Enterprises and organizations of the construction industry of Belarus should promote their products and services more actively, Belarusian Architecture and Construction Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich said.

“In the recent months (then it seemed to me like some distant matter), even before all this had happened, I started to understand what was going on. I began to realize what had happened, how many bad things had been done. I thought about it a lot, ...

The head of state was informed about the implementation of the project “Intellectual quarry. Unmanned mining technologies at the Sitnitskoye mine” with the help of state transmission technologies through 5G networks.

“The NAM [National Anti-Crisis Management] was supposed to be launched by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. It should have been, in fact, her cabinet of ministers. However, a day before the launch, Latushko somehow got his hands on everything and declared th...

“A lot of data was handed over by former police officers. In fact, there were ‘rats' inside who would easily give away their coworkers, former colleagues,” said Roman Protasevich.

“Immediately report this issue to the prime minister so that we can deal with it. However, why keep pushing problems up all the time? You also need to do something about it. This problem should be addressed, it is not catastrophic,” the president...

Roman Protasevich said that he spent only a month and a half in the ATO zone in Ukraine in 2014 and never took part in hostilities. He was a member of the Belarusian Pogonya unit, which was attached to the Azov battalion. According to the young man, ...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is on a working trip to Brest Oblast where he inspects the Granit enterprise where a new mining and processing plant is being built.In Mikashevichi, Aleksandr Lukashenko will be updated on the social and economi...

According to Roman Protasevich, he also participated in online meetings of the plotters. When the opposition was working on a plan of a mutiny in Belarus, he acted as a link between them and Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

“He received international recognition and fame for everything that I did. And he never mentioned me anywhere. His ego grew so rapidly that after becoming famous, he would make insulting jokes about me and look at me with disdain,” Roman Protasev...

Roman Protasevich said that often even he - “one of the key fighters on this information war” - did not have access to meetings where the Belarusian opposition planned their actions.

"It became clear to me that many things Aleksandr Lukashenko was criticized for were just attempts to pressure him. And that in many situations he acted like a man with balls of steel (pardon my language), despite all the pressure and so on,” Roman...

The third round of political consultations was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique on 3 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign ...

The visit was organized to implement the memorandum of understanding between Gosatomnadzor and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Turkey on cooperation and information exchange in the area of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

The construction of the heavy oil hydrocracking complex is Mozyr Oil Refinery's largest investment project on record. Its cost is estimated to exceed $1.45 billion. The heavy oil hydrocracking complex comprises an integrated hydrocracking unit, a hyd...

"Belarus is interested in the development of Eurasian economic integration in such areas as forecasting, state support for agriculture, food security of the EAEU, circulation of warehouse certificates, manufacture of organic products, uniform rules ...

Belarus has taken retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. sanctions against the Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim, Anatoly Glaz, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said answering a question by the Sp...

The Eurasian Economic Union may implement a preferential trade regime not only with individual member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations but also with the ASEAN as a whole, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeco...

According to Aleksandr Bashliy, head of foreign trade at BUCE, all leading agricultural holdings and agricultural complexes of the country are accredited and successfully operate on the commodity exchange, which allows foreign companies to quickly pu...

Kyrgyzstan's Avia Traffic Company will operate regular direct flights on the route Bishkek-Minsk-Bishkek from 25 June. The flight will be performed twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and will be served by Airbus A-320.

The interim free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union member states and Iran was signed on 17 May 2018 and entered into force on 27 October 2019. The parties shall enter into negotiations on signing a full-fledged free trade agreement ...

The first flight from Kaliningrad to Minsk is scheduled for 11 June. The flight will be performed once a week, on Fridays, and will be served by the L-410 aircraft that can seat 15 people.

Russian special services appreciate partner relations with their Belarusian counterparts, Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Naryshkin said following a joint meeting with the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus.

The actions of Western countries towards Russia and Belarus have been aggressive. But Russia, like Belarus, will defend its right to sovereign development, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) director Sergei Naryshkin said.

The Labor and Social Security Ministry has presented its stand at the exhibition of the 27th international forum on information and communications technologies TIBO 2021 which is underway in Minsk on 1-4 June.

Participation of the general public in addressing environmental issues is very important, Belarus' Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Andrei Khudyk said as he addressed the 1st international environmental exhibition-forum Ecology...

According to Mogilev Oblast Vice Governor Ruslan Strakhar, the region cooperates with five Chinese provinces today.

Belarus and Lithuania are connected by 13 power lines, including four 330kV backbone power lines. In line with the BRELL agreement [Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania] the sides manage their operation together via control centers on each...

The hosts held a slight advantage at the beginning of the match which took place at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.

“Due to the closure of airspace by a number of countries, travel agencies and Belavia are organizing evacuation flights from Albania, Tunisia and Montenegro along the routes bypassing the closed airspaces,” the company said in a statement.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 396,869 cases. A total of 388,632 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Sergei Naryshkin and Ivan Tertel discussed results and prospects of interaction in securing national interests of Russia and Belarus in the face of the aggressive policy the USA and Western countries pursue with regard to Belarus and Russia.

