Events

Belarusian foreign minister flies to Beijing after SCO summit
The minister will have to attend quite significant protocol events relating to the solemn ceremony of hoisting the state flag of the Republic of Belarus at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization HQ in Beijing. Apart from that, the minister will have an entire series of meetings with representatives of China...

Lukashenko, Xi Jinping meet in Astana
“We will definitely facilitate further stable development of our relations,” Xi Jinping stated. The Chinese leader added that the parties intend to go forward in this direction by leaps and bounds...

Lukashenko meets with UN secretary-general in Astana
Aleksandr Lukashenko’s initiative to embark on a broad international dialogue to restore trust and strengthen security in the spirit of San Francisco is being promoted...

Lukashenko meets with Erdogan on sidelines of SCO summit
Belarusian-Turkish contacts at the top level develop actively. The Belarus president has visited Türkiye four times. The first official visit of the president of the Turkish republic to Belarus took place in 2016...

Lukashenko suggests adopting Belarus-Pakistan cooperation roadmap
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana on 4 July...

Belarus’ ambassador meets with Vietnamese president
The parties reviewed the state of bilateral relations and discussed ways to step up multi-level interaction in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian spheres, to deepen inter-regional cooperation and to mobilize public diplomacy resources...

Lukashenko: Constructive relations with United States have always been important for Belarus
Belarus has always attached importance to constructive relations with the United States of America, and the period of history when such relations prevailed was beneficial for the two states, the Belarusian leader stressed...

Lukashenko in favor of SCO's bigger role in addressing global food insecurity
“One of the obvious consequences of the illegal sanctions is the worsening hunger crisis in the world,” the Belarusian leader emphasized...

Belarus' FM meets with Indian counterpart in Astana
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit...

Lukashenko to visit Kazakhstan on 3-4 July to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit
In Kazakhstan’s capital Astana the Belarusian leader will take part in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. He is also expected to have a number of meetings and negotiations with foreign colleagues on the sidelines of the summit...

Foreign leaders send Independence Day greetings to Lukashenko, people of Belarus
The head of state and the Belarusian people received greetings from the leaders of Russia, China, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Serbia, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand, Türkiye, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Malawi, the State of Palestine, Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Russia meet in Astana
It was the first meeting of the two ministers after Maksim Ryzhenkov was appointed Belarusian minister of foreign affairs not so long ago...

Lukashenko signs amnesty law on occasion of 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation
The law establishes a list of categories of convicted persons, who are subject to exemption from punishment and other criminal liability measures...

Lukashenko: I will not order the border service to protect the European Union from migrants
The head of state warned that it is futile to use the migrant crisis in an attempt to pressure Belarus: “You will not be able to use migration flows against us. We, our reporters should more broadly demonstrate the truth about migrant flows”...

Lukashenko: Belarus develops despite gloomy forecasts and projections
“We joined ranks of the founder countries as a country that had suffered the hardest blow, that had suffered tremendous losses, and had mounted unprecedented nationwide resistance against the aggressor,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

CIS defense ministers to convene in Minsk on 3 July
The participants will discuss the current state of multilateral cooperation and the development of the unified (joint) military systems of the Commonwealth. They are also expected to approve a plan of joint activities for 2025 and conceptual approaches to defense partnerships in the CIS until 2030...

Gomel, Russia's Orel sign sister-city agreement
The document was inked in Gomel by Gomel Mayor Vladimir Privalov and Orel Mayor Yuri Parakhin. “We will respond to today's challenges and maintain sovereignty and independence thanks to unity and the preservation of historical memory,” emphasized Vladimir Privalov...

Lukashenko meets with speaker of Russian parliament’s lower chamber in Minsk
Vyacheslav Volodin arrived in Belarus upon instructions of President of Russia Vladimir Putin. On behalf of Russia he will participate in festivities on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from Nazi invaders...

Ryzhenkov meets with Kazakhstan’s ambassador
The parties discussed in detail the entire spectrum of Belarus-Kazakhstan relations, including trade and economic cooperation, contacts within the framework of international organizations, primarily the SCO, the CIS, the EAEU and the CSTO...

Belarus, China discuss defense partnerships
First Deputy Defense Minister of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko has met with Defense Attaché of China’s Embassy in Belarus Liu Zhe for a protocol meeting at the headquarters of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus...