Opinions & Interviews

Belarus PM: Retirement age increase will not lead to a jobs deficit
“The incremental raising of the retirement age will create conditions for an increase in the number of the employed in Belarus. In 2017 alone, we will need some 18,000 additional jobs. The instruction of the head of state is to create 50,000 new jobs annually"...

Bulgarian MPs invited to observe parliamentary elections in Belarus
Vladimir Andreichenko noted that Belarusian people regard Bulgarians as a friendly nation and keep track of the transformations the country is experiencing. “Bulgaria’s influence in the region and on the international arena has been growing recently”...

Belarus FM: All sides have to be genuinely interested in resolving the Ukrainian conflict
The Minister made it clear that Belarus was ready to do everything to implement the Minsk package of agreements adopted in February 2015...

Azarenka plans to play for Belarus at Fed Cup match
Talking during her meeting with fans in Minsk about the forthcoming Olympic Games, Victoria Azarenka said that she is going to play in the singles event in Rio only...

Coe: World athletics is going through changes, building on trust
The IAAF President praised the activity of the Belarusian authorities led by Alexander Lukashenko who is well aware of the problems in the modern sport movement and athletics in particular...

Plans to invite 100 companies to China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone within three years
“We intend to invite 100 economic operators to the China-Belarus industrial park within three years. More than ten business entities are now deciding whether they want to become part of the park. If 100 enterprises are established over there, it will be a genuine industrial park”...

Pentagon representative’s visit to Minsk viewed as attempt to mend Belarus-USA ties
"Belarus and the USA have had no contacts in military affairs for nearly ten years and the Belarusian side would like to get some answers concerning NATO’s expansion to the east and other security problems"...

Belarus eager to advance relations with European Union without detriment to Russia
“Russia is the key partner and ally for us but it doesn’t mean Belarus will forgo cooperation with other partners,” stated the Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs..

Belarus ready to contribute to Nagorny Karabakh resolution
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei underlined that Belarus has always upheld the view that any conflict should be resolved at a negotiating table instead of a battlefield...

IAAF president ready to assist Belarus in organization of international competitions
“As IAAF president, I will be working with my colleagues from the European Athletic Association to assist Belarus in the organization of such events,” Sebastian Coe said...

Competitive, open information space created in Belarus
Belarusian Information Minister Lilia Ananich made the statement during the joint session of the boards of the Education Ministry and the Information Ministry...

Belarus president speaks against excessive politics in sport
“Athletes from large and rich countries should not be the only winners. All athletes should be equal. Therefore, I am totally against any closed topics in sport, including doping issues"...

Belarus FM: CIS status cannot be downgraded under any circumstances
The Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs said he was confident that the Commonwealth of Independent States will remain an important, needed, and topical interstate association that allows addressing pressing problems...

Belarus president: No time for complacency in the fight against illegal drugs yet
“Persistence and systemic actions in counteracting the spread of illegal drugs have indeed reversed the trends in the most dangerous areas. We’ve pulled the carpet from under drug dealers in matters of drug production, in particular, drug production out of poppy seeds"...

Skvortsov: Belarus and Israel have united efforts in the embassies’ issue for the public good
“We have once again seen what importance is attached to the development of relations with Belarus by numerous people from different layers of the Israeli society,” said the Ambassador. He expressed gratitude to all Israeli partners that demonstrate a friendly attitude towards Belarus...

Guminsky: Belarus, Mongolia are committed to the peaceful foreign policy
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Viktor Guminsky said as he met with Chairman of the Peace and Friendship Organization of Mongolia Deleg Zagdjav...

Belarusian Republican Young Spectator’s Theater marks 60th anniversary
“For your company these years have become the time of creative discoveries, search of your own artistic expression, creation of new and original productions for children and the young", -

Skvortsov: Belarus and Israel are in a large-scale cultural dialogue
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Israel Vladimir Skvortsov said at an official opening ceremony of the exhibition of Belarusian photographer, research scientist Lev Dashkevich "Light and Shadow"...

Kochanova: People’s diplomacy guarantees effective cooperation of countries
Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Natalia Kochanova said at the meeting timed to the 90th anniversary of the Belarusian society of friendship and cultural ties with foreign countries...

Belarus president promises goal-oriented investment to mechanical engineering companies
“This is why you must clearly understand that if you take money and promise some product, you will have to prove that you will be able to sell that product,” added the Belarusian leader...