Opinions & Interviews

Moldova happy with relations with Belarus
"We can learn from Belarus. You have a very interesting experience of developing agriculture and machine engineering. That is why Moldova is lucky to have the brotherly relations with you"...

Ambassador: Army exercises should be treated reasonably
The Belarus-Russia strategic army exercise Zapad 2017 made some unsound fuss. The ambassador stressed that army exercises take place in different countries and no army can manage without them...

Spain, Sweden invited to expand investment ties with Belarus
“Belarus attaches great importance to relations with Spain, especially in such fields as trade, investment, industrial cooperation, energy, transport, and agriculture,” the Belarusian leader remarked...

Lukashenko calls to build and strengthen bridges between West and East
“Today it is essential to build and strengthen political, economic, humanitarian bridges between countries and various integration associations both in the West and in the East. We should look for as many contact points which will unite countries and peoples as possible”...

Active negotiation process on Belarus’ WTO accession
In his words, the negotiation process will be on the home stretch in the near future. Belarus has completed negotiations with 14 countries so far. There are 11 more to come...

Samarasinha: Helsinki Process restart may become an important preventive measure
“Peace and stability are the highest values for the Belarusian authorities and the Belarusian people in general. I fully support the idea of inviting different stakeholders to Minsk,” said Sanaka Samarasinha...

Opinion: WorldSkills Competition stimulates vocational education in Belarus
"Participation in this competition does not only enhance the country’s image but also helps it study new approaches to the organization of vocational training. In general, this is an impetus to the development of vocational education in the country"...

Positive momentum in Kyrgyzstan-Belarus relations emphasized
“There has been a steady positive trend in Belarus-Kyrgyzstan relations since 2015. Bilateral political contacts have intensified; bilateral cooperation in international organizations has been developing. The presidents, prime ministers, ministers of foreign affairs of the two countries regularly meet on the sidelines of sessions of the CIS Heads of State Council and the Heads of Government Council"...

Lukashenko urges to step up efforts to finish autumn field work
According to Alexander Lukashenko, it is possible that farmers relaxed after the grain harvesting. At the same time, agrarians will have to do a lot to finish autumn sowing, harvesting of vegetables and corn...

Belarus government satisfied with tight cooperation with church
In his words, tight cooperation between the state and the church in the moral and patriotic upbringing of people, particularly the younger generation, represents an important component of the social stability in Belarus...

Angelo Bagnasco: Europe pins great hopes on Minsk agreements
“Europe pays close attention to Minsk agreements and pins high hopes on them. We want these agreements to be put into action so that our hopes come true,” said Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genoa, President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE)...

Catholic, Orthodox Christians in Belarus face challenges of time together
In his opinion, the participation of Metropolitan Pavel in events of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences is another testimony of the fact that Catholic and Orthodox believers try to jointly respond to challenges of time and resolve emerging problems...

New IMF program for Belarus ready, minor adjustments in progress
“Work on preparing the program is suspended because in essence the program is ready and negotiations on it are over. There are differences of opinion on some aspects and we continue bringing them together, each side on its own”...

European cardinal impressed by close cooperation between confessions in Belarus
"I am impressed by the efforts Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, the government and the heads of the church make to ensure the peaceful coexistence of all the confessions in Belarus," said Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Head of the Bishop’s Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE)...

Belarus’ role in building peaceful European future emphasized
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genoa, President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), noted as he met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...

Lukashenko suggests meeting of Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis in Minsk
“We talked about the results of the meeting between the Pope and Patriarch Kirill, which took place somewhere far away, in Cuba. I think we should consider their meeting here, in Minsk. This is the place where the problems of the West and the East, the North and the South can be discussed”...

Kondrusiewicz: Belarus is fast becoming a center of attraction for the whole continent
In his words, the president’s meeting with representatives of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences is a sign of the state’s respect to the Roman Catholic Church, and also a sign of the developing relations between them for the purpose of serving people...

Belarus’ tourism industry described as increasingly vibrant
"Over the years it has become one of the most vigorously developing industries of the national economy. Now we can present Belarus to our guests. We can offer many high-quality services, there are many places of interest,” First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maksim Ryzhenkov said...

Ambitious plans for trade between Belarus, Russia’s Siberian Federal District
The statement was made by Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov as he met with the Russian President’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Siberian Federal District Sergei Menyailo. In his words, in January-July 2017 the bilateral trade was close to $600 million...

Cui Qiming: China will continue maintaining momentum in cooperation with Belarus
The head of the diplomatic mission believes that China and Belarus are really close friends and sincere partners, who are ready to help each other. According to him, the China-Belarus bilateral exchanges and cooperation have reached the best period in history, at a time when bilateral relations are advancing to a higher level...