Opinions & Interviews

Viktor Lukashenko: Vytoki festival has drawn hundreds of thousands of Belarusians
"In the Year of People's Unity and the 30th anniversary of the National Olympic Committee, it is pleasant that this event brought people together. They attended the festival as families, with pleasure, participated in sports events, and enjoyed concerts"...

Belaruskali described as most reliable global player
“Belaruskali is one of the most reliable players on the global market of fertilizers. It produces and sells over 20% of potash fertilizers. But the main thing is that it is the most reliable partner in the world. We have never disappointed and will never disappoint our partners”...

Belarus, China to upgrade political cooperation
“China holds an exceptional place in our foreign policy, it is our main strategic partner in Asia. We have reached an agreement in principle with China to take our political cooperation to a new level. This will be formalized in a joint declaration that will be signed during the next high-level visit,” Nikolai Borisevich said...

Lukashenko: Education is not part of the service industry but a mainstay of Belarusian statehood
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You have once again confirmed that education is not the sphere of services, not a business, but a mainstay of our statehood and a socially important branch of the economy”...

Karpenko: Education system should serve the interests of individual, society, state
“Education is a multi-tier, complex system that permeates all spheres of human life. It is for a reason that Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko pays so much attention to it"...

Lukashenko calls on CSTO to adopt common position on Afghanistan
The head of state assured that although Belarus is not geographically close to and does not border on Afghanistan, the country will follow the agreed common position within the CSTO...

Lukashenko in favor of moving forward, changes, new Constitution
It is inadmissible to freeze the situation in the country lest stagnation happens. It is necessary to move forward and implement changes but only within the limits of the law...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ enemies stop at nothing
Enemies of Belarus go to extraordinary lengths, but they have miscalculated, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he presented state awards to representatives of law enforcement on 20 August...

Lukashenko: Paying taxes is a must
The president emphasized that people should understand what for and how much they need to pay, thus everything should be as easy as possible...

Belarus to get million doses of China’s COVID-19 vaccine in August
As far as the herd immunity of Belarusians is concerned, a study conducted together with the Saint Petersburg Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in May suggests that on average 38% of the country’s population developed immunity...

Lukashenko: We have to help a new generation of Belarusians get on the right track
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he talked to residents of the agrotown of Tikhinichi, Rogachev District, Gomel Oblast on 13 August...

Lukashenko: Belarus should not let its guard down with COVID-19
Belarus should not lower its guard as it is fighting against the coronavirus pandemic, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting on 12 August to discuss development of antiviral vaccines...

Lukashenko against mandatory vaccination in Belarus
As for the vaccination itself, the president stressed that every person is responsible for their own health. But people should also understand that this is not only their health but also the health of others. This is social responsibility...

Pakistan Ambassador on business plans, tractor supplies, and truck art
In an interview with BelTA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan talked about the current bilateral agenda, the exchanges of visits, work on new agreements and joint ventures...

Lukashenko: I want Belarus to be a calm country, we will buy all the other things
The head of state noted that calmness can be secured only when there is a proper economic foundation for it, when people have jobs...

Lukashenko talks about next president of Belarus
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, it is a complicated matter. "The person the Belarusian people elect will be the next president. It is truly so"...

Lukashenko: Constitutional referendum should be open and fair
The president added that the final draft of the new Constitution will be put out for public scrutiny...

Lukashenko: Democracy has long been replaced by digital dictate
Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that he had always urged people, forming the public opinion, to comply with professional ethics...

Lukashenko: Belarus is the focus of international attention today
Today Belarus is in the spotlight of the whole world against its will, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Big Conversation with the President, a meeting with the public, experts and media community in the format of a big press conference in Minsk on 9 August...

Lukashenko: Belarusians are building bridges into peaceful future
"They say that every new bridge is a road to the future. Others should not doubt that we, Belarusians, are building our bridges into a peaceful future," Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed...