Opinions & Interviews

OSCE PA Silk Road Support Group declaration based on mutual interests
Boleslav Pirshtuk stated that the issues raised at the international parliamentary conference in Minsk were consonant with the themes touched upon at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum of International Cooperation in Beijing last week...

Belarus’ interest in developing local self-government noted
"We’ve already had multiple fruitful discussions at the level of the Council of the Republic and the country’s leadership. Today we’ve seen how much the Belarus president is dedicated to and intent on developing and enhancing the sphere of local regional authorities"...

Belarus supports China's initiative to create digital Silk Road
"We support China’s initiative to create the digital Silk Road and would like to join it in order to build up our capacities of delivering goods by dint of cargo handling automation. To accelerate movement of goods and passenger flows it will make sense to synchronize actions of the countries that host Asia-Europe land routes"...

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities eager to step up dialogue with Belarus
Anders Knape noted that during the meeting both sides agreed it is very important to advance cooperation between the Council of Europe, the congress, and Belarus...

OSCE ready for closer cooperation with Belarus
During the meeting the parties talked over the regional agenda with the focus on the security situation and economic development of states...

Andreichenko: Social justice at the heart of Helsinki 2 and new Silk Road
“The deep meaning of these initiatives is in ensuring social justice, which is in great demand around the world today. Moreover, they can be considered as important international instruments to implement the Sustainable Development Strategy”...

OSCE PA looks to open dialogue in Minsk
Minsk is hosting the 2nd International Parliamentary Conference of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Silk Road Support Group “Belt and Road: strengthening cooperation for sustainable development and prosperity"...

Belarus-Uzbekistan Forum of Regions to bolster bilateral ties
“We are ready to discuss the preparations for the forum to make it most useful for the two countries,” Marianna Shchetkina noted...

Russia hopes for constructive settlement of oil quality problem
“I hope that the great work that was done to prepare this meeting on our part and on the part of our colleagues, comprehensive analysis of the situation and events, measures worked out and discussed will contribute to the prompt and efficient solution of the problem and enable us to resume normal operation of the whole system”...

Belarusian losses from polluted Russian oil emphasized
“The delivery of poor-quality raw materials has led to the abnormal operation of Belarusian oil refineries, resulting in lower output of oil products and our failure to deliver products to customers. The state budget of Belarus and oil transport organizations are incurring losses”...

Belarus, China agree to discuss new promising projects
"Our bilateral trade, economic, and political relations have been steadily developing. We, as it was noted during the meeting between our president with his Chinese counterpart, have absolutely no problems. We support each other in international organizations"...

Belarus hopes for significant boost in cooperation with Serbia
“I think that during our meeting and my visit to Serbia we will have a serious conversation about our cooperation in the best interests of our people in Serbia and Belarus,” the Belarusian leader remarked...

Integration of Belarusian nuclear power plant into national power grid in progress
The official stressed that the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is the most important project for the country’s power engineering industry. The nuclear power plant’s integration into the power grid is the second most important one...

Luo Zhanhui: China-Belarus friendship embodies the Great Silk Road spirit
"Bilateral talks will cover such areas as the Belt and Road development and the deepening of interregional cooperation in the Eurasian space. In the process of the Belt and Road construction, China and China fully embodies the Great Silk Road spirit: peace and interaction, openness and inclusivity, mutual benefits"...

Opinion: Belarus is an internationally recognized peacemaking platform
"In recent years Belarus has positioned itself as a successful peacemaking platform. We have hosted a lot of major political events recently. Of course, this is thanks to the strategic position of the state as a whole, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs"...

OSCE PA Silk Road Support Group Conference in Minsk to focus on economy
"Belarus would like to once again set up an image platform to attract the attention of major partners. The agenda will chiefly deal with economic matters. This is above all investment attractiveness. Secondly, Belarus is a linking bridge between the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union"...

Belarus touted as springboard for Bangladesh’s access to EAEU market
According to Aleksandr Turchin, Belarus views Bangladesh as an important and promising partner in South Asia...

Belarus continues efforts to expand access to Chinese market
"China has changed the structure of its economy virtually over a year. Today the country mainly develops not through exports and production, but domestic consumption which has recently made up 76% of China’s GDP. This is an opportunity for Belarus, for many countries to enter the market"...

Azerbaijan ready to help out Belarus with alternative oil supplies
Asked about the possibility of delivering oil from Azerbaijan to Belarus, the ambassador noted he saw no barriers standing in the way. "At difficult times our nations always helped each other. We always lend a helping hand to each other"...

Recently signed agreements viewed as powerful base of Belarus-Turkey cooperation
"Trade and economic sphere represents the backbone of our relations. As for the political dialogue, everything is excellent. With these agreements signed, we now have a powerful base for advancing the relations"...