Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko: Venezuela is highly respected across world for courage in defending independence
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Venezuela’s Vice President – Minister of Planning Ricardo Menendez...

Belarus, Venezuela seen as political, economic partners, close friends
Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said at a plenary session of the Belarusian-Venezuelan joint commission on trade and economic cooperation...

Rural retailers urged to ensure wide product choice ahead of holiday season
The meeting participants also discussed the international agenda, forthcoming meetings and talks. Aleksandr Lukashenko also paid special attention to a number of domestic issues...

Lukashenko: Belarus hopes for long-lasting peace in South Caucasus
"We hope that the steps taken will lay the foundation for sustainable and long-lasting peace in this region, where friendly peoples - Armenians and Azerbaijanis - live. I emphasize: friendly peoples," the president said...

Lukashenko emphasizes commonality of interests of CSTO countries
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a restricted-attendance session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Minsk on 23 November...

Belarus’ FM calls for maintaining solidarity, unity of all CSTO members
Sergei Aleinik emphasized that the Belarusian side is working to preserve and strengthen this unity...

Accomplishment of priorities of Belarus’ CSTO presidency pointed out
BelTA reported earlier that Belarus’ presidency of the Collective Security Treaty Organization embraced the motto “Through solidarity and cooperation towards peace and security”...

Lukashenko upholds idea to introduce single state quality mark in Belarus
The head of state suggested using the Soviet quality mark as the basis for a Belarusian one, as he liked the design of the Soviet mark. He gave corresponding instructions to the government...

Lukashenko about sanctions: We have persevered, we have markets for our products
Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced that if there is a seller and there is a buyer, then no sanctions will prevent them from doing business...

Belarusian army praised for proper storage of military hardware
"It is a good facility. Sensible. It is already not the future but the present. It is the way we’ve been following while improving, modernizing, and preserving our weapons"...

Palestinian ambassador grateful to Belarus for evacuating people from Gaza
Ahmed Almathbouh said: “There are a lot of children on board and their lives are most precious. The key thing is that now these people have an opportunity to raise children in a peaceful environment and wait for grandchildren”...

Space industry seen as driver of Belarus’ innovative development
Speaking about accomplishments of scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in the area of space technologies, Aleksandr Shumilin stressed that scientific organizations have created technologies and equipment for high-precision machining of optics for space applications. Those are used to create optical devices for satellites for the remote sensing of Earth and telescopes for outer space research...

Deputy minister: Belarusian food products will always be in demand around the world
According to the deputy minister, the markets, to which Belarus exports its products, remain stable and their number is replenished...

PM: Cuba will continue to support Belarus in all international organizations
"All our intergovernmental and joint business projects will contribute to improving the quality of life of Cuban people. We would like to sincerely thank you for the sympathy and brotherhood that we feel on the part of the leadership and people of Belarus," Manuel Marrero Cruz noted...

Lukashenko wants political parties to unite Belarusian society
The president is convinced that Belarusian political parties will be beneficial if they manage to truly represent interests of their members before the state and if they help the government explain the decisions being made...

Lukashenko: Belarus remains committed to expanding relations with Latin America
The president suggested that Belarus and Cuba use their best endeavors to deepen trade and economic interaction so that it will catch up with the level of political and humanitarian contacts...

Kochanova: Belarus values its relations with China
Natalya Kochanova is confident that the all-weather nature of bilateral contacts helps further the idea of the community of common interests and the community of common destiny proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Lukashenko intends to meet with representatives of political parties of Belarus
"We have said frankly and honestly that we will participate in the elections in every possible way. I am referring to the vertical of power. This is a very important campaign in Belarus. There is nothing more important than the political campaign next year," the Belarusian leader stressed...

Nuclear loan, aid for Ukraine, Lithuania’s note in Lukashenko’s responses to Russian reporters
“The key thing for me was not only building the nuclear power plant but having the competences that Russians have. We’ve acquired them,” he stressed...

Construction of second Belarusian nuclear power plant still open to debate
"The second nuclear power plant may come in handy. I am in favor of it. This is why we are discussing the possibility"...