Events

Lukashenko comments on prospect of peace talks in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine must end at the negotiating table, yet there are a number of high-ranking officials in the West who actually hold a completely different opinion on the matter...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to India
“I am convinced that thanks to the effective implementation of the roadmap measures to develop key areas of cooperation, we will be able to bring our partnership to a qualitatively new level,” the Belarusian leader said...

Belarus, Azerbaijan review status of agreements
The parties reaffirmed the strategic nature of the Belarus-Azerbaijan partnership and discussed bilateral interaction and the schedule of upcoming meetings...

PM: Belarus, China preparing package of agreements on cooperation in economy
"Despite the difficult geopolitical situation, global turbulence, international instability, bilateral contacts between Belarus and China have been growing"...

Belarus at UN: Radical escalation of the military conflict may expand to EU
Valentin Rybakov stressed: “Belarus stays committed to a peaceful settlement of the crisis by negotiations and calls on the European Union to take all possible measures to influence the Ukrainian authorities in order to prevent such actions in the future”...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Pakistan
“I am confident that the organization of joint events identified during our conversation in Astana will let us launch a new stage in the development of bilateral relations,” the head of state stressed...

Belarus sends appeal to Security Council president over incident with Ukrainian UAVs
"Belarus will consistently draw the attention of international organizations to the evolving situation which may have extremely devastating consequences, and seek its proper legal assessment," the ministry added...

Belarus’ Minsk, China’s Henan outline cooperation areas
The area of mutual interests is wide - from industry to culture and education...

Belarus, Pakistan agree to intensify contacts
The parties outlined further steps to expand cooperation between the parliaments of the two states...

Belarus welcomes twice more visa-waiver travelers over week
A total of 937,837 foreigners have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022...

Lukashenko appoints ambassadors to African, Asian countries
The head of state approved the appointment of Viktor Podskrebkin as Head of the Department of Economy and Sectoral Programs of the Standing Committee of the Belarus-Russia Union State...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Chad
Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed his conviction that the establishment of fruitful bilateral cooperation meets the interests of citizens of both countries...

Belarus may question necessity of Ukraine’s continued diplomatic presence in Minsk
Ukrainian Charge d'Affaires to Belarus Olga Timush was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Belarus expresses protest to Ukraine over border violation
Belarus demanded to take exhaustive measures to exclude similar incidents in the future, which could lead to further escalation of the situation in the region...

Belarus-Vietnam Friendship Society intends to implement joint projects
The meeting highlighted the intensification of Belarus-Vietnam interaction, including the cooperation at the highest level and the promotion of people's diplomacy...

European officials make statements about Belarus to cover their own blunders, ill-judged decisions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that as it follows an independent course, Belarus develops successfully...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks closer ties with Singapore
Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that Belarus and Singapore shared long-standing friendship and trust, striving for maintaining and strengthening independence, sustainable development, enhancing the role of small and medium-sized states in the international arena...

Lukashenko sends bill to soften criminal liability for a number of crimes to Parliament
The punishment for 97 categories of offenses have been revised. Of these, 65 categories of offenses have been supplemented with alternative punishment, more lenient types of punishment (24 categories of offenses now contain imprisonment as the only possible punishment). Adjustments were made to 32 other categories of offenses, including with a view to eliminate the imbalance in the punishment...

Call on CIS countries to team up against cybercrime
The fight against cybercrime, according to the head of state, is also one of the key and very difficult tasks for law enforcement of the CIS countries. It is relevant for all countries...

Belarus-Russia draft agreement on security guarantees discussed in Minsk
During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation...