EXPO 2020 Dubai was a great opportunity for Belarus to demonstrate its potential to the whole world, Ambassador of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Almusharrekh said during a meeting with Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Koch...

"We have held days of culture. The previous ones took place in 2019. It would be great to see this good tradition resumed. We are ready to host UAE Days of Culture in Belarus,” Natalya Kochanova said.

Production of equipment for land reclamation is an economically profitable business and needs to be developed further, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Amkodor-KEZю

Viktor Lukashenko is convinced that the friendly relations between the Olympic committees of Belarus and Azerbaijan will become even stronger and will add a new impetus to the development of sport in the two countries.

“We need to start dealing with the matter at the governmental level. We are losing thousands of hectares of fertile land all over the country,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The Council of Ministers approved a draft agreement between the governments of Belarus and the People's Republic of China on technical and economic assistance as a basis for negotiations.

Over the past week, Belarus admitted around 1,300 citizens of Ukraine. All of them came via the EU countries.

“The significant experience gained by Belarus in agriculture, mechanical engineering, petrochemicals, medicine and digital technologies can form the basis for a significant expansion of bilateral cooperation,” said the president.

Seven vehicles were shipped to the Russian mine in October. The rest will be delivered in November. By the end of the year the company plans to start using all the new vehicles to transport the rock mass.

“In these very difficult and controversial times, it becomes especially clear how important it is to preserve the independence and autonomy of the country, to keep the peace, to strengthen Christian values and mutual openness,” the message of gre...

“All of us understand perfectly well that financial stability is as important as economic growth. The measures being taken will give an impulse to the economy and will bolster financial stability,” Dmitry Yaroshevich concluded.

Vladimir Makei is convinced that in view of the mutually complementary nature of the Belarusian economy and the Indian one it is possible to implement significant projects in trade, economy, and investment through joint efforts.

Belarusian Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari.

The official noted that to demonstrate that the growth of real salaries, the need to raise export are the key tasks that this enterprise and other ones face. Meetings with worker collectives are useful primarily as a direct channel for getting inform...

"Despite the geographical remoteness of our states, Belarus considers the development of full-scale cooperation with India as one of its foreign policy priorities," the Belarusian minister said. “It is rightly said that sincerity in relationships a...

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Russian Federation and concurrently to the Republic of Belarus Smail Benamara.

"Modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and other sports show us an example to follow. Russia and Belarus complement each other harmoniously, and there is a certain harmonization between us in sports as well,” the minister said.

Belarus' merchandise trade shrank by 5.1% to $52.748 billion. Merchandise export went down by 2.6% to $26.795 billion, with merchandise import down by 7.6% to $25.952 billion.

Belarus' experience of using the mechanism of exchange trading to level out negative processes in the economy and ensure its sustainable development was presented at an international conference at Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow on 9-10 November...

Mutual interest in cooperation in a wide range of areas was confirmed at a meeting with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Chairperson of the Standing Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Tatiana Runets took part in the meeting of the Standing Commission on Economy and Finance of the CIS Inter-Parlia...

Cooperation between Belarus and China in science and technology is steadily strengthening, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong said at the opening of the 9th Belarus-China Youth Innov...

There are plans to set up the Belarusian-Russian scientific cluster on the basis of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP), Grigory Rapota, a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Rus...

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus - First Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Gulevich took part in a meeting of the CSTO Military Committee held via a video link on 10 November.

Belarus and Russia should synchronize the development of their energy systems, Director General of the the Belarusian fuel and gasification industrial group Beltopgaz Aleksei Kushnarenko told media.

This foundation is to carry on charitable activities, support social, cultural, educational, charitable and other socially important initiatives and programs.

“The task for the current five-year period is to reduce the GDP energy intensity by at least 7%. During the 2022 reporting period, the energy intensity of the gross domestic product shrank by 5.4% year-on-year,” said Vitaly Kretsky.

Special attention was paid to the activities of the flying disc and bandy federations. The decision on the extension and recognition of these organizations was submitted by the commission to the meeting of the Executive Board of the NOC of Belarus.

"Several architectural projects of the future memorial are ready. We want it to be a worthy monument. More than 50,000 people were buried there. Jews, Belarusians, Russians...All were civilians. The project is approximate estimated at about Br12 mill...

“A joint sitting of the two chambers of the Belarusian parliament is to be held on 23 November. The government will answer questions from deputies of the House of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic,” Vladimir Andreichenko ...

One authorized Belarusian commercial entity and a similar Russian one will be able to sell and buy electricity during the first stage. The Belarusian-Russian electricity market has to be synchronized with the operation of the Eurasian Economic Union ...

A draft interstate agreement on setting up the joint market of electricity has gone through virtually all the intrastate procedures. It will be forwarded for consideration of the governments soon.

