The trade between Belarus and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is approaching $1 billion and this target will be met in the nearest future, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Gleb Nikitin, BelTA has learned. Speaking about cooperation between Belarus and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Belarusian head of state noted that this region cooperates with 145 countries, and Belarus tops the list. In 2021, the trade reached $700 million, and the upward...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a meeting on the sidelines of the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Moscow on 16 May. The meeting lasted for 40 minutes, BelTA has learned.  The heads of state discussed three sets of matters.  Joint efforts of Belarusians and Russians to substitute imports constituted the first set.  The second one focused on the transshipment of Belarusian cargoes in Russian ports and the...

The CSTO should strengthen its status in the international system of checks and balances, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Moscow on 16 May, BelTA has learned. "Everyone understands that the current historical era is coming to an end. There will be no return to the previous order. We must not allow a new international architecture to be created without us. The West has started talking about it. I believe that...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in Moscow for a working visit. The plane of the head of state landed in Vnukovo International Airport, BelTA has learned. On 16 May Moscow will host the Summit of the Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states. The summit is timed to the 30th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the CSTO. The leaders of the CSTO member states will exchange views on the current situation in...

At least one investment project should be implemented in each district of the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he announced new personnel decisions, BelTA has learned. “We agreed that during this year each of the chairpersons [of district executive committees] will implement some investment project that will create new jobs. If someone has not yet dealt with agricultural machinery, they should come to grips with this issue. If someone has not set up mobile...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.171 on 12 May to grant citizenship of the Republic of Belarus to a number of people, BelTA has learned.  As many as 319 people have been granted Belarus' citizenship, including 290 citizens of Ukraine. Those are mostly people, who came to Belarus from Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast.  The head of state had previously granted Belarus' citizenship to 1,784 Ukrainians since August 2021, including 390 kids. Citizenship...