Events

Lukashenko personally sees off Equatorial Guinea president at airport
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo was particularly grateful to the Belarusian side for the friendly approach and the readiness to work together...

Belarus admits over 41,000 Ukrainian citizens since 1 January 2023
A total of 116 125 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February 2022. According to the committee, 15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 76,732 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 19,268 - via Lithuania and 4,235 - via Latvia...

Belarus, Moscow drafting three-year action plan to promote cooperation
"The parties discussed Belarus’ cooperation with the Russian capital city (one of the three biggest trading partners of Belarus among Russian regions), and a schedule of upcoming joint events"...

Belarusian, Russian polar explorers to expand cooperation
The purpose of the visit was to review progress of fulfillment of the action plan on realizing the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in Antarctica in 2022-2023...

Pinevich outlines cooperation prospects in healthcare with Equatorial Guinea
Speaking about possible areas of cooperation, Dmitry Pinevich said that Equatorial Guinea is interested in sending its citizens to study in Belarus. Belarus would also benefit from that, as it seeks to bring more foreign students to study at local medical colleges...

Belarus, Equatorial Guinea to open embassies in Minsk, Malabo
He hopes that all the bilateral documents that were signed in Minsk during the official visit will be put into practice...

Belarus, Equatorial Guinea sign package of agreements
The documents included an intergovernmental framework agreement on economic, trade, cultural, scientific and technical cooperation, an agreement on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic and service passports...

Equatorial Guinea ambassador presents copies of credentials to Belarus’ FM
The parties discussed ministerial contacts, trade and economic cooperation, primarily in agriculture and food security, the legal framework, coordination and mutual support in international organizations...

Belarus eager to promote contacts with Equatorial Guinea across the board
Sergei Aleinik stressed that the visit of Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to Belarus is a logical continuation of the strategy to establish Belarus’ relations with remote countries, with friendly countries, and certainly with countries on the African continent. It is a priority today, he noted...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Brazil
“Under your leadership, the country is confidently moving forward along the path of economic and social development, effectively defending its interests in the international arena, confirming its status of one of the most influential states whose opinion should be reckoned with,” the message of greetings runs...

Equatorial Guinea president arrives in Belarus on official visit
Negotiations with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko will be the central part of the visit. An official meeting of the heads of state as well as private negotiations and negotiations with expanded delegations will take place in the Palace of Independence...

Lukashenko: Belarus would like to study Uzbekistan’s electoral practices
The president explained that in the near future Belarus will also hold elections, the single voting day, it will set up two chambers of parliament, and also form the highest representative body of people’s power - the Belarusian People’s Congress. In this context, the recent electoral events in Uzbekistan are of interest to Belarus...

Andreichenko: Belarus-Russia integration in Union State has gained a lot of steam
“The Union State integration is on a roll. The presidents and governments of Belarus and Russia are successfully resolving all issues to keep the economy and households shielded from the impact of sanctions,” Vladimir Andreichenko said...

Belarus hosts over 315,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2023
Since the start of the year, Belarus has welcomed 315,233 residents of the neighboring EU states, including 193,858 citizens of Lithuania, 71,657 citizens and 21,944 non-citizens of Latvia, and 27,774 Polish citizens...

Ambassador calls for opening branch of Belarusian embassy in Russia’s Voronezh
"This will help us unload our other regions and deal with our bilateral agenda in a more substantive way"...

Preparations for next Belarus-Russia regional forum discussed
The upcoming Forum of Regions will highlight sci-tech, technological progress and sovereignty...

Belarus, Dominican Republic discuss visa waiver agreement
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik held a meeting with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Dominican Republic to Belarus Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Kyrgyzstan
Belarus attaches great importance to the consistent expansion of contacts with Kyrgyzstan, building up cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union and other structures, the head of state said...

Uzbekistan’s parliamentary delegation to visit Belarus on 4-7 September
Along with the discussion of the inter-parliamentary agenda, the first Belarus-Uzbekistan women’s business forum will be held...

Foreign observers invited to CSTO exercise in Belarus
The Collective Security Treaty Organization’s joint operational and strategic exercise Combat Brotherhood 2023 will take place in Belarus on 1-6 September...