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21 May 2019
Law enforcement cooperation seen as particularly important for Belarus, U.S. Law enforcement cooperation seen as particularly important for Belarus, U.S.
"Belarus and the United States continue working to expand mutually beneficial law enforcement cooperation in order to address universal problems affecting all the states and nations. Illegal drug production and trafficking was a tragedy of the previous century and is, unfortunately, still a big problem today"...
20 May 2019
Kazakhstan looks forward to welcome Belarus' president in H2 2019 Kazakhstan looks forward to welcome Belarus' president in H2 2019
"Kazakhstan and Belarus are the only countries in the CIS which have sighed a social and economic cooperation agreement till 2026. Belarus’ experience in industry and technology, its achievements in social and economic development are of great importance to Kazakhstan"...
20 May 2019
Ambassador: South Korea looks forward to more intensive cooperation with Belarus Ambassador: South Korea looks forward to more intensive cooperation with Belarus
The diplomat noted that the diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992 and that the bilateral ties have been friendly in nature. The big factor here is the mutual understanding between the peoples of Belarus and the Republic of Korea, which has been steadily growing...
20 May 2019
Lukashenko: Diplomacy plays a big constructive role in international relations Lukashenko: Diplomacy plays a big constructive role in international relations
The president remarked that in the modern world, torn by contradictions, unremitting military conflicts, trade wars and sanctions, extremism and intolerance, other unprecedented challenges and threats, Belarus is persistently and consistently promoting a peaceful and comprehensive agenda...
20 May 2019
Friendly relations with Belarus seen as important for Kyrgyzstan Friendly relations with Belarus seen as important for Kyrgyzstan
“Kyrgyzstan attaches particular importance to the development of friendly relations with Belarus on the basis of mutual trust and dialogue. There is interest in further development of relations,” Dastanbek Djumabekov said...
20 May 2019
MILEX 2019 sets new record in terms of scale MILEX 2019 sets new record in terms of scale
"If we compare this year’s expo with the one that took place two years ago, we will see a huge difference in the number of exhibits. This is a testimony to significant progress"...
17 May 2019
Belarusians promised orderly, well-organized parliamentary elections Belarusians promised orderly, well-organized parliamentary elections
"We know very well what we should do; we are well aware of the objectives the state has set for us. Everything should be done in the interests of people. People are at the heart of everything we do. Fair treatment of the public is a must"...
16 May 2019
Lukashenko wants university education to be more practical in Belarus Lukashenko wants university education to be more practical in Belarus
“Every university has some shortages. The training should be more practice-oriented. Most importantly is that graduates come to work in the industries they have trained for rather than go abroad, or work as secretaries or assistants”...
16 May 2019
Everything in place for proper organization of election campaigns in Belarus Everything in place for proper organization of election campaigns in Belarus
"We have no party to take care of political campaigns the way it was done in the past [the USSR period]. You will have to do it. Everything should be properly organized"...
15 May 2019
Opinion: MILEX shows huge potential of Belarus' defense industry Opinion: MILEX shows huge potential of Belarus' defense industry
“Judging by the increase in the number of participants and visitors we can say that the expo is growing in credibility and popularity in the professional community,” Oleg Belokonev noted...
14 May 2019
Belarus hopes for new IMF program in future Belarus hopes for new IMF program in future
Raising the effectiveness of the state sector is the key task of the economic policy today...
14 May 2019
Plans to build Belarusian national expo center just outside Minsk ring road Plans to build Belarusian national expo center just outside Minsk ring road
"Belarus is an export-oriented country. We considered the construction of the national expo center from this angle: the number of expos, the participation of foreign companies and partners in them, and hence the promotion of our exports abroad"...
14 May 2019
Call to make positive processes in Belarus-EU relations irreversible Call to make positive processes in Belarus-EU relations irreversible
The minister stressed that over the past three to four years, the parties have done a lot more than in the previous decade when Belarus was under restrictions and sanctions. According to him, progress has been made in all areas...
14 May 2019
Opinion: Interests of ordinary people should be at the heart of Constitution amendment effort Opinion: Interests of ordinary people should be at the heart of Constitution amendment effort
In the new position Alla Bodak will join in the efforts to draw up Constitution amendment proposals. It is important to follow certain criteria and approaches in this work, she believes...
14 May 2019
ZENA: My show will impress Eurovision 2019 audience ZENA: My show will impress Eurovision 2019 audience
On 14 May the Belarusian singer will compete in the first semi-final together with contestants from 16 countries. “My show will be stunning, stylish and vibrant. There will be many visual effects, which I believe will fascinate the audience”...
13 May 2019
Regional cooperation forum to help attract new investors to China-Belarus industrial park Regional cooperation forum to help attract new investors to China-Belarus industrial park
Aleksandr Yaroshenko said: “Among other things the planned forum is supposed to attract new investments and investors. In particular, we hope that some of the companies we’ve set our eyes on will be attracted to our park”...
13 May 2019
Belarus-EU readmission agreement talks ‘more or less’ finished Belarus-EU readmission agreement talks ‘more or less’ finished
Johannes Hahn said: “I think we’ve more or less finished negotiations on the readmission agreement in the end. We now have to determine the date and the place where we will sign it”...
13 May 2019
Up to resident companies to ensure success of China-Belarus industrial park now Up to resident companies to ensure success of China-Belarus industrial park now
“We are now past the stage of building the infrastructure, enabling the conditions, working out some legislation. Now the success of the project hinges primarily on our residents”...
13 May 2019
Belarus ready to share SDG-related experience with Latvia Belarus ready to share SDG-related experience with Latvia
"Our Latvian partners want to learn more about our approaches to sustainable development and we will be happy to share our experience. Belarus is interested not only in economic and humanitarian matters, but also in the environmental component"...
13 May 2019
Ambassador: Interest of German business in Belarus growing Ambassador: Interest of German business in Belarus growing
According to the ambassador, Belarus expects to welcome representatives of the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses which unites more than 55,000 German companies and represents the interests of about 10 million workers...
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