Opinions & Interviews

Baumann: Belarus has every chance to host major basketball tournaments
"I am very happy to be in Belarus and see the result of several-month preparations. Your federation did a great job. Hotels, venues and everything else were great. The facilities are located nearby which is convenient"...

Chang Zhenming: CITIC Group’s goal is to secure Belarus-China close friendship
“Belarus has very favorable working conditions and it is great to work with our Belarusian counterparts. We have great complementarity between the Belarusian market and our activities,” he said...

Cooperation between Armed Forces of Belarus and China lauded as robust
He also noted that the peoples of the two countries have the heroic past. “Having suffered enormous losses, Belarus and China made an invaluable contribution to the victory in World War II...

Belarus in favor of equal terms in EAEU common gas market
"One of the goals of integration is to develop the common gas market of the union. A great job was done to prepare a program to develop the EAEU common gas market. In accordance with the EAEU Treaty we should approve the program this year"...

Belarus MFA urges tough response to atrocities in Syria
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that it consistently pushes for peace in Syria and will never tolerate any manifestations of terrorism...

Belarus’ central bank expects inflation below 6% in 2018
In H1 2018, the goal was to maintain the macroeconomic stability, contain inflation and maintain the gold and forex reserves. The monetary and financial stability was secured in the country in H1...

Lukashenko: Best and most experienced people should become civil servants
The head of state stressed that the implementation of large-scale projects, fulfillment of certain decisions largely depends on the professionalism of executive personnel...

Belarus tourist arrivals up by about 20% since launch of visa-free travel
The extension of visa-free stay from 5 to 30 days will require refreshing the tourist infrastructure and increasing the focus on foreign language skills...

Belarus in close contact with neighboring states on visa matters
Over the past three months several meetings were held to discuss these matters. Belarus and Russia continue discussing a draft agreement on mutual recognition of visas...

Fisenko: Belarus is turning into increasingly convenient venue for international events
He believes that the extension of the visa-free travel for foreigners up to 30 days is highly instrumental for promoting inbound tourism...

Opinion: Belarus’ 30-day visa-free entry will spur more tourism
"We believe that this decision will take us many more steps further towards our goal to make Belarus more visible in Europe and the world, first of all, as the host country of the 2nd European Games and an interesting tourist destination"...

Extended visa-free entry to Belarus to boost country’s tourism infrastructure
According to the expert, the length of stay will provide an opportunity to improve the quality of services. More attention will be paid to enhancing qualifications of workers in the sector...

Belarus set to increase export of medical services following extension of visa-free entry program
According to him, the export of medical services increased significantly once the country launched a five-day visa-free program. In some regions the growth was up to 40%...

PM: A new generation of pilots will do well representing Belarus at international competitions
According to the prime minister, a lot of outstanding pilots whose professionalism is confirmed by numerous awards have come to Belarus. “The world’s best pilots will show their skills in piloting sophisticated aircraft”...

Lukashenko urges to optimize educational process at Academy of Public Administration
“When appointing a new rector we agreed to make the Academy of Pubic Administration more efficient across the board. All people studying in the academy, getting professional retraining or advancement should be in demand in the public administration sector. This is the main thing”...

Belarus welcomes world leaders’ contacts to ease political tensions
“Peace, stability and security win in any case. Even if there are any political, trade and economic difficulties in the relations between countries, coalitions, there is no other way out as to engage in dialogue”...

IT viewed as promising area of cooperation for Belarus, Latvia
The parties are also set to develop cooperation in transport, transit, logistics, and IT. This sector, according to the minister, “can become a breakthrough area of bilateral cooperation”...

Belarus' crop forecast figures revealed
The government conference chaired by the head of state discussed the progress in harvesting grain crops and forage for livestock. At present, we are preparing for the most massive works, he noted...

Belarus to watch NATO’s close-quarter actions without racking up regional tensions
“As we build our relations in the military policy sphere with other countries, we are intent to continue acting in a transparent and open manner. We are interested in advancing the dialogue with NATO and other international organizations”...

Belarus MFA: Draft decree to extend visa-free entry program nearly ready
“The work on the draft decree of the Belarusian president is nearing completion. The document will extend the period of visa-free stay of foreign citizens arriving in Belarus through the Minsk National Airport”...