Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko demands strategic long-term planning in every sport
"Do not wait for instructions. The chairman of the federation, the head of the supervisory council, and the national team head coach are the three persons in charge of developing a specific sport"...

Belarus unhappy about unequal Russian gas prices in Union State
“We cannot recognize as normal the situation when we are part of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, yet, for instance, at the border with Smolensk Oblast Belarus has to pay more than twice as much for natural gas in comparison with the price inside Smolensk Oblast”...

Call to strengthen responsibility of sport federations for results
"The federations deliberately set the bars too high before the Olympic Games to get more money for the preparation, both from the budget and off-budget sources. In fact, there is no accountability for the money spent"...

Lukashenko: We cannot lose biathlon
Alexander Lukashenko emphasized the need for active and expert work with the pool of athletes so that the country could show great results in this sport once the current leaders of the national women’s team retire...

Lukashenko sees coaches and athletes as priority in sport
“Everything should be regulated. A coach and an athlete are a priority. No frills. Then, we will be able to come to an agreement,” said the head of state...

Sport described as one of state policy priorities in Belarus
"Thanks to the victories of our athletes the image of our state is shaped and patriotism is nurtured," the Belarusian leader stressed...

Belarus seeks progressive advance in relations with Armenia
The chairman of the House of Representatives expressed confidence that bilateral cooperation can be boosted through the implementation of new mutually beneficial projects in the areas such as industry and production cooperation, extraction of commercial minerals, agriculture, energy, IT, education, healthcare and others...

Belarus interested in expanding manufacturing cooperation with Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast
According to Andrei Kobyakov, Yaroslavl Oblast is one of the most important trade and economic partners of Belarus among Russian regions. A trade growth trend was registered in 2017 and in 2018...

Opinion: Belarus’ government gives top priority to young people
"The national policy of Belarus and the CIS member states gives top priority to young people. Their ideas are the ideas of our countries’ well-being"...

100 Ideas for the CIS described as ideas launch pad for youth
“If the project is worth it, there will always be the money to support it. The boldest ideas are widely applied and merit attention not only in Belarus but also abroad,” stated Vasily Zharko...

100 Ideas for CIS project praised as ‘platform of friendship’
"I am glad to say that the 100 Ideas for the CIS project has been initiated by Belarus. It gives an opportunity to learn more about the background of our countries"...

Belarus’ youth policy described as effective
During the meeting Igor Karpenko talked about the development of Belarus’ education system, the measures taken to support talented youth and young families...

China keen on full partnership with Belarus
According to the chairman of the council, Belarus is an important partner for China and maintained good friendly relations with China at a time when China was not such an economically powerful country...

Opinion: Belarus is a reliable partner for China
"The trust-based relations between the countries, comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation are enshrined in the joint declaration between Belarus and China"...

Honest attitude to people named government task at all levels
The Belarusian government cannot be called corrupted, she stressed. "No. These are the people loyal to their country and the policy it pursues. I believe that this policy is absolutely right"...

Call to increase level of cultural events through event management tenders in Belarus
This year the ministry has announced, for the first time, the tenders for holding the International Theater Forum TEART, Minsk International Film Festival Listapad, Kupalye festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends)...

Belarus, China urged to balance import-export portfolio
According to the source, Belarus-China trade and economic cooperation is rather large and exceeds $3 billion. Vladimir Ulakhovich noted that Belarus-China cooperation advanced most vigorously in woodworking, dairy industry, and information technologies last year...

Opinion: BelNPP project criticized mainly by Lithuanian politicians, not specialists
According to the deputy minister, Belarus took a very responsible approach to choosing the design of the future nuclear power plant. "Before choosing the design of the station, we studied the proposals of five world nuclear power leaders"...

World Bank’s new partnership strategy for Belarus to promote SDG implementation
"Cooperation with the World Bank Group enables favorable conditions for the effective implementation of the SDGs. Moreover, this is another opportunity to explore the best international practices in this field"...

Prime minister urges more effort to diversify Belarus’ export
Speaking about diversifying the exports shipped to the European Union, Andrei Kobyakov pointed out that the choice of products Belarus sells to the European Union is rather limited. Petrochemical products make up about 50% of the product range...