News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko: There’s no sovereignty without food security
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russia’s Perm Territory Governor Dmitry Makhonin in Minsk on 28 July...

Lukashenko: Harvest campaign is of strategic importance for Belarus
"We must provide the population with food and increase our stabilization fund, our stocks for the future"...

Lukashenko orders to strengthen protection of flora and fauna in Belarus
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Yuri Tertel, head of the State Inspectorate for Protection of Flora and Fauna under the President of the Republic of Belarus, to receive his report on 25 July...

Lukashenko holds phone talks with Uzbekistan president
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed Belarus-Uzbekistan cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats...

Lukashenko wants Belarusian companies to build strong foothold on domestic market
Belarusian manufacturers should build a strong presence on the domestic market, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he toured the Stolitsa shopping mall in the center of Minsk...

Lukashenko, Putin hold phone conversation
The focus of the conversation was bilateral cooperation. The presidents discussed a number important issues in economy, including specific import substitution projects...

Details of Lukashenko’s interview with AFP clarified
During the interview the head of state answered questions about when the conflict in Ukraine will end, how the conflict could have been avoided, and what role Belarus plays in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. The situation concerning the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident in Belarus’ skies on 23 May 2021 and the International Civil Aviation Organization’s investigation into the incident were also mentioned...

Lukashenko giving interview to Agence France-Presse
The interviewer is Deputy Bureau Chief and News Editor for the former Soviet Union at AFP, Moscow News Editor Antoine Lambroschini...

Lukashenko: Economic momentum should not lose steam
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko set a task to sustain economic growth in the country as a whole and each region as he met with Grodno Oblast Governor Vladimir Karanik...

Lukashenko optimistic about grain harvest prospects this year
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that he has recently visited Vitebsk Oblast, Mogilev Oblast and Gomel Oblast to see how things were...

Lukashenko reveals his formula for success
The young journalists were waiting for the head of state at the Summer Amphitheater as the president was going to open the festival. Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived for the ceremony and was heading to the stage...

Lukashenko: The festival demonstrates our common historical choice
“We have created a large-scale project on the world level truly together. This project unites nations and cultures, demonstrates our common historical choice, our national dignity,” the president said...

Slavianski Bazaar festival to official open in Vitebsk on 14 July
The solemn opening ceremony of the festival will star Grigory Leps, Sergei Bezrukov, Taisiya Povaliy, Denis Maidanov, Anatoly Yarmolenko and the Syabry ensemble, Zara, Ruslan Alekhno. All in all, there will be more than fifty celebrity artists and bands...

Lukashenko assures military of unwavering support by state
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to honor graduates of military schools and high-ranking officers...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss Kaliningrad transit, defense, other matters over phone
Shipments of Belarusian goods via St Petersburg ports and the construction of a Belarusian port in Bronka were also discussed...

Belarus president’s speech at Alexandria Gathers Friends festival
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made a speech during the festival Alexandria Gathers Friends in Shklov District, Mogilev Oblast on 9 July...

Lukashenko wants high standards of management from local authorities
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while announcing personnel decisions...

Lukashenko views loss of grain during harvesting as economic sabotage
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I’ve noted many times that the food market situation offers a chance to earn a profit. This is why the current harvesting campaign must proceed with the highest level of organization and discipline”...

Lukashenko awards Belarusian figures of culture on Independence Day
The president conferred the Order of Francysk Skaryna upon Vadim Yakonyuk, professor of the department of musical pedagogy, history and theory of the performing arts of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, and the Medal of Francysk Skaryna upon Vladimir Andreyenko, director of the Mogilev Oblast Puppet Theater...

Lukashenko: 3 July has been inscribed in calendar of Belarus’ major national holidays forever
The president noted that on 3 July the country traditionally turns to the history of the Great Patriotic War: Belarusians remember the heroes who at the cost of their lives gave them freedom, tell their children and grandchildren about the deeds of their grandfathers and fathers, go with them to the places of military glory and sorrowful memory...