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Lukashenka: Huge number of observers invited to attend Zapad 2017
Belarus has taken steps to dispel neighbors` concerns over its coming joint military exercise with Russia and invited a "huge number" of observers to attend the maneuvers, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Thursday in Minsk, speaking at a meeting with top officials representing the Security Coun
Resolution critical of Minsk omitted from OSCE PA session’s final declaration
A resolution criticizing Belarus’ human rights record was not included in the final declaration adopted on the final day of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 26th Annual Session in Minsk on July 9.
Minsk to co-host 2021 world hockey championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)'s Annual Congress on Friday named Minsk and Riga as the venues of the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
Opposition activist Dzmitry Paliyenka declared political prisoner
A number of Belarusian human rights groups have declared opposition activist Dzmitry Paliyenka a political prisoner and demanded his immediate release.
Company ends construction project near Kurapaty
A private company announced on Thursday that it was yielding to protesters' demands and would not build a business center at a site close to Kurapaty, a place where thousands of people are believed to have been executed and buried by Stalin's secret police in the 1930s and 1940s.
Protester handcuffs himself to truck to halt construction near Kurapaty
An opposition activist on Friday handcuffed himself to a truck and threw away the key to halt construction work at a site near Kurapaty, a scene of Stalin-era mass executions.
Lukashenka: Average pay of $500 is feasible
Alyaksandr Lukashenka insisted on Thursday that raising average monthly pay to $500 in Belarus was a completely realistic task this year.
Air pollution at more than double the safe limit in Minsk
Air pollution was more than double the safe limit in a windless Minsk on Tuesday, as roaring wood stoves around the Belarusian capital added to higher levels of particulate matter in the air.
Natallya Kachanava appointed head of Presidential Administration
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Wednesday appointed Deputy Prime Minister Natallya Kachanava to the position of head of the Presidential Administration.
Opposition activists demonstrate in Minsk in support of Belsat TV
A group of Belarusian opposition activists demonstrated in front of the Presidential Administration in downtown Minsk, demanding that the government ensure the existence of a Belarusian-language independent television channel to counter Russian television propaganda.
Lukashenka calls for closer political ties with Poland
Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with the speaker of Poland's Senate in Minsk on Monday, calling for closer political ties between the two countries.
EU developing new support program for SMEs in Belarus
The European Union is developing a new support program for small and medium-sized businesses in Belarus, Andrea Wiktorin, head of the EU Delegation to Belarus, said Thursday in Minsk while speaking at a conference titled “Reforms for Inclusive Growth.”
Opposition activists stage traditional Dzyady march
An estimated crowd of about 200 people staged an annual commemorative march in Minsk on October 30 to honor the memory of Stalinist terror victims on the occasion of Dzyady (Remembrance of Ancestors Day).
Lukashenka attacks Russia over oil supply cut
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has denounced Russia's decision to reduce its oil exports to Belarus amid a fresh gas price dispute between the two countries.
Opposition activists stage “National Flag Avenue” demonstration
Opposition activists staged a demonstration in downtown Minsk on Monday evening, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the white-red-white flag and the Pahonya emblem as Belarus’ state symbols.
Yury Chyzh released from jail
Yury Chyzh, a prominent Belarusian businessman who was arrested in March, was reportedly released on Wednesday.
Ongoing elections have been most democratic since 2000, top election official says
The ongoing elections for the House of Representatives have been the most democratic in the country since 2000, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday after casting her ballot at a polling station in Electoral District No.
Lukashenka: Teachers' pay should be raised by 25 percent
The government should raise school teachers' pay by at least 25 percent, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said in Minsk on Thursday, speaking during a visit to a boarding school for hearing-impaired children.
Lukashenka: Elections should not destabilize situation in Belarus
The coming House of Representatives elections should not destabilize the situation in the country, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said in Minsk on Tuesday, speaking at a meeting with top OSCE election observers.
Turkish president scheduled to visit Belarus this month
The Turkish embassy in Minsk is preparing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Belarus, a representative of the diplomatic mission told.
Lukashenka talks up relations with United States
Belarus wants to normalize relations with the United States on mutually beneficial terms, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said in Minsk on Wednesday, speaking at a meeting with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Scott Rauland in connection with the end of the diplomat's tenure
Lukashenka to his military generals: We should be the first to die if necessary
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday presented general's shoulder straps to a number of senior officers of the Armed Forces, the interior ministry and the Investigative Committee who had recently been promoted to the rank of general major.
Trial begins for prominent businessman Yapryntsaw and his son
The Tsentralny District Court in Minsk on July 4 started hearing a fraud case against Uladzimir Yapryntsaw, deputy director general of Triple Group, and his son Kazbek.
Lukashenka: All-Belarusian People's Assembly is real mechanism of grass-roots democracy
The All-Belarusian People's Assembly is a real mechanism of grass-roots democracy, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Wednesday in his opening address at the fifth edition of the event held at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk.
Trade ministry transformed into ministry of anti-monopoly regulation
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on June 3 signed a presidential edict transforming the Ministry of Trade into a Ministry of Anti-monopoly Regulation...
