Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko comments on situation with coronavirus
"Belarusians are doing it right. Except for one thing: Please, do not run around pharmacies buying masks, uniforms or some medicines"...

Belarus well-prepared for spring sowing campaign
At the same time the beginning of the year was unordinary for agricultural enterprises from the point of view of effective farming...

Foreigners advised to take lab tests before coming to Belarus for mass events
At the same time, the Healthcare Ministry recommends to postpone mass events that will draw a great number of foreigners to a later date when the situation gets back to normal...

UIMP head: Minsk will be a good host of UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in 2021
According to the UIPM president, the Minsk championships will be held in a new format, which will be introduced into the 2024 Olympics in Paris...

Lukashenko emphasizes role of police in fighting against coronavirus
"But you can give advice to people, especially elderly people, help them with shopping, if necessary, so that they could stay at home"...

Efficiency of Belarusian healthcare system, doctors praised
However, Aleksandr Lukashenko acknowledged that there are certain drawbacks...

Belarus vows to buy at least two tankers of alternative oil per month regardless of deal with Russia
"The question is whether we are going to buy a lot of alternative oil the way we do at present or whether we are going to buy minimal amounts in order to understand and stay in touch with the market"...

Call to build up goods relations between Belarus, Cuba
The speaker noted that the trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Cuba has decreased in recent years...

PM: Belarus’ trade with Russia contracts, trade deficit narrows
"We managed to stabilize trade which currently stands at $35-36 billion"...

Lukashenko: Government system makes sense only when it serves people
"I want to reiterate what I have been saying since my first day in office: the whole system and the government in general make sense only when they are for the good of people. Everything else is meaningless"...

Belarus' PM comments on fall in oil prices, fluctuations in currency market
"In any case, the National Bank will be following the market trends and will not artificially restrain the Belarusian ruble"...

Lukashenko: Belarus has many proposals for oil supplies, processing
"We have to make a decision and buy this oil on Monday-Tuesday. The volumes are large - over 6 million tonnes"...

Matviyenko: Impossible to hide emotions at Brest Fortress memorial
We bow to the courage and resilience of those who won this victory on the battlefields during those time of terrible ordeals, trials and irreplaceable losses...

Opinion: Women’s role in Belarusian society constantly grows
"These positive trends stem from a gradual improvement of the gender policy. The government has always paid close attention to this issue"...

Share of female workers in IT over 40% in Belarus
"Such new interesting industries as ICT, IT have been growing rapidly. The share of women in these industries is over 40%. It is something that we have not seen before"...

Call to deepen equal cooperation between Belarus, Russia
She expressed confidence that Belarusian and Russian MPs will not only use the positive experience gained by their predecessors but will also expand cooperation...

Opinion: Belarusian MPs are open to dialogue with European Parliament
"The Belarusian parliament’s attitude towards the European Parliament has always been and will stay constructive, and no incidents can influence it"...

Belarus determined to establish safe, efficient, eco-friendly nuclear industry
"Safety is an absolute priority of the Belarusian nuclear power plant project"...

Lukashenko extends Police Day greetings
The head of state is confident that law enforcement members will remain capable of efficiently addressing all the challenges and threats and will serve their country with honor and commitment, in keeping with their glorious traditions...

Hungarian foreign minister praises 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 organization
"I know everything was organized perfectly and deserved only praise. I am also pleased that Hungary won 19 medals during the games"...