Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to help restore Donbass infrastructure
“This position is based not only on the platform of good neighborliness. The ongoing conflict in the east of Ukraine breaks our hearts, too. This is our pain”...

Belarus supports international efforts to ban nuclear tests
"At the same time he expressed concern over the accelerating trend to devalue the CTBT against the backdrop of rising tensions between the global superpowers"...

Belarus calls for effective partnership of UN, regional organizations in the name of peace
“This is a demand of today, a condition for maintaining sustainable development of countries and peoples and creating safe conditions for progress and prosperity,” the Belarusian minister noted...

Belarus moving into higher than average income countries category
"On the one hand, it is a positive thing. It testifies to our maturity. On the other hand, it signifies the need to think about and create a new context for Belarus’ interaction with the UNDP"...

Minsk to host EAEU Sustainable Development Goals Forum in 2020
"We held the first regional forum of national coordinators for SDGs, the first national forum for sustainable development. We do not rest on our laurels. We have suggested Minsk and its services to organize a big SDGs forum for the EAEU region in H1 2020"...

Latvia named among Belarus’ major tourism source markets
According to Einars Semanis, tourism is good diplomacy, and tourism contacts have been growing. He called tourism an important part of the Belarusian-Latvian relations and assured that the embassy will contribute to the development of tourist contacts between Belarus and Latvia as much as possible...

Belarus’ initiative to restart Helsinki process gaining more support
The ongoing meeting is dedicated to the issues that concern people the most: peace, security, unobstructed development, freedom from obsolete doctrines and misleading stereotypes. The speaker underlined that the only way to avert the worst scenarios is to sit down at the negotiating table...

Andreichenko: With INF over, the world has come to very dangerous point
Vladimir Andreichenko expressed concern that “the policy of intimidation, national selfishness, disregard for the interests of entire countries and peoples are once again coming to the forefront in the name of preserving the dominant position of individual states”...

Belarus determined to implement roadmap of economic reforms
"We are fully aware of the issues we have and we are determined to deal with them without delay starting from next year and the next five-year period"...

Belarus’ representative at Junior Eurovision shares impressions of national selection
"I was not sure that I would win, because the final show featured very strong artists with great acts. The competition was really tough and I congratulate all the singers on making it to the final"...

Opinion: Good relations between church and state in Belarus
"Today we have an opportunity to openly practice our religion, go to church freely, pray, receive communion, follow Christ and do other things to become a better person"...

Schengen visa at €35 for Belarus two months after agreements are signed
The head of the European Union's Delegation to Belarus added that the negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission agreements had been completed earlier this year, and now both parties are implementing the procedures that “will help us sign these two agreements, which will come into force two months after they are signed”...

Grodno Oblast’s accomplishments in economy, social sphere praised
“Grodno Oblast boasts unique history, rich cultural legacy, and a huge human potential. Thanks to every resident’s hard work and love for the native country the region leads in a number of areas and is at the forefront of positive changes in economy and social sphere”...

Days of Russian spiritual culture in Belarus to highlight shared historical memory
The relationship between the peoples of Belarus and Russia is truly brotherly thanks to a lot of reasons: common Slavic roots, a thousand years of good neighborly relations, cooperation, and mutual help, traditions that are based on similar moral and ethical values...

Preparations for Belarus' Zhirovichi Monastery anniversary celebrations discussed in Minsk
"The Zhirovichi Monastery is well known abroad and we should use the anniversary celebrations as a means to attract tourists"...

Lukashenko: Grodno Oblast famous for its diligent people, hospitality
"The contemporary history of the region begins on 20 September 1944 when a region with a center in the ancient town of Grodno was formed in the hardest time after Belarus’ liberation from Nazi invaders"...

Ceferin: UEFA will help Belarus to develop football
Speaking about the new steps in this direction, the UEFA head noted that the organization will not only continue to assist in the development of infrastructure, primarily in the regions, but will also contribute to the training of Belarusian coaches...

UEFA president: Belarus can make a good host of UEFA Super Cup
"I do not know yet where and when the next competitions will take place. I am confident, however, that the Belarusian federation can make a bid and can definitely make a good host of the tournament"...

UEFA president announces new stage in cooperation with Belarus
"The Belarusian Football Federation and UEFA have been cooperating successfully. Any successful cooperation can be further improved. We have good professional relations with the federation"...

Belarus to continue exporting electricity after nuclear power plant goes online
"Today we have a lot of proposals and have signed a number of contracts on exporting electricity. In 2019 we expect we will be able to double electricity export in comparison with last year"...