Opinions & Interviews

Kobyakov urges to bolster Belarus-UAE economic ties
"The mutual merchandise trade is not big. We have good opportunities for fruitful investment cooperation, both for the benefit of our two countries and while working on the markets of third countries”...

Lukashenko: Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians should mark Victory anniversary in peace
“In the year of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory it is particularly important to maintain the country’s national security in all the areas”...

Lukashenko wants affordable and quality domestic medicines in Belarus
“Belarus is a welfare state; thus, improving public healthcare is one of our most important tasks. It will always be like that”...

Latvia eager to advance relations between Belarus, EU
Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics said as he met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...

Makei stresses need for EU-EEU dialogue
"EEU is a relatively young integration formation which has not yet formed a common market without exemptions and restrictions"...

Matviyenko: Belarus contributes to peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis
"Belarus hosted the Normandy Four meeting and successfully fulfilled the functions of the host. The country contributes to the formulation of the proposals on the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, and takes this job seriously"...

Lukashenko: Belarus will never get entangled in confrontations
"We will pursue a wise and restrained policy: we don’t need yours but we will not give away ours. It is the core of our policy"...

Myasnikovich: Belarus, Russia pursue coherent policy in international arena
He also stressed the importance of the Eurasian Economic Union...

Bianchi: Interest of Italian business in Belarus rises
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Belarus Stefano Bianchi said in a meeting in the Brest Oblast Executive Committee...

Ukrainian journalist: We should learn from Belarusians how to love native land
“I made sure once again that the main thing is not about who owns a company but in the fact how this owner is able to manage it”...

Call for protecting Belarusian market from poor-quality products
"We would like all our organizations to provide all kinds of assistance to the production sector"...

Belarus seeks to boost cooperation with Japan
Belarus’ First Vice Prime Minister Vasily Matyushevsky said as he met with Senior Corporate Advisor at Marubeni Corporation Wataru Yoshida...

Chakrabarti: EBRD hails Belarus’ peacekeeping efforts for Ukraine settlement
The EBRD President took note of the important role Belarus President and the Belarusian government played in a complicated process of negotiations to de-escalate tension in the region...

Lukashenko: Belarus suggests plan to resolve Debaltseve conflict
“We are ready to be more than just an intermediary. We can help find a decent way out of the Debaltseve conflict and withdraw all Ukrainian forces from there under our guarantees that they will never fight again"...

Ukrainian journalist: Ukraine looks at Minsk with big hope and gratitude
“We see that the position of the President and the whole Belarusian nation is aimed at supporting the Ukrainian people”...

Makei: Belarus-Iran relations are notable for pragmatism, commitment, progressive advance
“We have no political issues between the two countries. We support each other in the international arena and are determined to do it in future”...

Myasnikovich: Belarus seeks closer interparliamentary contacts with Iran
Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich believes that Belarus and Iran maintain a high level of political dialogue...

Makei: Belarus and Iran underuse their trade and economic potential
"The industry has sectors where we can complement each other”...

Indonesia considering opening embassy in Belarus
Setya Novanto expressed readiness for future development of cooperation with the Belarusian parliament. The sides agreed to resume the work of the group of friendship with the Belarusian parliament in the lower chamber of the Indonesian parliament...

Latushko: Minsk summit will have a positive impact on Belarus-France relations
"It was important for us to help, to become involved in the settlement process which would bring peace to the region. Of course, this will contribute to the image of Belarus"...