News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko attending CSTO summit in Yerevan
At the venue of the CSTO Collective Security Council session, the Belarusian leader was welcomed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan...

Lukashenko to present Belarus’ priorities at CSTO summit in Yerevan
Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states are set to take part in a session of the Collective Security Council, the organization's supreme body, in Yerevan...

Lukashenko to attend CSTO summit in Yerevan
The leaders will discuss current problems of international and regional security and the main results of CSTO activities during the intersessional period. The summit participants will also take a look at a wide range of issues related to various areas and outline cooperation venues...

Lukashenko reveals major topic in talks with Putin
The talks between the presidents of Belarus and Russia are mainly focused on import substitution projects, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov...

Lukashenko: Country’s wellbeing, food security rest on agriculture
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to honor best agricultural workers in Minsk on 18 November...

Lukashenko: Hi-Tech Park should work primarily for Belarus
President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he received a report on the prospects of the Hi-Tech Park development on 17 November. The head of state praised the park's performance in the current situation...

The national legacy of MTZ. Let’s recall how it was built and how Lukashenko’s visit in 1995 helped
It's simple: MTZ is a national brand. Let’s recall who and why authorized the construction of a tractor factory in Minsk and why Aleksandr Lukashenko’s visit to the enterprise literally saved it. All the details in this episode of BelTA’s project After the Fact: Lukashenko's Decisions...

Lukashenko views Belarus-Russia Union State strategy as effective
Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that despite the significant increase in bilateral trade, Belarus and Chelyabinsk Oblast still have a lot to work on...

Lukashenko briefed on operational situation in Belarus
The keynote speaker was Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov. Attending the meeting were also State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich and Deputy Internal Affairs Ministers Nikolai Karpenkov and Dmitry Korzyuk...

Lukashenko identifies key problems slowing down land amelioration in Belarus
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “According to the State Control Committee, the existing problems and shortcomings as well as mismanagement facts are repeated year after year. I will identify the key ones”...

Lukashenko discusses proposals to recalibrate Social Security Fund, pension system
Plans to streamline the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to increase support for pensioners and disabled children were in focus of the meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko...

What projects are Belarus and China proud of? Highlights of Belarus-China cooperation
In early November Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the official ceremony to launch production at the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC). China was one of the investors...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss upcoming CSTO meeting, economic cooperation
Also the heads of state discussed the schedule of meetings until the end of this year...

Lukashenko comments on ways to tune up government structure following constitutional amendments
The Constitution has undergone certain changes and embraced a number of new things. For example, it formalized the constitutional status of the Belarusian People's Congress. “We are introducing a new structure to run the state and our society. It must be carefully integrated into the existing system,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko opines on Belarusian People’s Congress
Aleksandr Lukashenko touched upon the Belarusian People's congress. This body, according to the updated Basic Law, has been given a constitutional status, and the bill on the congress has been recently submitted to a public debate...

Lukashenko: October Revolution ideas remain viable alternative to colonial policy of capitalism
The head of state stressed that Belarus has preserved the achievements of the Soviet era, multiplying them with the accomplishments of the sovereign period...

Lukashenko inaugurates biotech production
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the official launch ceremony for the production of animal feed and amino acids at the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC) in Pukhovichi District...

Lukashenko: BNBC is a result of the right policy amid the pandemic
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his visit to the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation in Pukhovichi District on 4 November...

Lukashenko meets with governor of Russia’s Rostov Oblast
Talking about trade and economic cooperation the president pointed out that in January-August 2022 the trade between Belarus and Rostov Oblast amounted to $420 million, which is 30% above the index for the same period of 2021...

‘The size of the loan is not important’. Facts behind Lukashenko’s and Putin’s import substitution
The other day Aleksandr Lukashenko announced he would meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The implementation of integration projects is likely to become one of the topics of the presidents' talks. The sides had previously agreed that Russia would lend $1.5 billion to Belarus for manufacturing import-substituting products...