The Vytoki cultural and sport festival has opened in Orsha with a program of historical and cultural heritage, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committe of Belarus.

The green agenda permeates all economic sectors, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin said at the 1st edition of the international environmental exhibition-forum Ecology Expo 2021 and the 16th national environmental forum.

The staff negotiations took place in line with this year's plan on the joint training of command and control bodies and forces and assets of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked Raul Castro Ruz for his invaluable personal contribution to the development of the Belarusian-Cuban relations in all areas of mutual interest and wished him heath and success in the service to his country and nation.

According to the energy minister, incentives to encourage Belarusians to consume more electricity are already available in the country. Discounted tariffs on electricity are in place. The state reimburses some of the money citizens spend on buying el...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to build more electric vehicle charging stations in Belarus as he heard out a report on the development of the Belarusian energy sector on 3 June.

“I want to ask you to keep calm and not to fret about what to do with extra energy and where to sell it. If we act in a smart way, we will use it up and even need more. This is a super clean source of energy, it is needed everywhere: from housing t...

I intend to visit the newly commissioned cardboard factory in Dobrush, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov, Belarus President's Aide Aleksandr Kosinets and Energy Minister Viktor Karankevic...

Belarus' world number 16 Victoria Azarenka defeated 18-year-old world number 90 Clara Tauson of Denmark 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Roland Garros third round.

The head of state remarked that the capacity of the Belarusian energy system exceeded 10,000MW. Its “blood” system includes more than 280,000 kilometers of electric networks and 7,500 kilometers of heat networks. The energy system generates about...

A western provocation has become the most likely explanation of the Ryanair plane incident, Aleksei Dzermant, a political analyst and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, wrote in his Telegram ch...

The relations between Ukraine and Belarus are a test of professional competence for the Ukrainian political elite, Russian political analyst Sergei Mikheyev told the Belarusian TV channel ONT, BelTA has learned.

“No one in the European Union cares about Belarus (no offense, my dear Belarusians). The only thing they want of Belarus is to turn it into ‘Anti-Belarus'. Russia is, of course, the main goal in the fight against Belarus and Ukraine,” said Niko...

"The EEC believes that we need to seriously consider the idea to set up a universal Eurasian mechanism for assessing the quality, effectiveness and safety of medicines," Mikhail Myasnikovich said. "I am talking about an Eurasian medical agency simila...

On 23 May, at 12:25, when the plane was still over the Ukraine, Minsk National Airport received an e-mail with a bomb threat. Five minutes later, air traffic controllers passed the information to the pilots - the plane had just entered the airspace o...

Gomelagrokomplekt and Omsk Oblast have been cooperating for more than 15 years, Minister of Agriculture of Omsk Oblast Nikolay Drofa said.

“Belarus intends to expand economic relations, cultural and human ties that closely link our countries and peoples,” the message of greetings reads.

On 2 June the vice premier paid a visit to a summer camp in secondary school No. 1 in Dubrovno. The all-day camp in the area will begin its work on 5 June, while school health camps opened their doors on 1 June.

Belarus' world number 4 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Roland Garros third round after beating fellow Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (World No.103) 7-5, 6-3.

Participants of the session will discuss the status of the television and radio broadcasting organization of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. They will also discuss other matters concerning the Union State budget's funding of the work meant to ...

Deputy Agriculture Minister of Tajikistan Zevarsho Zevarshoyev remarked that the visit was part of the delegation's work at the international forum Belagro 2021. In his words, over 70% of the tractors and equipment Tajikistan uses have been made in B...

The draft memorandum provides for the joint development of innovative projects, information sharing, and other measures meant to step up manufacturing cooperation. The document will be signed on the sidelines of the international agricultural expo Be...

In line with the document the size of the export duty on crude oil, furnace oil, oil bitumen, petrolatum, paraffin, and waste oils now is $58.8 per tonne ($54.9 previously). The export duty on straight-run gasoline has been set at $32.3 per tonne ($3...

The performing artists will include Alena Lanskaya, Zhanet, Irina Dorofeyeva, Aura band, Pesnyary, Byaseda, Belarusy art group. The hosts of the gala concert are Polina Shuba and Ruslan Chernetsky.

We should rejuvenate the Kupala Night Festival in Alexandria while preserving its national element, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said.

The new tourist route has been registered in the National Tourism Agency. It has been recently presented to the representatives of the tourist industry.

Currently, the observation group is being formed from among representatives of the national parliaments of the CIS IPA member states, officials of the CIS IPA Council Secretariat and experts of the CIS IPA International Institute for Monitoring Demo...

Anastasia Kolomoyets set a new personal record of throwing hammer at 72.58m.

The Azerbaijani delegation visited Nesvizh District of Minsk Oblast to get familiar with the Agrokombinat Snov agricultural enterprise and the construction of social and cultural facilities in local agro-towns.

The Eurasian Economic Union did not stop working on promoting the integration even during the difficult time of the global coronavirus pandemic, and its economic growth may exceed the pre-pandemic levels soon, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Ec...

In line with the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement the equivalent of $0.5 billion was transferred to the account of the Finance Ministry on 2 June as the second tranche of the state financial loan.

