Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko: Honest conversation between the government and the people will not be stopped in Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko admitted that these are complicated questions, which are often unpleasant. “The easiest way would be to forget about them and pretend that nothing is happening. But a truly strong policy is always based on sincerity. The honest recognition of the problem is half the solution,” believes the Belarusian leader...

Kobyakov: Belarus hopes for Hungary’s support in dialogue with EU
Belarus counts on Hungary’s support in the dialogue with the European Union, Belarusian Premier Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto...

Israel Ambassador expects visa agreement with Belarus to take effect in September
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Belarus Yosef Shagal expects that the Belarus-Israel visa abolition agreement will come into force in September 2015. The statement was made during the press conference to mark the Independence Day of Israel...

Do Van Mai emphasizes Belarus’ contribution to Vietnam’s fight for independence
Ambassador Do Van Mai expressed gratitude to all the Belarusian war veterans for the assistance provided in the liberation of Vietnam. The Ambassador also spoke about the heroism of the Belarusian people in the fight for their independence and the importance of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory...

Interregional cooperation to drive Belarus-Russia interaction
The development of regional cooperation is a powerful foundation of Belarusian-Russian interaction. The opinion was voiced by Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov as he met with Boris Dubrovsky, Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast of the Russian Federation...

Large-scale cooperation between Belarus, Egypt
Belarus and Egypt are connected by multipurpose and large-scale cooperation, BelTA learned from Vladimir Ulakhovich, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, before the Belarusian-Egyptian business meeting...

Wu Hongbo: Belarus leads in many positions, sets example for others
"Belarus unites three key aspects: stable economic growth, social guarantees and environmental protection”...

Margvelashvili: Lukashenko is a true friend who respects Georgia and its sovereignty
“Minsk is the place where many processes are regulated by peaceful means. President Lukashenko is a person who has done a lot for our neighbors. I am confident that friendship and partnership with such person will help Georgia and the entire region make a big step forward”...

Ecuador shows interest in Belarusian technologies
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador to Belarus Carlos Humberto Larrea Davila said...

Belarus president: Nobody can destroy the unity of Orthodox nations today
“We will do our best for the Georgian nation to turn over the pages of recent history and forget these days as soon as possible. I am saddened by the fact that we, Orthodox nations, had to see these pages”...

Belarus to thoroughly study South Korea’s IT development experience
“We appreciate the open nature of multilateral interaction within the framework of existing relations between our countries as well as the contribution of the Republic of Korea to the development of cooperation with Belarus”...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Georgia will find such scenarios of cooperation to suit both EEU, EU
“We have certain obligations in the Eurasian Economic Union; Georgia has certain obligations after the signing of the association agreement with the European Union, but they do not contradict our relations”...

Margvelashvili: Belarus, Georgia share good past to build better future
“I think that in many aspects the relations between Belarus and Georgia can set an example for other countries. Today we embark on a good and interesting trip to the future, our future cooperation”...

Pkhaladze: Belarus contributes to atmosphere of peace and understanding in the region
Georgia President's Adviser for Foreign relations Tengiz Pkhaladze told media...

Development of Belarusian nuclear energy industry now at brand new level
“New energy generators are commissioned in Belarus. Existing power plants are modernized using highly effective technologies that generate energy out of natural gas. Renewable energy is developed. A nuclear power plant of our own is being built”...

Guessel: PACE’s invitation to observe Belarus’ presidential election is positive moment
"It is important for the country to be open, including for the delegations of the kind"...

Lukashenko: Ordinance No. 3 will be revised if necessary by year-end
“We will monitor the situation till the end of the year in order to prevent cases when people get undeservingly subjected to this burden”...

Belarus in favor of reformatted European Partnership Initiative
"It is important that the partnership should not be directed against anyone. It should be for the sake of cooperation"...

Ravkov: Belarus is vitally interested in peace and stability in Europe
"We will continue to develop our cooperation for the sake of ensuring regional and global security with any state or international organization on the principles of equality and non-interference in internal affairs"...

AMF President hopes for success of 2015 Futsal World Cup in Europe
“The country has a good sport infrastructure, a big number of hotels and I see that great efforts are taken to organize the championship on the highest level,” he said...