Every kid in Belarus matters, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he attended the New Year Eve's children's charity event held as part of the country's charity campaign Our Children in the Palace of the Republic on 28 December, BelTA has learned. “I have reiterated this many times and I will repeat it once again – every child in Belarus matters. All of them are dear to us. Belarus has been and will stay open to all those who have lost home and peace in their...

Details of the latest meeting of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in St. Petersburg have been revealed by the press service of the Belarusian leader, BelTA has learned. The heads of state discussed the Belarus president's upcoming visit to Azerbaijan. As far as economy is concerned, the presidents agreed that representatives of the intergovernmental commission and the governments of the two countries will work out a plan of joint work for...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about the prospects of Eurasian integration through 2045 at the EAEU summit in St. Petersburg on 25 December. The declaration on the main tasks and key areas of further development of integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union for the period up to 2030 and 2045, prepared during the Russian presidency, was presented to the attention of the leaders of the countries at the summit, BelTA has learned. “It is important that our...

Price regulation is a matter of social justice, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting to discuss price regulation mechanisms on 21 December, BelTA has learned. “I want you to understand that you will not kick this issue into the long grass. This is a moral, political, strategic issue. Whatever you may call it. The main thing is that this is the matter of social justice,” the Belarusian leader said. “Talking to [First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai]...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko supported the proposal by the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to extend the visa waiver program for citizens of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland to 2024, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian president. Belarus waived visas for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia, non-citizens of Latvia as from 15 April 2022 and for citizens of Poland as from 1 July 2022. In December 2022, the visa-waiver program was extended to...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting to discuss the state of things at the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC) and matters related to land reclamation on 19 December, BelTA has learned. Taking part in the meeting were government members, heads of government agencies, governors, and scientists. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that such a composition of participants usually means that the most pressing, strategic matters are brought for consideration....