Opinions & Interviews

Putin: A lot has been done in Belarus-Russia integration, but it is not enough
Vladimir Putin stated that the merger of Belarus and Russia into one country is not on the agenda...

Opinion: China eager to take cooperation with Belarus to next level
"Thanks to personal involvement of China President Xi Jinping and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, China-Belarus relations have reached a high level"...

Andreichenko: Belarusian-Egyptian relations will enter new level
There are no thorny issues or closed topics on the bilateral agenda, Vladimir Andreichenko said. That was highlighted during today's talks between Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks to strengthen relations with Egypt on principles of equality, trust
"Egypt is an important reliable partner for us in Africa and the Middle East. Our country seeks to strengthen relations with the official Cairo based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and trust. We have built our relations without any preconditions"...

Egypt reiterates willingness to bolster ties with Belarus in all areas
"We are willing to implement all projects that we talked about during your visit and during the current visit"...

Call to bolster Belarus-Egypt cooperation
"We used to have about $50 million, now we have more than $100 million. This is a good start, but there is more to come in the future"...

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi: Egypt is determined to expand cooperation with Belarus
The Egyptian leader assured that the agreements reached during the visit of the Belarusian head of state to Egypt in 2017 are being implemented...

Opinion: Protectionism does not allow for equal conditions for companies of Belarus, Russia
“With the policy of national protectionism in place, we cannot effectively move forward creating equal conditions for economic entities, overcoming barriers in mutual trade and pursuing a coordinated policy in manufacturing and agriculture”...

Belarus President Administration to use new forms of communications with public
The administration receives people every quarter. We go to the regions more often in order to see the situation on the ground...

Belarus wants to maintain constructive parliamentary contacts with Sweden
“The head of the Belarusian diplomatic mission expressed hope that the first parliamentary contacts that took place in March this year will pave the way for continuous and constructive cooperation between the Riksdag and the new composition of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus”...

Kazakhstan appreciates Belarus’ role in SCO
The ambassador believes that the SCO would be completely impossible without Belarus and Kazakhstan despite the existence of such major powers as China, Russia, and other ones...

Rybakov: Belarus seeks to build inclusive society
The Belarusian diplomat presented the project “Sport Inclusion” which is implemented jointly by “Children. Autism. Parents” and “Aliaksandra Herasimenia Swimming Club” to provide inclusive swimming courses for children with autism in Belarus...

German ambassador to Belarus: It is important to preserve the common memory of World War Two
He reminded that the German president came to Minsk one year ago upon the invitation of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in order to participate in the opening ceremony of a memorial in the Trostenets memorial complex...

Rumas: UK is interested in closer contacts with Belarus given Brexit process
“Given the Brexit process, the United Kingdom is interested in establishing closer contacts with Belarus at the government level, because after the withdrawal from the European Union it will assume many foreign policy responsibilities that used to be handled by Brussels”...

China promises greater access to its market for Belarus
“China is ready to deepen cooperation with Belarus and to jointly address global governance issues like unilateralism (support for unilateral actions) and protectionism in trade, and to defend the multilateral trading system”...

Petrishenko: Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk should be forward-looking
“This year’s festival should not be overshadowed by other politically and socially important events. The cultural program of the festival should not only follow contemporary trends but also look into the future”...

EBRD pleased with rapid advancement of relations with Belarus
"The signed documents consolidate the beautiful relations, which have emerged with the Belarusian government and the Belarusian people. These are not empty words. You can look at our turnover with Belarus, which was €50 million four years ago and €360 million in 2018"...

Minister: All conditions in place for grassroots sport development in Belarus
According to the minister, there is a total of 23,000 sports facilities in Minsk, major cities, towns and villages of Belarus. The government aims to provide free access to such facilities to children...

Lukashenko: Election campaigns should be impeccable
"However, people are fully aware that the government in Belarus is one of the kind not only in the post-Soviet space, as this government is people-focused. We have done everything we could to earn people’s support"...

Belarusian law enforcement told to focus on justice
"You have to do things wisely. You cannot treat people as an enemy. Forget about what they say about Romani. They are normal people. Belarusians, Russians, Jews, Poles have their own share of criminals"...