Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and all Singaporean people as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. "The history of sovereign Singapore clearly demonstrates that the influence and role of a state in the modern world is determined not only by its size, geographical location, availability of natural resources, but by the spirit and diligence of its people,"...

A permanent hybrid war is being waged against the peoples of the CIS countries, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the participants of the CIS Internal Affairs Ministers Council on 8 August, BelTA has learned.     “A permanent hybrid war is being waged against our peoples. Each of the CIS countries has already experienced at least one color revolution, which in fact means an attempted coup d'état,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. Writer by:  belta

Agriculture was one of the issues on the agenda of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s working trip to Smolevichi District of Minsk Oblast on 6 August. The head of state heard out the corresponding report from Minsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Turchin, BelTA has learned. Mass harvesting in the region is set to be completed within a week. The grain harvest, including rapeseed, is expected to make up 2.1 million tonnes. The region also expects to get about 600,000 tonnes of maize....

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko assessed the state of harvesting in the country while on board a helicopter on 4 August, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko had been on a working trip to Gomel Oblast in the previous two days. During the visit, the president focused on disaster response and relief efforts in the region, harvesting, field preparation and sowing of winter crops. On Sunday, the head of state also examined the situation in the northwest of Gomel Oblast...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated active and retired employees of the State Control Committee on the 30th anniversary of the committee and their professional holiday - the Day of Employees of State Control Bodies, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. “The establishment and development of the State Control Committee were going hand in hand with the formation of sovereign Belarus. Over three decades, the committee has not only established...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to the people of Switzerland as the country celebrates National Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. “The peoples of Belarus and Switzerland have the same attitude towards the need to maintain peace, advocate the restoration of a sustainable and fair world order based on the norms and principles of international law,” the message of greetings reads. The head of state pointed out that...