Opinions & Interviews

Hope for Amina Mohammed’s participation in Minsk forum of national SDG coordinators
National SDG coordinators from over 50 countries have been invited to attend the upcoming event, Mikhail Myasnikovich remarked. “We have reached a preliminary agreement that UN First Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will partake in the forum,” he added...

Belarus urged to increase high-tech exports to EU
"We would like the EU to be our full-fledged big partner. We need to bolster the share of high-tech goods in our exports to the EU. This is an important issue that we must address. So far this share has been insignificant"...

Ambassador: Belarus-China cooperation rests on principles of sustainable development
The diplomat stressed that “Belarus and China have a common goal which is the sustainable development of the two countries and the entire human family.” The cooperation between the two countries is based on this...

Architecture for sustainable development in Belarus praised as impressive
The UN resident coordinator is convinced that no country in the world can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on its own. "The United Nations will facilitate the dialogue between Belarus and the international partners"...

Foreign countries keen to explore Belarus’ progress on SDGs
The diplomat expressed interest in Belarus’ experience in achieving the SDGs as the country takes an active part in all the fields of the UN’s work... 　

Belarus offers venue for international dialogue about sustainable development
According to Andrei Dapkiunas, taking into account this vision of its possible role Belarus intends to host the first regional high-level forum for national SDG coordinators from European and CIS states in Minsk in February 2018...

Call to localize SDGs for every region of Belarus
“We must identify the points of growth, establish partnerships. We need to monitor the process on a continuous basis directing it towards progress. It is primarily the task of the regional groups which are built into the governance architecture”...

Lukashenko against using budget funds to solve problems of enterprises, banks
“We need a systematic approach to deal with this issue. We need efficient measures to improve the financial situation at enterprises and in branches of the economy,” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the session held on 19 December to discuss new instruments of restructuring debts in the economy...

Belarus ready to promote global partnership for achieving SDGs
“Belarus is ready to promote global partnership for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and can serve as a venue for a regional exchange of the corresponding experience, knowledge and technology”...

Malkina on Lithuania’s complaints about BelNPP: Belarus’ project compliant with all requirements
In her opinion, it makes not sense to discuss the things that have lost their relevance today. We need to think over how to work together on this project and on its safe operation, Iya Malkina noted...

Shvydkoi: Minsk Initiative facilitates cultural ties between Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
“This Belarusian-Russian-Ukrainian project has become a major platform for dialogue and cultural cooperation of the three Slavic peoples, the platform where we implement scientific, cultural and information projects"...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz
The head of state wished the politician and the new government of Austria every success in work prioritizing all-round development of the country and people’s wellbeing...

Plans for broader adoption of digital technologies in Belarus’ Investigative Committee
“We are developing an automated information system of our own. We are going to do it initially in-house. We are preparing the technical specifications on our own. We may submit them for expert evaluation to professionals after that”...

Belarus president wants performance reports from all law enforcement agencies
The head of state made the statement as he heard out a report of Chairman of the Investigation Committee Ivan Noskevich. The president asked about the situation at the Investigation Committee, especially in connection with its optimization...

Call for no formalistic approach to youth policy in Belarus-Russia Union State
In her words, the Youth Chamber will serve as a deliberative and consultative body working on a voluntary basis. This new structure will mainly aim to involve young people in the Union State construction process...

Belarus president sends National Day greetings to Qatar
“I am convinced that against the backdrop of the current complicated international situation the expansion of Belarus-Qatar cooperation meets the interests of the two countries,” the message of greetings reads...

Hungary praises Belarus presidency in CEI
“The Belarusian government has done an excellent job. The whole process was organized well and effectively. Croatia, which is to preside in the organization in 2018, should study the Belarusian experience,” he said...

Opinion: Scientists of Belarus, Russia should focus on intellectualization of economy
"These are the matters connected to robotics, efficient and intelligent production management. These are the issues related to our ability to design and forecast the development of a particular enterprise or an entire branch of the economy"...

Call to make Belarus-Russia Union State program more efficient
“We have neither bodies nor mechanisms to assess the efficiency of the programs. We have the Union State budget. We should evaluate mutual benefits from the programs we implement. These are joint enterprises, joint research and a practical focus on budget spending”...

Belarus, Russia work hard on draft agreement on mutual recognition of visas
The document provides an opportunity to regulate the crossing of the Russian-Belarusian border by third-country nationals. “Until now, this issue has not been regulated,” the secretary of state said...