“The emergencies services are on standby 24/7 at the logistics hub to ensure order and fire safety. The center has a reserve of necessary things and food. Food distribution is well organized. It is important that we have managed to create acceptabl...

Belarus calls to resolve the migrant crisis through cooperation of all stakeholders rather than through the politicization of the problem, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Yuri Ambra...

"In working with young people, we need to move away from formalism, try to speak their language," Igor Sergeyenko said.

The Belarusian airline Belavia will start performing regular flights to the Crimea, if necessary, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said this in an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, Director General of the Russian state news agency MIA Rossiya Segodnya.

A temporary accommodation facility has been set up in the logistics center following the instruction of the Belarusian president. The refugees have been provided with everything they need. Belarus is doing its best to provide them with warm clothes a...

The participants of the event visited the Minsk State Auto-Mechanical College named after academician М.S. Vysotsky, got familiar with the exhibition of machinery, visited specialized classes of the college, and talked to young workers, engineers an...

“I will never be on the side of those frenzy nationalists that we see in Ukraine today. I will do everything possible to win Ukraine back. This is our Ukraine. Ukrainians are our kith and kin. These are not just emotions. This is my strong belief,�...

Aleksandr Lukashenko confirmed his interest in the constructive development of bilateral relations based on the principles of partnership, trust and respect.

The Belarusian delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko, who is expected to speak at the plenary session “Key Investment Projects - System Drivers of Economic Growth in the EAEU”.

The Belarusian head of state emphasized that in Belarus Nursultan Nazarbayev is known and appreciated as an outstanding politician of the world scale, who stood at the origins of Belarus-Kazakhstan relations based on brotherly friendship, mutual supp...

Sergei Aleinik thanked the International Atomic Energy Agency for assistance with bolstering the potential of Belarusian healthcare institutions to respond to the pandemic and fight oncological diseases.

The statement reads: “We remark upon the inadmissibility of provocative actions near the borders of the CSTO member states, which can lead to dangerous incidents and an increase in military-political tensions. We express deep concern about the move...

Proceeds from value added tax came at Br12.9 billion (91.2% of the target), profit tax – Br4.2 billion (117.2%), excise duties – Br2.9 billion (85.2%). Revenues from foreign trade operations totaled Br4.1 billion (100.9%).

Krichevtsementnoshifer will refresh the product range due to transition to a new cement manufacturing standard. For instance, the product range will include the new straight cement Tsem-0. It will be the highest quality product.

The CSTO member states urge the nuclear-weapon states-parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons not to deploy nuclear weapons on foreign soil.

Computer services accounted for 29.4% of Belarus' total export of services in January-September 2021. Computer services rank second to transport services in terms of the export volume.

More than 3.582 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

The participants of the meeting considered a number of draft documents related to cooperation in military security, and also planning of the CSTO activities in 2022.

"The consultations focused on ways of strengthening the interaction between the media units in covering the activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, developing common approaches to the practical coverage of CSTO events," the minist...

The head of state said that in the telephone conversation Germany's acting Chancellor Angela Merkel asked him to repatriate these people.

The head of state also said during the interview that he intends to visit Crimea and the relevant agreement had been reached with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Aleksandr Lukashenko said he would like to start the trip by visiting Sevastopol.

The USA seeks to drag Europe into a simmering military conflict with Russia and its allies, political scientist Vadim Borovik said on the air of Alfa Radio.

The MMZ's Stage 5 engine lineup includes four engines: D-245.43S5M, D-245.5S5M, D-245S5M и D-245.2S5M. Their output varies from 62kW to 90kW. The Belarusian company started designing Stage 5 engines in 2018.

"When the EU terminated the readmission agreement, I said back then: well, since they decided to break this agreement, to stop cooperating with us on border protection issues, it was their problem. But I would not defend them anymore the way I did la...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 654,718. A total of 641,570 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “So, they have started these military exercises in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. What am I to do as the commander-in-chief? I cannot fall for these provocations but I also have to foresee what may happen in orde...

The Belarusian head of state was asked about a recent statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg regarding the possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Eastern Europe.

An artificial flamingo island called "Bird Paradise" is located in Gediz Delta, in Turkey's western Izmir province. The island is 6,440 m2 big.

According to the refugee, people left Iraq for different reasons. “We have the same goal, however. We want to get to Germany where we can be granted asylum. We do not understand why the Poles do not let us through the border,” said the refugee fr...

Belarus is ready to actively participate in negotiations on the development of a new international document on pandemics, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said speaking by a video link at a special session of the World Health Assembly.

The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has hosted consultations of the information agencies of the ministries of foreign affairs of the CIS countries.

On Friday, the World Health Organization designated a variant of coronavirus B.1.1.529 found in the south of Africa with the Greek letter omicron. The variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning.

According to Dmitry Kiselyov, the VGTRK broadcaster will show the interview in full on the Rossiya 24 TV channel. A piece of the interview will be aired in the next installment of the Vesti Nedeli (News of the Week) weekly news program.

