“We should know how to respond to any changes and should not diverge from the main course,” the head of state stressed.

“How were we supposed to act, especially given a recent spate of bomb threats in our country? You live in Belarus and you are well aware that we deal, almost on a daily basis, with fake bomb threats targeting our schools, universities, companies an...

"The Belarusian president has a great political intuition. Therefore, now the whole society is waiting for him to answer the questions related to the recent events, the provocation which was organized by a number of countries against Belarus. Judgin...

“What happened in Riga seemed to me, as the former Russian ambassador to Latvia, a little weird, to see the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the city mayor removing the Belarusian flag. The Russian flag has also been removed,” he said.

“Belarus has done what sovereign nation-states do,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“Our actions may have seemed excessive to those who justify their atrocities. This strategy however was vital for the country,” the head of state said.

“As we have expected, our ill-wishers from the outside and from within have changed their methods of attacking the state. They have crossed many red lines, have crossed the boundaries of common sense and human morals,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said at the start of the meeting that there is a difficult situation around Belarus today.

In the quarterfinal on 25 May the Belarusian-Israeli duo proved stronger over Luis David Martinez of Venezuela and Sander Arends of the Netherlands 6-3, 0-6, 10-6 in an hour and five minutes.

After the solemn opening ceremony the Belarusian exposition was visited by Radiy Khabirov, Head of of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

“Over the years of sovereignty your country has made significant progress in strengthening its statehood and raising its authority in the international arena, playing an important role in developing the region and maintaining peace in the Caucasus,...

On 25 May night flights B2 847 to Kiev (departure time 22.40) and B2 833 to Odessa (departure time 23.40) were also canceled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was instructed to take measures to close down the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Canada and to finance the corresponding expenses.

The system will be established as an organized array of information resources and technologies that will take care of collection, processing, storage, systematization, actualization, and distribution of foreign trade information.

The statement reads: “Neither the UN as a whole, nor the high commissioner, nor the OHCHR, nor all the more so a mid-tier official of the UN Secretariat, Mr Rupert Colville is an authorized institution for evaluating actions of authorities of sover...

While in Belarus members of the Turkish delegation are expected to meet with executives and specialists of the Emergencies Ministry and Gosatomnadzor. Matters concerning the regulation of nuclear and radiation safety and security will be discussed.

The festival will open on 3 June with a program highlighting the historical and cultural heritage of Orsha at the Jesuit College (6 Lenin Street).

The 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk will be running on 15-18 July, with additional events scheduled for 14 and 19 July. The festival will have a busy program of events to suit any taste.

The incident with the Belarusian state flag in Latvia is an assault on the sovereignty of Belarus, an expression of disregard of the country, its state symbols and the people, said Oleg Belokonev, the chairman of the Standing Commission on National S...

The participants of the coordinating conference analyzed the military and political situation in the CSTO Caucasus and Eastern European zones of collective security.

The event was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Guangzhou and the Guangzhou Logistics Association.

The agreement was signed by Head of Minsk's Oktyabrsky district administration of the Belarusian capital Gennady Lubotynsky and Chairperson of the People's Government of the Yuexiu district Su Pei.

According to the source, it takes about 1.5 years to reconstruct the power grid in an area. Design work has to be done first. It is followed by the completion of all administrative procedures. Then construction and installation work begins to replace...

Cutting-edge Air Force and Air Defense weapons will be deployed during the exercise in addition to air defense systems of mechanized brigades and bleeding-edge weapons developed by Belarusian defense companies.

According to information published in the media, taking part in the change of the flag were Riga Mayor Martins Stakis and Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics.

Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich presented Belarus' experience in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly that is running online.

Anatoly Sidorov noted that the current military and political situation as well as the strategic situation in the CSTO's responsibility area, directions in training command and control bodies, troops and assets of the collective security system are t...

“The president accepted the proposal of MPs and members of the Constitutional Commission who made a request to organize a meeting to discuss topical and pending issues. The meeting is expected to take place at the parliament building tomorrow,” t...

The international military biathlon competitions among border services of the CIS member states and government bodies of the Republic of Belarus are underway at the Grodno border service command.

The senator said: “Since we knew the president wanted to make a statement, we asked him to make a speech before the parliamentarians so that we could discuss topical matters of the foreign policy and the domestic policy. The head of state accepted ...

The situation with the Ryanair flight might be discussed during the upcoming meeting between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin that is set to take place soon, Dmitry Peskov said.

The Days of Slavic Writing and Culture are running in Moldova on 24-31 May. This is one of oldest traditional cultural events of Slavic nations that facilitates the development of the intercultural dialogue and strengthens friendly ties between vario...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 387,818 cases. A total of 377,869 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The statement reads: “Members of the Council of the Republic and the House of Representatives were outraged to hear about actions involving a state flag of the Republic of Belarus in Riga. This action represents a continuation of Latvia's unfriendl...

