Opinions & Interviews

Germany values progress in Minsk agreements above negotiation venue choice
The official said: “I don’t want to evaluate individual proposals. What helps advance the crisis resolution is important for us. Where it will be done is a minor matter”...

Opinion: Belaya Rus seeks social prosperity, not political power
The public association always takes part in politics. “Its fundamental status gives an opportunity to collect the opinions of the political parties on the social basis,” Gennady Davydko underlined...

Call to use Belaya Rus’ potential to strengthen Belarus’ international positions
“We believe that Belaya Rus can contribute towards the strengthening of public diplomacy and developing the positive public opinion of Belarus abroad, including in the United Nations, PACE, the OSCE,” Alexander Radkov noted...

Makei: Talks on Ukraine can be moved even to Antarctica provided they are successful
"We are not participants in the negotiations, but the President of the Republic of Belarus has repeatedly proposed various options to resolve the crisis"...

Opinion: Raubichi can host high-level tournaments thanks to its modern infrastructure
In 2019, Raubichi will host the IBU Open European Championships in February and also the IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships...

Hope for accord in Ukrainian conflict mentioned in Minsk
During the negotiations in Minsk on 18 January the subgroup on humanitarian affairs spoke positively about the POW exchange on 27 December. "It is a great accomplishment"...

Big risk, big reward: Belarus’ Sergei Vyazovich comments on stage win at Dakar 2018
“At the end of the first special we learned that we were three minutes ahead of the hopeful. Then we decided to pick up the pace and ride the last 20 kilometers at full speed. The risk turned out to be reasonable as we became the first Belarusians ever to grab a stage win at Dakar”...

Talented children from Syria explore education opportunities in Belarus
"We are very happy to visit Belarus. This visit can open up new opportunities for our talented children. They are schoolchildren now and are planning their future"...

Belarus interested in developing cooperation with UNICEF
Marianna Shchetkina noted that Belarus is interested in further cooperation with UNICEF, including in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at protecting and respecting the rights of children, preserving their health...

Belarus on track for stable economic growth
The country’s goals for 2018 are to make the economic growth more sustainable and find new points for growth. All the necessary prerequisites were created last year...

Unmatched safety of Belarusian nuclear power plant reiterated
"We are building the nuclear power plant primarily for our own sake. We are first and foremost interested in its safety," stressed the Belarusian emergencies minister...

Belarus-Russia Union State foundation treaty amendments suggested
“I believe we will come up with very serious and interesting proposals, which can be considered as some additions and amendments to the Union State foundation treaty”...

Traditional Chinese medicine centers to open in every Belarusian oblast in 2018
"The Reflexology Department of the Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education has trained quite a few specialists over the last 30 years. They provide medical services to patients in different Belarusian clinics in accordance with relevant methods"...

Belarus prime minister reaffirms higher salaries for harder work instruction
“The reference size of the average salary was determined during the government conference hosted by the head of state on 21 November 2017. All the necessary instructions were given. But the requirement that the growth of salaries and labor productivity growth in the non-budget sector should be correlated still stands. People have to earn their salaries”...

Belarus’ CEC: Moving election date not in breach of Constitution
When asked about the possibility of holding one of the election campaigns due in 2020 at the end of 2019, Lidia Yermoshina said: “Moving the election day does not violate the Constitution. Holding the election past after the deadline does violate the Constitution"...

Ambassador: Cuba hopes to bolster economic ties with Belarus
Ambassador Juan Valdes Figueroa also touched upon the forthcoming visit of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Cuba: “The forthcoming visit is a major event. We hope that the summit talks will have a beneficial impact on the development of the Belarusian-Cuban relations”...

Ambassador: Georgia is looking forward to Lukashenko’s visit
The country hopes that the visit will add a new impetus to the bilateral relations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Belarus Valeri Kvaratskhelia told the media after a ceremony to present the credentials to the Belarusian head of state...

Belarus described as peaceful European state and donor of security
“Belarusian proposals regarding various models of integration, joint actions against modern challenges and threats have more and more supporters among other states and international organizations”...

Opinion: Belarus and Slovakia are making use of all possible tools for collaboration
two countries pay special attention to the development of trade, economic and investment cooperation...

Lavrov: EU’s attitude to EAEU changed for the better in 2017
“Anyway, today the EU is making steps towards accepting the reality and is at least ready for a dialogue between the European Commission and the Eurasian Economic Commission on regulatory and technical matters. They concern the practical movement of goods and thus, probably, lay the groundwork for additional measures towards developing cooperation”...