Opinions & Interviews

CEC: All important decisions in Belarus are based on the will of the people
Over all these years Belarus has strengthened its independence and built a state for the people, the CEC head said...

Lithuanian politician lauds Belarus’ visa-waiver program for Europeans
“I view it very positively. It is very good that such a decision was made. In my opinion, it was a smart decision,” he said...

Lithuanian politician shares his thoughts about self-exiled Belarusian opposition
Former Lithuanian presidential candidate Eduardas Vaitkus commented on the calls of the fugitive opposition to impose sanctions against Belarus during a press conference in BelTA’s press center in Minsk on 13 May...

Lukashenko to To Lam: We consider you our friend
“I want to assure you that our relations will keep improving while the agreements we have approved with Vietnam will be strictly implemented,” the president added...

To Lam: Vietnam intends to bring relations with Belarus to a new, higher level
"Despite various difficulties, the friendship of our peoples has been growing stronger. We value this"...

Akulovich: ‘Flag is in the hearts of Belarusians’
BelTA Director General Irina Akulovich shared her opinion on how the perception of state symbols has changed in recent years as she talked to journalists before the ceremony of honoring the state symbols of Belarus...

BelTA presents new photo exhibition Victory Lives in Memory
“Yesterday, 180,000 people gathered to watch the parade in Minsk. We witnessed a grandiose performance. This exhibition tells the story of military parades held in Minsk,” said Irina Akulovich...

Lukashenko brands EU as totalitarian military, political bloc with blatantly revanchist sentiments
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in his speech at the army parade held in Minsk on 9 May on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet nation’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War...

Lukashenko: Belarus and its partners should prevent a new world bloodbath
Addressing veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the head of state stressed that this parade has been organized to the glory of their heroic feat...

Lukashenko urges Western politicians, nations recall Great Patriotic War lessons
"This is why we need this Victory and the honoring of those heroes. We call upon everyone: politicians, leaders, and nations of Western countries"...

Stanevsky: Catholic believers in Belarus accept election of new Pope with great joy and hope
Chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Belarus, Archbishop Iosif Stanevsky sent congratulations to Pope Leo XIV on his election as the head of the Catholic Church...

Lukashenko: China will definitely stand with Russia
The head of state was asked whether the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the parade in Moscow was symbolic...

Lukashenko: Russia has long been ready for peace with Ukraine
“It is not about Russia. You need to sort things out with the other side, as far as I understand it. As soon as the USA and Ukraine decide on peace, Europe will toe the line and peace will come,” the Belarusian leader is confident...

Putin recalls courage of Belarus’ defenders at parade on Red Square
“The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the most terrible, merciless blows of the enemy. Millions of people, who knew only peaceful labor, took up arms and stood to the death on all heights, bridgeheads and frontiers, determined the outcome of the entire Second World War by unconditional victories in the major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the enemy, the fortitude of the defenders of the Brest Fortress and Mogilev”...

Belarus joins statement on Victory’s 80th anniversary in Vienna
“80 years ago, Nazism was defeated in the Second World War. We commemorate and honor this sacred date. The triumph over ideas of racial superiority and misanthropy achieved by armed means by the coalition of allies has determined the fate of civilization on a planetary scale and cannot be put to oblivion”...

Lukashenko sends Victory Day greetings to foreign leaders
Addressing the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that this remarkable day glorifies the great feat of the multinational Soviet people who defended the right to life and freedom for future generations at the cost of unparalleled heroism of soldiers and incredible efforts of home front workers...

Lukashenko congratulates newly-elected Pope Leo XIV
“I cordially congratulate you on your election as Head of the Roman Catholic Church and Supreme Pontiff of the Holy See. Your selfless and diligent service to God and people, devotion to high spiritual ideals have brought you to a qualitatively new stage of your mission - a very responsible one connected with the hopes of millions of all believers”...

Belarus' consul general sees Great Victory as valuable lesson for future generations
He stressed that Belarus, as one of the countries that suffered the most during the war, deeply honors the Soviet people's feat and actively works to preserve historical truth...

Lukashenko: We must preserve peace in Belarus
"Let’s live peacefully, work and appreciate the achievements created by our own hands," Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed...

Lukashenko urges Belarusians to develop objects of the future
Therefore, according to the president, Belarus should constantly follow the best practices, adopt competencies, as it was the case, for example, with the construction of the nuclear power plant or the construction of the Minsk International Exhibition Center...