Opinions & Interviews

French MP: Interregional ties will invigorate Belarus-France relations
According to the MP, the parties have good cooperation prospects in various areas, including high technology, tourism, agriculture and woodworking...

Russian Sberbank to step up operation in Belarus
"We’ve agreed to step up export lending for shipments from Belarus to Russia. We’ve agreed to virtually double the volume of purchases of Russian products by Belarusian companies using trade incentives involving the governments in Belarus and Russia"...

Hunting association chief: Visa-free program benefits hunting tourism in Belarus
"If the visa-free stay is extended up to 10 days, this will allow attracting more hunters from abroad and will give a fresh impetus to promoting hunting tourism"...

Belarus president reiterates tough stance on corruption
"No unlawful actions must be tolerated. Nothing like corruption or something else. You can see what is going on in the country. There will be no mercy in this regard. I mean all the people in executive and managerial positions"...

Bryansk Oblast, Gomel Oblast to promote all-round cooperation
“Our business contacts are as strong as the inviolable Slavonic friendship. We will do our utmost to maintain momentum in all the areas in the interests of our people”...

Gomel Oblast views interregional cooperation as source of future growth
Vladimir Dvornik stressed that the advancement of interregional ties is based on economic and humanitarian dimensions as well as friendly relations between individuals...

Services sector named one of biggest drivers to economic growth in Belarus
"Business and government bodies must move in the same direction. A very serious task has been set. One of the major drivers of this growth is the services sector. Others are IT sector, transport and logistics industry"...

Shchetkina: Digital economy will make Belarus, Russia more competitive
“Taking into account foreign policy developments and global trends, the Union State is facing an issue of global competitiveness and national security. Digital economy can help deal with this issue”...

Semashko: Joint pilot projects will give impetus to Belarus-Vietnam relations
"Today Belarus and Vietnam are experiencing a fundamentally new phase of trade and economic relations following the signing of the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Vietnam"...

Belarus-EU partnership priorities expected to guide cooperation till 2020
The minister of foreign affairs said that Belarus and the European Union may sign this document as early as this year. The sides are now working hard on the document...

Lukashenko: Kupalovskoye should mark new milestone for Belarus’ agricultural industry
“We need efficiency. This is most important. We need to focus on the most advanced technologies," he said. “Without technology we are doomed to failure. Competition is fierce”...

Makei confident Belarus, EU will settle issues
"In general, trade and economic cooperation with the EU has improved. Last year mutual trade increased by 20% both in imports and exports"...

Hahn: Belarus, EU will adopt partnership priorities in 2018
“In particular, it will help improve economic relations and send a positive signal to European investors. The document will also open up new business opportunities that will consequently create new jobs”...

Belarus in favor of direct dialogue between EU, EAEU
“It should not be directed against the interests of third countries. Belarus would like to take advantage of the constructive potential of the Eastern Partnership to overcome the dividing lines and restore trust”...

Makei: EaP should help ease regional tensions
He emphasized that the ongoing meeting in Minsk is the first one after the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels where “a very useful and quite ambitious set of deliverables for 2020” was adopted...

Coe: Belarus is ready for big athletics competitions
Speaking about the renovated Dinamo Stadium, Sebastian Coe noted that this facility should become a Minsk landmark. In his words, Belarusian athletics has gone a long way and has reached a high level by now...

Clegg: Dinamo Stadium impresses with scale and atmosphere
He emphasized that a year ahead the start of the 2nd European Games, Belarus is well geared up for running such a large-scale sports event...

Belarus, EU to keep negotiating visa relaxation
Belarus has been consistently advocating relaxation of mutual visa regulations. A testimony to that is Belarus’ unilateral decision to allow a five-day visa-free stay in the country for EU citizens...

Lukashenko: Dinamo Stadium will be home to active leisure fans
Alexander Lukashenko reminded about the history of the legendary stadium, which hosted competitions of the 1980 Olympic Games. In 2019 the Dinamo Stadium will become the heart of the 2nd European Games Minsk 2019...

Good dynamics in Belarus-Moscow trade noted
The official said: “If we compare 2017 to 2016, we will see that Belarus-Moscow trade rose by over 28% to $6.7 billion. It is good dynamics. Mind you, we buy more than we sell”...