The United Nations Organization recognizes the negative impact of sanctions on food security across the globe. Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich made the statement at a session of the Sustainable Development Council, BelTA has learned. Yuri Ambrazevich said: “The latest statements by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who spoke in favor of reintegration of agricultural products and fertilizers from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine into the global market...

The Republic of Buryatia is interested in all-round cooperation with Belarus, Deputy Head of Government of the Republic of Buryatia Galsan Dareyev told reporters at the Brest 2022 international business forum on 18 May, BelTA has learned. “First of all, we are interested in mutually beneficial cooperation in agriculture, agricultural technologies. Brest Oblast is Belarus' leader in the export of agricultural products; its share is about 30%. Of course, we would like to exchange...

In January-April 2022 Belarus' industrial output amounted to Br54.4 billion, or 97.5% as against the same period of last year in comparable prices, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus. Production in the mining industry increased by 4.3%, however the output in the processing industry shrank by 3.3%. Output inched up by 0.4% in the industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air. The output of the industries providing water...

The situation along the entire perimeter of the borders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization remains tense, BelTA learned from Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas after a CSTO summit in Moscow on 16 May. Stanislav Zas said: “The heads of state noted that the number of challenges and threats to security rises constantly not only in the organization's responsibility area but in the entire world. The situation in all zones of...

The International Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus has passed a statement on the unacceptability of the desecration of memory of the warriors, who freed Europe from fascism, the press service of the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament told BelTA. The International Affairs Commission resolutely condemns the campaign recently launched by a number of European countries to desecrate the memory of the warriors, who freed Europe...