“I want to say without shedding tears and lamenting that the situation is totally under control, everything necessary is being done to prevent the spread of the disease, interrupt the transmission process and treat patients,” the minister said.

Despite people's hopes and scientific forecasts, the coronavirus remains a real threat to all countries, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the situation with COVID-19 in Belarus on 19 October.

YugAgro is Russia's largest exhibition of agricultural machinery, equipment and materials for crop production. It features a wide range of harvesters and tractors, tillage, pre-sowing, seeding, planting and harvesting machinery, spare parts and compo...

The meeting participants approved the action plan of the committee's strategy till 2030 and the roadmap of the regional law enforcement liaison office of the World Customs Organization on CIS Countries RILO-Moscow in 2022.

According to the head of state, over the years of active work the actress has created unique artistic images, attracting by their femininity, sincerity and aristocratism.

Cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan is developing dynamically and progressively, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Aleksandr Guryanov said as he attended the event to mark Azerbaijan's Restoration of Independence Day on 18 Oc...

More than 150 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 230 at Kotlovka, more than 230 at Kamenny Log, over 20 at Benyakoni, and over 210 at Privalka.

Wholesale trade amounted to Br94.6 billion, or 6.5% as against January-September 2020.

In January-September 2021 Belarusian transport companies and self-employed businessmen transported 287 million tonnes of freight or 97.5% as against January-September 2020.

Output rose by 10.9% in the industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air. The output of the industries providing water supply, waste collection, waste processing, waste disposal, pollution cleanup increased by 3.1%.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br126 billion in current prices, up 2.7% in comparable prices year-on-year.

The forum is a traditional platform for displaying the economic potential of enterprises and districts of Vitebsk Oblast. In 2021, the region's main business event will be the first large-scale event with international participation amid the coronavi...

"Despite the calls to protect the rights of refugees in Poland, the country continues to pursue an inhumane policy on the borders of the ‘democratic' European Union," the committee added.

Belarus' Andrei Filchuk won the international wheelchair tennis tournament Ikar 2021 in Moscow (Quad Class) defeating Maxim Vladimirov of Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

A large meeting on the situation with COVID-19 in Belarus will be held in the Palace of Independence on 19 October. The meeting will be the first in a series of events as part of the thematic week announced earlier by the head of state.

Belarus' Education Minister Igor Karpenko met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Denis Moncada Colindres of Nicaragua on 18 October.

Twelve specialists from the General Directorate of Civil Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have undergone training courses at the International Rescuers Training Center of the Civil Protection University of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministr...

"We sincerely regret this position of our French colleagues. We would like to emphasize that it was a logical measure on our part, a forced step. We would like both diplomatic missions to function at the full capacity," the spokesperson added.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 573,943. A total of 546,415 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The provision of routine medical care in outpatient clinics is suspended. This pertains to regular health checks, screening programs, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, treatment in inpatient units, non-emergency dental care.

Townhouses are multi-floor homes with two or more bi-level apartments each having their own entrances. The construction of townhouses in Mozyr began in 2019. The second complex of townhouses is being delivered right now.

Before the start of the prestigious tournament in the Indian Wells, the former world number one was 32nd. After reaching the event's final Victoria Azarenka improved her position by six spots.

Nicaragua stands by Belarus as the country is facing aggressive actions on the part of a number of countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Denis Moncada Colindres of Nicaragua told reporters after he met with Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladi...

Looking for a property to invest? New houses in the Minsk World multifunctional complex are a great option!

Vladimir Makei thanked the Nicaraguan side for the prompt organization of this official visit to Minsk, as such an agreement was reached just about a couple of weeks ago during the UN General Assembly.

Ksenia Galetskaya has won the Sanremo Junior international song contest in Italy.

Belarus and Nicaragua agreed to continue close cooperation in international organizations in the difficult conditions of growing external pressure on the states, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the media.

Poland and Lithuania are purposefully accusing Belarus of allegedly creating a migration crisis. At the same time, they are conducting special operations to create channels to send migrants from places of detention in their territories to Germany and...

“It is necessary to step up efforts to protect the information space, apply new technological methods of counteraction, promote the proactive information policy of our mass media,” the Belarusian leader said.

Vladimir Makei thanked his colleague, the minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua for his official visit to the Republic of Belarus.

According to him, identifying and suppressing attempts of foreign special services to get access to classified information of government bodies and enterprises remain a priority task.

The document was signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries Vladimir Makei of Belarus and Denis Moncada Colindres of Nicaragua in Minsk on 18 October.

“The period of the constitutional referendum is being considered as one of possible dates for another attempt to start a revolution (day X, as they think),” the Belarusian leader said.

“There are good, highly qualified lawyers in Belarus. We need a very strong organizer and administrator,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The prime ministers discussed important issues of trade and economic cooperation, interaction within integration associations, and the implementation of the agreements reached during Roman Golovchenko's visit to Kazakhstan in June 2021.

