Opinions & Interviews

Potupchik: Construction of first, second units of Belarusian nuclear station on schedule
“The construction of the nuclear power plant goes on well. At present we stay on schedule and have no doubt that we will commission the power plant on time"...

Kobyakov: Modernized plants should operate as efficiently as possible
"We have implemented big upgrade programs in the entire sectors such as woodworking and dairy industries. A number of enterprises are being built in the construction industry"...

Rigoni: PACE determined to resume close cooperation with Belarus’ parliament
“We have come to Belarus with this goal in mind, i.e. to resume and renew the dialogue. Our cooperation should be continued"...

Belarus seeks constructive cooperation with Council of Europe
“Perhaps it is time we abandoned old schemes and stereotypes and took a new look at our relations. Belarus and the Belarusian parliament have always supported close, constructive and diversified relations with the Council of the Europe and PACE”...

Albers: Raubichi was a good host of 2015 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships
"Consider this for a moment: the World Cups that we want to host generally include some three or four races for men and women. Raubichi hosted 16 races!"...

Zinovsky: Belarus, UAE have great prospects in trade and economic relations
“Suffice it to say that the mutual trade totals nearly $70 million, although it is on a constant increase. The UAE investment in our country makes up about $95 million,” Economy Minister of Belarus Vladimir Zinovsky said...

Myasnikovich: Belarus’ economy needs creative ideas from young people
“We see that the traditional economy requires revitalization. We need new industries and technological patterns. Not instead of the existing ones but in addition to them"...

Schmid: EU intends to build good relations with Belarus, grateful for help in conflict settlement
"We are very grateful to you for all your efforts to resolve the very complex crisis in our region"...

Lukashenko: Belarus may play part in building up safe Europe
"In this respect the country which is geographically situated in the center of Europe cannot but have some weight and influence in such matters”...

Kobyakov urges to bolster Belarus-UAE economic ties
"The mutual merchandise trade is not big. We have good opportunities for fruitful investment cooperation, both for the benefit of our two countries and while working on the markets of third countries”...

Lukashenko: Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians should mark Victory anniversary in peace
“In the year of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory it is particularly important to maintain the country’s national security in all the areas”...

Lukashenko wants affordable and quality domestic medicines in Belarus
“Belarus is a welfare state; thus, improving public healthcare is one of our most important tasks. It will always be like that”...

Latvia eager to advance relations between Belarus, EU
Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics said as he met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...

Makei stresses need for EU-EEU dialogue
"EEU is a relatively young integration formation which has not yet formed a common market without exemptions and restrictions"...

Matviyenko: Belarus contributes to peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis
"Belarus hosted the Normandy Four meeting and successfully fulfilled the functions of the host. The country contributes to the formulation of the proposals on the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, and takes this job seriously"...

Lukashenko: Belarus will never get entangled in confrontations
"We will pursue a wise and restrained policy: we don’t need yours but we will not give away ours. It is the core of our policy"...

Myasnikovich: Belarus, Russia pursue coherent policy in international arena
He also stressed the importance of the Eurasian Economic Union...

Bianchi: Interest of Italian business in Belarus rises
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Belarus Stefano Bianchi said in a meeting in the Brest Oblast Executive Committee...

Ukrainian journalist: We should learn from Belarusians how to love native land
“I made sure once again that the main thing is not about who owns a company but in the fact how this owner is able to manage it”...

Call for protecting Belarusian market from poor-quality products
"We would like all our organizations to provide all kinds of assistance to the production sector"...