News & Events in Belarus

Tokyo 2020: Belarus’ Nedasekau clinches high jump bronze
Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar cleared 2.37 to share Olympic gold. Maksim Nedasekau also cleared that height to set a national record. However, he missed out on a share of the gold because of an earlier failure...

Lukashenko talks about prongs of attack against Belarusian society
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the Belarusian state had turned out to be stronger than color revolution technologies. Belarusians have survived the impact of several stages of a color revolution...

Lukashenko meets with government officials to discuss social and political situation
According to the president, Belarus has already learned to live with the pandemic which shocked the world population a year and a half ago. However, the country just begins to adjust to sanctions rampage...

Lukashenko describes devotion to nation, state as key qualities of executive personnel
Aleksandr Lukashenko admitted that he had required additional scrutiny for some of the suggested candidacies many times...

Lukashenko to meet with journalists, members of general public on 9 August
The event will be broadcast live. Several hundred people are to be invited to take part in the event...

Belarus hopes to promote development of nuclear technologies
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with President of the Kurchatov Institute Mikhail Kovalchuk on 27 July. The head of state remarked that Russian scientists are world leaders in the fields ranging from peaceful atom to cutting-edge research projects...

Lukashenko comments on investigation of genocide of Belarusian people
"I understand that the investigation has just reached the desired scale. More attention should be drawn to the topic of genocide of the Soviet people on the territory of Belarus. Our generation should finally show what was going on in the middle of the last century, during the Great Patriotic War"...

Lukashenko hails progress in Belarus-Azerbaijan relations
Belarus and Azerbaijan have not just preserved bilateral relations but have expanded them, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov on 26 July...

Lukashenko wants good pace and high quality of harvesting effort
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the government has done everything and even more to ensure successful harvesting. The government also provided funds for equipment and fuel. “The only thing that remains to be done is to organize the whole process,” the president noted...

Lukashenko meets with senior government members
"We are to discuss very important draft documents designed to improve public administration and regulation of economic relations"...

Lukashenko talks about countries behind provocations against Belarus
Asked who may stand behind the provocations that target Belarus, who may be interested in them and initiates them, Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "We are absolutely sure that the USA, its security agencies, and what not are the primary force behind the provocations"...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ foreign policy strategy should be revised
Belarus’ foreign policy strategy should be revised, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss Belarus’ current foreign policy priorities. Taking part in the meeting are heads of Belarusian diplomatic missions abroad...

Lukashenko gives interview to Sky News Arabia
The interview lasted for about an hour. The head of state answered the journalist’s questions about the emergency landing of the Ryanair aircraft, whether the president thinks it was a provocation, and if it was by whom...

Kazakhstan’s Rukhiya wins Grand Prix of 2021 Vitebsk song contest
Kazakhstan’s Rukhiya was named winner. The Grand Prix was presented by the chairman of the jury Anatoly Yarmolenko...

Lukashenko: Slavianski Bazaar is one of the symbols of the rise of independent Belarus
“For Belarusians, the festival has become one of the symbols of the formation of an independent state. Indeed, we had difficult times. But we retained Slavianski Bazaar. And despite all the difficulties, the festival went on,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarus reduces self-isolation period to seven days
The amendments to Resolution No. 208 provide for a reduction in the period of self-isolation for Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons who are recognized first-level contacts...

Lukashenko approves amendments to legislation on protection of sovereignty, constitutional system
The new law also clarifies the list of possible extraordinary measures and temporary restrictions, which can be introduced when the state of emergency is declared. This norm was worked out taking into account the experience of response to riots in 2020...

Lukashenko to Putin: The security of our countries is what matters
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Whatever [opponents] may say to lull us, we see that we did the right thing in the past by paying attention to the defense of our states and to security. I will tell you a lot about what is going on"...

Lukashenko: Belarusians’ striving for independence rooted in ancestors’ love for freedom
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he attended the Kupala Night Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends) on 10 July...

Lukashenko: Sporting achievements are more than a personal triumph
“We all - athletes, fans - have been looking forward to these games for a long time. I strongly believe that the delay of the games, accumulated energy, developments in the country and the world will make the forthcoming medal battles tough as never before. I want to tell you that your sporting achievements are not only a personal triumph"...