"Political emigrant centers in Warsaw and Vilnius, set up under the control of special services, are encouraging radicals to use intimidation tactics against public figures and government officials, representatives of the media and law enforcement a...

“I want to emphasize that the situation remains tense, and we should not be complacent. You know better than anybody that the failed coup attempt did not change the plans of the opponents. The collective West continues to interfere in the domestic ...

The final match lasted for three hours and five minutes. Previously, Victoria Azarenka won the Indian Wells event in 2012 and 2016. The Belarusian has so far won 21 WTA titles.

"As far as I understood, the problem is that the technical file for the vaccine registration is not ready yet. However, Russia has a fairly high manufacturing, intellectual and technical potential. Once this technical file is finalized, the vaccine c...

The exhibition was held with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Moldova Anatoly Kalinin visited the exposition of the Belarusian automobile engineering ...

Hans Kluge noted that healthcare should play a primary role in every country. “No economy, security, or peace are possible without good healthcare and good health. We need to invest in healthcare,” he added.

Bobruiskagromash signed a dealer agreement with OOO Utes company giving it the right to sell pulverized chemicals distributors MSH-9 in Primorsky Krai.

The profits of the Belarusian steel mill BMZ since the beginning of the year amounted to $170 million, BMZ Director General Dmitry Korchik told the STV TV channel on 17 October.

The Investigative Committee together with the Main Directorate for Combating Drugs and Human Trafficking at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus identified another woman, a 37-year-old resident of Minsk, who sold naked pictures...

More than 1,900 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 18 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Ksenia Galetskaya on her victory at the Sanremo Junior international song contest in Italy.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 571,987. A total of 545,245 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

It is necessary to work harder to attract investment in the manufacturing sector, Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina said during her working trip to Vitebsk Oblast.

Speaking about the legislative process in general, the chairperson of the Council of the Republic noted that, on the one hand, bills should be up-to-date. On the other hand, it is important to identify possible problems before they arise. “We need ...

The meeting analyzed the actual state of affairs and problems of local enterprises, as well as ways to increase their efficiency.

State-run enterprises produced Br15 billion worth of products or 93.6% as against the same period of last year in comparable prices.

Parliamentary ties between Belarus and Bulgaria are quite robust and gain momentum every year. We welcome the development of trade and the economies of our states. This is beneficial and useful for future cooperation, Evgeny Zaitsev noted.

We did right to set up the Belarusian Glass Company, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told the media during a working trip to Borisov District on 15 October.

Cross-border e-commerce is a new mechanism for promoting Belarusian products on the Chinese market, Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina said in her video address to the forum on the sidelines of the 130th Canton Fair,

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 567,938. A total of 541,155 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Pia Kauma met with the Belarusian delegation to the Third Eurasian Women's Forum and the head of the delegation, Chairperson of the Council...

During the lockdown of 2020, Belarus did not shut down its airports, including for transit aircraft, and continued operating flights to available destinations, becoming a humanitarian corridor for tens of thousands of passengers from all over the wor...

The consolidation of society depends on the position of parliaments of various countries, Chairman of the Council of the Republic's Standing Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development Viktor Liskovich told journalists. He took pa...

Next year, this program will definitely be continued. Now the interest on the loan is actually below the inflation rate. Everything else is compensated by the state," Roman Golovchenko said.

The vice speaker drew attention to the ongoing attempts to put an unprecedented external pressure on Belarus. He also stressed that such steps undertaken by a number of states undermine the prospects for achieving the SDGs not only by the Republic o...

Belarus did a good job as it chaired the CIS in the 30th anniversary year for the organization, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the web-based CIS summit on 15 October.

The personnel of the medical center received a letter of commendation in recognition of their professional excellence, significant achievements in healthcare and education.

Today the CIS is a regional interstate organization that promotes political, economic, humanitarian and other partnerships based on genuine equality. It is also a unique dialogue platform that reconciles the interests of its member states.

"Actually, the key role of the Commonwealth of Independent States is to provide conditions for peaceful cooperation and joint work for the prosperity and development of our countries, improving the well-being of our citizens," Vladimir Putin said.

According to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the most important areas of interaction in the CIS are joint protection of the existing global security architecture and implementation of the norms of international law and the UN Charter.

After the speeches of the CIS leaders the Belarusian president thanked his counterparts for the productive dialogue. “In your speeches you have made very important and constructive proposals aimed at the further improvement of our interaction in th...

The president of Kyrgyzstan expressed concern about the current situation in Afghanistan and urged to provide assistance to this state. “This will contribute to progress toward stability in the country,” Sadyr Japarov is sure.

There is no need to rush with the official recognition of the Taliban, who recently took power in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CIS summit.

