Opinions & Interviews

Svetlov: CIS shows interest in Belarus’ Year of Culture project
According to the Minister, during a meeting of the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States held in Astana on 5-6 October the Belarusian experience of holding the Year of Culture aroused great interest...

Lukashenko: Belarus wants equal partnership with Russia
"The only thing we want is the cooperation on equal footing. If we have it, Russia will never have problems with us. There will be no problems, even if the power is in the hands of other people, not Lukashenko. The interests of our states are interconnected,” Alexander Lukashenko noted...

Lukashenko: China sees Belarus as an equal partner
"The Great China sees us as an equal partner. A Belarusian-Chinese declaration on establishing relations of trustful comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation was adopted a short while ago"...

Lukashenko: International respect for Belarus has increased considerably
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as he addressed outgoing and newly elected members of the country’s parliament. The head of state noted that Belarus has always supported the idea of ceasing any armed hostilities in favor of resolving all problems via negotiations...

Lukashenko: The elections convincingly demonstrated lack of reasons to change the state policy
"Any member of the parliament has his or her own views. Moreover, an MP is elected by voters, who are concerned about certain problems and would like these problems resolved. Dividing the parliament is not my job. For me it is a united parliament. And every parliamentarian has equal power in accordance with the law"...

Belarus demonstrates transparency of its electoral system to world community
"The Belarusian side welcomed constructive recommendations of foreign colleagues regarding the improvement of the election legislation. We welcome everything that benefits us and does not contradict the interests of the Belarusian nation,” the head of state stressed...

Belarus-India relations praised as all-round, vibrant
“Over a short period of time Belarus and India could create robust foundation for cooperation, bilateral legal framework, necessary intergovernmental mechanisms and implemented numerous joint projects in trade, investment, science and education,” the deputy minister stressed...

Rybakov: Belarus works continuously to ease visa requirements with EU
“We are talking about the association of a certain number of countries. We need to reach an agreement with each of the member states so that the decision is taken in favor of Belarus. I assure you that we are making a constant effort to achieve this,” Valentin Rybakov noted...

Genuine interest of European MPs in Belarus noted
“While talking to our colleagues from Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, France, and Czechia, we see genuine, sincere interest in our country and readiness to work together”, Vladimir Andreichenko said...

Makei hails momentum in Belarus-Pakistan relations
"In 2015 the countries signed 58 various documents to promote cooperation. During the visit of the Belarusian President to Pakistan the sides signed about 15 memoranda and agreements. They create a solid legal framework for the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries in absolutely all avenues"...

Belarusian manufacturers intend to increase presence on Pakistan market
The Industry Minister said that all large industrial enterprises of Belarus intend to branch out into the market of Pakistan and extend their presence on it. MTZ, BelAZ, MAZ, Bobruiskagromash and other enterprises have already signed arrangements with partners in Pakistan...

Belarus-Pakistan economic relations destined to reach level of political relations
“I feel that things are seriously on the move and four years later we will reach the desired results, we will build the foundation of our relations in the form of trade and economic decisions,” said the Belarus President...

Belarus seeks closer inter-parliamentary cooperation with Germany
Chairman of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich said as he met with the delegation of the German-Belarusian parliamentary group of the Bundestag led by Chairman of the group Oliver Kaczmarek...

Chiesa: Belarus must preserve its independence, maintain good relations with West and East
“The most important thing for you is to preserve the independence and build good political relations with all your neighbors"...

Lukashenko: Belarus-Pakistan investment cooperation has good prospects
The head of state pointed out that Belarus offers a number of preferences that foreign companies can benefit from. “In terms of tax planning and optimization, the preferences include special preferential terms for starting a business in six free economic zones"...

Belarus stands for alignment of regional integration processes
“Our position is as follows: we stand for alignment of the regional integration processes, be it in Europe or Eurasia, in Latin America or Southeast Asia, in Africa or any other region,” Vladimir Makei emphasized...

Lukashenko thanked for contribution to Belarus-Pakistan relations
“I would like to thank you for your contribution to the intensive development of our bilateral cooperation. The exchange of visits at the supreme level has taken the bilateral cooperation to a qualitatively new level,” Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said...

Pakistan seeks to develop friendly relations with Belarus based on mutual trust
“Our approaches to the development of bilateral relations have not changed since our previous meetings. I have grown even more confident in the sincere intent of our Pakistani partners to develop friendly relations with Minsk based on the principles of mutual trust and cooperation”...

Makei: New world order needed to stop military conflicts
“There is an urgent need to settle the conflicts that are taking place in various parts of the world. We hear hundreds of thousands of words but we do not see concrete action, especially from the major geopolitical players, on whom the situation depends. Therefore we need to give a serious thought to ‘a new world order’ that would help stop these conflicts”...

Belarus hopes to keep momentum in trade with Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast
In January-July 2016 the trade went up by 8% and exceeded $124 million. “I think that this year, judging from the results that we have achieved, we will be able to keep this momentum,” said Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Edvard Matulis...