Opinions & Interviews

Belarus intends to continue to cooperate fully with Azerbaijan
"The government of Belarus intends to continue active comprehensive interaction with Azerbaijani partners, including in the format of the bilateral intergovernmental commission, or in any other format"...

Belarus’ Academy of Sciences expects commercial effect from all R&D products
"Full assimilation of R&D results is the most important task. This year we will not have unwanted results. All our products will be slated for manufacturing"...

Russian ambassador sees great potential in Belarus-Russia industrial cooperation
The parties “are set to draft a list of priority joint projects in investment in order to build up common industrial capacity of the Union State, as well as common system of cooperation and sales”, the diplomat added...

Belarus’ drive to establish good relations noted
The ex-president described Latvia and Belarus as very close countries, which had seen difficult and happy times over the course of many years. Guntis Ulmanis said he always admires Minsk...

Makei: Latvia is Belarus’ good neighbor, important partner
"The minister mentioned a little-know historical fact that speaks volumes about relations between Belarusians and Latvians. Being a fledging independent state in 1919, Latvia paid much attention to statehood processes in Belarus"...

IMF projects Belarus’ economic growth at 3.5-3.7% in 2018
"Such an outlook is based on a number of factors: oil prices are higher than expected, prices for a number of export commodities are higher, external demand was pretty good, average salary grew at a fast pace"...

International interest in Belarus’ experience of control over virtual assets
“Belarus is slightly ahead of our other countries in regulations on this matter. This is why the Belarusian experience is very interesting”...

Belarus, Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast agree on joint ventures
The parties also discussed joint work in the agro-industrial sector, where Belarus has considerable practical experience...

Egypt praises level of political relations with Belarus
He said that during the meeting with the Belarusian head of state they discussed all opportunities and issues concerning Belarus and Egypt in the political and economic dimensions...

Belarus hailed as active participant of international AML system
"Belarus has always supported the fight against money-laundering and financing of terrorism. The country is an active participant of the international system to counter these threats"...

Speaker: Belarus fully supports free trade agreement between Egypt, EAEU
Belarus, according to Mikhail Myasnikovich, fully supports this agreement. “We think that the Belarusian-Egyptian relations will have good prospects if there is progress on the preparation of the FTA with the EAEU”...

Egypt president to visit Belarus in H1 2019
The distinguished guest stressed Egypt’s interest in expanding contacts with Belarus, which will be facilitated by the upcoming visit at the supreme level...

Belarus plans to hold national assembly on SDGs
"We will invite representatives of civil society, public authorities and all stakeholders. We want the topic to be clear, comprehensible and interesting for all"...

Opinion: Belarus, Latvia have good basis for effective cooperation
"Latvia is a very important partner of Belarus. Geographical proximity, shared history, culture, and traditions make up a strong foundation for the development of truly good-neighborly, mutually beneficial and partner relations"...

Industrial cooperation, unimpeded supplies named Belarus’ key issues in relations with Russia
“Key issues for Belarus have also included industrial cooperation, the removal and abolition of restrictive measures, unimpeded supplies of Belarusian food products to Russia,” the vice premier said...

Belarus, Russia finalizing agreement on mutual recognition of visas
Progress on the agreement on mutual recognition of visas will be discussed at a meeting of the high-level group at the Council of Ministers of the Union State, which will be held in Minsk on 14 November, and at the Union State Council of Ministers meeting ...

Gender equality named one of Belarus' sustainable development goals
“A modern woman can no longer exist within the family only. Today women are active participants in the formation of the civil society. Ensuring gender equality is defined as one of the accelerators for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Belarus”...

Opinion: Belarus is low-risk country for terrorism financing
"Yet, Belarus is a transit country and its national financial system may be taken advantage of. Together with our colleagues we monitor possible ways of money transfer, because the beneficiary may reside in another country while Belarus may be used as a transit conduit"...

Opinion: Belarus creates favorable investment climate
Improving the mechanism of providing guarantees for foreign investors and promoting business are among the priorities...

Belarus interested in cooperation in geological prospecting with CIS states
"Taking into consideration the importance of exploring natural resources and raising their attractiveness, Belarus is interested in mutually beneficial cooperation with the CIS member states, including contacts within the framework of the intergovernmental council"...