Opinions & Interviews

Analyst: Lukashenko has paid close attention to food security since start of presidency
Aleksei Avdonin, an analyst with the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR), said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel...

Snopkov: China is ready to expand cooperation with Belarus
Belarus was unable to invest such significant financial resources in science due to objective circumstances, he said. Now, of course, it is interested in adopting state-of-the-art technologies...

Opinion: Belarus does not exploit African, Asian economies
"Belarus seeks to set up enterprises that would benefit all sides. These are investments in education, science, advanced training of workers, their involvement in complex production processes,” Aleksei Avdonin said...

Lukashenko: Belarusians know how to play football
"Sport is fittingly described as an ambassador of peace. Football is the most popular game. It erases borders between countries. It brings different people closer to each other. It unites those, who play, and those, who root. All of us"...

Chinese sport functionary sees National Football Stadium as symbol of Belarus-China friendship
"Thanks to the connecting power of sport, we have jointly inscribed a new common chapter into the history of China-Belarus friendship"...

Patriarch Kirill: Church should not encourage any tendencies towards disunity
Speaking about the role of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, he emphasized that it is a very important force that unites the Belarusian people and encourages believers to do good for the Fatherland, for their compatriots, their family and for the salvation of their own souls...

Patriarch Kirill praises huge positive changes in Belarus
"The Patriarch is the Patriarch of All Russia, including Belarus. For me this factor - true friendship, mutual assistance - is a very important indicator of what is taking shape in interstate relations"...

MEP refutes West's falsehoods about Belarus
According to him, his visit to Belarus was meant to emphasize that his party condemns the policy of isolation and sanctions...

Rumak: Spiritual unity between peoples of Belarus, Russia always remains strong
Belarusian Commissioner for Religions and Nationalities Aleksandr Rumak said as he attended events to mark the 900th anniversary of the founding of St. Euphrosyne Convent...

Xi Jinping: Friendship and trust between Belarus and China are growing stronger
"We maintain close contacts and coordinate our actions on the international arena, be it within the SCO or the UN. Neither Belarus nor China will ever bow to any international hegemony or yield to the policy of bullying. Together, we defend international justice and equality"...

Lukashenko: Eyes of many countries are on Beijing
The president of Belarus noted that he greatly appreciates the friendly attitude of his Chinese counterpart: “Enough to say that you have invited me to your home [the meeting took place at Xi Jinping's residence]. I am very grateful to you and, naturally, and I invite you to my home”...

Belarus interested in closer inter-regional contacts with Russia’s Primorye Territory
Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Governor of Russia's Primorye Territory Oleg Kozhemyako

Belarus’ first vice premier comments on Lukashenko’s visit to China
“Let the world see how development should really be pursued. The thesis long promoted by the People's Republic of China as part of the Belt and Road Initiative is, in our view, not so much an economic thesis but a moral and ethical one. Belarus has stayed fully committed to it,” the first deputy prime minister emphasized...

Belarus’ ambassador praises Türkiye's mediation role in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Türkiye Anatoly Glaz said in an interview with Anadolu Agency...

Ambassador: China is ready to develop tea culture together with Belarus
"We are all-weather and all-round strategic partners. China is ready to cooperate with Belarus to preserve and develop tea culture, write new chapters in the modern history of 'friendship through tea,' strengthen humanitarian ties, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation through tea culture and exchanges, drawing spiritual strength from it to build a common future for humanity"...

Expert: Minsk retains its status as a neutral negotiating platform
Igor Korotchenko believes it is important to use Minsk for talks with reasonable European elites...

Lukashenko studies details of centralized examination system in Belarus
The head of state asked Education Minister Andrei Ivanets about this year's university admissions campaign, as well as the process of the centralized exams and centralized testing...

Belarus calls on SCO to support Eurasian Charter of Multipolarity initiative
Aleksandr Volfovich called as he spoke at the multilateral Meeting of the SCO Security Council Secretaries held as part of the International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on 27-29 May...

Expert dwells on key military priorities for Belarus, Russia
According to him, Belarus needs to increase the supply of air defense systems. “I am convinced that it is extremely important for Belarus to continue buying Russian complexes TOR-M2 on a wheeled chassis. This is a cover for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, troop deployment areas, control systems,” Igor Korotchenko said...

Belarus’ security chief: EU ‘demonstrates commitment to escalation’ in Eastern Europe
Despite these negative factors, the process of finding ways to defuse international tension and reduce strategic risks is a positive trend, Aleksandr Volfovich believes. Belarus welcomes the measures being taken to resolve the Ukrainian crisis...