“Uzbekistan is eying the Eurasian Economic Union. Work with India and Egypt is intensifying. This suggests that the Eurasian Economic Union is really attractive because of its opportunities and that countries would like to see a more convenient sys...

Decisions on foreign verification checks in the territory of the Republic of Belarus will be made on a reciprocal basis.

The task is to reach a gross grain harvest of 9-10 million tonnes in the near future, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a working visit to Mogilev Oblast on 20 June.

Belarusian checkpoints are operating in a routine mode, the committee said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is starting a new week with a working trip to his native land - the agricultural town of Alexandria, Shklov District - where he will discuss the state and prospects of the country's agricultural industry, Bel...

The real objective of the Western sanctions is to make the entire third world suffer, Stanislav Mezentsev, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Executive Director of the Coordinating Committe...

“We were the first to be targeted by sanctions in 2007, so we have already adjusted to a certain extent. Of course, the level of sanctions is unprecedented now, but we are finding ways,” Belneftekhim Deputy Chairman Oleg Kurilin said.

Belarus accounts for nearly half of mutual trade in foodstuffs in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Artak Kamalyan told BelTA.

Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko held talks with heads of six regions of Russia at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, BelTA learned from the press service of the diplomatic mission.

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Belarus-Russia Union State will survive the redivision of the world, there is no other way, Doctor of Economics, Professor Irina Novikova told the Belarusian TV channel STV, BelTA has learned.

There are plans to make up for the closure of Western markets by increased supplies to Russia, Andrei Yarotsky, First Deputy Director General - Director for Economy and Finance at the Amkodor holding company, said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV chann...

A BelTA correspondent took a walk around Donetsk in the evening and learned how the city, which has been under shelling for the past eight years, lives

235 settlements have been liberated in the Donetsk People's Republic, head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin told the media in Donetsk.

Leonid Marinich stated that amid the irresponsible and confrontational policy Western countries and their military political and economic bodies pursue nowadays, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization plays an important role in minimizing threats, ens...

Lengthy and intensive fighting has changed Mariupol beyond recognition. The city is in a deplorable state and its restoration will require considerable time and effort.

According to official statistics, Belarus' GDP growth slowed down to 96.6% in January-May. According to Dmitry Yaroshevich, it was only to be expected because the Belarusian economy is going through active transformation.

The sides also exchanged plans on military cooperation between the Belarusian Defense Ministry and the Serbian Defense Ministry for the year 2022. The documents had been previously signed via diplomatic channels.

Invited to take part in the Games are athletes from Belarus, member states of the SCO, BRICS, CIS and other states. The program will include nine sports: athletics, swimming, table tennis, archery, taekwondo, wheelchair fencing, football, draughts a...

The purpose of the event, which was opened by Chairman of the Belarusian State Science and Technology Committee Sergei Shlychkov, was to discuss practical issues of devising and operating joint innovation infrastructure projects in Belarus and China...

Industrial development is the way forward for the Eurasian Economic Union, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich said during the breakout session "EAEU: A new quality of integration" on the sidelines of the St...

"From 6.00 on 24 February to 6.00 on 17 June, 32,437 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus: 15,810 arrived in Belarus from Ukraine, 14,271 from Poland, 2,015 - from Lithuania, 341 – from Latvia,” the State Border Committee said.

The head of state mentioned trade in potash fertilizers as a case in point. “Hunger is looming in the world. Today foreign partners are already starting to look for ways to purchase fertilizers. I say, please come and buy. Belaruskali will not bell...

The problem of grain export from Ukraine was artificially inflated and dropped as soon as a number of transportation routes were proposed, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the staff of the Belshina company in Bobruisk.

Speaking about the sanctions, he explained why they were introduced. “If you were not competitive, if you did not stand in the way of American, Japanese manufacturers (they treat us as their rivals), if we had nothing to offer, no one would pressur...

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br70.6 billion in current prices or 96.6% as against January-May 2021 in comparable prices. In January-May 2022 the GDP deflator index equaled 114% year-on-year.

The head of state emphasized that the situation in Ukraine is extremely difficult, but he had always cared about the Ukrainians. This is due to a number of reasons, including the Ukrainian roots of the Belarusian head of state, the fact that he did m...

In his words, the main goal in the short term is to reach $1 billion in exports.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the entire West got involved in the war. For the time being Russia is using conventional weapons. Yet Russia has enough other weapons

We did not say adults and children at school the things we are saying now that this is our history and we should be proud of it. Thirty million Soviet people died to bring us this Victory. What is Victory? It is our pride,” said the Belarusian lead...

Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that some European leaders had paid a visit to Kiev a day before.

“Putin has never asked me to go and kill someone in Ukraine and the rest. But they [the West] are pushing us towards this conflict in order to sort out both Russia and Belarus and set up a frontline – a line from St Petersburg to Rostov. In order...

“We will have to respond to this, because we cannot allow the Poles to encircle us. This is a dangerous development. I once said that the Ukrainians would ask us and the Russians to help them maintain their integrity, so that no one would chop off ...

