Opinions & Interviews

Cai Qi praises development of China-Belarus relations
Cai Qi assured the Chinese side is ready to jointly realize all the reached agreements, promote multifaceted cooperation, and fill the bilateral relations with new content...

Lukashenko: Memory of the Victory is the foundation for modern world order
"We paid a high price for freedom and peace. For Belarus, which lost every third resident during the last war, the preservation of historical memory and respect for the feat of the victors is a moral duty and the most important element of national identity,” the Belarusian leader noted...

Lukashenko: We must speak loudly and clearly about the Great Victory, otherwise everything could repeat itself
“As a historian, I understand particularly well how terrible that war was and what an invaluable contribution our peoples made to the common Victory. It is the greatest lesson in courage, resilience, and patriotism for many future generations of our citizens,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

Lukashenko shares expectations from another visit to China
According to the head of state, all these years he has been watching the rapid and awe-inspiring changes in the People’s Republic of China with great interest...

Lukashenko’s participation in Tianjin summit expected to bolster Belarus-China cooperation in SCO
“I am convinced that Aleksandr Lukashenko’s forthcoming visit will be surely crowned with complete success, will give a new impulse to the advancement of multilateral cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” the Chinese ambassador to Belarus stated...

Lukashenko reveals his main motivation for work
Every president should have this feeling of responsibility, he said. “But I should have it particularly, because the nation took the risk of electing me. I owe it to the nation. I still owe a lot. I guess I haven’t repaid everything I owe to the nation. I will keep doing it as long as I draw breath,” he stressed...

Lukashenko shares his expectations for 3 September parade in Beijing
The head of state emphasized that it is necessary to make efforts to preserve historical memory and to form a correct understanding of the history of the Second World War among new generations, so that nothing similar to this war ever happens again...

Lukashenko gives examples of what Belarus learns from China
The president stressed that Belarus borrows from China’s experience in other fields as well, for instance, information technologies and artificial intelligence...

Ambassador: All-round partnership with Belarus is among Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy priorities
The diplomat expressed confidence that the two countries have all the necessary prerequisites to intensify cooperation and bring it to a higher level...

Lukashenko: Belarus has more than enough potatoes
The president described potatoes as a symbol of Belarus, elevated to the status of a national product...

Volfovich: Despite Belarus' peace initiatives, the level of military threats around the country is growing
“We see military conflicts flaring up in various corners of the world. The 21st century is saturated with such unfortunate events. The situation developing around our country is no exception,” Aleksandr Volfovich said...

Volfovich: Zapad 2025 exercises are strictly defensive
He also noted that, in order to reduce tensions, all maneuvers of the exercises have been moved deeper into Belarusian territory, although the initial plan had included nearly all training grounds in Brest Oblast and Grodno Oblast...

Lukashenko expected to meet with Putin while in China
Natalya Eismont said: “The presidents of Belarus and Russia have never had any problems with organizing a meeting and discussing something. They meet whenever they have to. And they will surely meet this time”...

Lukashenko underlines similarity, affinity of Belarusians, Russians
The Belarusian leader emphasized the importance of cooperation with Russian regions, including from the central part of that country...

Lukashenko explains his ability to make accurate political forecasts
“It is about being deeply immersed in the matter. If you are well-aware of it, you can reason on the topic and have your own opinion. But it is just an opinion. However, without false modesty, it is also, to some extent, experience,” the Belarusian leader replied...

Belarus, Russia to insist on preventing Ukraine from becoming platform for future attacks
As for the possibility of Belarus getting involved, the president said: “Are we aggressors? We will get involved. But we are not desperate to do it”...

Lukashenko: We aim to build relations with USA
He emphasized that the same applies to immediate neighbors - the Baltic states and the Poles - with whom, as Aleksandr Lukashenko has stated before, Belarus should not quarrel but build relations...

Lukashenko: Europe should facilitate Ukraine peace process, not hinder it
The president also noted that it would be difficult for Europeans to join this process after the collapse of the Minsk agreements...

Lukashenko rules out talks with self-exiled opposition
I don’t see any reasons why I should negotiate with representatives of the Belarusian self-exiled opposition...

Lukashenko shares insights on Ukraine peace plan discussed with Trump
The Belarusian leader shared his insights on the development of the situation in Ukraine with Donald Trump. First and foremost, he stated, the discussion could focus on establishing an aerial ceasefire and a cessation of hostilities along the line of contact...