Opinions & Interviews

Pakistan hailed as key partner of Belarus
“Pakistan is a very important and key country of the region. There is space for development over there for our private sector and the production sector. Pakistan has a very good and benevolent attitude towards our country. Pakistan’s market, its geographical location and opportunities are important for us”...

Opinion: Belarus should take maximum out of integration potential
“I think Belarus’ efforts to modernize the CIS in order to make it stronger and maximally adjusted to the present-day life will be supported by many partners. It is extremely important that Belarus with its well-balanced, open and peaceful foreign policy is in conflict with no one,” stressed the Belarusian expert...

Confidence in successful talks on Belarus’ accession to WTO
According to the official, as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union Belarus has already fulfilled virtually all the WTO requirements, however, the country receives no advantages and benefits that WTO membership can give. “We continue negotiations and will secure success sooner or later”...

Surikov hails Russia-Belarus cooperation
“Our countries are closely interlinked and have been actively cooperating in every area,” Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Alexander Surikov said...

Belarus welcomes partnership with China, expects equal dialogue with West
The comprehensive strategic partnership of Belarus with China plays an important role in the country’s multi-vector foreign policy. A variety of mutually beneficial agreements and projects are on the bilateral agenda, the President said...

Lukashenko: Belarus can and should play a more active role in global politics
“At present Belarus is the pillar of security in the region. There are no religious or ethnic conflicts in Belarus. We have never created and do not create problems for our neighbors. And we will never create problems”...

Lukashenko: Culture should play a more active role in uniting people
The head of state believes that special attention should also be paid to other areas, including the culture of farming, everyday life and interpersonal relations, development of cities and villages, and preservation of historical heritage...

Lukashenko sees 2016 as a crucial year in reversing negative trends in Belarus’ economy
"To counter threats to our economic security, we must be enterprising and well-organized. We must mobilize all the resources and skills to operate effectively"...

Belarus hailed as example to follow in fighting HIV/AIDS
Said Michel Kazatchkine, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, as he met with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei...

Shorets: Visit of the Kiev delegation to Minsk will promote the development of the cities
Chairman of the Minsk City Hall Andrei Shorets said as he met with Vice Mayor of Kiev Petro Panteleev...

Preparations for Belarus parliament elections nearing completion
“The preparations for the election are underway, and I think we can say all events are 80% ready. If the election is announced in a day or two, we would be able to finalize everything within a few days,” the CEC chairperson said...

Belarus to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10m tonnes through use of nuclear energy
Belarus’ First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Protection Iya Malkina told on the sidelines of AtomExpo in Minsk...

Andreichenko: Belarus always in favor of greater security in the region
Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said when speaking at the plenary session of the first Conference of Eurasian Parliament Speakers which is running in Moscow...

Amano: Cooperation between Belarus and IAEA has been very intensive
“Leading experts in nuclear energy got acquainted with Belarus’ experience and examined the good practices that have been developed in your country,” IAEA Director noted after visiting the Belarusian NPP...

Popkov: Belarus is always open for dialogue on ICT with foreign partners
Belarusian Communications and Information Technology Minister noted that ICT is one of the most rapidly developing sectors. To keep up with the global trends, it is necessary to actively cooperate with foreign partners...

Belarus among world’s leaders in ICT development
Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao said during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...

Lukashenko: No place for national egoism in Internet regulation
"Information and communication technologies are vigorously developing in Belarus. A number of large projects have been implemented in this field in recent years"...

BelNPP viewed as one of the most successful projects in nuclear energy countries
“Belarus is a very important partner of the IAEA, not only in the development of nuclear energy but in the peaceful use of atom in general,” the IAEA head noted...

Semashko: Belarus will stick to IAEA recommendations in NPP construction
"It is extremely important as these recommendations have accumulated global experience in peaceful atom”...

Makei: No closed topics in cooperation between Belarus and IAEA
The Minister noted that the IAEA is one of the most influential international organizations in the field of nuclear safety. Belarus, according to the Minister, is ready to do everything possible to strengthen the Agency's positions...