News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko tells government to satisfy nation’s demand for Belarusian cars no matter what
Car manufacturing is developing mainly in two directions in Belarus. SZAO BelGee is the first one. Cooperation with the Chinese car maker FAW for the sake of making Hongqi brand cars is another one that has been opened recently...

Lukashenko: All legislative innovations should stimulate Belarusian economy growth
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the leadership of the Council of Ministers in Minsk on 18 January...

Lukashenko's turnaround strategy for this company was painful, but bore fruit: Kamvol’s story
In the new episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you how a city cotton factory turned into a legendary worsted mill. Why did every tenth meter of Belarusian fabric receive the State Quality Mark of the USSR? How did the company find itself in a difficult situation, and why did the president criticize the ministers for the window dressing attempt? What did the modernization of the worsted mill result in?..

Belarusian People’s Congress to decide on new national security concept, military doctrine
The transformation of national security risks, challenges and threats were described in detail in the concept and the military doctrine, the head of state remarked. “Many of the estimates and forecasts laid out in the documents are already materializing,” the Belarusian leader noted...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Tajikistan need to ramp up cooperation
Belarus and Tajikistan need to identify areas where they can ramp up cooperation, which is particularly relevant amidst the recent decline in trade, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Bakhtovar Safarzoda...

Lukashenko wants Belarusians to feel calm despite global turbulence
“Our task is to maintain peace and calm in our state,” the Belarusian leader emphasized...

Lukashenko discusses fairness of punishment for criminal offenses
“We keep insisting that the work of government agencies and public institutions must be based on the principle of justice. This also applies to criminal law. Justice must permeate the entire criminal law system and its implementation”...

Preserving Belarus’ traditional heritage named as the main idea behind Spiritual Revival Award
They create and transform the world with their kindness, faith, hope, love and beauty. This means that they deserve a special award... In a new episode of the YouTube project "After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions", we will tell you when and why the Spiritual Revival award was instituted. What will the state spare no expense for? Can Belarusians disappear as a nation?..

Lukashenko: There’s nothing more important than peace
According to the president, patriotism and spirituality are inseparable concepts, because all the best things in life begin with love – love for family and friends, one’s hometown, one’s Fatherland...

Lukashenko meets with Belarusian cosmonauts getting ready for space flight
Member of the main crew Marina Vasilevskaya and member of the back-up crew Anastasia Lenkova came to meet with the president at the Palace of independence...

Lukashenko calls to add high quality to peaceful Belarusian life
“Therefore, we need to make every effort to ensure the high quality of goods that we produce (and the economy is about producing and selling products). Our goods should sell even better than today,” the head of state concluded...

Lukashenko wishes Merry Christmas to Belarusians
Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that together Belarusians will be able to build a great future for their native country by preserving the Orthodox traditions of compassion and moral purity...

Lukashenko wants tougher quality control for Belarus’ goods, services
Prior to the meeting at the Palace of Independence, the head of state visited a themed exhibition “Quality Mark: Tradition of the Past and Present”...

Lukashenko sets tasks for new inspector for Vitebsk Oblast
He instructed that all decisions should come from life...

Lukashenko: Spartak is a people’s enterprise catering to children
In a new episode of BelTA’s Youtube project “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you what Spartak chocolate bars are popular in China, how the Gomel factory won over consumers, where Belarus imported cocoa beans from...

New Year’s Eve address of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Belarusian nation
"As we bid farewell to the Year of Peace and Creation, we wish for the next year to be as peaceful for all of us, for Belarus. Peaceful for our neighbors and for all the people. And certainly, we want more good things to happen"...

Lukashenko receives reports from heads of defense, security, law enforcement agencies
The president instructed the Internal Affairs Ministry to ensure transition of all units, interior troops, and the central staff of the ministry to a reinforced mode...

Lukashenko: Every kid in Belarus matters
"Belarus has been and will stay open to all those who have lost home and peace in their countries,” the Belarusian leader said. “We have always provided assistance to such children and we will continue to do so. I mean children, from whom the war is trying to steal their childhood”...

New Year’s Eve Ball underway at Palace of Independence in Minsk
Taking part in the ball are more than 330 young men and women from various parts of Belarus...

Lukashenko's New Year's addresses over years: What's changed and what hasn't
In this episode of BelTA's Youtube project “After the Fact” Lukashenko's Decisions” we will tell you which presidential powers Aleksandr Lukashenko called the most pleasant and responsible. Why does the president sound unfestive on New Year's Eve sometimes? What wish did the head of state make at midnight together with all Belarusians?..