Opinions & Interviews

Vatican named Belarus’ special partner in international relations
“We consider your visit as a token of the Holy See’s readiness to step up cooperation with Belarus. On my part I would like to note that the Belarus government attaches great importance to the promotion of friendly ties with the Vatican in all areas"...

Makei: Belarus appreciates Vatican’s objective, constructive attitude
“Vatican is a special partner for us in international relations, and the approaches of Vatican to the resolution of issues of the present-day society are appreciated by the Belarusian people”...

German Ambassador counts on closer cooperation with Belarus
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus Wolfram Maas made the statement at the event timed to the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of Belarus-Germany diplomatic relations...

Foreign presence of Belarusian oil refineries powered by modernization
“Russian consumers can get good products — Belarusian light-oil products. They are attractive primarily thanks to their quality"...

Andreichenko: Falsification of history fraught with irreparable consequences
Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said during his meeting with participants of the Memory Relay campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory...

Lukashenko: Belarus has never misled Russia
“We are brothers in blood. It is god’s will that we should be friends and build our integration relations this way,” noted the Belarusian head of state as he met with Alexander Mikhailov, Governor of Russia’s Kursk Oblast...

Myasnikovich: Belarus-Germany friendship group set up in German parliament
Mikhail Myasnikovich noted that the bilateral cooperation between Belarus and Germany has been developing successfully. He thanked the Ambassador for his efforts to make the Belarus-Germany relations stable and long-lasting...

Chilingarov: Belarus, Russia should cooperate actively in development of Arctic, Antarctic
According to the famous Russian explorer, the Antarctic station Belarus will provide an opportunity to conduct a variety of applied research...

Makei confirms Belarus’ interest in dialogue with North Korea
The Belarusian official made this statement after his meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong...

Andreichenko: Belarus-China projects in progress, yield results
The most important thing is that all the projects have a practical impact. Belarus made sure that the geographically remote China is sometimes closer to Belarus than the neighboring countries...

Belarus calls on UNHRC to return to strict observance of basic human rights principles
Mikhail Khvostov, the head of Belarus’ delegation at the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva, said when speaking at the high-level panel of the session...

Belarus' PM in favor of equal market access in Belarus, Russia
Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said when commenting on the joint intergovernmental anti-crisis action plan signed by the Prime Ministers of Belarus and Russia in Moscow on 3 March...

Lukashenko: The West acknowledged Belarus’ role in pan-European security
According to the President, Belarus is in favor of developing equal and mutually beneficial relations with various states...

Education Minister: Belarus is determined to join Bologna Process
“In our work towards joining the Bologna Process we have come to the point when we need to develop a legal framework. Now we can say with confidence that Belarus has a two-stage system of education"...

Belarus eager to enhance interparliamentary cooperation with China
The Belarusian side has sent an invitation to visit Belarus to the chairman of the Permanent Committee of the All-China People’s Representatives Assembly...

Lukashenko against attempts to rewrite results of World War II
"We, and especially our scientists, are doing their best to prevent attempts to rewrite history and distort the historical truth about World War II. These issues are very important today"...

Putin: Belarus, Russia intend to develop single visa space
"To this end, we are planning to prepare an agreement on mutual recognition of the visas issued to nationals of foreign states,” Russian leader said...

Shamko: Free Belarusian visas for foreign participants of sport events
Athletes have already used the procedure to take part in the Youth/Junior World Championships in Belarus in February and the final stage of the Freestyle Ski World Cup in early March, said Alexander Shamko...

Kupchina: Belarus, EU may initial visa agreement before EaP summit
According to Yelena Kupchina, the EU is currently working on a new negotiating position in what regards the visa regime with Belarus...

Shunevich: Effective partnership between Belarusian Interior Ministry, international organizations
According to the Minister, in the last ten years eleven law enforcement projects of principal importance have been implemented in the country with assistance of a number of international organizations and thanks to their donations...