News 
Opinions & Interviews
11 Dec 2017
Opinion: House of National Literatures in Moscow will develop ties between writersThe initiative to set up the House of National Literatures emerged long ago and received support at the highest level. The House is designed to host book presentations, months and ten-day festivals of various literatures, and exhibitions. The venue is being cleaned up on 11 December. Belarusian writers are expected to become the first guests to visit it...
11 Dec 2017
PM: Moldovan authorities will continue to support business projects with BelarusThe prime minister expressed confidence that the business forum will lead to concrete results. “We, as representatives of the authorities, are present here to understand where the problems are and what needs to be done to remove barriers, to build bridges," he said...
11 Dec 2017
Digital economy ordinance to revolutionize Belarus"It envisages things, which are revolutionary not only for Belarus but for our neighbors. In some areas and in legislation Belarus may even get ahead of many developed nations, which we often view as examples of technological advancement"...
11 Dec 2017
Belarus’ experience in energy efficiency praised as useful for EAEU“Energy efficiency is under serious consideration in the EAEU. Relevant technical regulations are in the works. Belarus insists on such a level of requirements that we are introducing in our country. It is reasonable to use our experience”...
11 Dec 2017
Legislation on digital economy in Belarus expected soonFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky said after the government conference held by the head of state. “We expect the document to be signed this week”...
11 Dec 2017
Belarus, EU ready to start talks on framework agreement“Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced the readiness to start discussing the future agreement on partnership and cooperation when he met with our prime minister at the Belarusian-European Investment Forum in Luxembourg. This is a good sign”...
11 Dec 2017
Opinion: Belarusian light industry products are competitive on the market"We are among the best linen producers, which has already been recognized worldwide. We have great footwear Belwest, Marko, both in price and quality. Today, the products of Kamvol are at a high level. Turkey buy our worsted cloth and sell it to Europe"...
9 Dec 2017
NATO underlines Belarus’ constructive role in regional securityAndrei Rusakovich pointed out that thanks to unique relations with Russia and the advancing partnership with European and Euro-Atlantic structures Belarus can make a tangible contribution to stability on the European continent...
8 Dec 2017
Belarusian foreign minister mentions 90-day visa-free travel program as future possibilityThe official reminded that Belarus had signed a number of agreements on visa-free stay for 30 days. In particular, Belarus has signed such agreements with Israel, the UAE, Qatar, and some other countries...
8 Dec 2017
Belarus to work out proposals on restoring peace in Ukraine“We would not like the conflict to stay on hold — like the conflicts in Transdniestria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and some other places. It is absolutely not in our interest, not in the interest of Belarus because for us Ukraine is a trade and economic partner of huge importance"...
8 Dec 2017
Belarus, NATO regularly exchange army exercise observation missions“For instance, NATO observers were present during the Zapad 2017 army exercise this year. Belarusian specialists had an opportunity to observe our exercises in 2015. I hope that Belarusians will observe the forthcoming NATO exercise in Norway in 2018”...
8 Dec 2017
Belarusians, Russians promised equal rights to labor, education in Union State"We will have to enable equal rights of Russians and Belarusians to employment and education. Today we’ve talked about the possibility of equalizing conditions for healthcare services, about additional opportunities for acquiring medical services in Russia and Belarus"...
8 Dec 2017
Belarus ready to extend every possible assistance to population in conflict zone in Ukraine"Belarus is also ready to extend every possible assistance to help improve the situation of the civil population in the conflict zone, including humanitarian assistance for both the sides of the conflict line"...
8 Dec 2017
Belarus plans to extend visa-free program to 10 days in 2018When talking about visa liberalization, Alexander Ganevich voiced the plans to extend the visa-free stay to 10 days for those arriving in Belarus via the Minsk National Airport, to 30 days for the duration of the 2019 European Games...
8 Dec 2017
Lukashenko encourages competition due to open Belarusian economyThe president emphasized that the Belarusian economy is export-oriented. “We sell more than we consume. This is why we have to act carefully. Make quality fabric. We will sort things out later,” he added...
8 Dec 2017
Lukashenko encourages Russian athletes to show Russia's greatness as sport country in Pyeongchang“I think Russia will survive this. They need to go and show that they are a great sporting power. And then everything will be clear to everyone. Not going and placing last… You know what opinion this will create. So everything is in the hands of athletes. Clean athletes should go and prove their worth. All sorts of arguments, reasonings and all this staff will die away and emotions will go away"...
8 Dec 2017
Upgraded Belarusian worsted fabric factory told to increase output“A good manufacturing facility has been created. Maybe you and I will be pleased with it. But that’s for the next year. I think that by the end of the year you will manage to reach the pace and the volumes we intended to reach in two years — 6 million running meters of fabric. But 6 million is not the limit even for this factory"...
8 Dec 2017
Belarus’ budget surplus projected at Br730m in 2018“The draft budget projects the surplus at Br730 million. This is 0.6%-0.7% of GDP,” Vladimir Amarin noted. The surplus will be used to repay the state debt...
8 Dec 2017
MP: Belarus has a big potential to promote its cultural heritage overseas“In fact, the image is transferred into real investments and projects. In the context of struggle for resources and markets, we must pay attention to advancing the image of Belarus as a country with ancient history and statehood traditions”...
8 Dec 2017
UNECE to develop Belarus’ Country Profile on Housing and Land Management by 2019The project to strengthen the potential of the Belarusian government in sustainable housing and land management was approved in September 2017. The project should be implemented within a year...
previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
next
Archive
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
© BELARUS.BY,
2009 - 2024
Follow us on
