Opinions & Interviews

China hopes to bolster cultural ties with Belarus
"The Belarusian and Chinese peoples are developing traditionally friendly relations in all areas with the support of the leaders of the two states"...

Lukashenko: It is inadmissible to produce low-quality goods
"High-quality products will always be in demand even if they are more expensive"...

Schmidt: Belarus is a regular participant of initiatives against human trafficking
"The World Day against Trafficking in Persons which is marked on 30 July was initiated by the Republic of Belarus"...

Myasnikovich: Belarus believes in peaceful settlement of Ukraine conflict
“We have taken on huge responsibility, which is to assist a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. We have been consistently implementing the decisions that were supported and adopted during the Minsk meetings”...

Belarus’ role in developing UN action plan to combat human trafficking praised
"Special attention should be drawn to children who are the most vulnerable members of the society as the number of child victims of human trafficking has recently increased by 33%, according to the recent report of the United Nations"...

Davydko: Belarus is turning into an international negotiation platform
Chairman of the Belarusian TV and Radio Company Gennady Davydko said when speaking at the Forum of the Heads of the Leading SCO Media Outlets “Towards Sputnik a Common SCO Information Space”...

Tabanyukhov: Belarus, Turkmenistan may jointly take big share on world’s potash market
Belarus is taking part in the construction of the Garlyk mining and processing factory, an important project for Turkmenistan. It is planned that the construction of the factory will be completed in March 2017...

Embassy: Venezuela intends to bolster ties with Belarus
“The history of Venezuela is, to some extent, similar to the history of Belarus. The peoples of the two countries paid too high a price for freedom and independence"...

Artur Tahir oglu Rasizadeh vows to continue developing Azerbaijan-Belarus relations
“The Azerbaijani people have always had a warm attitude towards Belarus," Azerbaijan Prime Minister Artur Tahir oglu Rasizadeh said...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes Belarus’ contribution to peace process
"Here in Minsk, numerous agreements and arrangements are made. Minsk hosts the tripartite contact group and its working groups," OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Serbia’s First Vice Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said...

Makei: OSCE’s common goal is to get away from mutual accusations between its member states
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said as he met with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Serbia’s First Vice Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic...

Orda: Tempo 2015 forum named perfect ground to discuss youth issues
“We aimed at creating an interesting platform to make it maximally informal and useful for young people," Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus Mikhail Orda said...

Latushko: Belarus seeks closer cooperation with Spain
“This year the two countries have boosted bilateral cooperation. Over the five months of 2015 the Belarusian export to the Spanish market soared 146%"...

Myasnikovich calls for harmonization of legislation governing Belarus-Moldova trade relations 　
The Chairman of the Council of the Republic believes that the current visit of the President of Moldova opens a new page in the relations between the two countries...

Andreichenko emphasizes Belarus' warm attitude towards Moldova
Vladimir Andreichenko thanked the President of Moldova for the great attention to the development of the inter-parliamentary relations between the two countries...

Timofti: Great Patriotic War museum in Minsk is a true historical monument to war years
"It was with great interest that I got familiar with the rich exposition of the museum which leaves no one indifferent. The exhibits vividly tell of the enormous difficulties and irreparable losses that the Belarusian nation had to suffer during the war"...

Timofti: Mutual respect, desire to be honest will give good results for Belarus, Moldova
The Moldovan President noted that the current visit to Belarus will give a new impetus to the development of relations between the two countries...

Lukashenko: Belarus readily accepts Moldova’s orientation towards the European Union 　
"We are grateful for the fact that your actions have never been directed against Belarus although sometimes you may have had to support your allies, the European Union, the USA and give some promises. We appreciate it a lot"...

American companies interested in importing more Belarusian food
American companies are interested in increasing food import from Belarus, BelTA learned from Charge d’Affaires of Belarus in the USA Pavel Shidlovsky...

Belarus, Moldova looking for new opportunities to bolster ties
Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vladimir Ulakhovich said in the run-up to the Belarusian-Moldovan Business Forum...