As of late May, export accounted for almost 37% of total sales. Diesel engines were the most popular product, accounting for over 78% of the sales in monetary terms.

“It is a very important, historical decision. It is a result of lengthy work relating to equipment trials, expert evaluations, oversight over the readiness of the systems. A new age is coming – the age of commercial operation of the Belarusian nu...

Top managers of Egyptian companies representing various businesses, from agriculture and light industry to construction and energy sector, came to Belarus to study the theory and practice of exchange trading and to discuss possible areas of cooperati...

The 38th Airborne Assault Brigade hosts a patriotic sports camp in summer. On 1-10 June the camp is set to welcome about 4,500 school students.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 395,990 cases. A total of 387,338 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Wizz Air CEO Joszef Varadi has criticized European governments for banning flights over Belarus in response to the forced landing of a passenger plane. Such moves make aviation “a toy of politics”, he told Reuters.

Igor Konashenkov added: “The Russian Defense Ministry will closely follow preparations for and the actual Ukrainian-American exercise Sea Breeze involving NATO countries. If necessary, the Defense Ministry will respond adequately to safeguard the m...

Delegations from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia and Tajikistan plan to take part in the forum.

Young people should be at the vanguard of society, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Lutsky told reporters on the sidelines of the 9th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Belarusian BRSM Youth Union.

The Prosecutor General's Office continues investigating a criminal case, which was opened in accordance with Article 127 (genocide) of the Criminal Code. The investigation team is looking into what the Nazi, their accomplices, and armed gangs did dur...

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia is working to launch flights to new destinations and to update flight itineraries, BelTA learned from Belavia's Facebook account.

We hope you will tell us how sport can make an even greater contribution to making the world a better place, Thomas Bach said.

“Belarus intends to ask the ICAO Council to assess the legality of the actions of Ukraine and other states that unilaterally, in violation of international obligations, have imposed bans and restrictions on the use of their airspace for Belarusian...

Belarus allowed a goal 36 seconds into the game after Nikita Nesterov's shot from the blue line. The Russians continued to attack and Emil Galimov doubled the lead on the fifth minute.

During the flight from Hurghada to Minsk, the crew of the aircraft detected a fuel system malfunction. In order to ensure passengers' safety, they decided to land the aircraft at a reserve airfield in Krasnodar.

Belarus and Pakistan have built candid and trust-based relations, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad H...

Ukraine's elites led by the president are not independent, Aleksei Dzermant, a political analyst and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, wrote in his Telegram channel.

Belarusians should clearly understand that they should not make excuses to anyone for their past and present, Deputy Head for Research of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Professor Nikolai Buzin told the SB. Belarus Segodnya newspape...

“Today we are presenting a line of dump trucks designed for agricultural producers. The carrying capacity of these machines ranges from 6 to 20 tonnes. These dump trucks have a yellow cabin and a dark graphite platform. Yellow is the color of a rip...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the national day of Italy, Festa della Repubblica.

The parties discussed trade and economic relations, in particular, ways to boost bilateral trade, expand the assortment of agricultural supplies, as well as cooperation prospects in the field of animal identification, veterinary control, crop product...

A festive event to mark Children's Day took place on Pobedy Square in Vitebsk on 1 June within the framework of the nationwide campaign of the Emergencies Ministry “Do not leave children alone!”.

According to the source, Gomselmash hits all the output and export targets. Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine account for most of the sales. The company also cooperates with Zimbabwe, with 20 machines sold there so far this year.

According to the source, in Q1 2021 oil shipments from the Russian Federation to Belarus were steady and prices for the products Belneftekhim makes kept rising. As much as 400,000 tonnes of oil was extracted in Belarus in Q1 2021.

Bellesbumprom reports an increase in export of virtually all kinds of products. Those include furniture, plywood, paper, pasteboard, wallpaper, cellulose, various kinds of wood-based panels, wooden structures, doors, windows, and forest chemistry pro...

Belarus is set to play a friendly against Azerbaijan on 2 June.

Troops and cargoes will be airdropped as part of the exercise. The troops will also have to practice dealing with water obstacles, direct deployment (without parachutes), and live firing.

The parties focused on expanding the range of products. They discussed the main goals and the first steps to study the technological capacities of Tirotex.

On International Children's Day, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomats from foreign countries donated their gifts to several children's homes.

Leader of the Belarusian national table tennis team Vladimir Samsonov has qualified for the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.

On 1 June Vileika hosted an event dedicated to Children's Day. It was arranged by the National Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals and UNICEF. During this event Vileika signed an agreement to join the Child-Friendly City initiative.

More than 83,000 residents of Minsk Oblast, which is 5,8% of its population, have already received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A delegation of Uzbekistan led by Uzbekistan's Minister for Information Technologies and Communications Shuhrat Sadikov visited the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR) on 1 June.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kenya and concurrently to Ethiopia Pavel Vzyatkin presented his credentials to Ethiopia President Sahle-Work Sevda.

The State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus and the National Agency for Research and Development of Moldova have announced a contest of joint R&D projects for 2022-2023.