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...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko confirmed the country’s commitment to further cooperation with the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) as he met with DPR head Denis Pushilin in Minsk on 19 September, BelTA has learned. “We have been cooperating for a long time. Belarus always cooperated with Donetsk Oblast as part of Ukraine. Amid current complicated, hard times even since that very moment (ten years have already passed), we have not abandoned this cooperation, and we are ready to...

In July 2024, a bad storm hit Belarus. It became a national disaster, leaving several people killed and injured. Thousands of homes were left without electricity. Gusty winds broke trees like matches. The country deployed all kinds of forces to clean up storm damage. The longest path lies ahead of the forestry industry. In this episode, we will tell you which regions of Belarus were not spared by the storm. How much does it cost to restore one hectare of forest? What will happen to windfall...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to his compatriots as Belarus celebrates Day of People’s Unity, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “This is a holiday of historical justice, symbolizing the national revival of Belarus,” the head of state said. “The eternal desire of Belarusians to live on their own land as a single family in peace and harmony came true on 17 September 1939. Since then we have learned the truth: in order to...

On the eve of the Day of National Unity, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree pardoning another 37 people convicted of extremist crimes. This is another humane gesture on the part of the state towards those who had gone astray. The document was signed on 16 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. Six of the pardoned are women, some of those pardoned have chronic diseases, are disabled, and are pensioners. All of them repented and asked...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended warm greetings and best wishes to Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei as he met with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Akbar Ahmadian on 13 September, BelTA has learned. “I would like to ask you convey my wishes and congratulations to the newly-elected president [Masoud Pezeshkian won the presidential election in Iran in July 2024] and also my warmest greetings to the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei....