The diplomat considers it important to intensify exchanges at the highest level, which have been temporarily suspended because of the pandemic. Ambassador Sangeeta Bahadur stressed the importance of Belarus-India friendly relations which the two coun...

The international industrial trade fair “Innoprom. Big Industrial Week in Uzbekistan” featured 23 Belarusian enterprises that showcased products of mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, as well as medical...

“The issue topical for builders was a difficult one during the discussions. The matter is prosaic, yet very important. It pertains to the supply of crushed stone to Russia,” said the state secretary.

The official visit of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Belarus may give a strong impetus to bilateral cooperation, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Bel...

A pivotal decision has been made for two companies: Spartak and Krasny Mozyryanin. The latter will merge with the management company Spartak. The Gomel-based Spartak confectionery has experience and good prospects of product sales both domestically a...

Roaming charges between Belarus and the Russian Federation have already been reduced seven times, and roaming charges will be finally canceled by the end of 2021, State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said.

The High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Belarus-Russia Union State approved the balance sheets for the supply of Belarusian vehicles, tractors and other machinery to Russia, State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said.

“The tests are meant to check the reliability of the Belarusian energy system taking into account the planned exit of the Baltic states' power grids from the BRELL system that unites Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,” the statement ...

A meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Belarus-Russia Union State is expected to take place in 2021, State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said following a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union ...

The 52nd plenary session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly will take place on 16 April. The legislative regulation of migration processes during a pandemic and the role of the CIS parliaments in the process will be the key item on the agenda.

The document provides for exchange programs for students and professors. It also envisages cooperation in preparing diploma papers, dissertations, and publications, the joint organization of scientific research and events, exchange of literature and ...

ZVKONT was registered as a FEZ Minsk resident company on 20 March 2020. The company set out to implement an investment project, which provides for setting up an enterprise to make containers.

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikalai Barysevich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Korea to Belarus Tae Jung Yeol. The parties discussed the current agenda of Belarus-South Korea cooperation in politics, t...

The MP said: “We believe it is important to invigorate cooperation between the Belarusian parliament and the Latvian one. It will contribute to the development of the bilateral mutually beneficial dialogue in the spirit of good neighborly relations...

Denis Borodin works at the urologic cancers laboratory of the Aleksandrov National Research Center for Oncology and Medical Radiology. His winning research paper focuses on the treatment of testicular cancer.

This week, a new fissure was spotted on the volcano. It is about 500 meters long.

The joint project of the Belarusian Federation of Mountaineering and the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus is timed to the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War.

The United Kingdom and China were the fastest-growing export markets for sawn timber on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) in Q1 2021. All in all, companies form 23 countries bought sawn timber on BUCE in Q1 2021. The biggest buyers w...

“The production of the Sputnik V vaccine has already been launched in Belarus and Kazakhstan in cooperation with the Russian Direct Investment Fund. The participation of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan in the joint production of the vaccine is also under di...

Belarus' world number 353 Uladzimir Ignatik lost 6-2, 2-6, 1-6 to world number 213 Andrea Collarini of Argentine in the round of Last 16 at the Split Challenger in Croatia.

According to the source, specialists will have to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of systems and equipment before going ahead with the final dynamic tests in line with the pilot commercial operation stage program. The work will proceed step by...

The Belarusian won the all-around silver with the total of 90.55 points, finishing behind Bulgaria's Tatyana Volozhanina. Aryna Krasnarutskaya of Belarus placed 10th.

The main goals of the contest are to facilitate the development of the Belarusian segment of the internet and the development and introduction of new IT solutions as well as to promote the best achievements of the Belarusian segment of the internet.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 330,536 cases. A total of 320,844 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The exercise focused on improving the reservists' abilities to use the entire arsenal of small arms, weapons of infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, new methods of warfare and tactical camouflage, and reconnaissance and communications equipment in a...

Health workers were the first to receive the vaccine. The second stage of the immunization program covers educators, social workers, 61+ people, people with chronic diseases. Lists of those wishing to be vaccinated are compiled by polyclinics at the ...

