period Belarus may secure 100-120...

Belarus is experiencing a sudden thaw

The Stalin's Line historical and cultural complex held two large-scale re-enactmens of the Rogachev operation and the Afghan war involving military equipment of those times.

The event was organized ahead of the Fatherland Defenders Day marked in Belarus on 23 February.

On 20 February, the event to launch the Safety Awareness Raising campaign was held in Victory Square in Vitebsk.

The city sports festival is held to promote healthy lifestyle and popularize physical fitness.

The 18th session of the coordination commission in charge of forming and ensuring the operation of the joint transport system of the Union State of Belarus and Russia took place in Moscow on 19 February.

Taking into account Belarus' past operations the country will be able to fish out 5,021 tonnes of cod and 1,805 tonnes of haddock in the Barents Sea as well as 100 tonnes of cod, 800 tonnes of anchovy, and 100 tonnes of Baltic herring in the Baltic S...

According to Dmitry Pinevich, it is an extremely important moment for Belarus and only the first stage in interaction with Chinese colleagues in acquiring the vaccine and possibly localizing its production.

As much as 206,000m2 of housing was commissioned for citizens on the housing register. The figure represents 46.5% of the total volume of housing commissioned and includes 145,100m2 of housing built using state support.

In 2020, the overall theater attendance in Belarus was 692,700.

Belavia will operate flights from the Belarusian capital to Dubai International Airport (DXB) twice a week: on Thursdays (departure at 19:50) and Fridays (departure at 16:15). Return flights from Dubai to Minsk National Airport will be available on W...

Andrei Sviridov has been relieved of his post as Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate because of his transfer to a new job.

Belarus plans to raise the rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling to 64% in 2025, Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Andrei Khudyk said.

Business must stay tuned and find new niches in time, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he visited the Nepogodin Bobruisk integrated printing house.

According to Roman Golovchenko, Bobruiskagromash's overall performance is quite good. Thanks to state support the company managed to recover from a difficult situation it was in 5-6 years ago.

Silver in Tel Aviv earned 700 points to Dzmitry Minkou.

“Every year the level of pollutant emissions into the atmosphere is decreasing. Since 2015, the decrease has been 4.5%. As for our water bodies, 74.6% have a good or higher ecological status,” said Andrei Khudyk.

According to the source, the ministry's radiation monitoring network has grown larger with new stations designed to monitor air pollution, surface water pollution, and soil pollution in the Belarusian nuclear power plant area.

The leaders of the two countries are expected to discuss a wide range of issues related to the Belarusian-Russian relations, joint response to emerging threats, including to military security, and also cooperation in the integration organizations.

Aleksei Avramenko said: “We will trial these routes by exporting oil products. We are ready to discuss these matters with our colleagues later on. Not only potash fertilizers but forestry products, cargoes of the mechanical engineering industry, an...

The Chicago school of architecture is internationally recognized, and local buildings rank among the best in all of America.

The document was signed by Belarus' Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko and Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Saveliyev in Moscow on 19 February.

“I think that nationalism is not speaking the Belarusian language. It is necessary to do something that will be remembered. I am always committed to promoting traditions,” the president said.

Officials of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the CIS Executive Committee took part in the second meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technological Council under the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission which ...

All in all, Belarus performed 4,753,338 tests, including 20,643 tests in the past 24 hours.

The Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater is a national asset and it will certainly resume its work, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the theater on 19 February.

The Belarusian authorities do not reject the pluralism of opinion, Ph.D. in History Vadim Gigin, Dean of the Philosophy and Social Sciences Faculty of Belarusian State University, said during a meet-up of experts in BelTA's press center to discuss th...

According to the source, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will be routinely shut down on 20 February for trials and scheduled maintenance in line with the pilot commercial operation program.

According to the source, the heavy timber harvester is designed to cut down trees, which trunks can be up to 75cm thick, and crosscut logs into timber assortments of specific sizes.

At the theater Culture Minister Anatoly Markevich briefed the head of state on the current state of affairs and development prospects of the theater, on the restoration of its classical play Pavlinka which is the hallmark of Belarusian drama.

Mikhail Kovalev stressed that the share of the small Belarusian state in the world economy was only 0.10% in 1995 and 0.17% in 2014.

Morning temperatures dropped to -19°С in Grodno Oblast on 19 February. Frosts, however, will weaken at the weekend.

The Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater opened on 14 September 1920. In 1944 the theater was named after Yanka Kupala, in 1955 it was granted the title of ‘academic', in 1993 it received the status of ‘national'.

“This step by the Chinese side is another vivid confirmation of the brotherhood established between the Republic of Belarus and the People's Republic of China,” the diplomatic mission said.

The Belarusian-Belgiuan tandem took down the Czech duo of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-3.

HC Dinamo Minsk edged HC Jokerit Helsinki 3-2 in a shootout in the KHL regular-season match on 18 February.

The nominee did not hide his positive emotions when he received the news from Lausanne, Switzerland, where the headquarters of the professional body representing international sports media is located.

Vladimir Orlovsky spoke about the organization of customs procedures in the country and the main promising projects implemented by the Belarusian customs.

According to the source, their industrial output amounted to Br4 billion in effective prices, 13.1% up from 2019. FEZ Gomel-Raton's share in Gomel Oblast's output exceeded 18%.

FEZ Minsk resident companies secured a net profit of Br217.3 million, down from Br233.6 million in 2019. They paid Br397 million in taxes and duties, 18% up from 2019.

The project will allow increasing the overall output by at least 50%, expanding the choice of tines and torsion spring tines, extension springs, and compression springs for agricultural machinery manufacturers.

The companies affiliated with the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom plan to increase exports by at least 6.5% in 2021.

Over the past two months the Belarusian football players, as the other teams, did play and remained 88th with 1,269 points.

Culture is one of the pillars of Belarus' development, national identity, ideology and patriotism, First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maksim Ryzhenkov said during the meeting of the Culture Ministry.

The new bus is powered by a 300kW CeTrax electric motor from the German company ZF. The motor boasts low electricity consumption. The bus can travel for 280-320km thanks to batteries with the capacity of 412Ah (285kWh). It takes from 4 to 6 hours to ...

“Pakistan is a very capacious and in some ways premium market. It is a country that is developing and building its independent policy, having complicated relations with some neighboring states, so it is interested to cooperate with Belarus,” the ...

“At a time of high demand for food in the world, Belarusian dairy producers have all chances to carve out market share from EU and New Zealand manufacturers,” said Aleksandr Kazyuchits, the official representative of Olam International (Singapore...

An exhibition of works by Vasily Simankovich and Dina Dovgyalo opened in the Vitebsk Regional Center of Folk Art on 18 February.

The Economic Commission under the CIS Economic Council (CEC) has issued a recommendation to consider partial resumption of rail passenger traffic on the busiest routes between the CIS countries.

The interest in the book is still there, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he visited the Minsk International Book Fair on 18 February

IDEX is one of the largest military expos in the world and in the region that unites Middle East and North Africa countries. About 1,300 leading defense companies from 59 countries are expected to display their products in 35 pavilions.

Russian authors and publishers will take part in the 28th edition of the Minsk International Book Fair, BelTA learned from the press center of the Moscow International Book Fair.

A muster for heads of the oblast administrations and the Minsk city administration, their deputies and heads of the military registration and enlistment offices took place at premises of the training center of the 6th Independent Guards Mechanized Br...

From the point of view of diplomacy and even common sense, this can be interpreted as a completely ridiculous move. It is not clear who our counterparts are trying to deceive and what they take Belarusians for, Anatoly Glaz said.