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China has become one of the biggest trading and investment partners for Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was delivering the annual Address to Belarusian People and the National Assembly on 28 January, BelTA has learned. “Earlier, the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were instructed to review Belarus' priorities and upgrade relations with those regions of the world that have great potential and mutual interest. Friendship with China is the most important element of our cooperation with Asian countries.

In his annual Address to Belarusian People and the National Assembly on 28 January Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said how long he is going to continue as the president, BelTA has learned. “Everything will depend on the situation.

The Year of People's Unity has showed the whole world the cohesion and resilience of the Belarusians, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was delivering the annual Address to Belarusian People and the National Assembly on 28 January, BelTA has learned. “The previous year was the Year of People's Unity.

Работа по расследованию уголовного дела по делу о геноциде белорусов в годы Великой Отечественной войны будет постоянной. Об этом по результатам доклада генпрокурора Белоруссии заявил президент республики Александр Лукашенко.

Occupation of Belarus will never happen under the current government, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while approving the decision on the state border protection for 2022 on 24 January, BelTA has learned. “I have never stooped to the level of arguing with my opponents and rivals, but today, having received a media review, I was surprised to learn that ‘Belarus had been occupied'. As the commander-in-chief, I have overlooked it somehow. Maybe you have failed to tell me that ‘the occupation of Belarus' has already taken place?” Aleksandr Lukashenko asked ironically Chairman of the State Border Committee Anatoly Lappo.

The situation on Belarus' southern border is getting more and more complicated, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while approving the decision on the state border protection for 2022 on 24 January, BelTA has learned. “Naturally, the security of our state begins with the border, because our sovereignty is safe within our border. The border troops make a considerable contribution to ensuring sovereignty and our effective work in a peaceful period,” the head of state said. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that in 2021, due to the influx of refugees and the deployment of troops from neighboring countries along the Belarusian border, the border guards had to be more vigilant and participate in reconnaissance activities together with the Armed Forces and the State Security Committee. “There is a lot of talk now about our sout

The joint exercise of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Russia Allied Resolve 2022 is exclusively defensive in nature, Head of the Main Department of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of Belarus Andrei Nekrashevich said on the air of the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs. “I would like to emphasize that this exercise is absolutely defensive in nature. At the end of the exercise all the troops will leave for their permanent deployment points,” Andrei Nekrashevich said. The joint exercise will take place not only on Belarusian training grounds; maneuvers will also be held in the Belarusian border area near the places of deployment of a great number of troops in the territory of the neighboring countries. “Some of m

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko hit back at the threats and patronizing tone of the U.S. Department of State representatives against Belarus as he approved the decision on the state border protection for 2022 on 24 January, BelTA has learned. «Just a day ago I was told about the threats from the U.S. Department of State.

Belarus will respond decisively to anyone who decides to speak from a position of force, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told the media in Luninets District where President Aleksandr Lukashenko visited the military facilities and held a meeting on military security, BelTA has learned. «We are not threatening anyone. But we will not tolerate being threatened. The president made it clear today,» the minister said. It is impo

Presidential election is the only way for transit of power, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke to the media on 21 January, BelTA has learned. “They have started discussing this topic far and wide. I would say it for the 1,001st time: I do not recognize any transit of power except for the presidential election. The people will decide who will be the first, second, fifth person in the Belarusian state.

The referendum on the constitutional amendments in Belarus may not take place only in case of war, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke to the media on 21 January, BelTA has learned. «Events like a referendum might be canceled only in one case: if, God forbid, a war breaks out. I've already commented on this. I don't t

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the ICAO fact-finding report into the event involving Ryanair flight in Belarus airspace as he spoke to the media on 21 January, BelTA has learned. According to the head of state, the ICAO admitted that there was no interception, forced landing or rerouting of Ryanair aircraft by Belarus. The president called the ICAO investigators heroic people: “They deserve some praise. Despite all the pressure (this is a UN organization and you know that we are on our own there) they had to admit that Lukashenko did not open fire at the aircraft, did not scramble a MiG fighter jet to force it to land.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.14 “On calling the nationwide referendum” on 20 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. According to the document, the nationwide referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus shall be held on 27 February 2022. The decree contains the wording of the referendum question, which is reproduced verbatim in the voting ballot: “Do you accept the amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus?” The amendments and additions to the Constitution submitted to the referendum are listed in the decree. In accorda

In November the sanatorium ‘’Belorus in Druskininkai, Lithuania, hosted the first group of Belarusian children after a long break for health improvement. Full of strength and positive emotions, they returned home, shared their impressions of the rest with family and friends. Why families were impatiently waiting for the opening of the health resort and what exactly was the rest in the sanatorium remembered for, in the material of the "GP" correspondent.

