Opinions & Interviews

Belarus president draws attention to jobs as primary concern
“If we repair the streets and take care of beautification the way it has been done in Kopys, we will be half way there. Giving people jobs, keeping them employed, and getting them to stay in these beautiful places is what matters”...

Belarus president fiercely critical about Orsha tool-making plant development results
“This is why the tool-making plant has to be properly restored so that Gomselmash, MTZ, MAZ, and all the other enterprises, even processing and agricultural ones, could get good tools. This is why I hold on to this plant”...

Lukashenko comments on Dinamo Minsk’s victory over Zenit
"Well done! They fought till the end. We saw what condition this Zenit was reduced to. Some players were nearly walking on all fours. It means they [Dinamo Minsk’s players] exhausted them substantially in that hot weather. They scored four times. This has made history"...

Lukashenko blames Russia for unfair competition
"We are going through a difficult period now – Russians are acting in a barbarian way towards us. I say that publicly. They make demands like we are their vassals; however they do not want to honor their own commitments within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union where they invited us"...

Lukashenko pleased with Gomel Oblast Children Clinical Hospital reconstruction results
“We don’t mind the expense because it is for our children. I am impressed by what they do here [by offering advanced healthcare services]. And it is not the country’s top healthcare institution. It is an oblast capital one”...

National report on Belarusian nuclear power plant stress tests compliant with EU requirements
Apart from that, several positive practices inherent in the implementation of the Belarusian nuclear power plant project were noted. Passive safeguards were mentioned as well as the core catcher, measures to prevent and manage severe accidents at the nuclear power plant...

Draft Tax Code might be submitted to Belarusian MPs in September
He added that the draft Tax Code is the most debated document in the society. Everyone wants tax cuts; however, at first MPs need to find mechanisms to refill the budget...

Belarus president demands thorough preparation for autumn sowing
"One should not start working the land unless one is technologically prepared for sowing. Just don’t do it. Oblast governors and corresponding ministries will be held fully accountable for that"...

Chinese ambassador praises quality of Belarusian military education
Belarus offers top-quality education to Chinese army specialists. The number of Chinese army specialists studying in Minsk is larger than that in Moscow. The statements were made by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming...

Visa waiver expected to strengthen Belarus-China friendship
"People in China have great interest in visiting Belarus. When the visa waiver becomes operational, it will be easier to do that"...

Belarus views Venezuela president’s assassination attempt as barbaric act of terrorism
"The use of such hideous methods in politics will never be tolerated by Belarus. We will never accept any manifestations of terrorism and violence"...

Belarus’ export of construction services up 15% in H1 2018
Belarusian builders are working in European countries, he said. An enterprise has been established to build housing in Hungary. Housing construction is underway in the Baltic states. Russia remains a priority today...

Vitebsk Oblast encouraged to use own resources to rise
The head of state noted that it is necessary to sow the crops, which produce the largest yield in the available conditions. “Every district should decide what crops should be sown depending on climatic conditions and simply people’s habits”...

Integrity, humanity named main qualities for Belarusian civil servants
“Civil servants are the people who have made a conscious choice to serve the state and people,” she added...

Belarusian farmers encouraged to collect every grain
It is necessary to put maximum effort into making sure that the harvest in the country is as large as possible...

Opinion: Abolishment of mandatory forex sale will have a positive effect on Belarusian exporters
"Such liberalization is definitely a positive trend. It stems from macroeconomic stabilization, the stabilization of the Belarusian ruble, and the tendency of the gold and foreign exchange reserves to get more stable"...

PM: Belarus’ GDP growth higher than projected in H1 2018
The GDP growth is 4.5%, which is higher than the 2.8% forecast. All regions have reported the growth of the gross regional product and productivity...

Belarus urges international community to unite efforts against human trafficking
Alena Kupchyna drew attention to Belarus-sponsored initiatives that were successfully implemented under the umbrella of the UN, including by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, as well as by the OSCE...

Belarus committed to unity of action against human trafficking at international level
"With this aim, the country initiated resolution on improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly last November. We were happy to see the document adopted by consensus. More than 70 countries became its sponsors"...

Belarus slams 'shameful' rise in human trafficking
He also mentioned the awareness-raising campaign Stop Human Trafficking implemented in Belarus by the International Organization for Migration in cooperation with a number of international and national partners...