Alongside with its economic significance, agriculture is of high political importance, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the national seminar held on 3 April to discuss rural development and ways to enhance the efficiency of the country's agrarian sector, BelTA has learned. "Agricultural production has long gone beyond its consideration exclusively as part of the economy. Food is a policy, both internal and external. Therefore, the focus on a developed agrarian sector as one...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko resented state awards to the winners and medalists of the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang , BelTA informs. "There are truly courageous people in this hall today. During the winter games we witnessed fierce battles not only at competition venues but also in judges' panels and even in interstate relations," the head of state said. Alexander Lukashenko remarked that, perhaps, Olympic gold medals in the women's relay were surprising...

The 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held at the Belarusian capital on 25 November. The event will be hosted by Minsk Arena, BelTA informs. The weekly show on Belarus 1 TV channel showcased the forum's logo and motto which were chosen at an open competition held in late 2017. The contest received more than 300 electronic and mail letters from different countries. The best ideas were submitted to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). As it was previously reported, the...

Internal troops play an important role even in peaceful time, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said when he visited military unit No. 5448 in Minsk in the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the internal troops of the Interior Ministry on 16 March, BelTA informs. "They play a great role in maintaining peace. I appreciate it very much, and I often say, even insist, that internal troops are especially important in cities, in Minsk, for example, where there are many different people....

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made new appointments on 5 March, BelTA informs. The head of state appointed: Sergei Kovalchuk Sport and Tourism Minister; Leonid Marinich Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Uzbekistan; Yuri Kobets Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus. The president approved the appointment of: Vadim Olshevsky as Deputy Chairman of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee; Viktor Atlivanov as Chairman...