"Why did the Ukrainians refuse to talk to the Russians? This dialogue started here, in Belarus, I was involved in it, and I did my best to persuade them to come here. They have withdrawn. Why?," the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Bobruisk is a major promising city. We are going to develop Bobruisk. We are going to build less housing in Minsk but instead we will encourage our people towards major cities like Bobruisk and towards smaller ones. ...

Rumors about a possible cholera outbreak are spread by Ukrainian media resources, head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin told the media in Donetsk.

Last year the head of state signed a decree on the Great Stone. It gives an opportunity to attract subjects of innovative activity to the park with the provision the same preferences within two years that we give to the resident companies.

Viktor Karankevich said: “The number of participants of the exhibition grows higher every year. It once again underlines interest in the development of electric transport. Comfortable conditions have been enabled and stimulating measures are in eff...

The global security system as such is in crisis, but the CSTO is convinced of the need for a political settlement of all current contradictions, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas told the media following the meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secret...

“Nobody knows how the situation will end there. Nobody knows how the situation will develop. What is happening in Ukraine is just the beginning. This is one of the elements of a major redivision of the world. They will break and crumble. Small coun...

Over 20 companies are taking part in events of the Electric Transport Day in Minsk on 17 June. This year's exhibition has been arranged near the National Library.

There are no prerequisites for pardoning the foreign mercenaries sentenced to death in Donbass, head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin told the media in Donetsk.

Aleksandr Chervyakov said: “The government's requirements for the investment projects we intend to realize in every district are not going to be reduced in current conditions. Those should be business ideas, which will have a substantial effect on ...

The president mentioned his recent meeting with the ambassador of India, during which he was assured of India's readiness to continue buying Belarusian goods. The difficulties however are connected with the United States that is beginning to strangle...

The rise in prices is mostly due to external factors, and no one is allowed to cash in on it, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked to the staff of the Belshina company in Bobruisk, BelTA has learned.

Viktor Karankevich said: “The first unit is now going through a scheduled preventive repair. Nuclear power plants undergo such repairs every year. It is a common practice. The repair is supposed to end in July and the unit will be once again reconn...

Belarus has always strictly complied with the international treaties and agreements on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control, a Belarusian delegation said at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna on 16 June.

Viktor Karankevich said: “Since the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was connected to the national power grid on 3 November 2020, it has generated 9.3 billion kWh of electricity, which allowed substituting 2.4 billion m3 of natural ...

“The situation in the world is not easy. I don't want to scare anyone. Of course, the number one task for us now is to promote import substitution. We are having a hard time as we were affected by the pressure put on Russia,” the head of state sa...

The CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils discussed efforts to neutralize security challenges and threats in the CSTO member states at the meeting in Yerevan.

Belarusian and Russian fertilizer exports are hindered by the United States, the European Union and their allies who have imposed the sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted.

The parties reaffirmed their willingness to maintain close cooperation on topical issues on the international agenda through the foreign ministries of the two countries.

As of 17 June, Belarusian agricultural workers did the first cutting of grass on 96.4% of the designated area in Brest Oblast, 30.7% in Vitebsk Oblast, 70.8% in Gomel Oblast, 67.3% in Grodno Oblast, 77.5% in Minsk Oblast, and 59.8% in Mogilev Oblast.

“We are going to push you forward. Import substitution is a chance to meet challenges. On the one hand, it is a chance. On the other hand, it is hard work,” said the president. “We need to involve the industries that are not working to the full...

The main objective is to create favorable working and living conditions across the country. More so that today the topic of import substitution is relevant like never before.

The head of state is expected to visit two large enterprises - Bobruiskagromash and Belshina. During the visit to Bobruiskagromash, the president will be briefed on import substitution in the Industry Ministry organizations amid sanctions.

During the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum an investment agreement was signed between the government of Bashkortostan, the Corporation of Development of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Belarusian Amkodor on two investment proje...

The parties discussed bilateral trade and economic relations, exchanged relevant information on support of activities in foreign markets and international business cooperation.

Director of the National Center for Marketing and Price Study Nikolai Borisevich held a meeting with President of Venezuela's Foreign Trade Bank Guillermo Lara.

“The parties discussed the development of Belarusian-Egyptian relations, including in trade and economy. They also touched upon cooperation at international platforms,” the ministry said.

The officials talked about more frequent passenger and cargo flights, liberalization of international freight transportation by road, and the invigoration of cooperation in the area of transportation by rail.

The legendary steel mill Azovstal. One of the Soviet Union's industrial giants became the last stronghold for nationalists from the notorious Azov Battalion in late March.

Topical matters concerning cooperation in gas industry were discussed, the press service said. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko took part in the talks.

Belarus' Lidziya Marozava and Kaitlyn Christian of the United States lost in the Grass Court Championships Berlin quarterfinal to Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico, 4-6, 2-6.

Belarus and Russia continue advancing industrial cooperation, Belarusian Deputy Industry Minister Dmitry Kharitonchik said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

“The work on the document reflects the high interest of all member states of the Eurasian Economic Union and also Egypt in partnership and cooperation,” said Andrey Slepnev.

