It operates in Russian, Belarusian, English, German, Spanish, Polish and Chinese languages.

[citation needed] After the USSR ceased to exist in 1991, BelTA has been the national news agency of Belarus.

It transmits over a hundred daily reports, and provides information to other news agencies of Commonwealth of Independent States members about the activities of Belarusian officials and organizations in and out of the country.

[6] According to the EU Council's decision concerning restrictive measures against Belarus following the 2010 election, Dzmitry Zhuk is responsible for "relaying state propaganda in the media, which has supported and justified the repression of the democratic opposition and of civil society on December 19, 2010 using falsified information.

"[7] The BelTA Director-General Irina Akulovich came under EU and Swiss sanctions in summer 2024.