Opinions & Interviews

Dapkyunas: UNICEF contributes to countries’ efficient settlement of children’s issues
Belarus’ Permanent Representative in the UN Andrei Dapkyunas said at the annual session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund...

Andreichenko backs economic cooperation expansion with Kazakhstan
Belarus’ parliamentary delegation led by Vladimir Andreichenko embarked on the program of the official visit to Kazakhstan...

Kobyakov: Belarus ready to resume full-fledged dialogue with EU based on equality, mutual respect
Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus Wolfram Maas in connection with the completion of his diplomatic mission in Belarus...

Belarus president: OSCE can send all the election observers it deems necessary
Belarusian leader remarked that the OSCE is an organization that very seriously monitors the election process...

Link: Female representation in Belarus parliament praised
In particular, he noted that in recent years the number of women in the Council of the Republic has increased...

Lukashenko: Belarus and China have managed to considerably advance relations
The Belarusian head of state expressed confidence in future enhancement and development of friendship and cooperation between Belarus and China...

Guminsky: Visit of OSCE Secretary General will give new impetus to dialogue with Belarus
Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives, the head of the permanent delegation of the Belarus National Assembly to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Viktor Guminsky said...

Zannier: OSCE welcomes Belarus’ role in Ukraine settlement
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said as he met with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei...

Makei: OSCE Secretary General's visit to Belarus is timely
The Belarusian minister pointed out that while in Belarus, the OSCE Secretary General will have a chance to get his own idea of the developments in the country...

Yermoshina: Belarus to invite CIS, OSCE, PACE observers to 2015 presidential election
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Lidia Yermoshina said in an interview, concerning presidential election in Belarus...

Ananich: Slavonic Bazaar generates positive TV content which unites nations
"The list of journalists who regularly get accredited at the festival from year to year attests to the fact that the festival is interesting, relevant, and every time it has a new signature moment"...

Lukashenko: Sport is a cornerstone of modern society development
President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with President of the European Olympic Committees Patrick Hickey in Baku...

Aliyev: Azerbaijan values and takes pride in relations with Belarus
According to the President of Azerbaijan, the leaders of the two countries maintain regular contacts, which adds momentum to bilateral relations...

Lukashenko sends greetings to participants of Baku 2015 European Games
President of the Republic of Belarus, President of the National Olympic Committee Alexander Lukashenko said in a message of greetings addressed to the participants of the competition...

MFA: Belarus ready to provide all conditions for talks on Ukraine
Spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Mironchik told a press briefing...

Portugal President praises Belarus’ efforts on Ukrainian conflict settlement
The Portuguese leader Anibal Cavaco Silva made the statement during the talks with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to France with concurrent accreditation to Portugal Pavel Latushko

UIPM President says Belarus deserves 2015 World Cup Final
"Last year I had an honor to see the level of the youth international competitions in Belarus. I must confess I was surprised how the competitions were organized,” Klaus Schormann said...

Vitebsk ready for 24th Slavonic Bazaar
Director of the festival Alexander Sidorenko said at a press conference in Moscow on 10 June...

Surikov: Belarus’ organizational role in Ukraine settlement welcomed by international community
According to the diplomat, meetings in Minsk on the Ukrainian conflict should be continued despite the complexity of the negotiation process and the ceasefire violations in the south-east of Ukraine...

Gojkovic: Serbia praises Belarus’ role in settling Ukrainian conflict
"We believe that the Minsk agreements have been signed thanks to efforts of Belarus and President Alexander Lukashenko in particular," said President of the National Assembly of Serbia...