The sides expressed satisfaction of traditionally friendly relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Syrian Arab Republic based on trust, mutual respect and similar positions on the issues of cooperation in the international arena. More...
“I don’t even think that we can be ten or twenty dollars below the target. The goal has been set and we should reach it,” said the President. In his words, next year focus will be put on raising salaries of low-paid workers such as those working in agriculture, education and healthcare. “If next year we double their salaries and the average salary across the country rises, people will be in a good mood,” he said. The head of state added that it is necessary to advance salaries towards the average European level. More...
The corn harvest may amount to 1 million tonnes. This year Belarus will have a good harvest of all crops. “If we get the harvest we expect then it will be a victory,” he said. According to the head of state, such harvest is good for the mid-term perspective. But it should be bigger in the next five-year term. More...
Belarus was not dying to join the EaP. “Without Belarus the EaP will turn into GUAM,” Alexander Lukashenko noted. “We never begged for that membership. However, the West would never want the EaP to be GUAM. We never asked for the membership. But they offered it to us. Why do we need to be stubborn and turn this offer down,” the President noted. More...
“Properly arranging the harvesting campaign, preparing the next year’s budget along with the program for the next five-year term, arranging the All-Belarusian People’s Congress are the most important things for me now. Those are my publicity moves,” said the Belarusian head of state. More...
