Opinions & Interviews

Petrishenko: Healthcare is crucial for security and stability of any state
”Plans were developed in advance to respond to various scenarios. These plans spelled out resources depending on a scenario, including personnel, finances, medical equipment, medicines and hospital beds,” said Igor Petrishenko...

Lukashenko: Expansion of contacts with China is a priority in Belarus’ foreign policy
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that the all-weather nature of bilateral cooperation enables Belarus and China to move forward...

Li Keqiang: China-Belarus relations are built on the basis of cooperation, mutual benefit
"Our relations have very broad prospects for development"...

Lukashenko: Belarus has been reliable friend of China and will remain so
Over the years of fruitful joint work, cooperation between Belarus and China has risen to the level of an all-weather and comprehensive strategic partnership...

Ambassador hails Belarus-China mutual assistance in fighting COVID-19
“After the outbreak of COVID-19, China and Belarus have been helping each other and fighting the pandemic hand in hand. On the personal instructions of Aleksandr Lukashenko, a humanitarian cargo to combat the pandemic was sent to China by military aircraft two times,” the head of the Chinese diplomatic mission said...

Belarus’ updated Constitution hailed as true agreement between authorities and society
The updated Constitution became the foundation of the country’s further evolutionary development, since the document took into account many of the proposals that were voiced during the large-scale discussion of the bill with representatives of all segments of the population...

Lukashenko comments on fake leaks about Russia’s plans to take over Belarus by 2030
"They just want to split us one more time. This is why this topic has emerged. There is nothing alive about it. You know my stance. It remains unchanged: we are an independent and sovereign state"...

Lukashenko: Belarus does not want war, stands ready to defend its sovereignty
Belarus is not going to attack anyone but stands ready to respond in case of aggression...

Lukashenko expects serious consequences for failure to hear China’s stance on conflict in Ukraine
Asked about China’s role in the resolution of international problems, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that he evaluates it very simply: no problem in the world can be resolved without China nowadays...

FM: Belarus maintains critical dialogue with West
"Our principled position on the counterproductive nature of sanctions and restrictions, the importance of developing mutually respectful relations as the only way to resolve interstate contradictions is communicated to the policy-forming circles of the Western states," the minister emphasized...

FM: Protection of Belarus’ sovereignty is centerpiece of MFA’s efforts
“The accelerated military buildup of the eastern flank of NATO represents a serious threat to Belarus’ national security. Additional means and forces are being transferred to Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, not to mention the construction of walls along the Belarusian border,” the minister said...

Belarus’ national security concept updated over growing tensions in the world
State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said at a meeting of the Security Council in Minsk...

Lukashenko: Belarusian peacefulness is not synonymous to willingness to sacrifice
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Security Council meeting that discussed the draft of the updated national security concept...

Belarus interested in intensifying parliamentary ties with Pakistan
"Inter-parliamentary cooperation between our countries is very important for us. It always serves as a reliable guarantor of the good interstate relations between our countries," Natalya Kochanova said...

Lukashenko: No plans to announce mobilization in Belarus
Aleksandr Lukashenko explained when a mobilization drive can be announced: “It is laid out in the documents, they are not classified. If we get a feeling that a war is about to begin, we will carry out mobilization. So far there is no such threat”...

Lukashenko on peace prospects in Ukraine
"I am ready to fight together with the Russians from the territory of Belarus only in one case: if at least one soldier sets foot in Belarus to kill my people"...

Pricing seen as the basis of a just world in Belarus
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on pricing matters in Minsk...

Importance of assimilating R&D in manufacturing in Belarus highlighted
Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled that earlier the problem of assimilating scientific developments was pressing in the country...

Ambassador: Belarus, Zimbabwe switch to full-scale partnership
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to South Africa and Zimbabwe Aleksandr Sidoruk as he commented on the visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Zimbabwe...

Press secretary shares new details of Lukashenko's foreign tour
The head of state twice visited the UAE, where he held a number of fruitful meetings and negotiations, and also paid a state visit to Zimbabwe. Press secretary of the Belarusian head of state Natalya Eismont shared some new previously unknown details of the meetings and negotiations of the Belarusian leader...