Opinions & Interviews

Belarus viewed as important part of Belt and Road project
“Belarus plays an important role in the Belt and Road project. Beijing will host a summit of the initiative in late April so I have come to Belarus to find out more about the country and see how the project is progressing here”...

Opinion: It is important to prepare for Easter spiritually
“Unfortunately, a lot of people presume that blessing Easter dishes is enough to celebrate Easter. But they are wrong. Blessing eggs is a good tradition as the egg is a symbol of new life. We should preserve this tradition”...

Myasnikovich expresses sympathy to France over Notre Dame fire
Mikhail Myasnikovich stressed that Belarusians are sincerely sorry about the fire in Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the main attractions of France, the symbol of Paris. “Belarusians, and many other people across the world, took this news close to heart,” he said...

Agenda of Belarus-Turkey talks revealed
"We will talk about joint projects, joint investment, more intensive and balanced trade"...

Lukashenko says Belarus is okay with fair criticism from West
“The West does not like many trends that took place in Belarus in the past and are still visible in the present. However, this is our country-specific feature"...

Policy of interethnic and interreligious peace described as Belarus’ brand
“We are committed to the policy of interreligious peace, Belarus is famous for it. This is our brand, relying on peace, stability, absence of interethnic and interreligious discord. And we will be committed to this policy forever”...

Lukashenko on Belarus’ medal ambitions at European Games in Minsk
The head of state said that Belarusian athletes are capable of winning and showing high results in the international sports arena, and the recent European Weightlifting Championship testifies to the fact...

Belarus' FDI attraction strategy through 2035 may be adopted in 2019
"Belarus’ FDI attraction strategy through 2035 is a guidebook, a roadmap about where we are now and where we are going, our advantages and disadvantages. We even made a SWOT analysis as a separate application"...

Ambassador talks about promising areas of Belarus-Turkey cooperation
Over the past 4-5 years, the trade between the two countries has significantly increased. Now it reaches almost $1 billion. The prospects for bilateral relations still remain hugely untapped...

Lukashenko ready to assist Hi-Tech Park active participation in education
“If you think it is necessary, I am absolutely for it. It would be great to involve educated people who know something and want to do something, to attract them not only to the Hi-Tech Park, but also to the country. I am ready to help with it,” the Belarusian leader said...

Economic cooperation seen as foundation of Belarus-Russia integration
"I am convinced that such a policy will inevitably have a positive impact on relations with the international community, because it will contribute to the formation of a stable and predictable economic environment and will help raise investment and new technology in the region”...

Opinion: Information technologies mean more than oil in the modern world
Viktor Prokopenya said: “Information technologies represent more than oil nowadays. In 2018 the world spent 60% more money on IT than on oil. The figure will only grow larger”...

Lavrov: Belarus, Russia act in sync on international arena
"Today Moscow and Minsk are allies and likeminded partners on the international arena, consistent supporters of the Eurasian integration and formation of the equal and undivided security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic region"...

Opinion: Belarus is becoming an artificial intelligence hub in the region
“Belarus is confidently and rapidly turning into an artificial intelligence hub in the Eastern European region. It is one of the basic and breakthrough areas in the IT sector”...

Economic benefits of IT country policy in Belarus pointed out
“Customers saw that the country treats the IT sector well, that the IT sector develops, there are good plans, the state of affairs is already good and they want to make it even better tomorrow, which means it is a stable country, one should place bigger and more expensive orders”...

Lukashenko hosts government conference to discuss problems in Belarus-Russia relations
Among other things the conference touched upon integration and the work of the relevant bilateral group, Russian restrictions on Belarusian food export, adjustments in taxation of the Russian oil industry (the so-called tax maneuver), and negotiations on the gas price Belarus will pay as from 2020...

Belarus, Russia negotiating on state support for joint ventures
The minister referred to Bryanskselmash as an example where a joint venture assembles harvesters, with localization degree past 50%. According to the minister, the countries have agreed to include forage harvester assembly into subsidy programs...

Belarus’ efforts to help restore peace in Ukraine’s east underlined
“The Republic of Belarus advocates a peaceful resolution of the conflict and the cessation of violence, prevention of armed clashes, and the observance of the Minsk agreements by the sides. The Minsk agreements remain the only effective foundation for resolving the crisis”...

Opinion: Sports should stay away from politics
Sport development is a priority for most countries of the world, and Belarus is no exception in this regard. The country has recently made enormous progress in this direction. Today, Belarus can by right call itself a nation of sports...

Opinion: Belarusian pavilion will stand out at 58th Venice Biennale 2019
"This year’s slogan of the 58th Venice Biennale is May You Live in Interesting Times. I am confident that we will be able to make one more step towards the Grand-Prix. This is not an end in itself"...