Removing the Belarusian state flag from the the IIHF World Championship flagpoles in Riga is an outrageous act, spokesman for the Russian president Dmitry Peskov told the media.

The address to the head of state contains a request to submit a bill to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus under Article 138 of the Constitution, which provides for simultaneous elections to local councils of deputies of the 29th convo...

The participants are set to discuss the current situation on the metals market in Belarus and Russia, the main trends of 2021 and a whole range of issues related to stock trade.

MPs have voted for the parliament's address to the Belarusian president with a request to submit a bill to the House of Representatives on amending the Constitution, which provides for the possibility to hold elections to the local councils of deputi...

The MP said: “The state flag of a country is a collective symbol of the nation. In our case it is the symbol of an all-Belarusian consensus, which was adopted at a referendum in 1995. For particularly advanced people I would like to remind about re...

"This act is a continuation of Latvia's unfriendly policy towards Belarus. The National Assembly considers this to be a violation of international law,” the statement stresses.

The Belarusian aviation authorities acted in line with the international rules in the situation with the Ryanair aircraft, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

At the meeting on 25 May the Council of the Republic's presidium decided that the corresponding statement would be made at the forthcoming session. The initiative was supported by the House of Representatives MPs.

The Kolosok children's recuperation camp in Mogilev District is gearing up for the summer season. The camp can house 200 children at a time.

“We have sent a letter to the mayor of Riga. This is unacceptable for us. We will not change the flags at the arena. We will ask to remove the World Championship and IIHF flags from the locations where the Belarusian flag was replaced in Riga,” R...

Belarusian experience is used in the development of a transplantation program in Western Ukraine, Minsk Scientific and Research Center for Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology said on its Facebook page.

The win is the first for the Czechs after two losses and moves them into 6th spot in the standings with two points. With the loss, Belarus, also 1-2, is in 4th with four points.

“Due to the decision taken by the governments of the UK and France to ban Belavia flights to and from these countries, we have to cancel flights to London and Paris from 25 May to 30 October 2021. We apologize to our passengers for any inconvenienc...

Belarus' world number 138 Olga Govortsova kicked off action in the French Open qualifying with a 6-3, 6-3 win over world number 228 Han Na-lae of South Korea. The Belarusian will next face Croatia's world number 205 Jana Fett.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin on 24 May.

“The Republic of Belarus views Jordan as a bastion of stability in the Middle East region and supports Your Majesty's efforts to ensure security in the Kingdom and the neighboring countries,” the head of state said.

The website reads: “Due to the Lithuanian government's decision to suspend Belavia flights to and from Lithuanian airports we are forced to cancel flights to Vilnius as from 03:00 on 25 May till 02:59 on 26 June (Belarusian time)."

The Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation views the gesture of the Riga administration as an act of deep disrespect and unprecedented pressure towards the athletes representing our country at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, said the federation head Dmit...

The Latvian ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the incident that took place in Riga a short while ago and was an act of disrespect for the state flag of the Republic of Belarus.

The official said: “We are ready to provide any data relating to this incident with the Ryanair aircraft. We are ready to transparently investigate this incident including with assistance of the relevant international specialists."

Last week Ilya Ivashka was 91st, and moved to spots up after reaching the Geneva Open round of Last 16, with a total of 855 points. On 24 May the Belarusian will face Russia's world number 448th Andrei Kuznetsov at the start of the French Open.

Vladimir Makei said: “Let me emphasize: not specialists but political men and women in the West, people that have power and levers started making the relevant political statements virtually 10-15 minutes after getting information about the incident...

The ambassador has been asked to leave Belarus within 24 hours. The diplomatic and administrative staff of the embassy have been asked to leave Minsk within 48 hours. Only one employee will remain in Minsk to care for the building.

The national round of the International Financial Security Olympiad for undergraduate and postgraduate university students who major in international relations, economics, or law is underway at Belarusian State University.

"We are ready to invite experts of any international organizations, first of all, ICAO, IATA for an investigation. We are ready to host any experts, specialists to make an objective picture of what happened," the minister said.

The ambassador has been asked to leave Belarus within 24 hours. The entire diplomatic and administrative staff of the embassy have been also asked to leave Belarus - within 48 hours.

The incident with Belarus' state flag in Riga is an act of state vandalism, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makes told journalists after meeting with Latvian Ambassador to Belarus Einars Semanis.

Representatives of the embassies of Cuba, Venezuela and Mexico will take part in the opening ceremony. The photography exhibition "Cozar Nostra: Posters of Xavier Cozar" will be unveiled on this day too.

