MINSK, 27 July - A company from Iraq plans to buy Belarusian milk powder and beef, spokesperson for the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) Roman Yaniv told. Following the visit of a top manager of the Iraqi company Al Seraj Al Mubeen Co., plans are to study the issue of organizing supplies of Belarusian milk powder and beef to Iraq. According to the Iraqi businessman, Al Seraj Al Mubeen Co. specializes in the import and wholesale of food products, the demand for which...

MINSK, 26 July – Belarus exported $2.8 billion worth of products in January-May 2022, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told the media on 26 July, has learned. “In price terms, this is up 14% compared with the same stretch a year ago,” the minister said. In his words, exports to China have increased significantly, and supplies to Russia are on the rise. “The price factor is good. That means that our products are in demand,” Igor Brylo said.

Over the past weekend more than 600 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Belarus, from the Ukrainian territory and also via the EU countries, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. "From 6.00 on 22 July to 6.000 on 25 July, Belarus admitted 634 citizens of Ukraine," the the State Border Committee informed.

Belarus would like to scale up cooperation with China in film production, the Telegram channel of the Culture Ministry of Belarus reports following the meeting of Culture Minister Anatoly Markevich and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko, which took place on 21 July. According to the press release, “the Belarusian side is interested in expanding cooperation in cinematography, in promoting domestic films in the Chinese market.” The discussion...

If individuals or individual countries encroach upon Belarus' sovereignty and independence, Aleksandr Lukashenko is ready to fight against it. With weapons in hands if necessary. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in an interview with the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP), BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the reporter: “Right now we see what policy Poland pursues in all its splendor. Would you like me to calmly look at the fact that Poland sees...

MINSK, 20 July – Belarus intends to unyieldingly defend national interests in the sphere of civil aviation, Director of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry Artyom Sikorsky told BelTA on 20 July.   The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reviewed two matters the other day – the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident in Belarus' skies on 23 May 2021 and Belarus' complaint about consequent actions of European countries, which...