Opinions & Interviews

Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs comments on Kerch Strait events
According to Vladimir Makei, what is going on near the Kerch Strait confirms the relevance and realism of the warnings the Belarus president had expressed more than once. "The warnings about the world sliding towards the abyss of a major conflict"...

Information security crucial for safeguarding interests of individual and state
Vladimir Archakov noted that in recent decades the information sector has turned into a separate field of public life...

PM: Government working to improve ratings of Belarusian economy
"Today, Belarus has been in the focus of attention of many major players of the financial industry, and with every new project their number is growing"...

Information security seen as key element of transition to e-government in Belarus
"The information revolution is multi-faceted and has led to the increase in the volume of circulating information in the world, and has transformed the way information is obtained, processed and delivered"...

Belarus’ education system in for digital transformation
According to her, the concept will introduce new specialties and promote university distance education...

Rapota: Belarus-Russia border will remain open for Belarusians, Russians
“Free cross-border movement will remain in force for Belarusians and Russians,” Grigory Rapota said while commenting on the Belarusian-Russian agreement on mutual recognition of visas which is currently in the pipeline...

Belarus-Egypt trade expected to reach $100m in 2018
According to the source, manufacturing cooperation represents the core of Belarus-Egypt relations now...

EAA head: Athletics is popular among all age groups in Belarus
The parties discussed the preparations for the Europe-USA athletic match which will be held at Dinamo Stadium in Mink on 9-10 September 2019. It is expected to bring together the best athletes...

PM: Belarus in favor of fair competition in Eurasian Economic Union
“I would like to reiterate that Belarus remains committed to the integration and is willing to build a full-fledged economic union based on the principles of fair competition and four freedoms (free movement of goods, services, capital and workforce)”...

Confidence in European Union’s Twinning project’s success in Belarus
Financed by the European Union, the Twinning project offers a platform for a dialogue and the development of joint decisions, which are topical for Belarus’ central bank and central banks of European Union member states...

Lukashenko: Belarus against extension of import duties in EAEU
"The proposal to re-extend the existing mechanism is absolutely unprofitable for Belarus. We have repeatedly said this"...

Belarus eager to slash state debt by 2025
"We’ve decided on a trajectory for reducing the state debt in comparison with the GDP – down to 25% by 2025. It is half of what the economic security threshold is today"...

Plans to borrow $2bn abroad to refinance Belarus’ state debt
"In this period, I mean 2019-2020, we will have to pay off the state debt to the tune of $5.4 billion. Some of the $5.4 billion will be refinanced"...

PM names Belarus’ economic growth areas in 2019　
As for the forecast for next year, the premier noted that it is in line with the country’s social and economic development program till 2020...

Belarus’ balanced relations with West, East emphasized
“I wouldn’t say we’ve decided to start opening up to the West, occupy a neutral position and position ourselves in equilibrium. We’ve maintained this position for many years already, trying to build equivalent, mutually beneficial relations with a majority of our international partners. And naturally avoiding the false choice between the West and the East. In the last few years the West came to recognize this fact and we see more and more understanding”...

Lukashenko urges to build more housing for families with many children
“In fact, we have dealt with the common waiting list, and the number of people waiting for housing improvement is decreasing every year, while the number of families with many children waiting for new apartments is on the rise”...

Belarus consistently supports UN, WHO initiatives against AIDS
Andrei Dapkiunas stressed that Belarus consistently supports the initiatives of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS...

MFA: Belarus, EU close to signing visa facilitation agreement
Speaking about the future cooperation between Belarus and the EU, Oleg Kravchenko expressed the opinion that the conclusion of the Belarus-EU Partnership Priorities agreement should be a central element of joint efforts...

Junior Eurovision seen as good experience for Belarus, great opportunity for young singers
“When we got down to the preparations, we decided that we should organize it to the highest standards. Our goal is to entertain the European audiences and, of course, move forward, with the new experience under our belt”...

Jon Ola Sand: Minsk Arena well-suited for senior version of Eurovision
"I am happy with the stage, sound and light at Minsk Arena. The whole team works very smoothly. This arena can host the adults’ version of the Eurovision Song Contest as the hall is quite spacious"...