Opinions & Interviews

EU expects positive outcome from Normandy format meeting in Minsk
“We will hope for fruitful work and positive results of the meeting. The war should be stopped anyways”...

Shchyokin: Minsk is becoming a universal venue for talks on the Ukrainian crisis
"Minsk’s rating has increased tangibly lately. The international community has recognized efforts of the Belarus president to enable the conditions for the negotiations"...

Lukashenko: Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park project is important for bilateral relations
The head of state believes that it is essential to accelerate the construction of the facility. He emphasized that the Chinese side views this project as one of the most important projects in the Belarusian-Chinese relations...

European Commission expects breakthrough at G4 summit on Ukraine in Minsk
"All the participants of the talks realize that it is high time to find a way out of the crisis”...

Makei: There is every reason to count on thaw in Belarus-West relations
“We are in a very active dialogue with our European partners, the United States. There are already certain positive results”...

Belarus urges UN to contribute more to traditional families
As part of the rethinking of the role of social development Belarus’ representative shared the national experience of developing education programs and the creation of jobs connected with green economy in energy industry, transportation, and waste processing...

Belarus prime minister outlines key items on Eurasian Economic Union agenda
“The Belarusian side has no prepared recipes to implement a coordinated macroeconomic policy. But the latest events in the region and the world on the whole require us to come up with coordinated actions in this matter"...

Makei: Belarus is interested in EU-EEU direct dialogue
During the meeting with members of the German business community, the emphasis was made on presenting the investment potential of the Republic of Belarus taking into account the country’s participation in the Eurasian integration processes...

Minsk praised as venue for General Assembly of International Electrotechnical Commission
“It is necessary to enable proper reception, accommodation. It is necessary to make sure that venues for the sessions are on par. It is quite a difficult task for the host country to accomplish”...

Lithuanian ambassador: The European Union will ease up visa rules for Belarus
“We see visas as opportunities for new contacts and contracts for business and culture, for members of the general public of the country,” said the head of the Lithuanian diplomatic mission...

Kobyakov: Belarus and Russia have to restore peak volumes of trade
Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov made the statement as he met with Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in the Gorki residence near Moscow...

FM: Belarus doing its best to assist conflict resolution in Ukraine
"Belarus’ stance in respect to the meetings of the trilateral contact group on Ukraine in Minsk has been clearly expressed by the President of Belarus and supported by Belarus’ practical steps"...

Belarus relies on UNICEF’s support in drafting new country program
The Belarusian diplomat praised the efforts of the fund to help the member states improve children’s wellbeing and assured that Belarus supports UNICEF’s priorities...

Buzovsky: 2015 will be a year of high social activity
“Another issue is that it will be a very difficult year due to the ongoing situation around Belarus, first of all, due to the recent developments at our neighbor"...

Lajcak: Minsk is a byword for Ukraine’s hope for peace
"As a diplomat, I appreciate highly the role Belarus plays in searching for the way out of Ukraine’s situation”...

Makei: Belarus will follow a multipronged policy relying on the country’s interests
"We are deeply concerned with what is happening in Ukraine, and we are interested in peace and stability there"...

OSCE: Minsk documents on Ukraine remain indispensable basis for peaceful settlement
“The TCG remains open to continuing consultations at any time. In view of the seriously deteriorating situation and the growing numbers of casualties, the TCG calls on all actors involved to engage responsibly in the comprehensive implementation of the Minsk documents with no further delays”...

Bordyuzha: No discord in CSTO
“There have been no cooldown between the CSTO members or attempts to distance from collective security issues”...

Migration service: Belarus offers practical assistance to Ukrainians
Belarus has responded to the plight of Ukrainians not in word, but in deed, head of the citizenship and migration department of Vitebsk Oblast Tatyana Romashova told BelTA commenting on one of the topics raised during the open dialogue of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko with mass media...

Samarasinha: UN will support new projects in Belarus
Sanaka Samarasinha views the current level of cooperation as high. In his words, the UN agencies in Belarus “work not just as guests but as friends and partners”...