Belarus is ranked 41st on the world's strongest armies list, BelTA learned from the Global Firepower analytics company website.
The Belarusian army was ranked 49th in 2017.
In this year's list of the world's strongest armies Belarus is ranked right behind Romania (40th) and ahead of Peru (42nd). The U.S. army is deemed the world's strongest. It is followed by Russia (2nd) and China (3rd).
Global Firepower's World's Military Strength Ranking is compiled using 55 parameters and...
The major goal of the new law on mass media is to protect people from destructive information, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during a meeting with the heads of major state mass media outlets, BelTA has learned.
Speaking about the main tasks of mass media outlets, the head of state noted that some of them are described in the new law on media. They include the development of the domestic TV content. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the new law has been designed to "protect...
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...
