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Belarusian nuclear power plant welcomes IAEA experts
Specialists of the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant and IAEA experts discussed matters concerning the sharing of the best practices in the area of management of the nuclear power plant configuration. The best world practices in this field were reviewed.
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Belarus' central bank expects inflation to reach 9% in late 2021
According to Dmitry Murin, in the current conditions the annual inflation after Q3 2021 will be close to the level registered in June 2021 (9.9%). The dynamics is largely explained by inflation acceleration. The intensity of inflation processes will slow down later on.
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Lukashenko talks about Tikhanovskaya's departure for Lithuania in August 2020
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “She says she was forced to leave. I read a report today that she was forced to leave Belarus and threats went nearly as far the capture of her kids and something else. Listen. I always draw the line at kids. You know it."
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Tokyo 2020: Belarus' Aliona Dubitskaya advances to shot put final
Belarusian shot putter Aliona Dubitskaya has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics finals with a throw of 18.89m.
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Lukashenko talks about hidden motives of ‘Biden's cookies'
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I know how such events are organized. A meeting needs to be organized. A photo needs to be taken. And a small cookie needs to be given. If there are truly problems with cookies over there, we should send them several boxes.”
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Belarus to raise export duties on oil, petroleum products on 1 August
On 1 August, Belarus will increase export duties on oil and petroleum products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The decision is laid down by the Council of Ministers' Resolution No.440 of 28 July 2021.
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Belavia to increase frequency of Minsk-Moscow flights from 1 August
“The number of flights will rise from 10 to 20 a week. Belavia will perform 10 flights to Domodedovo Airport and 10 – to Sheremetyevo Airport,” the website reads.
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PM: Belarus, Azerbaijan enjoy firm friendship, partnership
Belarus and Azerbaijan are bound by strong ties of friendship and partnership, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov on 30 July.
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Belarus out of contention in this season's UEFA tournaments
FC BATE Borisov, the country's vice-champion, lost 1-4 to FC Dinamo Batumi in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, following their 1-0 win at home. FC Dinamo Batumi will next play Sivasspor Turkey.
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China to donate equipment for Belarus' dactyloscopic laboratory
China will donate equipment for the dactyloscopic laboratory of the State Forensic Examination Committee of Belarusю The agreement was concluded on 29 July as required by the intergovernmental agreement on bilateral cooperation mechanisms to implement technical assistance projects.
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Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 1,184 new cases, 1,112 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 445,048 cases. A total of 439,162 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.
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Lukashenko: Some businesses underpaid taxes to finance protests in Belarus
Law enforcement has identified a network of large and small firms that financed anti-government actions at the expense of the national budget, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
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Lukashenko urges commitment to state interests
“The key principle is as follows: do no harm the state. Any field of activity – social, political – should be fully in sync with the state policy, alongside with the strict observation of the law,” the head of state said.
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Lukashenko sets priorities for civil servants
Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned that legal limits for participation in mass events and in public and political activities had been set as well as legal limits for the operation of mass media. “Don't allow any gatherings and the rest without your knowledge, without your permission,” Aleksandr Lukashenko warned those present.
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FM slams attempts to isolate Belarus politically, to wreck its economy
What we see is a policy to isolate Belarus politically and to wreck its economy, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said during a meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with senior local government officials.
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Sergeyenko: Attempts to destabilize Belarusian society do not stop
Law enforcement agencies, the government took adequate response measures, which made it possible to stabilize the social and political situation in the country, Igor Sergeyenko said.
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Defense minister: The West keeps trying to bend Belarus to its will
Viktor Khrenin said: “The military and political situation around Belarus remains complicated. The West represented by the USA and the European Union keeps trying to create conditions in order to dictate its will to us. Pressure in politics, information field, and economy continues."
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Lukashenko: People unanimously support strategic policy towards building strong sovereign Belarus
The Belarusian people unanimously support the strategic policy towards building a strong and sovereign country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
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Lukashenko urges to build up internal reserves despite sanctions
The head of state highlighted the need for consistent fulfillment of the decisions adopted at the Belarusian People's Congress, thus ensuring the sustainable growth of the country.
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KGB chief: Belarus is virtually repulsing hybrid aggression of the collective West
Ivan Tertel said: “The State Security Committee states that despite external calm and the absence of attempts to organize mass riots since April, we are now virtually in the stage of repulsing hybrid aggression of the collective West.”
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Lukashenko urges to speed up harvest campaign
“Food security is a priority. This year the start of the spring sowing campaign was overdue due to weather conditions. Now the main task is to grow and preserve the harvest. Adjustments were made because of anomalous heat and showers. In order not to lose grain, we must speed up the harvest campaign,” the head of state said.
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Lukashenko: No problems with access to vaccines in Belarus
“We have survived through one and a half years of the pandemic. Now, vaccination has taken center stage. We have created the necessary conditions for those who want to protect themselves and their families from the virus,” the president said.
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Lukashenko wants local officials to engage with media
Each chairman of the executive committee should be intimately familiar with the media landscape of their district or city: what kind of media outlets operate there, what editorial policy they pursue, how popular they are, the president said.
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Lukashenko: No government opponents are allowed in key positions
The head of state called for tougher personnel discipline for the sake of ensuring security and order at present. “Frankly speaking, those, who have openly spoken against the country's policy, cannot be put into key positions,” he said.
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Lukashenko identifies key principles of Belarus' development, government work
Efforts to ensure security and order represent one of the vectors. The head of state drew attention to such aspects as stronger discipline, mobilization and composure, information security, personnel discipline, organization of territorial defense.
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Tokyo 2020: Tatsiana Klimovich 1st in Women's Single Sculls Final C
Tatsiana Klimovich placed 13th overall. Earlier, in Final B (7th-12th places) Belarus' men's coxless pair Siarhei Valadzko and Dzmitry Furman finished 2nd to secure the 8th place overall (6:25.88). Belarus' lightweight doubles scullers Alena Furman and Ina Nikulina clocked 6:57.84 to finish 5th in Final B and 11th overall.
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Lukashenko: Deployment of Russian bases in Belarus has never been discussed at the president level
At the same time Aleksandr Lukashenko stated: “If we have to deploy all the armed forces with all kinds of weapons here for the sake of security of the Union State that we are building, for the sake of security of Belarus and Russia, it will be done immediately. There is no need for it now."
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Draft new Constitution described as concept of Belarus' future
The Belarusian leader suggested raising the awareness of the population about the legislative changes. This is especially important now, when work is underway on the draft of the new Constitution, the president said.
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Lukashenko: Freedom of speech in Belarus slides into extremism
“Today, everyone must understand why they have created numerous partisan information sources: websites, Telegram-channels, video blogs, groups in social networks, and messengers. That network covered the entire Belarus,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.
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Lukashenko: NGOs serve foreign political interests disguised as charitable causes
“A clear-cut pattern has been revealed: the growing number of NGOs is the writing on the wall saying that color revolutions are in the works. Under the guise of charitable causes, socially important projects, they are serving someone else's political interests. This is what happened here,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
