Opinions & Interviews

Scientists encouraged to improve seeds of Belarusian selection
Belarusian agriculture uses a large number of imported seeds for now. Seeds of domestic selection are also available but they are inferior to imports in various parameters in a number of cases...

Over 2,200 athletes register for 2023 CIS Games
"Some 2,214 athletes from 22 countries have registered for the 2nd CIS Games,” Aleksandr Dorokhovich said. In his words, 533 people have already arrived in Belarus...

CIS secretary general confident in Belarus’ good performance at CIS Games
“Belarus has always showed good results and won medals at various sporting events, including world-class ones - the Olympic Games and world championships,” the secretary general emphasized. “With all the good preparation of athletes from other countries, I am deeply convinced that Belarusian athletes will be among the best”...

Team Kazakhstan arrives in Minsk for 2nd CIS Games
“Very few competitions have been held following the pandemic, and the athletes who came in today will compete at such a level for the first time. It is very interesting to see how they will be able to prove their worth,” Tatiana Nazarova, Kazakhstan's senior reserve coach, said...

Team Armenia arrives in Belarus for 2023 CIS Games
"It is great that many young athletes participate in these competitions. The Games for them can be the first major competition in big sport"...

Kochanova: Belarus will never be an aggressor
"It's beyond us. We have always been a peace-loving country. We will always do everything to preserve peace and calm in our country so that we will never have to go through what our older generation had to during the war," Natalya Kochanova emphasized...

Lukashenko urges farmers to maintain momentum in field works
“This is my toughest demand - to sow early crops in the northern regions in order to start harvesting earlier. Let’s free up fields and sow winter crops earlier,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Petrishenko: Belarus is prepared for CIS Games
"We are fully prepared. Guests and teams are already arriving. We provide them with everything they need. Athletes will need time to get used to our climatic conditions and will visit the sights," Igor Petrishenko said...

Lukashenko: I do not want my people to go to war
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, more than half of the nuclear weapons that were planned to be deployed in Belarus has already been brought and deployed across the country...

Kochanova: Independent states like Belarus are a burr in West’s saddle
“In order for our people to keep enjoying social benefits, enterprises should keep working, their tax contributions are used to pay pensions, child benefits, to fund healthcare, buy modern equipment and pay salaries to doctors, teachers, to maintain the security of our country and peace on our streets,” Natalya Kochanova emphasized...

FM names priority targets for Belarusian diplomats
“Our country should not only hold out, which we have already done, not only withstand and overcome unprecedented pressure, but also develop further. As the head of state said: “Hard work makes us stronger,” Sergei Aleinik emphasized...

Lukashenko concerned about bias in UN’s work
Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned the Russia-Africa summit, which is taking place these days, and the terrible pressure that the United States of America and Western Europe brought against its participants. “It is abnormal,” he stressed...

Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry explains peculiarities of 2nd CIS Games
"The fact that these are open games is probably one of the brightest distinguishing traits of the 2nd CIS Games. In addition to countries representing the Commonwealth of Independent States we will welcome a sufficient number of foreign states, which have expressed their desire to participate in this multisport event"...

MFA: Sanctions imposed by West against Belarus contradict international law
"Nobody, except the UN Security Council, has the right to impose sanctions on an independent state," Igor Nazaruk said...

Export seen as absolute priority for Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"This task is strategic for us. The merchandise trade rose by 13.9% in January-May of this year but we should not let our guard down in any way. With commodity prices falling around the world, the task of achieving the annual forecast indicators requires the closest attention, painstaking work and, possibly, new approaches," Sergei Aleinik noted...

FM: Belarus is among world’s most sensible nations
The minister outlined priority tasks for Belarusian diplomats. They include efforts to counteract sanctions and mitigate their impact, to intensify contacts with allies, traditional partners and friendly nations...

Lukashenko thanks Russian president for security guarantees to Belarus
As BelTA reported with reference to TASS, at an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on 21 July, Vladimir Putin said that aggression against Belarus would be considered an attack on the Russian Federation...

Putin: Belarus-Russia cooperation plans are being implemented at a better pace than expected
"Our plans in terms of the Union State are being fully implemented. We are moving confidently in all areas. Trade is growing. According to various sources, the data vary a little. According to our data, it is around $43.7 billion, if we speak in dollar terms. According to Belarusian statistics, it is almost $45 billion," the Russian president said...

Viazovich: Victory in Silk Road rally is result of many-year teamwork
"For a long time we worked on improving the truck, its components and assemblies, searching for new technical solutions. The people who created this vehicles made great efforts to ensure that we had an advantage over our competitors," Siarhei Viazovich said...

Snopkov on export of potash fertilizers: volumes over prices
According to Nikolai Snopkov, Belarus has found alternative ports to replace those that it had to leave due to the sanctions...