Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko thanks Belarusian medics for work during pandemic
Aleksandr Lukashenko warned against letting the guard down as “this virus has not gone away yet” and urged to continue following the hygiene guidelines...

Lukashenko: Belarus might roll out its own coronavirus vaccine in H2 2021
According to the president, the production of the Russian vaccine is to be launched in Belarus by the end of March...

Lukashenko against full transition to insurance healthcare in Belarus
Meanwhile, the Belarusian state healthcare system demonstrated its effectiveness during the pandemic period, too. The state spends heavily on it...

Healthcare minister warns against panic over UK variant of COVID-19 in Belarus
According to him, there is conflicting information on this variant of coronavirus. The patients in Belarus diagnosed with this variant are not seriously sick and are not undergoing hospital treatment...

Constitutional Court unveils its message to Belarus president and parliament
"Evolutionary constitutional development based on fundamental constitutional ideals and values can help overcome new threats, ensure the rule of law and constitutional order"...

Lukashenko talks about new military reality
"The world has changed and the military organization has changed with it. I don’t want to say it is bad. Wars become different these days"...

Belarusian PM urges to elaborate satellite town phased development strategies
The head of government recalled that the volume of housing construction will be gradually scaled down in Minsk and increased in its satellite towns...

Official position of Belarus’ NOC on the decision of IOC EB of 8 March 2021
Once again, Belarus’ NOC would like to invite the IOC representatives to Minsk for a comprehensive analysis of the situation and a direct dialogue with the Belarusian sports community...

Lukashenko wants Belarus to become bicycle-friendly
I strongly support the promotion of cycling in the country, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked with the staff of OAO Motovelo Plant...

Lukashenko wants OAO Motovelo to turn into exemplary enterprise
"We expect that during this five-year period Motovelo will turn into an exemplary enterprise and will remain an easily recognizable brand for Belarusians as it once was. We must do everything to turn it around,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Minister: Belarusian police prepared for any challenges, threats
“The Belarusian police have already demonstrated their readiness for any challenges and threats,” Ivan Kubrakov said. “I would like to point out that most of the work of the police and internal affairs bodies is not evident. Crimes are not solved easily – this is the result of hard day-to-day work"...

Opinion: Belarus’ progress on SDGs is due to smart government policy
“The policy Belarus is implementing today and the strategy towards building a strong state in the interests of people chosen by Belarusians a quarter of a century ago, helped Belarus advance to the 18th place in the SDG Index,” Anatoly Isachenko said...

Speaker: Effective welfare system is national brand of Belarus
“Effective welfare system has become the national brand of Belarus. MPs are in the epicenter of public life in their constituencies. They meet with people, visit enterprises, hold call-in sessions and use other forms of work with citizens on a regular basis,” said Vladimir Andreichenko...

Mass vaccination against coronavirus to kick off in Belarus in April
"Right now we are registering and counting those who are applying for a vaccine, there are many of them. We will move on to mass vaccination after launching mass production of our own vaccine. Meanwhile, we will continue vaccinating those who need it most due to their profession, the way the entire world is doing"...

Minister: Belarus is ready for third wave of COVID-19
“We are closely monitoring strains. Neither British nor South African variants have been reported in Belarus. We are monitoring how the situation is evolving in the West and in the East,” the minister added...

Lukashenko urges against inflating prices on medicines
"We must not allow dishonest businessmen to prey on people's troubles. No one of them contributed a kopeck to the COVID response. No one. It was just the state. The country has spent already a billion dollars from all sources on this. Have pharmacies donated some money? No, they have not"...

Lukashenko calls for eliminating unnecessary intermediation inside Belarus
"We don't need such intermediation. We should eliminate any intermediation inside Belarus. Does it make any sense: I buy goods from across the street, and I still need some kind of intermediary? No intermediaries are needed. An appropriate proposal must be submitted,” the Belarusian leader said...

Opinion: Interfaith harmony in Belarus is achieved through continuous dialogue
"For many centuries Belarus has been known for its hospitality, benevolence and, of course, interfaith harmony. Belarus is a place where western and eastern cultures converge; thus, we remain an island of stability and civil accord, and also a donor of regional security"...

Lukashenko: In this special time we must show ourselves as a nation
"Sport is sport, anything can happen. But show that you fought, used every opportunity to win. This is the main thing"...

Minister: Belarus has prospects for winning medals at Tokyo Games
"There are prospects to win medals by both the eminent and young athletes who can represent our country decently in Tokyo. We pin our major hopes on canoe sprint, wrestling, weightlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, modern pentathlon and tennis"...