More than 86% of respondents do not plan to leave Belarus, Nikolai Sukhotsky, Deputy Director for Science and Innovations at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said as he cited findings of a telephone poll in an interview with a BelTA correspondent. The Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus conducted a telephone interview survey “Public opinion on issues of wide concern”. The poll was running from 8 to 22...

It is necessary to do more to empower young people who can contribute new ideas and concepts to the development of the Union State, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi said in a recorded video message that was played during the online international round-table session dedicated to the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia, BelTA has learned. According to him, young people hold the key to the future of the Union State. “It is...

The president's message is aimed at strengthening the foreign policy positions of Belarus, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich said as he commented on the president's Address to the nation and the parliament on 31 March, BelTA has learned. “We would like to hope that sooner or later the world diplomacy will get back to its former positions. And all international problems, as emphasized by the head of state, will be solved at the negotiating table - the problems of...

A broad choice of Belarusian goods should be available in Belarusian shops, BelTA learned from Belarusian Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Minister Aleksei Bogdanov. Aleksei Bogdanov said: “We are working hard on putting more Belarusian goods on shelves of our shops. I'd like to note that we managed to accomplish it last year when we reversed a 12-year-long trend. We continue working towards the same goal this year. It is very important to offer a broad choice to consumers,...

The Belarusian president's annual Address to the Belarusian People and the Parliament is a vision of the future, Director of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR) Oleg Makarov told the media, BelTA has learned. “It is difficult to foresee or speak of any expectations. It is clear that there are a number of economy and development-related issues, set by the head of state at the recent outcome meeting of the Council of Ministers. These are the topics of Belarus'...