Opinions & Interviews

EOC head satisfied with Belarus’ preparations for European Games
“I would like to make a statement on behalf of the European Olympic Committees: we are very satisfied with the work of the European Games organizing committee in Belarus. I know that you are very committed to this work,” Janez Kocijancic said...

PM: Belarus will be an excellent host of 2nd European Games
According to the premier, 135 days are left until the start of the games. All necessary organizing events are under his permanent control...

Belarus seeks closer cooperation with Italy
Belarus traditionally sees Italy among friends in the EU, and also views it as one of the major economic partners...

Ukrainian ambassador: Minsk International Book Fair is organized very well
In his words, such projects introduce people to other cultures. “Expos like this also help Belarusians learn more about Ukraine. Any communication between authors, readers has a positive impact,” he emphasized...

Minsk International Book Fair hailed as a success
According to him, the book fair astonishes with its scale. "I have not had enough time yet to have a look at the whole fair, but I could not but notice a great number of foreign participants"...

Russia happy to be special guest at 2019 Minsk Book Fair
In his words, 2019 has been declared the Year of Book in the CIS. "It is highly important that it is Belarus that open the year, which will be full of events dedicated to the publishing industry and literature of our countries"...

Belarus information minister addresses visitors to Minsk International Book Fair
"We are happy to see here participants and visitors from many countries of the world. We appreciate those who treat a book, as Maxim Gorky said, as a living fact. We are glad that Russia is the central exhibitor of the fair; it has brought a great amount of books and new cultural projects"...

Ambassador: Austria hopes for stronger cooperation with Belarus
According to the ambassador, Belarus and Austria have close economic, inter-parliamentary, and also good interpersonal contacts. She stressed the importance of the twinning relations between cities, regions and took note of the mutual interest to expand them...

Belarus-EU negotiations on partnership priorities, visa facilitation in final phase
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that positive dynamics in relations with the European Union remains in place. 2018 was intensive in the number of and the level of visits and political contacts...

Belarusian wrestlers win six medals in Nice
Silver medals were clinched by Vladislav Andreyev (57kg weight category), Niurgun Skriabin (65kg), Georgy Koliyev (70kg), Denis Khromenkov (97kg). Bronze medals went to Andrei Bekrenev (61kg) and Andrei Karpach (74kg)...

IAEA notes Belarus’ comprehensive set of international agreements on nuclear emergencies
The report noted that in some aspects Belarus has gone beyond the expectations set by safety standards. The number includes possibilities for treating contaminated or irradiated people, the nuclear power plant’s ability to respond to emergencies on the spot...

Belarus to deploy more border guards to ensure national security
“Given the growing negative factors associated with illegal migration, drug trafficking, smuggling (especially weapons), the State Border Committee shall increase the number of personnel to the required level. This is an unprecedented step but national security comes first”...

Greminger thanks Belarus for supporting OSCE approaches
Thomas Greminger noted that he had met with the Belarusian president several times and he is grateful that the president shares the OSCE approaches. “Thanks to him, Belarus has managed to become a so-called bridge builder between West and East,” the OSCE Secretary General underlined...

Lukashenko calls for optimizing school curricula
“We have agreed to revise school and university curricula and to remove everything we do not need and leave what we need"...

Belarus urges EAEU to unite efforts for digital transformation
"We understand that digitalization by definition goes beyond the borders of any, even the most developed country. Long-term success is impossible without us joining efforts both at the national and interstate levels"...

Belarus’ ambassador: BelNPP is an overly politicized issue in Lithuania
“This issue is overly politicized in Lithuania and significantly influences the development of bilateral relations. We have noticed that many politicians or heads of departments are afraid of visiting Belarus and in general avoid showing their positive attitude towards the neighbors"...

Belarus, Pakistan on their way to hit $1bn in bilateral trade
In an interview with BelTA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Pakistan Andrei Yermolovich takes stock of the bilateral cooperation over this period...

Plans for new media measurement system in Belarus
The development of the new media measurement system in the country was discussed alongside with information security matters...

Ambassador: Belarus, Serbia may reach $500m in mutual trade within next 2-3 years
"We have a number of complex projects. There is progress in machinery supplies, great results in the supply of food products. We started delivering metal, assembling fire engines based on our frames for the Serbian market and third countries"...

Andreichenko: MPs should be responsive to people’s needs
“We should prevent discontent in the society. All our efforts to promote economic growth, improve living standards will go down the drain unless we maintain peace and social accord”...