Opinions & Interviews

CIS development in spotlight during international conference in Minsk
“I have to admit that in this time the Commonwealth went a long way of development and search for optimal forms of cooperation. The CIS is needed because it strives to achieve concrete results taking into account every member state,” believes Sergei Lebedev...

Economy to top agenda of CIS Heads of Government meeting 28 October
The CIS is a universal platform where the basic principle of free trade was initially formalized in a proper way. Any country that wants its products move freely can achieve this goal, the Prime Minister said...

Belarus in favor of harmonious barrier-free community of economies from Lisbon to Vladivostok
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said when speaking at the international conference “Laying the foundation in the UNECE region for economic. Integration and sustainable development towards 2030”...

Lukashenko urges to develop relations with Western Europe
"The embassies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in general should not only represent the country abroad but also do their best to promote trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and other countries"...

Hossein Entezami: Belarus plays a bigger role in the region
"Belarus and Iran are similar because of their peace-loving foreign policy. The situation is as follows: everything can change very quickly. The activities of international regional organizations become more and more important. At the same time, it is obvious that even one person, one state can play a big role and have a considerable impact"...

Belarus-Namibia tighter cooperation in agriculture, industry, education possible
“Southern Africa is quite an attractive region for Belarus as a promising and rapidly developing market. Today’s visit will lay down the necessary foundation, on which we will continue building fruitful interaction with Namibia in the spirit of mutual and comprehensive partnership,” concluded Andrei Kobyakov...

Poland ready to cooperate with Belarus within China’s One Belt, One Road initiative
“Belarus for us is a kind of the gate to the East. We, in turn, are ready to be the gate to the West, first of all, from the economic viewpoint. This also includes China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. Here, we can develop mutually beneficial cooperation for our countries and nations,” noted Mateusz Morawiecki...

Belarus, Poland encouraged to search for new forms of cooperation
"Belarus will create favorable conditions for fruitful all-round cooperation and mutually beneficial interaction between Polish companies and their Belarusian partners"...

Samarasinha: Belarus will implement all SDGs by 2030
“Belarus implemented the Millennium Development Goals. I am confident that the country will be able to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Belarus’ progress in the area will be marked by an annual tree planting event,” said Sanaka Samarasinha...

Kocijancic: I have no doubt that the 2019 European Games will be a success
“Minsk has played host to many high-level sports events, such as the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 2014 IIHF World Championship. The European Games may also take a special place in the sports history of your country. The city has excellent sports facilities"...

Belarus’ PM promises top-level organization of European Games 2019
“The EOC General Assembly in Minsk is an important event in the sport and social life of the country. You took the historic decision to award Belarus the right to host the Second European Games. The European Games in 2019 will be particularly important for athletes as the Games will be held one year prior to the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo"...

Azerbaijan NOC: Baku’s European Games experience will be useful for Belarus
"We will be happy to help Minsk organize this sport forum. I offered this help when I met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko today. We agreed to keep in touch as soon as the organizing committee is set up. If necessary, specialists from Azerbaijan will come to Minsk to help,” said Chingiz Huseynzade...

Janez Kocijancic: Second European Games in Minsk will unite athletes of Europe
“I am confident that Belarus will host the European Games at a proper level. The Games will be a good rehearsal before the Tokyo Summer Olympics and will help unite European athletes,” noted Janez Kocijancic...

EOC suggested to develop additional education program for retired athletes
"It is important to create conditions for athletes and help them stay afloat after their retirement. I would like to reiterate that they are very talented people and everything possible should be done to keep them in the sport industry. They should be provided with an opportunity to become coaches, managers, sports specialists,” Alexander Lukashenko noted...

Lukashenko calls for more transparency in WADA
"Belarus stands for clean sport. But collective responsibility is not the best option. Suspending entire teams from the Olympics is unjustified and counterproductive. The punishment for violations should be selective and unavoidable rather than generalized and hasty"...

Rumas: Belarus is a friendly and open country
Chairman of the Board of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus (DBRB) Sergei Rumas said at the fifth edition of the Eurasian Forum in Verona, Italy. He drew the attention of the participants in the forum to a major problem: many long-lasting business ties get easily broken today, the rules of the game change rapidly, while these rules have been evolving over decades...

Belarus wants exemptions, restrictions removed in EEU
"The priorities that Belarus announced during its presidency in 2015, which was the first year of operation of the Eurasian Economic Union, remain the same, and we must make substantial advances towards this goal,” Belarus’ Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Tigran Sargsyan in Minsk...

EOC: Minsk sports venues can host top-level tournaments
Chairman of the Coordination Commission of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2019 Josef Liba said after the meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Olympic Committees in Minsk...

Kocijancic: Extensive agenda for EOC General Assembly in Minsk
"In the coming days, we will discuss a very broad range of issues related to modern sport. I would like to express gratitude to Belarusians, as it is already clear that the work of the Executive Committee and the General Assembly will be organized at a high level,” Janez Kocijancic emphasized...

Golikova: Belarus, Russia have inner reserves to restore growth in Union State
"Thanks to the close economic relations, Belarus has become fourth largest trading partner of Russia. Russia ranks first among foreign trading partners of Belarus. Making use of the integration and its main advantages is a key factor in promoting the economic growth in the Union State"...