Events

Belarus looks to strengthen relations with Venezuela
Belarus expects to considerably strengthen relations with Venezuela, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik said as he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto

Zhang Ming: Belarus may become SCO full member in 2024
“A memorandum of commitment by the Republic of Belarus to join the organization as a full member was signed at the SCO summit in New Delhi. This is a very important document for acquiring the status of a member state. Minsk is already taking part in the activities of a number of mechanisms of the organization, it is on the way to full membership, and this process is proceeding successfully,” Zhang Ming said...

Belarus to open consulates general in three Russian cities soon
“Therefore, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and Yekaterinburg were chosen to host our first three consulates general. One is already up and running, the other two are in the pipeline. We have decided to open the next three consulates general in Kaliningrad, Vladivostok and Nizhny Novgorod,” the ambassador said...

Belarus, Sudan intend to deepen cooperation in all areas of interest
Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sudan to the Republic of Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali...

Lukashenko in favor of expanding CIS zone of influence
Aleksandr Lukashenko highlighted the new trend associated with the development of such large international organizations as the SCO and BRICS...

Belarus condemns Poland’s decision to deny entry to Belarusian MP
Belarus will have to take this unfriendly step of Warsaw into account when building its bilateral relations with Poland, and even more so when deciding on inviting foreign observers to monitor elections in Belarus in the future, Anatoly Glaz emphasized...

Key takeaways of Lukashenko’s meeting with Mirziyoyev
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Shavkat Mirziyoyev thrashed out cooperation plans and discussed preparations for the upcoming visit of the president of Belarus to Uzbekistan...

Belarus takes in over 47,000 Ukrainian nationals since year-start
All in all, 121,732 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February 2022...

Lukashenko meets with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
The meeting of the heads of state took place prior to the summit of the CIS Heads of State Council in Bishkek for which Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived on a working visit the day before...

Diplomat: Belarus-Uzbekistan relations have reached a new level
According to him, it is important to expand interparliamentary contacts in order to promote constructive dialogue. Contacts between heads of interparliamentary cooperation groups have become regular...

National Assembly of Venezuela establishes Venezuela-Belarus friendship group
Andrei Molchan and the leadership of the Venezuelan Parliament noted that the establishment of the friendship group seeks to strengthen cooperation between the two countries and to build on positive momentum achieved since 2006...

Belarus, Uzbekistan in favor of more formats of interregional cooperation
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov of Uzbekistan on the sidelines of a meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council of in Bishkek...

Aleinik attending CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Bishkek
The event is taking place on the eve of the CIS Heads of State Council meeting. This summit will also be held in Bishkek, as Kyrgyzstan currently chairs the CIS...

Lukashenko sends national day greetings to Spain
The head of state expressed confidence that even in today’s difficult conditions, the Spaniards and Belarusians will be able to maintain friendly contacts and remain partners who respect each other and are interested in expanding constructive, mutually beneficial cooperation for a better future for their descendants...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Equatorial Guinea
Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that the two countries will be advancing the fraternal relations in an atmosphere of respect and trust with an aim to improve the well-being of citizens...

Mexico interested in cooperation with Belarus in agriculture, education
Head of the Mexico-Belarus friendship group Magdalena Núñez announced plans to expand contacts between the countries, primarily in the political dimension. In her opinion, this will become a good foundation for building mutually beneficial contacts in trade and economy...

Belarus ratifies agreement with Pakistan on visa waivers for diplomatic passport holders
In accordance with the agreement, citizens of the Republic of Belarus and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan who have valid diplomatic and service (official) passports are exempt from visa requirements for entry, exit, transit or stay in the territory of the two countries for a period that does not exceed 90 days in a calendar year from the date of first entry...

Tighter Belarus-Kyrgyzstan ties in agribusiness, manufacturing sector discussed in Bishkek
The meeting took place as part of the Belarusian delegation’s participation in a session of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Sergei Aleinik and Zheenbek Kulubaev underlined the strategic nature of Belarus-Kyrgyzstan relations and mutual interest in further increase in interaction between Minsk and Bishkek in a large number of cooperation avenues...

Belarus, Kazakhstan discuss military cooperation
According to the Defense Ministry, bilateral military cooperation was discussed during the meeting with the Kazakh military diplomats...

Belarusian Gosatomnadzor on cooperation with EU: ‘Nuclear and radiation safety trumps politics’
"We continue to cooperate with China and Japan. We also continue our technical cooperation with the IAEA through the ongoing joint projects, the development of new ones"...