Belarus' exports of agricultural products hit record high in 2021, Belarus' First Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told the media on 19 January, BelTA has learned. “Last year Belarus' agricultural export amounted to a record high of nearly $6.5 billion, up almost $700 million if compared with 2020,” Igor Brylo said. According to him, export increased by 12% to the CIS countries (including Russia) and by 42% to non-CIS countries.

The Belarusian market is saturated with food and farm products, Belarusian First Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told the media in Minsk on 19 January, BelTA has learned. On 1 January, in response to the sanctions, Belarus imposed a food embargo on the states that had taken the unfriendly steps against Belarus. The list of embargoed goods include pigs, beef, pork, a number of byproducts, salted meat, meat in brine, dried or smoked meat, meatmeal tankage, milk and dairy products (with some exceptions), vegetables other than those intended for planting, fruits and nuts, pork fat and poultry fat, cattle, sheep or goat fat, lard stearin and other animal oils, sausages and similar products, confectionery, salt and other goods. When asked whether the Belarusian market will face a shortage of products, Igor Brylo replied: «We are fully stocked with raw materials, I would even say overstocked with them.

The finalized version of the new Belarus Constitution draft will be forwarded to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko one of these days, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko told reporters following the meeting to review the outcomes of the public discussion of the new Constitution draft on 18 January, BelTA has learned. “In general, the draft amendments and additions got a positive feedback from the public. The overwhelming majority of comments approve the Constitution draft. Today I have presented all these amendments. They were supported by and large. We will continue the work today and tomorrow. I think that in the coming days we will finalize and submit both the draft decree and, accordingly, the finalized text of the proposed amendments and addenda to the Constitution to the head of state, in line with the law,” Igor Sergeyenko said.

In pursuance of the decision of the presidents of Belarus and Russia, the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of the two countries have begun planning a joint combat readiness inspection of the Union State response forces, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry. On 17 January, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Belarus approved the plan of the forthcoming joint exercise. It will i

On 18 January the Defense Ministries of Belarus and Russia held briefings for military attachés on the forthcoming inspection of the Union State rapid response forces. The briefing in Moscow was attended by 98 representatives of the military and diplomatic corps accredited in Russia, including those from 16 NATO countries. The press service of the Russian Defense Ministry sent BelTA the key takeaways of the briefing hosted by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.

More than 5.56 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 4.72 million have been fully vaccinated, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. The regional breakdown of people who got the second shot is as follows: over 533,600 in Brest Oblast, over 472,800 in Vitebsk Oblast, over 653,700 in Gomel Oblast, over 493,800 in Grodno Oblast, over 488,200 in Mogilev Oblast, over 516,900 in Minsk Oblast, and more than 818,300 in the city of Minsk.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko unveiled where and when a joint military exercise of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Russia will be held as he heard out a report on the plan of the joint military exercise on 17 January, BelTA informs. “As far as you know, in this difficult situation in December 2021 the president of the Russian Federation and I agreed to hold the out-of-schedule specific events on the western borders and in the south of Belarus – this is also the border of the Union State.

The joint operational exercise of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Russia scheduled for February has been named as«Allied Resolve 2022, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus — Head of the Main Operational Command Pavel Muraveyko, BelTA reports. Pavel Muraveyko drew attention to the ongoing militarization of European countries. According to him, the NATO contingent is strong enough to provoke and unleash any international conflict.

Belarusian peacekeepers did an excellent job in Kazakhstan, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said as he welcomed the Belarusian peacekeeping forces back home from Kazakhstan on 15 January, BelTA has learned. “Today we can confidently say that you have successfully performed all your tasks. The whole country has been closely watching the tragic events in Kazakhstan. Of course, your families and friends worried the most. Like all Belarusians, I fully share the joy of welcoming our peacekeepers back,” said Viktor Khrenin.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko spoke about the development of cooperation between the two countries in an interview to STV channel, BelTA has learned. “Despite the pandemic, our cooperation in education has reached very good results. We have signed about 400 different agreements in education.