Events

Lukashenko: Belarusian agrarians produced bumper harvest in complicated conditions
The president stressed that soil and people are the major wealth of Belarus, and the Belarusian agricultural industry is a core branch in the economy of our independent state...

Lukashenko: Belarus will do its best for strengthening UNESCO’s authority
According to the head of state, over the course of its long history UNESCO has been fulfilling a noble humanitarian mission to promote peace and security, to ensure justice, universal respect for the rights and major liberties of a human being regardless of their nationality and faith...

Lukashenko describes alternative course of post-election events
My opponents have never wanted a dialogue, Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out. “They failed at blitzkrieg, failed to sweep to power – they understood that they have no breeding soil to win in Belarus afterwards,” he said...

Lukashenko explains his visit to KGB pre-trial detention center
“I was, first of all, interested in who these people are. Is it possible to have a conversation with them at all? Talk and listen. These are the people who could have come to power in Belarus,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko comments on transition of power in Belarus
“I have nothing but Belarus. I'm holding on to her. Because I know what's going to happen to her. You know what's going to happen to her. I can't betray people, I can't abandon people. This is why we have to talk and agree calmly, so that the country remains peaceful and calm, if Lukashenko leaves, so that all government bodies operate efficiently,” the president said...

Belarus views cooperation with Moldova as promising
Aleksandr Lukashenko touched on the further development of Belarusian-Moldovan relations: "You need not severe relations with us. We have lived together in one state for a long time, we speak the same language, thank God, and we can do a lot together. The main thing is not to turn the country upside down"...

Lukashenko plans to share powers with other government bodies by year-end
“People will see some results of this work this year already. There are, for example, five issues on which the parliament, the government will need to take decisions without the president. If you agree and decide, I will sign your decision into the law. I will show the people how the work can be carried out outside this authoritarian system, which is prescribed by the Constitution, without violating the Constitution,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Minsk to host Belarus-China youth innovation forum on 17 November
"The main goal of the forum is to assist innovative activities of students, undergraduates, graduate students and young scientists in Belarus and China, and to promote youth cooperation in education, science and technology"...

Belarus, Serbia to launch joint projects in trade, economy, tourism
In addition, the parties agreed to resume the work of the Belarusian-Serbian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation as soon as possible, once the Serbian government appoints the Serbian co-chairman...

Lukashenko extends end-of-harvest-season greetings to Mogilev Oblast
"I sincerely thank you for your daily hard work, which stops neither at weekends nor on holidays. The stable future of our beloved Belarus depends on such reliable, irreplaceable people as you”...

Chinese Ambassador Xie Xiaoyong presents copy of credentials to Belarus MFA
The minister and the ambassador discussed the schedule of meetings at high and highest levels, the expansion of Belarusian-Chinese trade, economic and investment cooperation, cooperation between the two countries on the international arena and joint measures to counter the spread of novel coronavirus infection...

Karankevich, Miller discuss gas supply terms for Belarus in 2021
The price for Russian gas for Belarus was $127 per 1,000 m3 in 2020...

Belarus PM meets with Azerbaijan ambassador
The prime minister praised the growth of trade between the two countries...

Over 200 experts from five countries gather for online academic conference in Minsk
The conference was attended by over 200 experts from Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Among them were representatives of ministries and heads of higher education institutions, scientists, leading specialists in professional pedagogical education, teachers of general secondary education institutions...

Belarus, Kazakhstan discuss cooperation in industry, agriculture
Joint projects will contribute to the steady development of Belarus-Kazakhstan relations, Nikolai Snopkov stressed...

UNGA adopts Belarus-initiated resolution to prohibit development of new types of weapons
"In the resolution, which is of a preventive nature, UN member states reaffirm the need to take effective measures to prevent the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction, including with the involvement of the potential of the UN Conference on Disarmament"...

Opinion: Every kilowatt-hour produced at BelNPP should be used efficiently
Electricity generated at the BelNPP will be mostly used domestically...

Lukashenko: Minsk interested in expanding cooperation with Luanda
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed Minsk's interest in expanding bilateral cooperation with Luanda in political, trade, economic, educational and other sectors for mutual benefit...

Lukashenko invites Poland to dialogue about future of relations
"Belarusians and Poles are destined to live side by side in peace and accord. In today's difficult circumstances we need to preserve our good neighborliness as the main value that we have inherited and that we should pass on to our descendants"...

Lukashenko, Mishustin discuss Belarusian-Russian cooperation in economy
Another topic was COVID-19: the situation as a whole and measures to counter the spread of infection...