Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about his most difficult foreign trip during the Open Microphone with the President session with students of the engineering and technical universities of Minsk on 27 September, BelTA has learned. The head of state said that all his foreign trips can be called difficult, because sometimes very intense negotiations take place behind the protocol events. “Perhaps the most difficult was my foreign trip last year when we went to China, and...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave the go-ahead for the appointment of heads of 12 districts across the country, BelTA has learned. The head of state agreed to the appointment of Aleksei Geroyev as Chairman of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, member of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee; Pavel Silivonchik as Chairman of the Kalinkovichi District Executive Committee; Roman Sergun as Chairman of the Vetka District Executive Committee; Aleksandr Versotsky as Chairman of the...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as president of Sri Lanka, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “I hope that with your support we will be able to fully utilize our capacities in bilateral cooperation in trade and economy, education, culture, humanitarian affairs and other sectors,” the message of greetings reads.   The head of state suggested that the governments of the two countries update...

A new military unit has been set up in Belarus. It has comprised contract enlistees who completed military service, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting at the military training area Obuz-Lesnovsky, BelTA has learned. “Searching for good specialists, we have come up with an idea to set up a new unit of contract professionals who did military service,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. Writer by:  belta

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud as the country celebrates National Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “Based on the glorious traditions of its ancestors, today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is strengthening its position as an influential country in global and regional politics, playing an important...

Belarus should provide itself with fruits of its own production, primarily apples, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited a fruit farm in Molodechno District, BelTA has learned. “We need to stop prioritizing imported apples. We need to have our own apples. We need to produce enough to meet our needs. Our market demand for apples is huge. We need storage facilities. We need to have our own,” the president said.The president gave the following instruction to Minister...