Economic cooperation between Belarus and Russia's St. Petersburg has been recovering at a good pace, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Saint Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov in Minsk on 1 February, BelTA has learned.  As the head of state noted, the results for 2021 show that the economic cooperation between Belarus and St. Petersburg bounced back. The trade in January-November 2021 already surpassed the trade of 2020. "Most likely, we will hit $1.7...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Chinese New Year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  “The Belarusian people are sincerely happy that under your leadership in 2021 the Chinese nation achieved the First Centennial Goal despite all the challenges - eliminating poverty and building a moderately prosperous society,” the message reads.  The head of state believes that China will continue...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit the National Research Center Mother and Child on 31 December, BelTA has learned. The head of state is set to get familiar with the organization of perinatal care in the country. According to the Telegram channel Pul pervogo, Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit the new building of the research center that nurses low-birth-weight infants. A multi-tier system of maternal and child healthcare has been in operation in Belarus for more than...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has given a New Year gift to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, BelTA has learned. According to the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, gifts are always a very interesting aspect of Aleksandr Lukashenko's visits. “The visit to St. Petersburg was no exception. As always, the Belarusian president brought a gourmet food gift basket with Belarus' best products, like sausages, cheeses. And also a set of glasses made by Neman Glassworks,” the...

Presidential interviews are set to continue, Press Secretary of the Belarus President Natalya Eismont said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. “The president is ready to talk to everyone. We have an absolutely clear plan to continue this work. It is important for us to be heard in all regions and all countries. We will continue to allocate time for that. We have entered an era of unprecedented openness. We will talk to everybody,” the spokeswoman said....

The CIS leaders discussed in detail the development of the epidemiological situation and proposals for additional measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Head of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing – Chief State Sanitary Physician Anna Popova was invited to the summit to speak on the issue. The CIS leaders responded to her speech by voicing their vision of the situation and asking the expert their questions. Aleksandr...