Opinions & Interviews

Belarusian Keramin continues signing contracts despite lull on foreign target markets
"Today we also see that there was a certain increase in demand on the home market in Q1 2020"...

Balance, $425m surplus of Belarus’ foreign trade pointed out
The government focused on developing domestic branches of the economy in conditions of the pandemic...

Belarusian MPs urged to cooperate with NGOs in achieving SDGs
"We want to call on the standing commissions and MPs to cooperate with non-governmental organizations that work in environmental protection"...

Lukashenko: Belarus will not disregard WHO recommendations, but will act accordingly
"The measures recommended by the WHO should be studied in detail. We cannot ignore them"...

Belarus’ ambassador names conditions for visa-free agreement with EU
"The need to create a modern legal basis of cooperation is a fundamentally important priority for further development of relations with the EU"...

Ambassador: Belarus does not seek EU membership
Belarus is interested in full normalization of relations with the European Union, making this process irreversible...

Belarus follows WHO treatment guidelines for COVID-19
HIV drugs, which were initially discussed as a possible treatment, fell short of the expectations...

Belarus to decide on mass use of rapid antibody tests after trials
"By the end of April, rapid antibody tests for detecting the coronavirus will be delivered to Belarus, and we will carry out their assessment and trials in healthcare facilities"...

WHO mission issues recommendations for Belarus
The WHO commended Belarus for repurposing enterprises to produce protective equipment for healthcare workers...

Minister: Belarusians showing more respect for self-isolation rules
In the past 24 hours police and sanitary epidemiological service officers have checked on about 10,000 citizens who are required to be self-isolating...

Lukashenko: Europe will offer Belarus a helping hand to upgrade healthcare
"I would like us to use the current moment to see the weaknesses in our healthcare and rectify the situation"...

Coronavirus projected to start fading in Belarus in 3-4 weeks
"The situation will not be over in 2-3 weeks. However, I would like to note that the situation is manageable"...

Speaker: Belarus takes all measures to minimize impact of coronavirus outbreak
"The epidemic, I am sure, will pass. We will all survive it. But we need to see what consequences there will be for the economies in our countries"...

Lukashenko urges to protect healthcare workers
He went on saying that Belarus has enough of personal protective equipment and medicines...

Lukashenko on situation with coronavirus: There is a glimmer of hope
"The number of discharged patients is bigger than the number of hospitalized patients. The main thing is that we have prevented an outbreak"...

Chinese companies provide $1.6m in assistance to Belarus amid COVID-19
Many Chinese companies, which work in Belarus, actively contribute to the efforts to donate medical products to Belarus...

Belarus’ healthcare workers grateful for support
"A lot of people have decided to spend their time, energy, and money to support the healthcare system in this challenging time. This gives us strength. We are happy to know that we are not alone"...

Minister: Belarus’ healthcare system well-resourced to handle COVID-19
According to him, the budget will be amended taking into account healthcare spending in the future...

Belarus’ parliament makes statement timed to anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War
The keynote of the address is that the Great Victory is sacred, it should not fall into oblivion or be revised...

Senator: Consolidation of society is the best cure for crisis
"It is the consolidation of efforts of civil society institutions and government bodies that will make it possible to overcome the global crisis as soon as possible and at the lowest cost"...