The talks between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome have finished, BelTA has learned.  After the meeting the two heads of state made a statement for the media.  Ahead of the bilateral talks, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin inspected the territory of the cosmodrome aboard the helicopter and then got familiar with the progress made in the construction of this large-scale project. The presidents also talked...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin will discuss the entire range of matters concerning Belarusian-Russian relations during the Belarusian leader's visit to the Russian Federation, the press service of the Belarus president told BelTA.  Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit Russia's Far East. On 12 April he is expected to meet and negotiate with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. On Cosmonautics Day the two heads of state will go together to the...

Belarus is ready to set up new joint ventures in Pakistan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan on 8 April, BelTA has learned.  The head of state noted that he would like to discuss cooperation prospects. The president recalled that he had visited Pakistan twice, and Belarus had built good relations both with the previous government and with the incumbent one. “Despite the...

There are new windows of opportunity for Belarus and Russia amid the Western sanctions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Security Council meeting on 7 April, BelTA has learned. "New windows of opportunity are really opening up for our countries. With Western companies leaving the Union State market, huge niches are becoming available for us to explore. The question is what prevented us from doing it before - lobbyists, competition, corruption? Perhaps, all of it,”...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined major problem areas in the country's housing and utilities sector at a government meeting on 5 April, BelTA has learned.  Quality of water   “Water availability still remains an acute problem for rural residents. Due to the deterioration of existing networks and the lack of reserve wells, entire villages can be cut off water supply in case of accidents or repairs,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.  According to him, about 800 water...

Recyclable materials are the Klondike for Belarusian companies, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting to discuss the performance of the country's housing and utilities sector, BelTA has learned. “People harshly criticize your way of waste management. Those in charge will be held to account for this. It is absolutely unacceptable how you deal with the problem of separate waste collection, recycling and further use of recycled materials,” Aleksandr...