Opinions & Interviews

Rybakov: Belarus invests in sustainable economic and social development of the society
“Belarus has been paying special attention to the social protection and promotion of human rights of the senior citizens, people with disabilities, young families and families with children”...

Expert: Minsk Agreements prevented more tragic events in Ukraine
“The main thing is that the Minsk Agreements helped stop the scale of bloodshed on the Ukrainian land. According to the UN, more than 9,000 people have been killed in the armed conflict in Ukraine," Yevgeny Preigerman noted...

Ananich: Belarus’ Year of Culture to be in spotlight at Minsk Book Fair
“Each country does its best to show its greatest achievements via a book. These achievements do not only enrich the culture of this country, but also contribute to the development of international humanitarian cooperation”...

Lukashenko sends Chinese New Year greetings to Xi Jinping
Alexander Lukashenko expressed confidence that the Belarusian-Chinese cooperation having the status of the strategic partnership will be enhanced and will bring new important results...

Makei: Belarus, EU, USA aim for equal respectful dialogue
"I think the prospects here are normal. The most important thing is that we were able to achieve changes not only in the environment but also in the content of our relations with the EU and the United States"...

Lukashenko: Russia will support Belarus’ economy
“The president of Russia and the prime minister not only promised it. They decided to support the Belarusian economy regardless of how hard the situation in Russia can be,” noted the head of state...

Ananich: Belarus’ information space will not be used to fuel tensions
In her words, many resources are used today as a means to achieve political goals, someone’s ambitions. “In the present-day conditions we should combine our legislative, journalistic, professional and ethnic efforts,” the minister stressed...

Kochanova in favor of “happy hours” proposal at Belarusian museums
The Vice Premier drew attention to the work of museums. She mentioned free-for-all days at the National Art Museum as an example. There is a proposal to introduce ‘happy hours’ at museums when the prices for tickets will be significantly reduced. In her opinion, museums should reduce ticket prices to raise the inflow of visitors...

Interior Ministry: Situation with illegal migration in Belarus will always be under control
The representative of the Interior Ministry recalled that soon Belarus will pass a law that will allow working with foreign nationals more closely, especially those who plan to come to the country with criminal intentions...

Metropolitan Hilarion: Border cooperation of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine remains important
In his report Metropolitan Hilarion summarized the results of the inter-diocesan cooperation in the Belarusian-Ukrainian-Russian border zone in 2013-2014. Cooperation prospects were also discussed given the conditions of the ongoing armed conflict in the east of Ukraine...

Batura: Sister-city relations are becoming a solid basis for boosting exports
“The sister-city movement is acquiring special significance in the contemporary context and promotes expansion of bilateral economic relations. That is why we focus our efforts on expanding sister-city relations with other states”...

Lebedev: Belarus-Russia relations underpin cooperation in CIS
Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee, CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev said after his meeting with Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov...

Kochanova: Belarus’ media market is big enough for people to get objective information
"There are quite a big number of media companies in Belarus, and it is important that the media provide unbiased information to the audience"...

Belarus ready to assist Europe in battle against drugs
Chairman of the State Forensics Committee of Belarus Andrei Shved told...

Belarus earns 81 Olympic licenses
First Vice President of Belarus’ National Olympic Committee Maxim Ryzhenkov said as he attended the meeting in the Sport and Tourism Ministry of Belarus...

Petrishenko: Belarus and Russia support each other in the UN
"Belarus and Russia enjoy close foreign political relations. Every year we hold joint boards of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs where we work out common approaches in our joint work in the United Nations Organization, OSCE, other international organizations"...

IAEA expert praises Belarus’ approach to nuclear energy
“I am impressed by the nuclear program Belarus is carrying out. Belarus studies not only Russian experience but also invites experts from the IAEA and other organizations," said Per Lindell...

Belarus chose time-tested nuclear power plant design
Milko Kovachev, Section Head of the IAEA Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section, Bulgaria’s former Energy Minister told...

Nuclear power plant to ensure Belarus’ economic security
The Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister stressed that Belarus’ decision on developing nuclear energy industry relies on the country’s commitment to using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in a safe and reliable manner...

Eurasian Mining Forum aims to promote investment in mineral exploration
Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Andrei Kovkhuto said at the opening of the First Eurasian Mining and Geological Forum...