Opinions & Interviews

Opinion: Youth can make great contribution to international peace and good neighborliness
Belarus actively expands cooperation with BRICS and the SCO, having an observer status in the latter organization. “We share and understand their ideas. The main one is partnership for peace and future...

Belarus to implement $30bn worth of investment projects within five years
Vladimir Zinovsky stressed that thanks to the macroeconomic balance policy and the relevant monetary management policy pursued by the government positive trends with regard to inflation and keeping the domestic currency market balanced have been secured...

Belarus hopes to develop relations with Latin American, Caribbean states with Cuba’s help
“I would like Cuba to continue supporting us in the establishment of closer relations with friendly countries of the Caribbean Basin region and Latin America. We would like to have good relations with them"...

Plans to develop regional economic growth centers in Belarus
The minister stressed that a smart regional policy should play an important factor in the country’s economic growth. Such a policy should include three complementary vectors...

Belarus' nature, culture, beautiful cities attract foreign tourists
The UK’s The Times ranked Minsk among 30 great bargain city breaks, placing the country fifth...

Confidence in Belarus’ ability to handsomely increase gold, forex reserves every year
The head of Belarus’ central bank explained that the economy has to constantly demonstrate export growth in order to increase the gold and foreign exchange reserves on a healthy footing...

Gusakov: Philosophy should promote international cooperation, integration
"I am confident that the outstanding scholars and experts from more than 20 countries and prominent representatives of the Belarusian philosophical science will be able to make a considerable contribution to addressing these problems"...

Belarus aims to reach $1bn in trade with Turkey by 2017 end
“Over the past 10 years the Belarusian-Turkish trade has gone up five times to exceed $800 million in 2016"...

Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017 described as test for regional military force
Belarusian Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Andrei Ravkov noted that the regional military force is a guarantor of stability and tranquility in the region...

Opinion: Economic liberalization will help Belarus climb up in Doing Business ranking
Small and medium-sized enterprises account for 28% of Belarus’ GDP. This number is expected to reach 40% in due course, after the documents on liberalization are adopted. Belarus also hopes to improve its position in the Doing Business ranking, which may be reflected in the 2018 report...

Designer: Ornaments on Team Belarus outfits for Pyeongchang 2018 symbolize good luck
“This ornament patten is unusual. I used the ornament pattern which symbolizes the mother and works as an amulet and added the elements which mean good luck, success and productivity," said the collection designer Lyudmila Labkova...

UN pleased with progress in refugee employment in Belarus
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is ready to consider giving $2,000-3,000 per micro grant to potential employers for the sake of creating jobs for refugees...

Belarus pleased with results of CSTO joint effort against emergencies
The council’s work is primarily focused on working out mechanisms to promptly respond to crisis situations...

Call for Belarus, Russia to unite against common security threats
“We work in an atmosphere of trust, equality, and mutual interest. We are allies and are destined to work together,” stressed Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia Sergei Naryshkin after he met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...

Chinese MFA: Great Stone is a big project of cooperation with Belarus
“The amount of Chinese investment in the park has been growing markedly. I believe that Great Stone can become a true bridge for all-round Belarus-China partnership,” the Chinese official added...

Belarus may supply electrobuses to Moscow
“Belarusian companies have supplied transport to Moscow before. We use Belarusian trolleybuses. Belarusian producers have a serious chance of participating in a tender on the supply of electric buses,” Sergei Cheremin said...

Egypt hopes to open embassy in Minsk soon
“As for the opening of the Egyptian embassy in Minsk, it is very important for us. We are interested in the implementation of this project,” the speaker of the Egyptian parliament said...

Manufacturing cooperation ties with Belarus described as strategic for Russia’s Vologda Oblast
Speaking about bilateral cooperation as a whole, Oleg Kuvshinnikov noted that Belarus is one of Vologda Oblast’s top three foreign trade partners...

Belarus calls for enhancing CSTO status
"There is a wish to enhance the status of the CSTO, strengthen it both in organization and financial support. The issue is difficult. We have not come up to the final decisions yet. They are likely to be adopted in early 2018"...

Parliaments of Belarus, Azerbaijan urged to contribute to bilateral relations
“I think that the parliaments can made a serious contribution to our relations. I, for example, listen to the opinion of the speakers and members of the parliament. I know that Ilham Aliyev is a very democratic person in this regard"...