Opinions & Interviews

Yakunin: New projects will help increase demand for passenger rail service
Head of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin told a press conference after the 62nd session of the CIS Rail Transport Council...

Zaborovsky: Belarus, Latvia satisfied with pace of economic cooperation
Belarus First Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Zaborovsky said when commenting on his talks with Latvia Economy Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola...

Rybakov: Energy increasingly important during transition to new period of sustainable development
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov said as he took part in the ministerial dialogue on energy issues at the United Nations headquarters in New York...

Stiprais: Latvia seeks very close cooperation with Belarus
"The relations between Latvia and Belarus, I think, have always been friendly, really good-neighborly. Our geography, history and many family ties have shaped our cooperation,” Eduards Stiprais said...

Mikhail Rusy: Wise interaction of economy and ecology in Belarus
The opinion was voiced by Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusy during the opening of the 13th national ecological forum...

Lerhis: Belarus’ role in pan-European security expected to grow
The political analyst said he believes that Belarus’ active stance on pan-European security matters is important for Europe...

Nils Muiznieks hopes Belarus will join Council of Europe soon
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks said at the first Eastern Partnership media conference in Riga on 20 May...

Pildegovics: Belarus-EU visa agreement may be signed during Latvia’s EU presidency
“Our goal is to reach concrete decisions before the end of Latvia’s EU presidency," State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Latvia Andrejs Pildegovics told media in Riga...

Kobyakov: Response of Belarusian enterprises to new economic conditions praised
Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov made the statement at the session of the Council of Ministers held on 19 May to discuss results of the country’s social and economic development in Q1 2015...

Velmyaikin: Belarus, Russia successful at unifying occupational safety regulations
Sergei Velmyaikin, Russian First Deputy Labor and Social Protection Minister, who took part in the Belarusian-Russian conference on prevention work with regard to occupational safety in Mogilev...

Gref: Sberbank of Russia ready to help Belarus enhance its economy
"In this difficult time, increasing the efficiency, reducing costs, improving profitability is the only right thing you can do," added German Gref...

Belarus’ MFA seeks pragmatic dialogue with Sweden
“In terms of history and geography Belarus has a direct relation to this region, and Sweden is our important trading and economic partner"...

Snopkov: Chinese partners attracted by stability in Belarus
According to the Deputy Head of the Belarus President’s Administration, Belarus is ready to secure a transit of goods from the east to the west...

Belarus hails WHO’s contribution to preventing Ebola threat
This is a statement from the message of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to WHO Director General Margaret Chan read by Belarus’ Permanent Representative in Geneva Mikhail Khvostov...

Tkachev: Belarus remains Russia’s key partner in agricultural trade
"I view as important to continue active and fruitful work on increasing the trade between the two countries”...

Pawlik: Interest of international financial organizations to projects in Belarus is growing
"We hope that the improvement of the economic situation in Belarus will improve the country's credit rating, which, in turn, will help intensify the Polish-Belarusian economic relations”...

Kobyakov: China’s loan terms seen as favorable for Belarus
Belarus’ Premier Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Chairman of the Board of the China Development Bank Hu Huaibang...

Zinovsky: Chinese loans will be used on innovative manufacturing
“We attract loans to create new jobs and new companies with the economy of the fifth and sixth technological waves. We need economic growth and economic progress"...

Matskevich: President Xi’s visit to Belarus will give impetus to bilateral relations
Today the official and business delegation of Heilongjiang Province is in Vitebsk on a visit. The guests got acquainted with the investment projects of the regional center and the Free Economic Zone Vitebsk...

Kochanova: New agreements will promote Belarus-China friendship
"The agreements will become a strong incentive to deepen the cooperation between our countries who are friends and who have supported each other for many years”...