“The parties hailed a high level of Belarusian-Indian relations in the bilateral format and within the framework of international organizations,” the ministry said.

The Belarusian Society of Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries makes a significant contribution to strengthening mutual understanding and trust between nations, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said on ...

Начинается прием заявок на VI ежегодный конкурс "Пасха в Minsk World" для учеников учреждений дошкольного и общего среднего образования. Приня...

In his words, biased experts often talk about the matter of denationalization from the ideological point of view. They labor under the belief that private companies are more effective and the change of the owner per se can provide a positive impact o...

Belarus-Tajikistan relations have been vibrant in recent years. Despite the geographical distance between the two countries, mutually beneficial cooperation has been steadily increasing.

As of 7 April early spring crops were sown on an area of 225,900ha. Progress in sowing these crops reached 75% in Brest Oblast, 43.3% in Gomel Oblast, 42.7% in Grodno Oblast, 24% in Minsk Oblast, 7.95% in Mogilev Oblast, and 2.27% in Vitebsk Oblast.

In January-March 2021, individuals bought the equivalent of $2,423.8 million in cash and cashless forms and sold $2,197.9 million worth of foreign currency. The net purchase of foreign currency by individuals totaled $225.9 million.

The goal of education is to teach in the best interests of the individual, society and the state, Belarus' Education Minister Igor Karpenko said as he presented the bill “On Amendments to the Education Code of the Republic of Belarus” in the firs...

The bill on amending the law on road traffic is aimed at improving road traffic safety and sets forth several amendments on regulation law enforcement practices and implementation of the provisions of other legal regulations, including on entrepreneu...

The Belarusian government has allowed Eximgarant of Belarus to conclude voluntary insurance agreements to cover the Belarusian Potash Company's political and commercial risks while implementing a short-term export contract.

According to the expert, the topic of historical past interpretations is not just important today, it has acquired a special meaning.

In March 2021, the country's gold and foreign currency reserves went down by $174.5 million (or 2.5%), following the February reduction by $88.9 million (or 1.2%).

Exports in the first two months of the year rose by 14.7%, or $14.4 million to $112 million. In January-February 2020, exports went up 11.2% as against the same months a year ago.

Mogilev residents woke up to a snowy morning on 7 April.

The project, prepared by the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and BelTA News Agency, was presented at Dana Mall in Minsk to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

When developing the concept of the exhibition, its organizers took into account all current trends to get the event an extended format. This interactive approach will help find appropriate solutions and get the maximum benefit both for visitors and p...

A number of matters concerning the development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia are on the agenda of the session. Demand and supply projections concerning the most important types of products in the Union State are one of them.

Belarus and Tajikistan have signed over 60 bilateral agreements. Regular sessions of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation are held. The sessions help implement new bilateral projects and help increase ...

Participants of the forum noted that despite last year's pandemic Belarus-Tajikistan trade more than doubled and positive dynamics was secured in cooperation with Afghanistan.

Since Uzbekistan is a very promising market in terms of sales of trucks, passenger vehicles, and special-purpose vehicles, the expansion of the chain of service centers will increase sales of Belarusian vehicles in the region, the press service said.

Russian Railways decided to extend discounts on transportation of crude oil in tank-cars from several stations of South Urals Railway to the stations Barbarov and Novopolotsk of Belarusian Railways through the Russian border stations Zlynka and Rudny...

Georgian Airways already operated flights to Belarus. The company performed regular flights from Tbilisi to Minsk in 2007-2011. Now Georgia is keen to see Georgian Airways return to the Belarusian market.

Issues related to cooperation between light industry enterprises of the two countries were discussed as part of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

The Games will increase the cultural and sporting potential of the CIS countries and provide an effective platform for the development of multilateral dialogue.

Applications for the Call for Entrepreneurial Initiatives of the project “Support to Economic Development at the Local Level in the Republic of Belarus” have closed. All in all, the project received 241 applications from 12 pilot districts of Bel...

