Opinions & Interviews

China Daily journalist: Open and sincere dialogue is a symbol of Belarus-China relations
"The head of state noted that Belarus and China maintain a very high level of cooperation and partnership in various areas. I liked that Alexander Lukashenko’s answers were very sincere, and we are grateful for this open dialogue"...

Lukashenko: Xi Jinping will always be a good friend of Belarus
“We do not conceal anything from each other. Looking in the eyes of each other, we discuss any issues concerning our relations and international cooperation in a friendly manner,” the head of state remarked...

Importance of Lukashenko’s upcoming visit to China for bilateral relations emphasized
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expressed confidence that his upcoming visit to the People’s Republic of China will be of great importance for the future of the relations between the two countries as he met with representatives of Chinese central and regional mass media on 4 May...

Belarus hopes for even more efficiency in relations with China
“Belarus hopes that the relations with China will be even more efficient,” the president said. First of all, this pertains to the economy, in particular, the development of the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park...

Cui Qiming: Mass Media in Belarus expo is popular with Chinese media
Mass Media in Belarus enjoys great popularity. Representatives of the Chinese mass media have been taking an active part in the forum for many years, the Ambassador said...

Belarus’ media space described as mature, open
The minister underlined that the Belarusian state takes care of media development. This activity is bringing certain results. The country has more than 1,600 national print media and over 270 TV and radio programs...

Relations with Belarus viewed as very important for Moldova
“I view the relations with Belarus as very important for Moldova. I am grateful to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko for supporting my country. My visit to Belarus in July this year will be an important event,” the Moldovan head of state said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition of war posters arranged by the Belarusian cultural center in Moldova...

Kondrusiewicz: Signing of concordat between Holy See and Belarus will improve country's image
The Archbishop noted that this law is common to all religions and confessions, and emphasized that the full right to freedom of religion requires a Church-State agreement that would take into account the peculiarities of different faiths and religions. That is why the Holy See seeks to sign such an agreement. Without it, the Catholic Church cannot fully carry out its activities in Belarus, as it happens in other countries...

Infrastructure development ahead of investor numbers in China-Belarus industrial park
ead of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone administration Alexander Yaroshenko revealed in detail the preferences available to resident companies in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone. In particular, corporate taxes are waived for the resident corporation and the investor for the first ten years after registration...

Belarus open to constructive ideas, initiatives of foreign partners
“Virtually all regions of the world are represented at the ceremony today. I assure you that Belarus values partnership between our countries. We welcome you at all levels and are ready to create favorable conditions for the implementation of constructive ideas and initiatives," Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he received credentials from foreign ambassadors...

Ukraine ambassador: Belarus enables necessary conditions for Ukrainian migrants
“I would like to thank our fraternal nation, the Belarusian state and the Belarusian president personally for what is being done for the people temporarily displaced from Ukraine. It is very important to help them and create the conditions to live and work here. Belarus provides such possibilities,” Igor Kizim noted...

Ryzhenkov: Implementing youth ideas and innovations is the key to successful development of Belarus
“Over the years the 100 Ideas for Belarus contest has turned into a large-scale national project which enables talented young people to fulfill their potential. Implementing their ideas, innovations, and discoveries is the key to successful development of the country,” Maksim Ryzhenkov said. He urged young people to remember that the future of Belarus depends on their commitment and creativity...

Moldovan Ambassador: Moldova views Belarus as friendly, fraternal country
Georghe Hioara drew attention to the fact that Moldovans have a warm regard for Belarusians and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. “Our countries do not have anything to argue about, and Moldova views Belarus as a friendly and fraternal country,” Georghe Hioara noted. “Our human and economic relations remain at the highest level”...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Moldova have always supported each other
According to the head of state, the Moldovan economy is similar to the Belarusian one. “We have always earned our living with our own labor. We do so now and did so back then,” stressed Alexander Lukashenko. “In the hardest of times we maintained kind relations, always offered a friendly hand and lived like brothers”...

Fico: Slovakia hopes to boost trade with Belarus
“Slovakia is not be satisfied with the level of trade with Belarus, which was €163 million last year. I think Belarus would also like increase that figure. I hope our new joint projects will help raise the trade to a brand new level,” Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico noted...

Pirshtuk: OSCE PA session is important for Belarus for developing political dialogue
He noted that the Belarusian MPs, in close contact with the OSCE PA International Secretariat, are solving practical issues related to the preparation for the session. The vice speaker noted that this is the first time that Belarus will host such a large-scale event which will be attended by more than 600 delegates. This requires solving a number of fairly complex issues...

Belarus, Russia to develop approaches to single gas market by late May
“If we coordinate the principles [for the operation of the single gas market] with Russia, we will be able to submit this document to our other partners in the Eurasian Economic Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. They will be able to decide whether they are ready to work on such principles"...

PM: Belarus counts on Slovakian assistance in Belarus-EU cooperation
“We are grateful to Slovakia for their consistent position regarding the normalization of Belarus-EU relations. We count on further assistance of the Slovakian side in promoting mutually beneficial Belarus-EU cooperation within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Initiative,” Andrei Kobyakov noted...

U.S. doctor pleased with Belarusian cancer care standards
Cancer care in Belarus develops rapidly as far as cancer treatment and cancer screening are concerned, BelTA learned from Edward Trimble, Director of the Global Health Center at the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The doctor arrived in Minsk for the first Belarusian-American international conference on topical aspects of cancer gynecology and cancer urology...

Economic diplomacy described as Belarus’ hallmark
"With its open economy Belarus has managed to secure a string of accomplishments in the export of merchandise and services in the face of severe competition on foreign markets. Today economic diplomacy is a hallmark of the Belarusian state, Vladimir Makei believes...