Sadyr Japarov focused on the efforts to ensure regional security and stressed: “Kyrgyzstan is in favor of peaceful resolution of existing disagreements, using only political and diplomatic methods to ensure regional security and further development...

The Tajikistan president stressed that it is important for the CIS countries to continue cooperating to ensure regional security and to counter terrorism and extremism in all their manifestations.

“It is important for us today to prepare the Commonwealth of Independent States for modern realities and challenges. The CIS can become a more efficient and successful association if we focus on the improvement of living standards of our people,”...

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Samara Oblast sees a significant potential for increasing exchange trade with Belarus. This matter was discussed during the visit of a Samara Oblast business delegation to the central office of the Belarusian U...

"Demarcation and delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is crucial to achieving lasting peace. We are ready to start this process. In this regard, we also hope for the support of Russia and our other international partners. An appr...

The document aims to optimize the debt burden of enterprises of the real production sector amid the pandemic, and to raise the efficiency of their work in complicated economic conditions.

Sadyr Japarov extended greetings on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CIS and emphasized that the organization has come a long way in its development and defined the basic principles of mutual relations.

"Despite a number of epidemiological restrictions, Belarus has made every effort to promote cooperation," the prime minister said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called for dialogue and efforts to gradually overcome an atmosphere of hostility in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as he addressed the web-based CIS summit on 15 October.

“We should focus on expanding industrial cooperation in the CIS, including through setting up joint ventures, ensuring production connectivity and effective cooperation of business entities. For this purpose, we think we should work out a new progr...

He cited statistics: the trade inside the CIS exceeds $91 billion, which is only 0.5% of global trade. At the same time, the mutual trade of the CIS countries accounts for about 20% of their trade with non-CIS states.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei is expected to hold talks with his counterpart from Nicaragua. The parties are set to sign bilateral documents and make statements for the press.

“The war and the conflict are now history. We are ready to start discussing border delimitation with Armenia provided that both countries recognize each other's territorial integrity. We are also ready to start negotiating a peace deal with Armenia...

"In the current conditions, the Union State of Belarus and Russia can serve as a locomotive of integration processes and share its best practices with the EAEU and the CIS. I would like to draw your attention to the multi-tier integration that is de...

“In order to strengthen the role of the CIS, I consider it necessary to take further real steps to unite efforts for the joint protection of interests on the world market,” the Belarusian leader said.

According to the Belarusian leader, the key achievements of the CIS include the preservation of close human contacts, trust-based political relations, multifaceted economic ties with an eye to further integration.

The president said that universalism, voluntary participation and equality are the main principles which helped prevent many destructive processes, stabilize the economies, and preserve trade ties between the countries.

The agenda of the meeting included 11 issues. The CIS leaders weere expected to exchange opinions on cooperation within the CIS and take a decision on the presidency in the CIS in 2022. Kazakhstan is expected to preside in the CIS next year.

"We had a sufficient number of beds in infectious diseases units, enough oxygen points, trained specialists and well-developed protocols, which made our strategy successful. The whole world has come to understand that it was our response strategy tha...

“This year the plant has many orders: we are working overtime and on weekends. As of today we have produced 22,000 cars. They all have been sold,” Gennady Svidersky said.

Council of Ministers' Resolution No.575 “On measures against extremism and rehabilitation of Nazism” came into force on 14 October. The document envisages the establishment of commissions in the country to assess the symbols, attributes, and info...

Athletes from Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia and Belarus are competing for medals in four programs. Among them are Olympic qualifiers Konstantin Milyukov and Viktoriia Safonova.

The document was signed by Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich and WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge.

More than 1,500 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 15 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The deputy minister inspected the progress in the investment project at one of the local enterprises and took part in a meeting of the district executive committee to review the plans for the development of individual districts.

Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that extensive technical expertise and intellectual potential of the personnel would enable the industry to become one of the leading sectors of the national economy in the near future.

“Indeed, they are already preparing a fifth package of sanctions against our country. Today, speaking at the plenary session, I said that it is wrong to interfere in the internal affairs of the country," Natalya Kochanova said.

In the statement, the heads of state reaffirmed their intention to contribute constructively to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention in Glasgow and called for finalizing the rules of implementation of ...

The Belarusian parliamentary delegation headed by Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova is attending the Third Eurasian Women's Forum on 13-14 October. The theme of the forum is “Women: Global Mission in New Realities”.

The head of the Council of the Republic of Belarusian Parliament is taking part in the Third Eurasian Women's Forum on 13-14 October.

The matter was discussed during a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to India Andrei Rzheussky and Minister of State of Civil Aviation of India Vijay Kumar Singh.

Gas prices in the common market of the Eurasian Economic Union will not be subjected to the fluctuations as in Europe, Member of the Board - Minister for Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission Temirbek Asanbekov told the media ...