The group standings are as the following: Kazakhstan – 9 points, Hungary – 6, Belarus – 6, Israel – 3.

Belarus' world number 115 Ilya Ivashka shook off Spain's world number 100 Pedro Martinez 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to advance into the second round at ATP Challenger Marbella.

The main stage of the exercise took place not far from the agrotown of Gozha on banks of the Neman River. According to the scenario, the water level in the river rose fast due to melting snow, strong winds, and abundant precipitation.

The center of the Uzbek language and the culture of Uzbekistan will aim to strengthen educational and cultural ties between the two countries and facilitate the studies of the language, history, and ethnic groups of Uzbekistan. The center is set to o...

A farm for keeping and breeding the red deer is run by the Kalinkovichi District branch of the Belarusian Society of Hunters and Fishermen. It occupies around 2,000 hectares and has around 100 deer.

Georgy Kondratyev made part of Mikhail Markhel's coaching team. Mikhail Markhel left the post of head coach on 5 April. Georgy Kondratyev will be in charge of the Belarusian national team in the next two friendlies: against Azerbaijan on 2 June and a...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 329,258 cases. A total of 319,601 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

In the round of Last 32 the Belarusian solved Australia's world number 185 Alex Bolt 6-4, 6-2. Uladzimir Ignatik will next play world number 213 Andrea Collarini of Argentine.

Resolution No.90 of 16 November 2020 approves the construction regulations on special-purpose hydraulic structures. They set requirements for the design of such structures as hydroelectric power plants, locks, facilities of ports and shipyards, fish-...

Vladimir Makei said that all the changes would take place in accordance with the available funding and within the existing number of foreign institutions.

Vladimir Makei stressed that it is a serious task and serious preparations will be made for it. Every head of a Belarusian diplomatic mission will have to present a report on his or her work and on prospects, the official said.

Viktor Goncharenko, 43, replaced Murad Musayev, who resigned after a home loss to Akhmat Grozny (0-5) in a match of the 24th round of the Russian championship.

Speaking about the aggravation of Belarusian-Polish relations, Vladimir Makei stressed: “You know the prehistory. We didn't initiate the aggravation of our interstate relations. Contrariwise, we've always been in favor of developing our relations o...

It is necessary to come to grips with the activities of foreign foundations, NGOs and similar organizations financed from abroad, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting to discuss foreign policy.

Vladimir Makei said: “We will shut down our embassies at least in several countries where we see that their work has not produced the necessary foreign economic effect for a lengthy period of time.”

Head of the company's Foreign Economic Activities Office Olga Vrublevskaya believes that the opening of the representative office represents an important step in effective cooperation with Ukrainian consumers of cement and construction materials.

On 6-9 April, the Indoor Football Arena in Minsk is playing host to several international exhibitions on metalworking, mechanical engineering, welding and cutting, corrosion protection, casting and metallurgy, automation and electronics, lightning, w...

The first step in the implementation of the memorandum will probably be joint sport events as part of the national football tournament in May.

Exchanges of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states intend to step up cooperation in creating common markets for energy, agricultural products, and other strategically important goods, both primary and manufactured.

These matters were discussed in the second half of the government conference after ways to optimize the network of Belarusian diplomatic institutions abroad were discussed.

Ethnic Poles living in Belarus are citizens of Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting to discuss foreign policy on 6 April, BelTA has learned.

Belarus will supply over Br1.08 million worth of humanitarian aid to the Syrian Arab Republic. Belarus will donate Syria medicines, sugar, transformers, chassis, trucks, a concrete mixing truck, a haul truck, and a MAZ truck tractor.

As of 6 April early spring crops were sown on an area of 192,200ha. Progress in sowing these crops reached 67.4% in Brest Oblast, 36.9% in Grodno Oblast, 36.8% in Gomel Oblast, 18.1% in Minsk Oblast, 5.75% in Mogilev Oblast, and 1.44% in Vitebsk Obla...

