MINSK, 19 June (BelTA) – The upcoming elections in Belarus will be fair, unlike elections in the United States, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Belarus' CEC Chairman Igor Karpenko to discuss the preparations for the 2024 election campaign, BelTA has learned.  The head of state touched upon the issue of inviting observers to the upcoming elections in 2024. "The entities that invite observers are determined by law. We have nothing to hide. When...

MINSK, 16 June (BelTA) – Belarus' economy has recovered and is on the growth track again, Deputy Economy Minister Andrei Kartun told journalists commenting on the country's economic performance in January-May 2023, BelTA has learned.  “We can say that the economy has recovered; it has grown by 0.9%. More than 85% of industries are already operating in the black. The main drivers are manufacturing and agriculture,” Andrei Kartun said. “Light industry, food production...

MOSCOW, 15 June (BelTA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend a meeting of the CSTO Ministerial Council in Minsk on 20 June, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news briefing on 15 June, BelTA has learned.  Maria Zakharova recalled that Belarus is chairing the CSTO this year. "The participants of the meeting will sum up the results of multilateral cooperation in the CSTO and discuss the prospects for further interaction. The ministers...

MINSK, 14 June (BelTA) - Belarus is ready for any development of events and will respond to aggression without hesitation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in an interview to the Rossiya 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.  "No one has ever fought against a nuclear country, a country that possesses nuclear weapons. We are peaceful people; Belarus has had enough of wars. We have a beautiful, neat and tidy country. Russians are happy to visit us," the president said....

MINSK, 13 June (BelTA) – Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov received the copy of credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of Belarus (with residence in Moscow) Sasiwat Wongsinsawat, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The parties discussed the current state and ways of promoting the Belarusian-Thai relations, including cooperation in trade and...