Events

Belarus as venue for Ukraine negotiations? Expert assesses Minsk’s prospects
Earlier, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reaffirmed Minsk’s readiness to host the negotiations on Ukraine again...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to president of Kyrgyzstan
"I am convinced that our joint efforts aimed at realizing the potential of Belarusian-Kyrgyz partnership will contribute to the further strengthening of bilateral interaction"...

Lukashenko: Policy of artificial confrontation does not serve interests of Belarus, Finland
"I hope that through joint efforts we will overcome temporary difficulties and achieve positive results across all areas of Belarusian-Finnish interaction"...

Ryzhenkov, Glazyev discuss Belarus-Russia Union State priorities
Particular attention at the meeting was paid to discussing the outcomes of the session of the High-Level Group of the Union State’s Council of Ministers and to preparations for upcoming meetings of the supreme Union State bodies...

Belarus, partners call on OSCE to counter manifestations of neo-Nazism
The diplomats consider it necessary to utilize all OSCE tools to combat the spread of ideas of racial superiority, manifestations of racism, xenophobia, and related intolerance...

Belarus condemns attempts to impose political scenarios at OSCE forum
Belarus called on its colleagues to abandon the existing practice that discredits both their own states and the organization...

Belarus’ coordination of UN anti-trafficking efforts highlighted at Vienna meeting
Belarus has been actively promoting the strengthening of international cooperation against human trafficking for nearly two decades...

Lukashenko praises Algerian president: “A smart and experienced person”
Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the personal qualities of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, with whom he had talks during an official visit to Algeria...

Belarus at UN: Western minority portrays illegal sanctions as 'good deed'
Anna Grishchenko pointed out that today, when the scale of global food shortages is approaching post-war levels, countries that are exporters of food, fertilizers, and agricultural machinery are being deprived, for political reasons, of the right to supply their products to those in need...

Belarus to chair CIS Human Rights Commission
“The chairmanship in the commission will be transferred from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus,” said Tatyana Moskalkova, Chairperson of the CIS Human Rights Commission and Russian Human Rights Commissioner. “Two colleagues from the Republic of Belarus are on the commission. They are Yevgenia Paramonova and Irina Kostevich. We work very closely with them on a wide range of issues”...

Belarus urges OSCE to initiate broad dialogue on Eurasian security issues
"We must responsibly acknowledge that no country can feel secure if the security of another state is declared secondary or insignificant,” Igor Sekreta said. “We call on participating states to return to diplomacy as the primary means of resolving international problems. Allow diplomats to do the work they were trained for!” ...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Thailand
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that traditionally friendly and stable contacts between Minsk and Bangkok make it possible to expand cooperation in political, economic, humanitarian, and other areas...

Olympic Committees of Belarus, Oman to expand cooperation
The parties discussed avenues of cooperation in sports. The Olympic Committees of the two countries had signed a memorandum of cooperation a year earlier...

About 1,500 Belarusian digital visas granted so far
The service does not require digital signatures because it is intended for foreign citizens, who do not have a digital signature...

How Belarus reached out to 'far arc' countries
For over a week now, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has been on a major trip abroad. Myanmar, Oman, Algeria, and prior to that, Kyrgyzstan… The itinerary is impressive...

MFA: Belarus will keep pushing to eliminate unilateral coercive measures
The annual observance of this day, along with dedicated discussions at the UN General Assembly, will help focus the international community’s attention on the urgent need to abandon unilateral coercive measures, which hinder the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, create barriers to trade, and undermine food security...

Belarusian senator discusses sport depoliticization with Belarus’ honorary consul in Switzerland
After the meeting Sergei Aleinik stressed: “We have had a thorough conversation and exchanged opinions about the interaction that has been going on for several years. We focused on the fields that are not susceptible to the restrictions, illegitimate sanctions enforced by European countries against Belarus"...

Healthcare, culture, business on agenda of meeting with Belarus’ honorary consul in Switzerland
The deputy prime minister of the Republic of Belarus mentioned interest in stepping up cooperation in healthcare, primarily in pharmaceutics, and interest in interaction in culture, including in the field of design...

Belarus, Laos discuss expanding political, humanitarian ties
The Belarusian ambassador held a meeting with Laos’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maithong Thammavongsa. The parties discussed in detail the further development of political interaction, including the schedule of upcoming joint events...

Lukashenko’s foreign trip to continue in Oman
Another meeting of the Belarus president with the Sultan of Oman has also been scheduled. It will take place on 6 December and will sum up all the negotiations that have been held...