Opinions & Interviews

Belarusian nuclear power plant project honors all international commitments
"We set a high value on the open implementation of our project and honor all the international commitments in that regard. Belarus closely cooperates with the IAEA. The agency is supposed to send seven missions before the first reactor goes operational"...

Belarusian nuclear power plant lauded as exemplary project
Alexander Merten, President of Rusatom International Network, said at the international forum Atomexpo in Moscow...

Simpler visa formalities for Belarus’ tighter cooperation with foreign businessmen
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov pointed out that foreigners sometimes complain that getting a visa at the airport takes too much time...

Belarus eager to join WTO on terms no worse than those offered to Russia
Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Matyushevsky said...

Belarus, Azerbaijan steadily expand cooperation in science, services sector
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Isfandiar Vagabzade said...

Makei calls to stop political insinuations against NPP project in Belarus
“Political insinuations need to be stopped. We need to sit down at the negotiating table and have a substantive, specific discussion of all the issues that are of concern to both sides,” the Minister said...

Amarin: More understanding between Belarus and IMF
“We will initiate the discussion of the new program within the framework of this mission,” Vladimir Amarin said when speaking about the forthcoming visit of the IMF mission...

Great prospects for Belarus-Oman tighter investment cooperation
"Belarus sees Oman as a promising trade, economic, and investment partner in the Middle East," Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov made the statement as he met with Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Oman Saeed Al Kiyumi...

Yaroshenko: Belarus, Lithuania can play big logistics role in Silk Road project
"At the moment we are actively studying the idea proposed by China Merchants Group to conclude an agreement on establishing a free trade zone between China, Belarus and Lithuania with its center in the Industrial Park Great Stone"...

Yaroshenko: Belarus, Lithuania can play big logistics role in Silk Road project
“At the moment we are actively studying the idea proposed by China Merchants Group to conclude an agreement on establishing a free trade zone between China, Belarus and Lithuania with its center in the Industrial Park Great Stone"...

Reducing trade barriers among Belarus’ priorities
"Export is the key to the Belarusian economic growth. A free trade agreement with Vietnam has already been concluded. There are good prospects for signing free trade agreements with India, Egypt, and Iran,” said the First Vice Premier...

Catholic-Orthodox dialogue in Belarus viewed as an example for Europe
"Belarus is an example of the peaceful coexistence of religions, and the exhibition of Belarusian icons, which is running in the Vatican, just shows the results of the long joint work of Catholics and Orthodox believers"...

Belarus interested in BelNPP safety like no one else
“We cooperate closely with all relevant international organizations. We are committed to do so in future," Dmitry Mironchik told...

Belarus president: Pre-election promises must be fulfilled unconditionally
"It is now necessary to sketch out further practical steps. As part of the pre-election campaign we made up our minds about what we intended to accomplish. Virtually one year after the presidential election our program should not be changed drastically, at least the main strategic points must be preserved intact"...

Equal rights, youth policy suggested as key themes for Belarus-Russia Forum of Regions
"The previous forums were dedicated to agriculture and industry. We discussed equal conditions for Belarusian and Russian economic entities. Today we talk about humanitarian cooperation. It would be good to bring our positions closer"...

Mikhnevich: Interest of European business in Belarus has increased significantly
“The European business has always been interested in Belarus because of its geographic location. Besides, Belarus is a European country, it is easy to deal with us, we understand each other very well. Therefore, there was an interest, and it has increased significantly now because there are no sanctions"...

Belarus named promising market for European Union’s private sector
"Over nine million people live in Belarus. The country has a large potential because it is an attractive place for doing business. Countries should diversify their export for the sake of becoming less dependent on external shocks and the economic situation in individual states"...

Matyushevsky: Belarus, EU ready to take steps towards each other
“We have many arrangements. I think we will tell more about them in the near future. Some projects are already underway, and some are almost ready for implementation. It is nice to see that there are many projects, and they are carefully elaborated. There is interest both on the part of Belarus and on the part of partners from the European Union”...

Belarusian-European Investment Forum viewed as step towards ‘integration of integrations’
“I discussed the idea of ‘integration of integrations’ and the establishment of a free trade zone with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. I also discussed this idea with Russia President Vladimir Putin. Today’s forum is actually another step in this direction,” Christoph Leitl noted...

Potupchik: Belarus is open to international community in NPP construction
"Belarus is building the safest nuclear power station in the world. When choosing the project, Belarus paid special attention to safety. We have thoroughly analyzed every stage of the project to build the NPP, including such issues as site screening, development of the infrastructure and legal framework, personnel training, organization of the construction process"...