Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko: Sports sector in Belarus still has more problems than successes
The president stressed that a lot of attention is attached to sports in the country...

Belarus' vice premier: BelNPP construction project is on schedule
“The nuclear power plant is a large-scale project. In 2019 we are to launch the first power generating unit. We are planning the loading of nuclear fuel in February. The second power generating unit will be commissioned in late 2020. Everything is on schedule”...

Embassy: Italy's active participation in Minsk book fair reflects strong cultural ties with Belarus
The Italian Embassy in Minsk prepared an extensive program of activities. “The latest Italian books are on display at this important and prestigious fair”...

Lukashenko: Belarus should steadfastly defend its interests in the Eurasian Economic Union
"Mass media crack jokes about our union, in which the attitude to member states is tougher than the attitude to outsiders"...

Belarusian companies urged to finance modernization through FDI, IPO
According to the speaker, foreign direct investment are more preferable as compared to tied loans under government’s guarantees...

Belarusian currency market, financial market remain stable
“We’ve honored our commitments in foreign currency in full. In 2017 the state budget had a surplus of Br2.8 billion, which was used to pay off some of the external state debt”...

Lukashenko bitter about Russian complaints about Belarusian milk
The head of state noted that Belarus and Russia had once again started quarreling about milk deliveries. Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy was instructed to sort things through...

Gajovic: Minsk book fair will contribute to Belarus-Serbia relations
Aleksander Gajovic said noted that it is a great honor for Serbia to be the guest of honor of the Minks book fair. Serbia’s exposition is presented by the National Library that celebrates the day of its founding on 28 February...

Ryzhenkov: Belarusians hold books in high regard
He also read out a message of greetings from the Belarusian president to the participants and guests of the forum...

Popkov: Belarus, Israel have great potential to increase investment cooperation
Alexander Popkov, the chairman of the standing commission for regional policy and local self-government of Belarus’ National Assembly, said during a meeting with Sofa Landver, Israeli Minister of Aliyah and Integration, co-chair of the joint Belarusian-Israeli committee for trade and economic cooperation...

Lukashenko sees Belarus as only safe corridor between West and East
"Speaking objectively, it is not easy for us to fight crime, because we see and understand everything what is happening around our country"...

Call for active systematic dialogue between parliaments of Belarus and Ukraine
The Belarusian vice speaker noted the positive trends in bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Yet, the inter-parliamentary interaction, in his view, is lacking momentum...

Belarus consistently supports nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
Boleslav Pirshtuk expressed regret that the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has not yet entered into force, which is detrimental to the global non-proliferation regime...

Belarus CEC head: Decision on next election campaign will be taken in autumn
According to the CEC head, the next election campaign has not been discussed yet. “It is too early to talk about this,” she said...

Semashko: Belarus, Russia may resume gas talks in late March
“With regard to the gas prices to be applicable in 2020-2024 we are at the stage of negotiations with Russia. We were supposed to formulate some pricing principles by the end of 2017. I think that we will resume talks at the end of March”...

Electoral process in Belarus’ local elections viewed as transparent
“During the monitoring the foreign observers found that all the necessary conditions were created to ensure transparency of the electoral process, equal opportunities for all the candidates, and also for the citizens of Belarus to exercise their right to vote”...

Lukashenko to Belarus' biathletes: You did a truly heroic deed
“Thank you for this great present to the entire country on the eve of Defender of the Motherland Day. You have realized our life-long dreams by winning Belarus’ first Olympic gold in the most prestigious biathlon race,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

Yuri Albers: Olympic Women’s Relay is a historic victory for Belarus
“We have been moving towards this success for seasons. It is a historic victory for the Belarusian biathlon. All the coaches who worked with the girls earlier did well. A lot has been done in the national team to achieve this goal as well"...

Ravkov: There is peace and security on Belarusian land and this will always be so
The minister congratulated the veterans of the Great Patriotic War who made Great Victory possible. “We should always be proud of this victory, our grandfathers and great-grandfathers,” Andrei Ravkov said...

Domracheva: Difficult to imagine a happier Olympic ending
“Looking back at the games, I can say that this victory is a reward for all our efforts and patience. We finally became friends with Pyeongchang so to speak: with its winds, difficult weather conditions. I could not let the girls down, especially since Dinara Alimbekova left the shooting range first”...