The Industrial Park Development Company took part in the business forum Belarus in the Spotlight in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

Plans to streamline the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to increase support for pensioners and disabled children were in focus of the meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 10 November, BelTA has learned.

The intergovernmental agreement on the management of spent nuclear fuel is supposed to be signed by the end of the year, the energy minister said.

Pensions in Belarus will be increased by 5% on 1 December. This decision of the head of state was announced at the meeting to discuss plans to streamline the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to strengthen support for pensioners and disab...

– The amnesty will not affect the crime situation in the country, Belarusian Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov told media at the sitting of the ninth session of the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation on 10 November

The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 3 October. The bill “On amnesty in connection with the Day of People's Unity” was presented at the Oval Hall by Minister of Internal Affairs Iv...

The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers. It is designed to bring legislative acts into line with Law No. 154-Z “On Amending the Education Code of the Republic of Belarus” as of 14 January 2022. The bill ...

“Plans to improve the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to increase support for pensioners and disabled children will be discussed at the Palace [the Palace of Independence] today. The labor and social security minister will be the main...

The humanitarian aid includes 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell made by Sinopharm and 2 million disposable syringes.

Among the participants is Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus Vasily Gerasimov, BelTA learned from the State Control Committee.

All matches of the tournament will be held at the Chizhovka Arena. Taking part in the competitions will be U18 teams from Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as U16 team from Russia. In addition, each team will play against Russia's women's team, but the...

“During the meeting the parties discussed ways to ramp up Belarus-Syria cooperation in areas of mutual interest. This includes the supply of Belarus-made machinery to meet the needs of the Syrian ministries,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs infor...

On 7-9 November First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik was on a working visit to the Swiss Confederation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In early November Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the official ceremony to launch production at the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC). The president repeatedly called this enterprise "more than outer space". China was one of the ...

In his words, six high-tech companies from China and Belarus became new residents of the park in early November 2022. They will make agricultural machines, innovative printed products, will pursue business opportunities in the area of bioengineering ...

One tonne of raw grain costs about $200 on the world market. After several stages of gradual processing in the BNBC's amino acid manufacturing division (six in this case) it is converted into a finished product worth about $8,000 per tonne.

In January-October 2022 domestic rapeseed oil sales in Belarus rose 1.5 times year-on-year, Igor Grutso, the head of domestic sales and foreign trade at the Belarusian food industry concern Belgospishcheprom, told a press conference.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has responded to the calls of some Western activists and politicians to boycott the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar that will begin in a few weeks, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Vasilina Akhramovich said: “We intend to accomplish ambitious tasks. Even during the first year, at the start we secured rather good economic indicators. The share of export in our earnings is already 70%. It is a very good start. It is something w...

The event was attended by Chinese business people from Shanghai, Anhui Province, Guangdong Province and other eastern and southern regions of China. At the same time, about 60,000 visitors watched the live broadcast of the event on the online platfor...

The forum brought together representatives of over 20 Belarusian companies and about 60 Emirati businesses, representatives of the Ministry of Economy of the UAE and Dubai Exports.

The ambassador also mentioned some other new and most promising projects, both sides are interested in and both sides intend to develop.

BUCE has been holding special trading sessions to sell timber to China since December 2020. transactions worth $1.5 million in equivalent were made at the previous session held on 2 November.

The Belarusian consumer cooperative society Belcoopsoyuz will display 70 descriptions of meat products at the Prodexpo exhibition, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian consumer cooperative society Valery Marinichev told a press conference.

The event was attended by the commission members from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, as well as representatives of Uzbekistan, experts from respective departments and organizations of the CIS countries.

According to the prosecutor general, more than 70 requests for legal assistance were sent to over 30 states, including the United States, Poland, the Baltic states, Chile, Brazil, Australia.

The MPs noted that Western countries led by the United States of America have launched a new type of military operation against Belarus and Russia, namely ‘mental war'.

Belarus is planning to implement nine energy projects in the coming years, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said during a ceremony to inaugurate the new Brest-Zapadnaya substation in Brest.

Belarus sent a request to a number of countries asking them to provide legal assistance with the investigation of the genocide of the Belarusian people and some of these countries responded positively, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters.

Over 902,600 people completed the vaccination regimen in Brest Oblast, over 799,800 in Vitebsk Oblast, over 989,200 in Gomel Oblast, over 703,300 in Grodno Oblast, about 1 million in Minsk Oblast, over 696,800 in Mogilev Oblast, and over 1.314 millio...

In January-October 2022 Minsk Motor Plant sold 42,485 engines. In January-October 2021 the company shipped 39,938 engines to its customers. “The sales is steadily steadily increase in both four-cylinder and six-cylinder and small-cylinder engines,�...

The agreement will create uniform rules of the game in the markets of the Union State. The antimonopoly authorities will jointly respond to anti-competitive practices and apply common approaches to their elimination.

