Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko: Belarus will continue cooperation with brotherly Russia
According to Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus has close historical and economic ties with Russia...

Lukashenko: Belarus needs objective opinion of developments in Eastern Europe
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Professor Grigory Ioffe from Radford University in Virginia, the United States...

Ioffe: The West sees Belarusian President through the prism of cliches and stereotypes
Professor at the University of Redford (Virginia, United States) Grigory Ioffe said in an interview. This week he will present the book about the President of Belarus in Minsk...

Latushko: Paris’ unity following recent tragedy can help normalize situation in Ukraine
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to France Pavel Latushko said as he took part in a march in memory of victims of terrorist attacks in Paris on 11 January...

Kochanova: Budget will stay socially-oriented in Belarus
“The main tasks have been clearly posed by head of state Alexander Lukashenko who stressed that the main thing is concern for people and justice,” Vice Premier noted...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to welcome top-level athletics competitions
“We are capable of doing it and the recent ice hockey world championship proved it. It was the best world championship on record,” marked the Belarusian leader as he met with President of the European Athletics Association Hansjorg Wirz...

Metropolitan Pavel: Minsk is the place to talk about peace
Metropolitan Pavel reminded that all the priests of the Russian Orthodox Church pray for the settlement of the Ukraine crisis as soon as possible...

Lukashenko: Belarus strongly condemns any forms of terrorism, extremism
“It is with deep pain and sorrow that the Republic of Belarus has learned the news about the terrorist attack at the headquarters of the magazine Charlie Hebdo which resulted in people’s injuries and deaths"...

Medvedev: The Christmas ice hockey tournament is interesting both to amateurs and pros
The captain of Team Russia, the winner of the Christmas International Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament, marked that his team played every match with enthusiasm...

Lukashenko: Christmas tournament confirms important role of sport in promoting international friendship
During the opening ceremony Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus recently hosted the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship which drew a huge number of fans...

Cornel Prinz: Belarus lives by hockey
Swiss forward Cornel Prinz said in an interview before the opening ceremony of the Christmas International Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament in Minsk...