Opinions & Interviews

Belarus-Russia relations hailed as true alliance
“Perhaps there is no area where Belarus and Russia would not have close long-lasting contacts, be it politics, economy, investment, security, science, education, or culture. Special praise goes to the system of interaction between our countries at the regional level, which may be called, without an exaggeration, as unprecedented in terms of scope and depth,” Vladimir Makei said...

WANO: BelNPP complies with international standards
The director of the WANO Moscow Center also highlighted that Belarus has done a lot to train the BelNPP specialists and set up a flexible system to attract highly qualified specialists from abroad. He was also pretty much impressed with the BelNPP construction site...

Ambassador: Canada’s restrictions on trade with Belarus may be canceled by 2017 yearend
According to the diplomat, the trade restrictions were imposed on Belarus a long time ago. Technically, Belarus is still on the list of the countries subject to Canada’s export restrictions. These trade barriers are just technical. “Today there is an opportunity to develop trading relations with Belarus, even though your country is technically still on that list,” the ambassador added...

Makei: New level of understanding with partners is needed in a globalized world
“The today’s conference is focused on the topic of economic security in terms of world globalization. This is an extremely urgent and important topic. The consideration of certain problems in its global context becomes an absolutely essential and natural condition of any dialogue on topical issues on the international agenda,” the minister said...

Belarus-UNICEF long-term cooperation in creating safe environment for children noted
Vladimir Makei thanked the UNICEF representative office in Belarus for the work it does in the country. “For decades we’ve been creating together a safe environment for children in social, economic, ecological, and legal aspects,” said the official...

UNICEF expects Belarus to contribute heavily to global policy on children
Rashed Sarwar said: “This year a representative of Belarus sits on the UNICEF Executive Board. I hope that thanks to this appointment Belarus will make its tangible contribution to the implementation of the children’s agenda on the global scale”...

Belarus intent on constructive, trustful cooperation with Germany
Vladimir Makei said: “Open, trustful, and constructive cooperation, which we aim for in relations with Germany, presumes that no topics for discussion are avoided. It presumes that the sides are ready to work together to find acceptable solutions for any problems”...

Myasnikovich: Belarus turning into integration platform for discussing items on European agenda
Mikhail Myasnikovich noted that Minsk hosted the meeting of the CEI Parliamentary Committee which was attended by representatives of 12 states, including the European Union. This is the maximum number of countries that have ever participated in the CEI spring event...

Chinese expert praises Belarusian nuclear power plant’s personnel training system
Fang Fuping said: “I have a positive impression after visiting the Belarusian nuclear power plant. I think the project will be a great success after the nuclear power plant is commissioned.” Fang Fuping has worked in the nuclear energy industry for over 30 years...

Hope for Belarus-Lithuania constructive dialogue on Belarusian nuclear power plant construction
Dmitry Mironchik said: “Naturally, we are interested in establishing a good working relationship with Lithuania, too. We hope that Vilnius will return to the format of constructive and professional dialogue”...

Czech ambassador sees good prospects for interregional cooperation with Belarus
“The interregional cooperation between Czechia and Belarus is rapidly growing. The ties with Minsk Oblast and Grodno Oblast are particularly vibrant. Three cooperation memorandums have already been signed,” Milan Ekert noted. Belarus and Czechia have great potential for boosting the economic cooperation, Milan Ekert believes...

Belarus views Czechia as reliable and promising partner in every area
“We consider Czechia as a reliable and promising partner in every sphere of cooperation, including political, economic and parliamentary dimension. There were different times, we had our ups and downs. Everything changes, however. It is important that recently we have been in a positive dialogue between our foreign political departments"...

BSCEE Group Annual Conference in Minsk expected to focus on major banking supervision issues
"We tried to assess the development prospects for banking supervision in the future which are directly related to the changes in the technology of provision of financial services by banks. These include a remote access to accounts, provision of the 24/7 services to clients, use of cloud technologies, block-chain, bitcoin, and other possibilities, the rapid development of which we see today. It is clear that a new format of banks activities bears tremendous risks which are not only operational but also reputational ones. We must take measures to ensure the safety of money flows in the banking sector in the new conditions"...

Belarus eager to develop cooperation in global energy security
Belarus’ Deputy Energy Minister Vadim Zakrevsky said as he spoke at the Ashgabat International Energy Charter Forum “Towards a Multilateral Framework Agreement on Transit of Energy Resources”...

Ryzhenkov: Shortage of personnel is among major problems in sport
The first deputy head of the President’s Administration demanded to enhance the efficiency of work with fans, promote a feeling of patriotism among young athletes. There is a need for a high quality and wide coverage of the Belarusian sport...

Belarus’ CEI presidency hailed as success
“Today we can proudly say that Belarus’ CEI presidency has been a great success. On behalf of the CEI Secretary General I would like to express my hope for another Belarus’ CEI presidency in the nearest future,” Erik Csernovitz remarked...

Myasnikovich: Belarus can become a platform for IT cooperation in CEI region
“I cannot but speak about the topical issue of digital transformation. Belarus can take on the role of a platform, intellectual ‘testing site’ for IT cooperation in the CEI region. We have all the experience and knowledge to do this,” the spokesman said...

Belarus described as one of sports centers in Eurasia
“Our country has become one of the sports centers in Eurasia hosting international competitions of the highest level at its stadiums. In two years Belarus will host the European Games, the IIHF World Championship will take place in our country in 2021,” the president noted...

Opinion: Belarus is building the most reliable and safest nuclear power plant
In his words, safety was the top priority when the design of the Belarusian nuclear power plant had to be chosen. “We consulted with the world’s many leading companies and many countries. It took a year and a half for me personally. In the end we chose in favor of the Russian design. It is most up-to-date,” said the deputy prime minister of Belarus...

Rakhmanov: Europe’s interest in Belarus in on the rise
Deglobalization trends continue, and the countries will seek alternative ways, Sergei Rakhmanov believes. A huge interest in Belarus from the European countries testifies to the fact...