Events

Belarusian CEC registers members of new Council of Republic
"56 members were elected to the Council of the Republic. Continuity was ensured as 15 members of the new Council of the Republic worked in previous convocations"...

Belarusian CEC comments on gender composition of new upper house
Among the elected members, 31 people have state awards, 8 have an academic degree, an academic title...

Belarus’ delegation in Nicaragua on visit
“It is a great honor for us to visit Nicaragua. The goal of the current visit is to implement the agreements reached between the two heads of state,” Aleksandr Yegorov said...

Lukashenko thanks UN chief for appointing UN resident coordinator in Belarus
On 8 April Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations Valentin Rybakov met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres...

Belarus, Cuba seek contacts in military sector
The Central House of Officers of the Armed Forces of Belarus hosted talks between Major General Andrei Lukyanovich, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus, and Brigadier General Mario Ernesto Rodriguez Penaranda, Commander of the Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force...

Vladimir Pertsov appointed deputy head of Belarus President Administration
Before the new appointment, Vladimir Pertsov worked as the information minister...

Volfovich: All procedures regarding Belarus’ accession to SCO are completed
He recalled that Belarus took part in the 19th Meeting of the SCO Security Council Secretaries in Astana as an observer country at the invitation of Kazakhstan...

Over 62,500 visa-waiver travelers from EU visit Belarus since 1 January 2024
Belarus has hosted 863,254 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program...

Belarus urges FAO to condemn EU’s irresponsible policy of sanctions
Belarus also proposed to discuss this issue at the next meeting of the FAO Council...

Trade unions elect 80 delegates to Belarusian People’s Congress
The delegates include leaders of trade union organizations of various levels, activists of the trade union movement, honored workers, whose labor accomplishments represent an example to follow for young Belarusians, heads of enterprises and organizations that act as responsible social partners and support initiatives of trade unions...

Yuri Senko elected Chairman of Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus
The election took place at the 9th (extraordinary) congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus...

Belarus’ House of Representatives announces composition of standing commissions
The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation has announced the composition of its standing commissions...

Belarus, Kenya discuss cooperation in sport, tourism
"Today we have agreed to work out in detail a roadmap of mutually beneficial cooperation for the coming years. The document will focus on personnel training, sports science and medicine, exchange of delegations for participation in competitions and preparation for them, promotion of tourism potential of the two countries and much more,” Oleg Andreichik said...

Belarus urges UN Human Rights Council members to vote against political manipulations
Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council should vote against political manipulations. Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya made the statement at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council...

Western sanctions against Belarus criticized for violating right to development, freedom of movement
Larisa Belskaya said: “Prohibitions against trade, transport shipments, financial transactions, the issuance of visas, and cultural cooperation paint the picture of a new iron curtain. Western sanctions are a threat to food security and the realization of the right to food for the population of many Global South countries”...

UN Human Rights Council’s resolution criticized for interference in Belarus’ domestic affairs
Larisa Belskaya also pointed out that Belarus preserves a strong state. It is based on the unity and patriotism of the nation, its adherence to peaceful evolutionary development and categoric rejection of destructive color revolutions...

Belarus, Türkiye discuss inter-parliamentary cooperation
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich held a meeting with Selman Eser, Chairperson of the Working Group of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye on Cooperation with the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, in Ankara as part of his visit to Türkiye...

Plans to open Belarus’ consulate general in Russian Vladivostok
Oleg Kozhemyako said: “We are happy to hear the intention to open a consulate general instead of an embassy branch here, in Vladivostok. I think it will add more opportunities and will be a momentous event”...

Lukashenko receives report from first deputy head of Belarus President Administration
“The most important thing now is the Belarusian People’s Congress, and also those important events that we should hold at the level of the president in the near future,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed...

Belarus to elect members of Council of the Republic on 4 April
The Central Election Commission provided some details about the election process...