Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko about BNR: You have to know the truth, but don’t take pride in those events
On the one hand, the founders of the Belarusian People’s Republic wanted independence for the country. On the other hand, they were ready to seek anyone’s assistance with reaching the goal, however, they would have been once again oppressed in the end...

FIDE CEO praises Minsk as venue fit for top chess tournaments
Geoffrey Borg came to Minsk to learn about progress in preparations for a session of the FIDE Presidential Board, which is scheduled to take place in the Belarusian capital on 6-9 April. It is no secret that Minsk is eager to host the 2022 World Chess Olympiad...

Samarasinha: UN disability convention is changing society's view on this category of citizens
"I have been in Belarus for more than five years already. During the first two years and a half I worked to get the convention signed and ratified. Then the focus shifted to raising the awareness of disability, fighting the stereotypes, social and economic barriers that get in the way of these people and prevent them to lead a decent life and realize their potential"...

FISU: Sport plays a big role in the social life of Belarus
"As the Minsk speed skating stadium handled the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final last week, the FISU will not have any organizational problems with the World Championship"...

Lukashenko praises big role of creative people for Belarus
"Everything connected with art is always subjective, and creative people are so sensitive. Therefore, I am usually watching you from aside and do not make evaluations too quickly. But it does not mean that I do not want outstanding results from creative people"...

Lukashenko congratulates Putin on election victory by telephone
Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that the results of the election prove that the absolute majority of Russian citizens support the course to promote the development of the country and strengthen its influence on various processes in the international politics...

Hi-Tech Park director: Belarus may become one of European centers in AI development
The HTP has welcomed both startups and big-name companies, for instance, the Russian giant Mail.ru. Their Minsk office will be developing game projects. The new residents also include experienced domestic players that provide services to industrial giants in Belarus and worldwide...

Belarus, Iran explore opportunities for cooperation
"The diplomatic relations between Belarus and Iran have been evolving. They can be safely described as good and fruitful. The two sides exchanged high-level visits and other visits to discuss cooperation in different areas: political, economic, commercial, and healthcare"...

Russian presidential election outcome is important for Belarus-Russia relations
“These elections were important not only for Russia. They were also important for the Belarusian-Russian relations,” the MP said...

Russian ambassador calls to develop Russian-Belarus integration
"The relations between Russia and Belarus have long been fraternal, based on the common historical and cultural roots. We cannot expect any serious changes in our relations, especially worsening. They can change towards deeper integration, and this is what we need"...

Belarus values international experience in training civil servants
Now it is necessary to give a special status, to improve the operation of the Public Administration Academy under the Belarus President as the leading higher education institution in charge of training civil servants and their post-graduate education...

Quality of dairy products under continuous scrutiny in Belarus
"Today we not only satisfy our domestic needs but also sell a huge part of finished products in the markets of third countries. In this case, our main task is to ensure the safety of products"...

Lukashenko: Internal troops play an important role even in peaceful time
"They play a great role in maintaining peace. I appreciate it very much, and I often say, even insist, that internal troops are especially important in cities, in Minsk, for example, where there are many different people"...

Lukashenko: Belarusian Paralympic athletes work wonders in PyeongChang
"These are wonderful people. I am happy that I have been able to feel this competitive spirit and enjoy the performance of these athletes. I am looking forward to greeting our athletes back at home to thank and award them. They are heroes"...

Metropolitan Pavel: Belarusian people do their utmost to preserve concord, mutual understanding
Metropolitan Pavel also noted that Belarus has a rich spiritual culture, and the days of Orthodox books are one of the events that popularize and foster this culture...

Belarus interested in introducing financial instruments to support green economy
A national action plan has been adopted in Belarus for the period till 2020. Belarus is the second CIS state after Kazakhstan to adopt such a document at a high level...

Call to promote public legal awareness and knowledge in Belarus
"Further strengthening of the constitutional legality stipulates the promotion of legal awareness and knowledge based on the deep understanding and perception of the values and principles of the Constitution"...

Belarus on lookout for ambitious ideas from young people
“Young people will feel involved in governance and solving tasks set for a region or the country in general. This is how the Belarusian nation’s unity is formed”...

Ambassador: Belarus, Israel intend to maintain active dialogue in politics, economy, IT
"We welcomed the intensification of interparliamentary dialogue between the two countries in 2018, as evidenced by the visits by representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus to Israel in February and March and their meetings with colleagues in the Knesset"...

Lukashenko wants proposals on court system improvement from Constitutional Court
The president reminded that he has recently held a meeting to discuss the performance of law enforcement agencies. After that, a decision was made to review the performance of the court system as well...