PM Andrei Kabyakou has explained why Belarus lacks projects to make use of foreign lines of credit. read more

On 18 April the Belarusian authorities launched the trial of Taras Avataraŭ, a fighter from the Right Sector battalion who participated in the Ukraine conflict. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Thursday that 2016 should become a "game-changing year" for the Belarusian economy. read more

Eighth forum "Atomexpo - Belarus" opened in Minsk on Tuesday, April 19. At the opening spoke Vice-Premier of Belarus Uladzimir Syamashka, deputy director general of the "Rosatom" corporation Alexander Lokshin and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano. read more

Belarus has already started the hardest reforms, Kiryl Rudy, top economic advisor to Belarus president said on Belarus 1 TV. read more

Belarus does not want to limit its international cooperation to relations with European countries and seeks to forge closer ties with the Muslim world, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Thursday, speaking at a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul. The intensification of Belarus-Turkey relations was discussed by the presidents, official sources report. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a presidential edict directing that the pension age should be gradually increased by three years – by six months a year – from 55 to 58 years for women and from 60 to 63 years for men. read more

On Friday, 8 April, a press conference of Belarus Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei was held in Moscow. One of the questions discussed was Crimea. read more

The EU-Belarus Coordination Group held its first meeting in Brussels on April 6 and 7. read more