BelTA) – Belarusian Deputy Industry Minister Dmitry Kharitonchik spoke about how the sanctions affected the work of Minsk industrial flagships MAZ and MTZ at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

In the women's 63kg semifinal the Belarusian lost to Russia's Dali Liluashvili and defeated Aleksandra Soyan of Russia to secure bronze.

“In the presidential palace the ambassador had a confidential conversation with the president of the Republic of Hungary. The parties stated interest in the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas with a special emphasis on furt...

MPs passed the bill "On ratification of the CIS treaty to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction” at a meeting of the eighth session of the lower house of the Belarusian Parlia...

The head of state said that his youngest son is interested in this field of knowledge but this is not why he attaches such attention to biology. "I generally admire chemists, mathematicians, biologists, physicists," the Belarusian leader said.

The first deputy prime minister believes that Russia still does not import enough Belarusian products.

About 12,000 explosive objects were neutralized during mine clearance in the port and water area of Mariupol, head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin told the media in Donetsk.

"Or we can think of a special tool, for example a Union State investment contract, with the production of components distributed across Russian and Belarusian companies and guaranteed sales within the framework of relevant government programs,” sai...

After the closure of the Ukrainian market and the markets of unfriendly countries, Belarus had to redirect export flows worth about $16 billion a year, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said at the panel session “The Union Stat...

In addition to the technological component, the Egyptian Commodities Exchange was interested in the way to organize and conduct trading session on the exchange platform, the composition of participants, pricing, the principles of compiling electronic...

Over the past day some 180 Ukrainians arrived in Belarus via the EU countries: 156 of them came in transit from Poland, 20 – from Lithuania and four – from Latvia.

The Republic of Belarus and Leningrad Oblast signed a roadmap at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. An agreement to draft this document was reached in Minsk earlier at the meeting of bilateral commissions.

Ukraine is shelling the Donetsk downtown and residential areas where there are no military facilities, head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin told the media in Donetsk.

“Almost all the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union have already approached the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that they planned to achieve by 2030 as they joined the Paris Agreement,” Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

Economic integration of Belarus and Russia should reach the same level as the mental one, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said at the panel session “The Union State: Economic Integration - New Challenges” at St. Petersburg ...

According to Dmitry Pinevich, this year a number of large healthcare facilities are to open in Belarus despite the sanctions and cost-cutting. “Each region has a large facility that will be put into operation as planned. This is part of the effort ...

A picturesque rainbow lit up the sky over the Jinshanling Great Wall

We needed to bring several ambulances for every exchange of POWs with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, DPR ombudsman for human rights Daria Morozova told the media in Donetsk.

The Belarusian delegation arrived in the capital of Armenia to participate in a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils. In addition to multilateral cooperation, the heads of the delegations discussed bilateral conta...

According to Vladimir Medinsky, the way Kiev approaches the negotiation process suggests that it does not need peace.

Quality and safety have always been number one priority for the Belarusian food producers, Director General of the Savushkin Product dairy company Aleksandr Savchits told the media.

I made a decision to protect the rights of citizens of the Donetsk People's Republic after the maidan in Kiev, DPR ombudsman for human rights Daria Morozova told the media in Donetsk.

A BelTA correspondent went down to the catacombs of Azovstal to see how the besieged Ukrainian nationalists lived.

"I can't sleep because of this centralized testing as I keep asking myself whether this is an efficient way to select the best enrollees. I'm very critical of this form of entrance exams for our young people. Yet, we see that centralized testing has ...

On 15 June Nikolai Snopkov attended a presentation of modern sewage treatment facilities in the village of Staraya Sloboda. They have been launched by Lenoblvodokanal and have already proved their effectiveness.

Sanctions are not a serious barrier to the development of relations between Belarus and India, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Belarus Alok Ranjan Jha told the mediaю

India views Belarus as one of the most important partners in the region, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Belarus Alok Ranjan Jha said at a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko...

"Great China, huge India. These are very promising and dynamically growing economies that will set the pace for the whole world in the near future,” the Belarusian head of state said.

“We keep the quality of our products at a high level to ensure their competitiveness, since this is the most important parameter. This is the seventh time we have confirmed the title of the Belarusian Government Excellence Quality Award holder,” ...

“I strongly believe that the whole world will be guided in their development by that part of Asia where India is located. Great China, huge India. These are very promising and dynamically growing economies that will set the pace for the whole world...

The Belarusian diplomat emphasized that Western countries actively use unilateral coercive measures that grossly and massively violate human rights in various countries, including targeted countries and countries that impose sanctions, as well as dev...

Representatives of research institutions, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Healthcare Ministry and the Education Ministry are taking part in the CIS Science Forum that is taking place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 16-18 June, BelTA learn...

Negotiations were held with the region's largest coal producers: Stroyservis, Novaya Gornaya, SDS-Ugol, MelTEK, Coals of Kuzbass, Region-42, Vostok, Service-Integrator Mining, Invest-Uglesbyt, Autocolumn 2015, Uchastok Koksovy, Service Plus.