Events

Belarus, Russia discuss coordination in UN, BRICS, SCO
On the sidelines of the summit, Maksim Ryzhenkov also held meetings with UAE Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh, Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Rose Alupo and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh...

FM: Belarus is ready to join BRICS in addressing environmental threats
Maksim Ryzhenkov went on saying that Belarus identifies mitigating and adapting to climate change, alongside maintaining a favorable environment, as a key national security priority...

Belarus welcomes 111,520 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2025
A total of 1,143,256 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 362,415 visitors from Latvia, 630,833 people from Lithuania, and 116,278 visitors from Poland...

'No one is driving anyone anywhere’. What Lukashenko said about Eurasian integration 14 years ago
Aleksandr Lukashenko pursued the policy towards an alliance with Russia since the first days of his presidency. But the Belarusian leader paid no less attention to integration processes throughout the Eurasian space. Not everyone was happy, though...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Nazarbayev
The head of state expressed confidence that Minsk and Astana’s course towards the alliance and strategic partnership will maintain its positive dynamics and will result in new considerable achievements both in bilateral cooperation and within the framework of international organizations...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Venezuela
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Belarus’ Consulate General in St. Petersburg opens in new building
Pavel Utyupin pointed to the robust and effective cooperation between Belarus and Leningrad Oblast, which is reflected in strong bilateral trade figures and ambitious plans and projects...

Belarus’ mission to OSCE urges West to stop manipulating human rights agenda
The Belarusian delegation resolutely rejected false narratives and allegations that distort the real state of things. It presented objective and official information related to the pardoning of individual prisoners in Belarus...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to USA
On behalf of fellow Belarusians and himself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated President of the United States of America Donald Trump and all Americans on Independence Day...

Libya eager to help build, rebuild mosques in Belarus
Osama Hamad said: “In turn, as the Libyan nation we are ready to cooperate with you, provide assistance with mosque construction and with the training of students”...

UNIDO makes decision on partnership with middle-income countries upon Belarus’ initiative
In a speech at the session of the Industrial Development Board in Vienna, the Belarusian delegation emphasized that Belarus prioritizes problems of middle-income countries. The delegation reminded that Belarus has been consistently promoting the interests of this numerous category of countries within the UN system for many years...

Military Academy cadet from Ukraine approaches Lukashenko with unusual request
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “We are always open to Ukrainians. You are our kind of people. And don’t listen to anyone, who says that we are at war or are going to fight. Those are our people!”...

Lukashenko lays wreath at Mound of Glory on Independence Day
War veterans, representatives of worker collectives and public associations, participants of military patriotic clubs and youth organizations also took part in the solemn ceremony...

Belarus, Libya sign cooperation documents in multiple sectors
"I have no doubt that today’s event will give a fresh momentum to interaction between Belarus and Libya. I am grateful to all partners for putting a lot of effort into maintaining a strong and effective working relationship,” Prime Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Turchin emphasized...

Belarus, Libya to sign cooperation memorandum in education, inter-university agreements
Libya’s minister of higher education is confident that cooperation between Libya and Belarus will be gaining momentum...

Lukashenko pardons another 16 convicts
They include 8 women and 8 men. Of them two have chronic diseases, one is disabled. Nine convicts have minor children. Three persons are over 50...

Lukashenko reveals details of provocation planned by opposition in 2020
We disrupted a provocation to burn down opposition representatives in Minsk in 2020 after the presidential election, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media following the official part of his address at a solemn assembly held on 1 July in anticipation of Independence Day...

Lukashenko conveys Putin’s stance on Ukraine ceasefire to Kellogg
The head of state said that he called on the American side to calm down after the election tumult and to start walking the talk...

Lukashenko comments on release of several prisoners after visit by Keith Kellogg
Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about his approach and attitude to the problem: “Some may have forgotten, but I haven’t. It still hurts. I have to solve this problem. How? Only in your best interest"...

Lukashenko reveals details of talks with U.S. special envoy
“We did not trade concessions. It was a respectful conversation. And besides, why does such a question arise? We are not groveling before anyone, like some others west of us are doing,” the head of state remarked. “Neither I nor anyone else is crawling or begging for anything. We are capable of providing for ourselves. We know how to work”...