Opinions & Interviews
12 Sep 2016
Matyushevsky: Belarus views World Bank as important partner"We hope that the World Bank will continue providing support in the areas of common interest. We welcome the organization’s well-balanced and individual approach to the analysis of the economic situation in our country and the bank’s commitment to its mandate”...
12 Sep 2016
Parliamentary elections hailed as token of Belarus’ advancement in democratizationAccording to the head of the CIS observer mission, the elections passed in a calm, organized, and open atmosphere. “They were democratic and transparent. And, the most important thing, they allowed citizens of Belarus to express their free will,” noted Sergei Lebedev...
12 Sep 2016
Kosinets: Belarus has implemented almost all OSCE/ODIHR recommendations“We have implemented almost all the recommendations of OSCE/ODIHR. The first requirement was to secure transparency, which was done. 75% of ballot boxes were transparent. Observers were allowed to present at the vote count procedure,” Alexander Kosinets said...
11 Sep 2016
Lukashenko urges opposition to be constructiveAlexander Lukashenko believes that it is necessary to be closer to people and know their problems. He explained: “Everybody shows care for people starting from the President and ending with the chairman of the village council. Who is against the people? Nobody! But the only difference is that some make things happen and some just like to make speeches”...
11 Sep 2016
Carrying Russian flag in Rio viewed as display of solidarity, protest against injusticeThe President also stressed that he is a strong advocate of clean sport without doping. The reason for this is not just a personal position, but also the practical side. “If doping is allowed, then a country like Belarus will never be able to win a medal”...
11 Sep 2016
Lukashenko: Belarus develops dialogue with West without compromising relations with East"Our destiny is to be a bridge between the East and the West," the Belarusian leader underlined...
11 Sep 2016
Lukashenko: Belarus works hard to avoid election-related criticism from the West"We do not want to create such problems to our friends. This is why we met the West halfway, considered their recommendations, accepted their terms," the President said...
11 Sep 2016
Lebedev: Equal conditions for all candidates in parliamentary elections in BelarusThe CIS observation mission is composed of 334 people, including 44 long-term observers. "We had the opportunity to closely monitor the election campaign"...
11 Sep 2016
Slutsky: Electoral practice in Belarus has become closer to peopleThe chairman of the committee pointed to the large number of election observers. “Belarus has nothing to hide. Belarus does not limit the number of people who can come to the country from different missions”...
11 Sep 2016
Yermoshina: Current election campaign more active, more visual in mediaWhen asked about the difference of the current election campaign to Parliament with the previous one, Lidia Yermoshina noted that the main difference is “the amendments that have been introduced to the electoral legislation, mass participation of representatives of the political parties till the end of the campaign, more vigorous TV debates and appearances”...
11 Sep 2016
Harstedt: Parliamentary elections are an important day for Belarusian peopleThe OSCE Special Coordinator paid a visit to polling station No.463 of Kalvariysky constituency No.104 where he got familiar with the opportunities provided for people with disabilities and hailed the organization of the process...
11 Sep 2016
Observer: Belarus' election practices should be adopted by many European states
The Belarusian practices of holding election campaigns should be adopted by many European countries, head of the group of observers from the State Duma of Russia Oleg Lebedev told media on 11 September...
The Belarusian practices of holding election campaigns should be adopted by many European countries, head of the group of observers from the State Duma of Russia Oleg Lebedev told media on 11 September...
9 Sep 2016
Lukashenko: Belarusian and Russian investigators can learn from each other“I think, you can learn a lot from us. You can see something useful here because we have done a lot to reform preliminary investigation and in other fields, retrofitted all branches of the law enforcement system, from ministries and agencies to the Supreme Court,” Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Chairman of the Russian Investigation Committee Alexander Bastrykin...
9 Sep 2016
Belarus-China cooperation into direct investment phase“Belarusian-Chinese relations advance all the time. So far the potential of all-round strategic partnership has been fully realized and transition to a special level of cooperation has been activated. The emotional sense of the new level of cooperation equals trust," Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Nikolai Snopkov said...
8 Sep 2016
Minsk ready for organized tourist groups from VietnamThe deputy head of the Minsk city administration said that well-developed tourism infrastructure has been created in the Belarusian capital. The public catering system and mass transportation are well developed. “Minsk has a great potential as a tourism destination. The capital city is ready to welcome guests from Vietnam as organized groups”...
8 Sep 2016
Belarus president outraged by ‘democracy’ of International Paralympic CommitteeIn his words, the Belarus president’s stance on the matter is straightforward: support and solidarity with the Russian Paralympians. “We believe it is absolutely unacceptable, it is a crime when perfectly healthy people of some authority choose to infringe on dignity of people, whose abilities are somewhat limited”...
8 Sep 2016
Belarus Sport Ministry: To carry Russian flag in Rio was a team decisionThe flag was carried by Andrei Fomochkin, an official of the national teams office at the Sport and Tourism Ministry. In this way the Belarusian Paralympic athletes wanted to show solidarity with their Russian colleagues who were unjustly deprived of the right to take part in the Paralympics in Rio...
8 Sep 2016
WCO praises Belarus’ readiness to cooperate with foreign customs services“Kunio Mikuriya praised the readiness of the Belarusian customs service to establish efficient cooperation with other customs services and pointed out the importance of our country for the harmonization of integration processes from Lisbon to Vladivostok”...
8 Sep 2016
Belarus-China tight cooperation praisedAccording to the official, Belarus views China as a strategic partner and sees joint projects as instruments to bolster mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economic, financial, credit, investment affairs, R&D and other areas...
8 Sep 2016
Eismont: Carrying Russian flag in Rio reflects Belarus’ positionBelarusian President spokeswoman noted that the move was the idea of the Belarusian delegation. “Still, I stress that it reflects the country’s position, including that of the head of state and the president of the National Olympic Committee"...
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