Opinions & Interviews

Call for equal market terms for Belarusian, Russian companies
“It is necessary to come up with ways to jointly deliver merchandise. It can be done by specifying joint industrial output targets”...

Czech Republic seeks industrial cooperation with Belarus
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Belarus Milan Ekert told reporters...

Matviyenko: Belarus and Russia have huge industrial potential
Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matviyenko said at the opening of the joint Belarusian-Russian industrial exhibition in Sochi...

Zinovsky: Belarus is ready to promote economic integration in Eurasia
"Belarus suggests an efficient platform for project implementation in the Eurasian region – the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone is already viewed as an important part of the new Silk Road"...

RAS president: Belarusian school of plasma physics is recognized worldwide
“The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus holds a special place among the scientific research institutions in the post-Soviet space. There are some fields of science in which Belarusian researchers are world leaders"...

Lukashenko: CSTO needs stronger military force and crisis response mechanisms
The Belarusian head of state noted that some components of the military force will have to be reinforced in the near future. To be exact, decisions will be made with regard to the regional air defense systems and the peacekeeping forces...

Hope for Belarus' membership in Council of Europe
Director and Legal Adviser at the Directorate of Legal Advice and Public International Law of the Council of Europe Jorg Polakiewicz said at the expert conference on legal standards and the Council of Europe’s conventions in Minsk...

MFA: CE conference in Minsk is another step in developing dialogue with Belarus
“We consider the hosting of this conference is another step to further develop the dialogue and cooperation in the legal sector with the Council of Europe, including possible expansion of Belarus’ participation in the international agreements of the Council of Europe and their implementation"...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to help Tajikistan at any time
"There are no closed topics in Belarusian-Tajik relations. Belarus is open to advancing cooperation across the board, including the production sector and agriculture as well as the defense industry"...

Belarusian nuclear power plant project progress praised
The statement was made by Anne Starz, senior advisor for policy and strategy of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Department, during the opening of the Belarusian nuclear power plant exposition in Vienna...

Personnel training for BelNPP prioritized
"We have already completed the preparatory stage of the project. The delegations that come to inspect the BelNPP construction site say the project is running very well. They come not just to have a look, but to study our experience in organizing the work during the preparatory stage"...

AIPS President impressed with attitude to sports in Belarus
"It was his first visit to Belarus and he was greatly impressed by the building of the National Olympic Committee and the Belarusian sport facilities"...

Kobyakov: Belarus and Italy are reaching a new level of cooperation
"We had a very good meeting with the government of Italy. We agreed that we will set up a Belarusian-Italian commission for trade and economic cooperation, a business cooperation council"...

Nigeria praises prospects of bilateral cooperation with Belarus
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Nigeria Vyacheslav Beskosty...

Conditions for tighter cooperation with China in place in Belarus
"Belarusian-Chinese cooperation has been invigorated recently thanks a lot to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and China President Xi Jinping. The two leaders regularly meet and discuss cooperation aspects"...

Belarus named China’s important partner in Silk Road Economic Belt project
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming said during the roundtable session held in Minsk to highlight Belarus’ advantages and prospects in building the Silk Road Economic Belt...

Nazarenko: Belarus aims to become one of the world’s leaders in electrotechnology
"In other countries the IEC General Meeting is organized by standardization committees. In Belarus this event received great support from the President and the government of the country"...

Minsk’s role in Ukrainian conflict resolution noted
Romano Prodi, President of the Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation, a former prime minister of Italy, said during the panel session held to discuss Belarus as a European partner and access to the Eurasian market...

Guryanov: Belarus is ready to become gateway to EEU for European partners
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Guryanov said at the panel discussion "Belarus: European partner – Eurasian market"...

Calenda: Quality of Belarusian products needs to be advertised all over the world
Italy Deputy Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda said when visiting together with Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov the Belarusian National Pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan...