Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants and guests of the 13th Festival of National Cultures, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “This outstanding event symbolizes the historical continuity of the traditions of the peoples of the world, reflects the open and peaceful policy of modern Belarus. Having united people of different cultures and religions in one national family, we preserve the original values and customs,...

Belarus views the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as an important platform for dialogue with traditional friends and key partners, Deputy Head of the Asia, Australia and Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vadim Senyuta said at the roundtable to discuss opportunities of cooperation between Belarus and the SCO in the format of public diplomacy in the House of Friendship on 31 May, BelTA has learned.  He emphasized: “Belarus maintains strategic...

Belarus needs to learn to counter the propaganda that has been unleashed against the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a session on the information policy in Minsk on 31 May, BelTA has learned. "Any war, primarily a hybrid war, is a struggle for the minds of people. We have to protect our people. The question is how. This is what we are going to discuss today. This is very important that we learn to conduct counter-propaganda, as it was called in the Soviet...

Difficulties are not a reason to panic, but one should not expect that the situation with the sanctions will resolve on its own, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a session to discuss the bill on the improvement of Belarus' social and economic policy in Minsk on 30 May, BelTA has learned.  "Domestic enterprises have faced the barriers artificially created on the external contour. They have affected all stages of the production process: the purchase of raw materials,...

The bill on the improvement of Belarus' socio-economic policy was submitted for discussion to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA has learned.  “Let no one be surprised that we are holding such a big meeting. It is just that the government is making a number of big proposals,” the head of state said.  The president recalled that after the adoption of the new Constitution, laws became the main legal acts in Belarus.  “The government has prepared a bill setting...

The recent events in Ukraine have prompted Belarus to revisit the modernization strategy for its Armed Forces, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the Defense Ministry of Belarus to discuss military security issues on 26 May, BelTA has learned.  “Look, when we met, it was before Russia's military operation in Ukraine, we had a different idea of how to improve and modernize our Armed Forces. Three months of the confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, of the...