The prospects of Belarus' diplomatic presence in a number of countries are very dim, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting to discuss optimization of Belarusian diplomatic missions on 6 April.

The president explained that the foreign policy issues are always discussed at the head of state's level and the current session is a routine meeting.

Belarusian State University (BSU) plans to launch more education programs with Uzbekistan. This matter was discussed during the visit of the BSU delegation led by Rector Andrei Korol to the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.

It would be absolutely right to toughen accountability and increase Internet control, Member of the Standing Commission on National Security of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Marina Lenchevskaya told the SB. Belarus Segodnya ne...

Starting from 1 January 2022, only the rules of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be applied to the registration of medical products. The registration to national rules will be applied until 31 December 2021.

The document specifies the boundaries of the regions and districts that were drawn back in the 1950s based on the cartographic material available at that time.

Section round bars made of C50 mod carbon steel is one of the new products. BMZ worked out the technology to make the new product upon orders of a well-known German manufacturer of automobile parts.

The document introduces higher requirements for licensing these activities. In particular, the licensing of usage of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation is separated into an independent sphere of legislation.

The plan stipulates concrete steps meant to implement measures and mechanisms of the strategy. Deadlines and results of the execution of the measures and mechanisms are stipulated as well as people and agencies responsible for them.

The exposition features products of mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, as well as medical equipment, new R&D solutions and consumer goods.

A team of the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of Belarusian State University (BSU) will take part in the World Finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), BelTA learned from the BSU press service.

The WANO experts will evaluate the effectiveness of the organizational structure and the administrative management of the second unit. They will analyze personnel training conditions and will inspect the radiation and fire safeguards as well as maint...

In Q1 2021, the sum of export transactions in cement on BUCE equaled $10.2 million, which was a fivefold increase over January-March 2019. The main export market was Russia that accounted for over 90% of the total export.

In anticipation of the sessions of the CSTO charter bodies, which are supposed to take place in April-May, the CSTO Permanent Council discussed a plan on consultations of CSTO member states about matters of foreign policy, security and defense in H2 ...

Participants of the session discussed results of Belarus-Tajikistan trade and economic cooperation in the last few years and the organization of events meant to increase trade turnover.

The flight will depart from Minsk at 23:50 on Tuesdays and arrive in Kazan at 02:10. The return flight from Kazan will take off at 03:40 on Wednesdays and land in Minsk at 06:00. The time for all airports is local.

On 5 April, Vitebsk residents enjoyed warm sunny weather.

“At the moment, our task is to maintain momentum in bilateral trade, increase the share of science-intensive and high-tech products in trade, as well as more actively implement mutually beneficial projects, primarily in agriculture and manufacturin...

In the opener the Belarusian, ranked 80 in the world, defeated Argentine's world number 48 Guido Pella 6-4, 6-0. Egor Gerasimov will next face either Slovenia's world number 58 Aljaz Bedene or Italy's world number 313 Guilio Zeppieri.

Last week, Belarus suffered its heaviest ever defeat against Belgium, 0-8, in an away match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

The first edition of the international forum #GBC (Government. Business. Citizens) will be running in Minsk on 28-29 April, BelTA learned from the National Center for Electronic Cervices of Belarus.

During the doors open days prospective university students were informed about the advantages that nuclear education gives and about career opportunities in this sphere.

Three countries were removed from the list on 5 April. These are Israel, Portugal and the Dominican Republic. Norway re-entered the list.

The Belarusian scored 132kg in the snatch and 154 kg in the clean and jerk to combine a total of 286 kg.

Oleg Gazmanov also commented about calls to cancel participation in the festival that artists get allegedly from Belarusians. “This is the work of bots, a whole army of them, who operate mostly from abroad, of course,” he said.

The agreement on the supply of Belarusian oil products through the Russian seaports resulted in the establishment of a new international transport corridor, through which more than 220,000 tonnes of cargo have already been shipped, Russian Prime Mini...