Lukashenko happy his children have not become ‘gilded youth’ "With my kids I use different approaches. Sometimes I can be tough. I am president, so, probably, children keep this in mind and try not to upset me," Alexander Lukashenko said. "I am not an example to follow in children upbringing"...
Lukashenko: Self-reliant army is crucial for any country “The head of state emphasized the importance of developing new types of Belarusian weapons and upgrading the existing military hardware by own efforts. “Independent production and upgrade is a number one priority for any country”...
5 Oct 2018
Lukashenko lambastes new domestic violence bill “This is nonsense borrowed, first of all, from the West. Don’t worry, we will proceed exclusively from our own interests, our Belarusian, Slavonic traditions and our experience”...
5 Oct 2018
Belarus calls for more active steps to facilitate access for EaP countries to EU market Oleg Kravchenko stressed the need for more active steps to promote trade and facilitate access for the Eastern Partnership countries to the EU market through the convergence of standards, EU export permits to enterprises of these countries, preliminary exchange of customs information...
4 Oct 2018
South Korea supports Belarus’ economic digitization efforts "South Korea supports Belarus’ efforts in the digitalization of the national economy, using the knowledge sharing program, which embodies Korea’s successful experience in the area"...
4 Oct 2018
Belarus-Korea cooperation in high technology viewed as effective The Republic of Korea is one of the main partners of Belarus in the Asian region, the deputy minister stressed. "For more than a quarter of a century of diplomatic relations, we have come a long way in building harmonious relations"...
4 Oct 2018
Belarus to showcase its export potential at Shanghai expo Valery Sadokho noted that Belarusian products and services will be displayed in the two parts of the expo: the Country Pavilion for Trade and Investment and the Enterprise and Business Fair...
China International Import Expo in Shanghai to feature Belarusian-Chinese forum In particular, the forum will feature the sections “Belarus’ export and innovative potential”, “A favorable investment climate in Belarus is the key to successful partnership”, “Attractiveness of Belarus’ tourist, education and medical services”...
Belarus wants more investment from Japan According to the vice premier, an action plan of the government will provide for efforts to increase the efficiency of the manufacturing sector and boost its export capacity. This will enable closer contacts with Japanese business people...
3 Oct 2018
Belarus-Germany political dialogue hailed as vibrant The deputy minister emphasized the recent milestone event for Belarus, which was the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Belarus on 29 June 2018, the first one in the history of Belarus-Germany relations...
Former Ukrainian president thanks Belarus for peace talks While in Minsk on 2 October Leonid Kuchma thanked colleagues in the trilateral contact group for working together, thus summing up results of his work as Kiev’s representative in the trilateral contact group...
2 Oct 2018
Belarusian MPs urged to focus on national innovation, financial security The speaker believes that the import, especially under tied loans, should be monitored for compliance of the procured technologies with the international standards and for the availability of the intellectual property rights to the objects contained in them...