Opinions & Interviews

Open local elections with wide range of candidates encouraged in Belarus
According to Lidia Yermoshina, today, in the early stages of the election campaign, it is already clear that there will be new faces in politics. A lot of groups who declare themselves as unaffiliated has been registered...

New approaches to international security should rest on trust, mutual understanding
“The development of new approaches to international security should be based on the principles of trust, mutual understanding, the involvement of a wide circle of subjects, including states, international organizations, public structures, expert and scientific community”...

Belarus, Turkey urged to enhance cooperation in industry, agriculture, science
“We have already achieved some results of the joint work. However these results in industry, agriculture and science are disproportionately small relative to our possibilities,” Vladimir Semashko said and stressed that Belarus and Turkey should step up cooperation in these areas...

Lithuanian experts encouraged to contribute to Belarusian nuclear power plant project
"The current Lithuanian leadership prefers keeping the discussion about the Belarusian nuclear power plant restricted to politicians instead of experts and scientists. It is likely the cause of their misconception about what is truly going on at the Belarusian nuclear power plant construction site"...

Belarus seeks closer ties with Turkey in industry, technology
"Belarus and Turkey have a great industrial, scientific, and innovative potential for boosting mutually beneficial trade and economic ties"...

BCCI proves its worth in reliable delivery of domestic goods to world markets
Being in the avant-garde of business cooperation, the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry makes a considerable contribution to establishing effective cooperation between domestic businessmen and their foreign partners, promotes the opening of new horizons for the Belarusian business...

Turkey aims for $1bn in trade with Belarus
“The trade between Belarus and Turkey is currently $600 million. We hope that the trade between our countries will reach $1 billion”...

Belarus to host first parliamentary hearings on SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted on 25 September 2015. It includes 17 goals aimed at eliminating poverty, inequality and injustice, and also addressing climate change...

NASB invited to coordinate scientific support activities in CIS
"Today we are carrying out ten pilot innovative projects. Scientists from Belarus are involved in nine of them. Nevertheless, it is advisable to start working on the algorithms and goals of joint action beyond 2020"...

European Commission sees great potential for wind energy in Belarus
The development of renewable sources of energy creates new opportunities for doing business. Belarus is a country with a large potential in the sphere of innovations and research...

Rapid development of laser technology, optics in Belarus commended
"Today, I think, Russian scientists working in the fields of laser engineering and modern optics import more components and instruments from Belarus than from any other country"...

Belarusian scientists promised support for breakthrough ideas
“Offer bold proposals, suggest breakthrough technologies! All your sensible initiatives will be supported,” the head of state said. He emphasized the importance of the meeting and invited scientists to discuss all the issues on the current agenda...

Belarus’ Science and Technology Strategy: 2018-2040 aims for intellectual economy
"The draft strategy provides for the development of ‘intellectual Belarus’, the formation of the smart economy," Vladimir Gusakov noted...

Belarusian ministries urged to focus on long-term industrial policy
“Today, we need to clarify the priorities and specify overriding scientific tasks. Under present-day conditions, with our industrial companies gaining more independence, the ministries should focus on the most promising areas and on the long-term industrial policy, strengthen the role of design bureaus”...

Belarus president wants humanitarians to find answers to modern challenges
“Social technologies represent the most important product of humanitarian knowledge. Recipes to direct people’s minds are created today. These technologies are used from outside the country primarily via mass media, the Internet, and not always to the benefit of Belarus"...

Belarus president to sign digital economy development ordinance by year end
“The Hi-Tech Park should reach new development horizons. It will enable conditions for Belarus to become one of the most advanced countries in this field. In some areas it will allow us to become a global leader"...

Lukashenko: Belarusian academic organizations have export contracts with almost 60 countries
“As for the fundamental science, the research of our scientists in the fields of physics, mathematics, informatics, and materials science has been gradually becoming the basis for the development of new technologies, industries and entire economic sectors"...

Belarus hailed as decent competitor on global defense market
This applies to radiolocation, missile systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and automated systems, the president added. “We make cutting-edge defense products that can effectively counter highly intelligent weapons of the 21st century”...

Opinion: Belarusian science has become more application-oriented
“We need to focus on the technologies and processes that are currently in demand or may be in demand by our industry, the construction complex and other knowledge-intensive spheres of production”...

Cui Qiming: Chinese cultural center in Minsk is ideal for cultural exchange between two countries
"I am confident that under the Belt and Road initiative, with the joint efforts of the governments and peoples of the two countries, cultural exchanges will reach an even higher level and open a new chapter of cooperation"...