Belarusian media are characterized by a high level of personal and journalistic standards and journalistic skill, which has disappeared or is disappearing in the West, Polish political scientist and publicist Tomasz Gryguć said in an interview with BelTA. “The level of trust in the media in Poland and Belarus is, of course, different. In Poland, we understand perfectly well that these so-called mainstream media, private and state-owned, are not run by Polish interests. They are...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has supported the proposal to waive visas for citizens of 35 European countries traveling via all road and railway checkpoints, reads a statement of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BelTA has learned. “Continuing to demonstrate the openness and peacefulness of our country, being committed to the principles of good-neighborliness, facilitating people-to-people contacts and improving freedom of movement, the Belarusian president...

Belarus prioritizes diplomatic means to resolve disputes with neighbors, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to honor graduates of higher military educational institutions and senior officers at the Palace of Independence on 16 July, BelTA has learned. “Behind us are our families, our children, elderly and women, our people. They believe in us. Their faith is our strength. They always take really hard all sorts of tensions, especially on our border,” the...

A total of 1.597 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been harvested in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 15 July, 1.597 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed) was harvested, which includes 1.108 million tonnes of cereals and leguminous crops and 489,000 tonnes of winter rapeseed. The regional breakdown is the following: Brest Oblast harvested 417,000 tonnes, Minsk Oblast 383,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast 345,400 tonnes, Gomel...

Belarus has always taken an active part in the work of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and has maintained a proactive position. Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming made the statement as he met with Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko, BelTA has learned. Zhang Ming said: “I would like to congratulate the Belarusian nation on Belarus becoming the tenth Shanghai Cooperation Organization member state. We and colleagues have done...