Anastasiya Yanotava (50g) and Tatsiana Paulava (62kg) claimed silver medals. Krystsina Sazykina (59kg) and Anastasiya Zimiankova (72kg) collected bronze medals.

The letter read: “We, soldiers of Hamas, demand that Israel cease fire in the Gaza Strip. A bomb has been planted on the aircraft. If our demands are not met, the bomb will explode over Vilnius on 23 May.”

Lithuania's decision not to accept planes traveling through Belarus at its airports is driven by emotions, not by safety concerns, Director of the Aviation Department at the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry Artyom Sikorsky said.

The official said: “Belarusian air traffic controllers did not pressure the Ryanair crew into making the decision.” In his words, Belarusian air traffic controllers acted in compliance with international obligations.

"Lithuania has not notified the official Minsk about these restrictions," Artyom Sikorsky said.

According to the source, all the necessary steps to examine the passengers, the luggage, and the aircraft have been completed. The message about the terrorist attack previously sent to the airport's email address has proven to be false.

Ivan Kazak, Uladzislau Dzemesh and Mikita Kavalionak claimed the Air Pistol Team Junior gold.

Ball over the Net nationwide volleyball competitions are underway in Grodno on 24-26 May. Competing are athletes born in 2008.

The analyst said: “In line with the telecommunications law the government may take measures to restrict the operation of telecommunication networks and the means of telecommunications that belong to such networks. I believe such a law is long overd...

Transactions in rapeseed oil made by Lithuanian companies rose twelve-fold to $15.2 million, making Lithuania the biggest buyer of this product on BUCE. The top three also includes Switzerland ($9.2 million) and Latvia ($2.2 million).

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 386,978 cases. A total of 377,105 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Buying an apartment is a true holiday! Traditionally holidays mean generous gifts! This is why the developer of the Minsk World multifunctional complex has offered its customers two bonuses!

Belarus' export of agricultural products to China skyrocketed by 87.7% in Q1 2021 year-on-year, Belarus' Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Aleksei Bogdanov told a press conference on 24 May.

They either need to be shocked by every such incident, including the landing of the Bolivian air force one in Austria at the request of the United States and the landing of a Belarusian plane carrying an anti-Maidan activist by Ukraine 11 minutes aft...

The official believes the situation in Belarus has stabilized on the whole. Despite unprecedented external support the emigration opposition cannot disrupt the situation.

The adoption of the resolution demonstrates the recognition of Belarus' role in combating human trafficking at the international level and close attention to this topic from the international community.

Sergey Lavrov said: “The attempt to stage an armed coup in Belarus involving a U.S. citizen matches the Western policy in favor of interfering in domestic affairs of post-Soviet countries using the entire arsenal of color revolutions rather well."

The law expands the list of information, the dissemination of which by the media and internet resources is prohibited.

In accordance with the document, in order to prevent situations posing threats to the national security the state can take measures to limit the operation of telecommunication networks and related telecommunication facilities (reducing the time and v...

Comprehensive tests and trials represent the final phase of the pilot commercial operation stage of every nuclear installation. The purpose of this phase is to confirm the primary equipment can operate within design parameters in normal mode.

The organization of mass events after simply notifying the authorities is no longer an option. Once the law comes into force, all mass events have to be authorized by municipal authorities.

"We are sorry that the passengers of the flight faced certain inconveniences. But the aviation safety rules are an absolute priority, everywhere and for everyone," said Anatoly Glaz, Head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Office, Press Secreta...

Our exports across all major commodity groups are already in the positive zone both in terms of physical growth and price. We are taking this opportunity and export more, Yuri Chebotar said

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to South Africa with concurrent accreditation to Mozambique Aleksandr Sidoruk met with Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique Manuel Jose Goncalves in Maputo.

The heads of state discussed the situation in both countries and exchanged views on topical issues.

As of 24 May, spring cereals and leguminous crops (including corn, buckwheat, and millet) were planted on the area of 1.087 million hectares (100.9% of the plan).

The event highlighted the social and political situation in Belarus.

Yegor Sharangovich took a double minor for high sticking early in the game, giving the Swedes a first chance to flex their PP muscles in this year's tournament.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 386,025 cases. A total of 376,453 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Belarusian leader also ordered to scramble a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the passenger plane. The fighter jet is now on stanby waiting for all the necessary security checks to be completed to escort the plane to the Lithuanian border.

The National History Museum and the National Art Museum of Belarus took part in the Museums at Night 2021 campaign.

The idea of "creative space" has come alive in exhibition halls through interactive zones at the Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches in Gomel. The macro-installation "Tree of the World" in the Hall of Columns is the compositional center.

The Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War joined the Night of Museums campaign.