Events

Belavia to resume direct flights to Qatar on 10 October
Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be used on this route. Travel time will be about six hours. Tours are already on sale on the tour operator’s website...

Belarusian delegation arrives in South Africa for BRICS summit
Belarus is taking part in the forum of such a level for the first time. BRICS currently accounts for 42% of the world's population and 31.5% of the world GDP (which is higher than the G7 countries, whose GDP is 30.7% of the world’s GDP), about 20% of global trade and 25% of FDI...

Belarusian People’s Congress to hold its first meeting no later than 25 April 2024
“By 1 October the Central Election Commission should form 110 parliamentary constituencies. Constituencies for the elections to local councils should be formed by 1 November. No later than 23 November the head of state should issue a decree to call the elections on the single voting day,” Igor Karpenko said...

Belarus completes internal procedures to amend road haulage agreement with Iran
The Belarus-Iran intergovernmental agreement on international road transportation was signed on 4 February 1998. The protocol to amend the agreement was inked in Tehran on 13 March 2023...

Belarus’ MFA comments on closure of checkpoints by Lithuania
"Belarus will respond to this move in a calm, responsible and pragmatic way, taking into consideration the interests of residents of the neighboring countries. There are no plans so far to amend the visa waiver program because of the increased workload on the remaining checkpoints"...

Belarus welcomes over 300,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2023
Some 685,687 people from the neighboring EU countries have visited Belarus since the launch of the visa-waiver program, including 434,794 citizens of Lithuania, 47,499 non-citizens and 155,487 citizens of Latvia, and 47,907 Polish citizens...

Lukashenko sends St. Stephen's Day greetings to Hungarian president
Aleksandr Lukashenko wished Katalin Novak good health and success, and prosperity of Hungary and the Hungarian people - well-being and prosperity...

Antifascist congress in Minsk passes resolution
The 2nd International Anti-Fascist Congress notes the urgent need for collective efforts of the majority of states and peoples to fight neo-fascism. The congress calls on the international community and, first of all, the United Nations Organization for a comprehensive and objective assessment of the current events in the countries where fascist ideology is being revived...

Belarus takes in over 38,000 Ukrainian citizens since 1 January 2023
A total of 112,974 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February 2022...

Lukashenko sends greetings to participants of International Anti-Fascist Congress
The head of state expressed his conviction that Belarus is heard and supported by all countries and peoples who stand for a new fair, multipolar and safe world...

Lukashenko comments on next presidential election in Belarus
In an interview with Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said that he has not yet decided whether he will run for president in the next election...

Lukashenko talks about contacts with Ukraine’s security services
In an interview with the Ukrainian reporter Diana Panchenko Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko talked about contacts of the Belarusian side with Ukraine’s special services and about the topics raised during these negotiations...

Justice ministries of Belarus, Kazakhstan outline promising avenues of cooperation
In line with the memorandum, the justice ministries will exchange information about the legislation of the two states, implementation practices and key legislative trends; they will also streamline legislative activities, promote e-justice, train and educate personnel...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Indonesia
The head of state emphasized that in the year of celebrating the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, it is particularly gratifying to note the strengthening of bilateral ties, the growth of trade and the expansion of the legal framework...

Belarus, Paraguay discuss bilateral cooperation
At the invitation of the government of Paraguay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Brazil and concurrently to Paraguay Sergei Lukashevich took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the inauguration of Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios and Vice President Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodriguez...

Minister: Belarus and China have opportunities to expand military cooperation
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said as he met with Chinese State Councilor, member of the CPC Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu...

Belarus government policy on nuclear, radiation safety released
The government has codified the main directions for implementing a unified state policy in the area of ensuring nuclear and radiation safety by the Council of Ministers’ resolution No.535. The Council of Ministers resolution will come into force on 14 October 2023...

Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast mulls over direct air service with Minsk
“It would be great to open a direct flight to Minsk. The demand is very high. Simple logistics is important for cultural exchange and industry interaction,” Mikhail Evraev said...

Aleinik to lead Belarus’ delegation at BRICS summit in South Africa
He specified that Belarus will participate in the BRICS Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue that will be held in Johannesburg next week...

Chinese defense minister to visit Belarus on 16-18 August
The Chinese representative is set to meet with the leadership of the Belarusian defense ministry to discuss bilateral military cooperation in the areas of mutual interest...