Dmitry Kiselyov noted that it was his first meeting with the Belarusian head of state. He admitted that the interview was a kind of eye-opening experience for him.

Belarusian-Chinese joint projects in science and technology have been growing in terms of number and scale, Chairman of the Belarusian State Committee for Science and Technology Aleksandr Shumilin said at the opening of the Belarusian-Chinese forum.

A temporary accommodation facility has been set up in the logistics center following the instruction of the Belarusian president. The refugees have been provided with everything they need. Belarus is doing its best to provide them with warm clothes a...

BMW IBU World Cup 2 will take place in Oestersund, Sweden on 2-5 December. The program will feature sprint, relay and pursuit events among men and women.

Shopping malls in Minsk are getting into the Christmas spirit with festive decorations.

A study conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center has revealed that Russians tend to blame the European Union for the migrant crisis at the Belarus-Poland border.

Vitebsk woke up to snow blanket in the morning of 30 November.

The official said: “Aid from the International Red Cross to the refugees may be close to €6 million. It is too early to talk about the final figure. Extraordinary fund raising has been declared. Germany's Red Cross has also confirmed the intentio...

EEC Board Member (Minister) on Technical Regulation Viktor Nazarenko reported at the meeting on the implementation of a comprehensive plan of measures in healthcare and epidemiological welfare against COVID-19.

Illumination is being mounted in Lenina Square in Grodno

One pregnant woman had a risk of miscarriage. She received medical assistance. Now 11 people are undergoing inpatient treatment. As of today, there are no refugees in sanatoriums.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is giving an interview to Dmitry Kiselyov, Director General of the Russian state news agency MIA Rossiya Segodnya.

As of 1 November 2021 Belarus' external state debt totaled $18.3 billion, down by $0.3 billion or 1.6% since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates),

There are also a lot of trucks waiting to enter Poland. “Due to the closure of the Kuznica Bialostocka checkpoint, Poland has significantly reduced throughput capacity along its border. Despite the fact that transport entered the EU through the Lat...

The clinic has an ICU team that includes a doctor and two paramedics, as well as a paramedic team consisting of two paramedics. If necessary, a pediatric team comprised of a doctor and a paramedic will be sent to the shelter.

"There are internal divisions in the European Union. The EU structures seem to support Poland, but in fact many in Europe condemn Poland. They use this situation to ‘say: see what the Poles are like. We told you they are impossible to work with on...

They want us to succumb to their demands in matters concerning the refugees. But we remain unshaken and calm. We are analyzing possible scenarios. Unfortunately, the number of available options is dwindling, the expert said.

“This is already very close to fascism. Getting rid of a corpse, dumping it on the other side of the border - this exposes the disgusting face of another of your neighbors [Lithuania],” Viktor Baranets said.

An interstate agreement on the establishment of a unified electricity market is currently in the works. Formats of collaboration, terms of interaction for electricity sellers and buyers, and infrastructure development matters are under discussion.

“The situation is really paradoxical. It has a certain purpose. A special operation developed by special services of Western states is underway. This issue can be easily resolved by opening a humanitarian corridor,” Igor Khlobukin said.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kazakhstan Pavel Utyupin took part in the international conference “30 years of independence: peace, harmony, a nation of a common future” held in the capi...

The heads of state discussed the situation around Belarus and Russia, as well as the schedule of joint work and upcoming meetings.

The official reminded that the knowledge sharing program has been implemented by the Belarusian Economy Ministry and the Korea Development Institute since 2018 with assistance of the Economy and Finance Ministry of the Republic of Korea. The seminar ...

The ongoing exhibition is entirely dedicated to tigers - the symbol of 2022.

The Righteous Among the Nations Avenue was created in the Pit Memorial in Minsk in the late 1990s upon the initiative of former Minsk ghetto prisoners when the first few trees were planted and plaques with names of righteous people were installed.

"In terms of the growing flow of illegal migrants from the Middle East and Asian regions to the EU via Belarus, the EU displays a twisted logic with regard to the causes and ways to settle this problem," the senator said.

"Today we visited the office of the Belarus Red Cross to give the funds collected in the Office of the Council of Ministers to help the refugees," Arina Savenchuk said. These funds were raised as part of the campaign launched by Belarus Red Cross to...

More than 3.548 million people in Belarus have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, of them over 2.805 million have received their second jab.

“The parties discussed a possibility of holding a number of bilateral events, including the upcoming session of the Joint Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Korea and ministerial consultations of the two countries, as well as ...

“We call on the entire world to pay attention to the need to implement international resolutions on Palestine, and also urge to convene an international conference to resolve the existing conflict,” the diplomat said.

Natalya Kochanova said: “We cannot be silent. Our truth is the key weapon in this madness. And we have to deliver it to the world. Our duty is to preserve sovereign and independent Belarus, peace and tranquility in our country.”

The Talaka dance, music and song company of the regional philharmonic society was honored in Vitebsk on 29 November.