The scale of the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War is so big that the investigation will take more than one year, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters prior to an open dialogue with students and teachers of In...

The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was connected to the power grid at 12:33 on 9 November after scheduled maintenance and additional tests were finished. The unit is gradually increasing its output. It is now at 400MW.

Belarus had deflation in October, Deputy Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Andrei Kartun told journalists on 9 November, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian border guards found a foreigner on the Belarusian-Polish border on 8 November. The man said that he is a citizen of Syria. He needed medical attention, warm clothes and footwear.

A TEK-Torg delegation visited the BUCE central office to study the role of the exchange platform in import substitution.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali.

The presidents of Belarus and Russia had a telephone conversation in the evening of 8 November.

On 9 November the CSTO Crisis Response Center hosted a videoconference of the working group on coordinating joint training of military personnel and scientific work under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers, Press Secretary of the CSTO Joint Staff ...

The official opening of the event featured a summit of the heads of state and government. Some 47 heads of state and government made national statements. The presidents of Armenia and Tajikistan, as well as the prime minister of Kazakhstan spoke on b...

The draft law “On amendments to the laws on education” will get its first reading. The draft laws “On associations of employers” and “On settling insolvency” are ready for the second reading.

Vladimir Makei is set to hold talks with his Indian counterpart, heads of a number of ministries and agencies and take part in the work of the intergovernmental commission.

“I would like to mention the period, which became the starting point in the work on the draft laws on the Belarusian People's Congress, on civil society and political parties. It is, of course, August 2020. Then we looked at many things differently...

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized: “The Republic of Belarus highly appreciates the invariably good relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia and is interested in the consistent deepening of the bilateral cooperation.”

According to Tatiana Brantsevich, the Economy Ministry insists on unconditional fulfillment of approved steps and achievement of performance indicators. It is inadmissible to adjust the goals set by the programs to match actual results.

BelVitunipharm's pilot manufacturing shop is already fitted with all the necessary equipment and stands ready to make the first pilot batch. Vladimir Gusakov said: “The enterprise is ready to make our Belarusian vaccine against COVID-19. Once it is...

Minsk is in the top ten destinations for non-beach holidays among Russian tourists in November-December this year, BelTA learned from the hotel booking service tvil.ru.

The only medal of the Belarusian national team was won by Heorhi Kunats and Katsiaryna Baravok, who became bronze medalists in the mixed doubles event. All in all, 51 pairs took part in the mixed events.

In January-September of this year the agricultural output in the Eurasian Economic Union (farms of all categories) increased by 5.4% year-on-year.

A week ago the best Belarusian tennis player was 7th in the WTA rankings.

A Chinese trading company made a pilot transaction to purchase "wet-blue" leather at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The trial transaction was 5,200 square meters.

A Chinese trading company made a pilot transaction to purchase "wet-blue" leather at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The trial transaction was 5,200 square meters.

The year 2022 opens up a new stage in enhancement and expansion of interaction between the two countries. Trade turnover has increased by more than 130 times since the diplomatic relations were established. The total volume of Chinese investments exc...

Belarus' world number seven lost to world number 6 Caroline Garcia of France 6-7 (4-7), 4-6 in the final.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Korea Andrei Chernetsky and embassy staff visited COEX Food Week 2022, which is described as South Korea's most established food & beverage industry trade show...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to carefully study the role and place of decisions of the Belarusian People's Congress in the legal system of the state, Director of the National Center for Legislation and Legal Research Vadim Ipa...

According to the bill on amendments to the law "On the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus", the Office of the Council of Ministers shall receive the status of a state body, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has urged the government to be more proactive and praised the way they fulfilled his instruction on prices. The head of state made this statement as he hosted a meeting to discuss the bill that will amend the...

В Minsk World приступили к возведению одной из 5 башен Международного финансового центра — 42 этажа, общая высота около 180 метров! При этом две �...

The country's pavilion “High-tech equipment and information technologies” presented 126 R&D products of Belarusian scientists from 32 organizations of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and institutions of the Education Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko continued a series of meetings to discuss draft legal acts that will bring the legislation in accordance with the updated Constitution.

The antiviral drug Skyvira is produced by the Biokhimik company and is now on sale in all the pharmacies of the state-run pharmacy network. Skyvira is a prescription drug.

Describing the document concerning the activity of the Council of Ministers, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “Over the past years, our government has gained tremendous experience: overcoming crisis situations and pandemics, managing the economy in t...

The Reytan Manor in the village of Grushevka, Lyakhovichi District, is an architectural specimen of the 19th-20th centuries.

A meeting of the CSTO Military Committee will be held via video link on 10 November, Press Secretary of the CSTO Joint Staff Vladislav Shchegrikovich told BelTA.

In India's Assam, pink water lilies are in blossom, decorating the surface of a lake.