Events

Belarus’ diplomat in UN: Sanctions doom millions to hunger and death
The representative of Belarus emphasized that the exemptions from the sanctions, which are often publicly mentioned, are a sham and do not work - the sanctions completely block the supply of Belarusian fertilizers and food...

Belarusian FM receives copy of credentials from Zimbabwe’s Ambassador
During the meeting, the parties noted the friendly strategic nature of relations, the similarity of positions and the common commitment of Belarus and Zimbabwe to building a fair multipolar world order...

Belarus to attend ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly
The vice speaker is scheduled to hold a number of bilateral meetings with the heads of delegations, to discuss bilateral cooperation between Belarus and the ASEAN participating and observer countries...

Belarus, Iran discuss international security
State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Alireza Sanei in Minsk...

Minsk, Bishkek consider resuming regular air service
The parties discussed the resumption of regular flights between Minsk and Bishkek and highlighted the significant importance of direct air service for bilateral relations...

Belarus, Iran discuss prospects of cooperation in training military personnel
During an official visit of Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin to Iran the minister met with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran Mohammad Bagheri...

Lukashenko: We will develop the contract army more actively
"This is why don’t worry. We don’t want a war and I think that everything will be normal. If the enemy sees that we will respond in kind and they will incur irreparable losses, losses that will not be acceptable for them, they will never attack us"...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Switzerland
The head of state believes that everything is in place to step up bilateral contacts in economy, science, education, culture and sports, including thanks to the solid foundation laid in the past years...

Lukashenko signs decree to regulate repayment of state support spent on housing construction
The document stipulates that citizens, who are on the housing register and are authorized to build homes in places of their military service or state civil service, employment with a government agency, can be granted state support only if they keep doing their jobs for at least 10 years later on...

Decree signed to regulate insurance of Belarusian vehicles outside Green Card system
In line with the decree Belarusian motorists no longer have to produce Green Card insurance certificates when they leave Belarus’ territory...

Prospects for UNDP Office in Belarus discussed in Minsk
Sergei Aleinik thanked Alexandra Solovieva for her active work as the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Belarus and wished her further success in her professional activities, and also expressed hope for continuity in the work of the UNDP Office in Belarus...

Defense ministers of Belarus, Iran sign memorandum of cooperation
The parties exchanged views on topical issues of the international agenda and discussed the status and prospects for defense partnership...

Belarus-Cuba political dialogue hailed as perfect
When asked about the state of political relations between the two countries, Valery Baranovsky said:“We support each other in all aspects of international relations, on all international platforms. Cuba has recently supported us in the Security Council”...

Belarus hosts over 11,000 visa-waiver travelers in one week
Belarus has hosted 650,994 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program...

Belarus’ defense minister arrives in Iran on official visit
During the visit, the minister is set to hold negotiations with the military and political leadership of Iran to discuss topical issues of bilateral military cooperation...

Lukashenko sends national day greetings to Morocco
The head of state noted that the strong and balanced policy pursued by the leadership of Morocco allows maintaining stability, foster progress, and strengthen the country’s positions in the international arena...

Lukashenko appoints, retires army officers
Major-General Vladimir Kupriyanuk was appointed Chief of the Central Intelligence Office, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces...

Lukashenko about forthcoming election campaign: We have to keep the country calm
Political matters were high on the agenda. The main one is the forthcoming election campaign...

Lukashenko announces personnel decisions
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko made personnel decisions on 28 July...

Belarus takes in over 34,400 Ukrainian citizens since 1 January 2023
“Since the start of the year Belarus has admitted 34,451 citizens of Ukraine: 25,071 came to Belarus via Poland, 7,490 via Lithuania and 1,890 via Latvia,” the State Border Committee informed...