The sides discussed the next year's Belarusian-Chinese planned military cooperation events. A memorandum on establishing twinning relations between the defense ministries of Belarus and China in the area of international military cooperation was sign...

In January-September 2021, foreign trade amounted to $88 million, with Irkutsk Oblast posting trade surplus. Belarus increased supplies of its mechanical engineering products and consumer goods to Angara Region.

Vladimir Andreichenko expressed confidence that through the collective efforts the CSTO countries would be able to effectively protect their common interests in the international arena and “most importantly, to reliably ensure the right of our peop...

Today, international observation has gone beyond the designated framework and has become an instrument that international organizations or groups of states use to exert political pressure, Vladimir Andreichenko said.

The mission will last from 29 November through 10 December. The WANO MC experts will carry out a prelaunch peer review of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant while focusing on operation, engineering support, radiation protection, op...

Viktor Khrenin remarked that Belarus and Russia do not intend to stage a large-scale army exercise like the Zapad exercise or the Shchit Soyuza [union shield] in 2022. But the troops intend to carry out a set of medium-term events and measures in ord...

"We are not carrying out any additional measures to bring the Armed Forces to the highest degree of combat readiness," he stressed. "But our commander-in-chief has set a clear task: to make plans how we respond to any of their unfriendly actions, and...

Attempts to undermine the sovereignty and independence of Belarus do not stop, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said during the joint meeting of the Council and the 14th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly...

According to the speaker, Western European officials only pay excursion visits to the border area, take pictures and help no one at all.

Food should never be subject to Western sanctions. For its part Belarus is exploring all markets, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin told the media.

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Today is the 22nd day for the refugees at the border. They are living in the temporary accommodation facility in the transport and logistics center near the Bruzgi border checkpoint.

A dead man with Afro-Asian appearance was found in a sleeping bag near the border guard station Vidzy of the Polotsk branch of the Belarusian border service in the evening on 27 November. An investigation team was dispatched to the site.

The chairman of the State Duma pointed to Belarus' assistance to refugees. “Belarus has lent them a helping hand. Then why is the EU that provoked these processes not bearing any responsibility?” he asked.

The lifeless body of a migrant with bodily injuries was found by a border patrol in a forest near the village of Ivache, Shchuchin District, Grodno Oblast on 28 November 2021. The bodily injuries indicate that violence had been used against the refug...

A border patrol found the dead body of a beaten-up and exhausted man with non-Slavonic appearance at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border on 28 November. The border patrol determined that the body had been dragged from Lithuania across the border to Bela...

In 2021 Belarus' exports of agricultural products and food are expected to exceed $6 billion.

Aleksandr Subbotin said that although Belarus ensures its food security, it has prospects of increasing the efficiency of its agricultural production. The draft state program Agrarian Business for 2021-2025 has been worked out to solve strategic task...

The delivery of humanitarian aid to the refugees continues. A total of 135 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been received so far. The refugees were handed out 109 tonnes of aid, including 85 tonnes of food, Viktor Liskovich noted. The handing out of wa...

The senator said: “Medical aid is provided in full. About 100-120 people apply for consultations and outpatient care every day. About ten people are hospitalized daily on the average. For instance, four people with acute appendicitis were hospitali...

“We have discussed several times that there is a hybrid war. I warned you at the end of 2020 that a hybrid war had been launched against us in almost all directions. We are on the verge of hot confrontation,” the president said.

“The General Staff need to know in which direction these scoundrels will act against us and how we will respond,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Viktor Khrenin said: “Results of the evaluation indicate that the measures Western countries are taking to militarize the region lead to a substantial change of the balance of forces. The offensive potential of the armed forces of the NATO member s...

“They are, probably, concerned that the inflow of migrants has decreased because they are using these people (we already see it) to solve their internal problems and to put pressure on us,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“I want to emphasize once again: we are not brandishing our weapons. We are fully aware what war is. Many of us went through the hardships of the post-war period [after the Great Patriotic War], when we had nothing to wear and lived in dugouts. Now...

"The Americans do not need partners who can rival them," the Belarusian leader stressed.

“We have gathered together today to discuss issues connected with the national security of our country. Look at the map. All of you understand what is going on around our Belarus,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

During the meeting at the strategic control center of the Defense Ministry on 29 November, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko condemned the killing of people during the migrant crisis.

“Once again our ‘partners', as Russia call them, our rivals, as I said, enemies are trying to bring Russia to order. That is why they came up with an idea that Russia is going to attack Ukraine. If it is true, present evidence,” Aleksandr Lukas...

Belarus' agricultural industry looks set to outperform the five-year average in 2021, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin said at a joint meeting of the Belarusian Parliament.

"Considerable results have been achieved in recent years. The basic criteria of food security have been guaranteed. The production potential is growing, and the geography of exports is expanding,” Aleksandr Subbotin said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is hosting a meeting on military security in the strategic control center of the Defense Ministry on 29 November, BelTA has learned.