Opinions & Interviews

Belarus viewed as active participant in international cooperation movement
“We are brothers, and peace, stability and prosperity of brothers is sacred for us. We are united, and this is the most important thing. This unity, in my opinion, cannot be destroyed. At least, the president of Belarus and other officials of the country say that we have always been and will remain together. That is the most important thing,” Sergei Lebedev added...

Lebedev: Belarus holds out against sanctions, external pressure
“We are happy that our Belarusian friends are successfully resisting this ungrounded and, frankly speaking, not really smart sanctions that affect not only the Belarusian economy, but also the economies of European countries. These sanctions have backfired on them,” CIS Secretary General said...

Xie Xiaoyong: Political trust between Belarus, China keeps building up
Xie Xiaoyong expressed confidence that under the strategic guidance of the Chinese president and the president of Belarus, the two countries are expected to further strengthen political mutual trust, continuously improve the level and quality of business cooperation, consistently expand humanitarian exchanges...

MFA: Belarusian president’s visit to Beijing is a milestone event in relations with China
"Cooperation with China tends to strengthen on all fronts. Today, China is Belarus' second trade partner behind Russia"...

Belarus’ MFA comments on plans to place Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
“The Belarusian side is convinced that the confrontational rhetoric and the increasing arms race should be replaced by a constructive and mutually respectful dialogue aimed at strengthening the architecture of global and regional security, multilateral mechanisms for disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control, including in the nuclear sphere,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

Zimbabwe’s embassy starts work in Belarus
”We reviewed in detail the implementation of agreements in trade and economy and, in particular, the implementation of contracts for the supply of agricultural and fire fighting equipment to Zimbabwe, construction and modernization of grain warehouses,” the minister of foreign affairs said...

Expert: Belarusian diaspora actively promotes national culture abroad
“The Belarusian Center of National Cultures hosts creative training courses twice a year. They bring together our compatriots from different countries of the world. Let me give an example of interaction with the Belarusian diaspora from the Russian Federation,” Olga Antonenko said...

Belarus experiencing surge in domestic tourism
The domestic tourism industry is not seriously impacted by seasonality. All types of tourism are gaining ground in the country, including industrial tourism, medical tourism, recuperation tourism, and educational tourism...

UK ambassador: World knows little about Belarus’ sufferings during war years
"I hope that our relationship can improve based on the shared history and memory of the shared suffering that both countries endured during the war"...

Lukashenko: 'Khatyn is our pain, our memory'
“It is of utmost importance for us. Let this immortal piece of land be an example of how to honor the people who gave us the chance to live today,” the head of state said...

Uzbekistan president visits Belarus’ national stand during Navruz celebrations in Tashkent
"We love Belarusians very much. We have had special, good relations with Belarus for a long time"...

Prosecutor General reports on criminal situation in Belarus
Andrei Shved noted that last year the law enforcement agencies took measures to ensure a stable social and political situation, law and order, protection of citizens against criminal offences...

Belarusian security forces urged to be prepared for any event
The highest level of external threats necessitates paying close attention to internal threats, the head of state noted...

Mitkovskaya: Belarusian heart surgeons are on par with world’s best
"At the moment we are among the top 10 countries of the world in this field, and we are ahead of other former Soviet nations. And this, of course, wins us a lot of respect among professionals from other countries"...

Iran’s ambassador: Bilateral agreements will help grow Belarus-Iran trade several times
Eight agreements were signed during the talks and they should definitely be implemented...

Minister: Belarus maintained stable operation of health system in 2022
He noted that the year 2022 saw the exit from the pandemic...

Miklashevich explains interrelation between Constitution, national security
The updated Constitution fine-tunes Belarus’ constitutional and legal development strategy amidst modern challenges...

Lukashenko opines on how Belarus, Iran can benefit from joining efforts
"And this cooperation will be highly efficient. I make such assumptions based on the agreements that we have already reached"...

Opinion: Belarus is committed to achieving the highest level of safety at BelNPP
Boris Martsinkevich, a power engineer, chairman of the Avrora social support foundation, said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel...

Belarus' FM: SCO is one of the pillars of a multipolar world
According to Sergei Aleinik, Belarus has always been active in the SCO in all dimensions of the organization's work: policy and diplomacy, trade and economy, culture and humanitarian affairs. After all, the SCO accounts for 70% of our country's trade...