Events

Volfovich: Snap combat readiness drills have proven their viability
According to Aleksandr Volfovich, the president was interested in issues related to the readiness of the structures within the state’s military organization to perform their assigned tasks and to respond to risks and challenges...

Lukashenko invites Maduro to Belarus, hints at possible visit to Venezuela
“Venezuela is not a foreign country for Belarus. We have been cooperating with you for a very long time. I would like our relations to be more intensive and advanced. We have a lot to discuss,” the head of state said addressing the diplomat...

MFA: Information war against Belarus, Russia is taking increasingly brazen forms
"We are simply obliged to convey objectively and convincingly to our own people, and even more so to the populations of the rest of the world, information about our genuine values, our coordinated and firm position on the international stage, and our shared vision of a just world order”...

Lavrov: Belarus, Russia confirm commitment to defending common interests on global stage
Following the joint meeting of the collegiums, a resolution of the collegiums and a plan of consultations between the Foreign Affairs Ministries of Belarus and Russia for 2026 were signed...

Agenda for Belarusian People’s Congress session on 18-19 December approved
On the first day, the president will deliver his Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly. According to the amended Constitution, such annual addresses are to be heard exclusively at sessions of the Belarusian People’s Congress...

Volfovich: Lithuania is unwilling to engage in constructive political dialogue
"Just in October alone, Lithuania closed the state border four or five times, for periods ranging from 3 to 17 hours, without any notification, violating all international norms and principles,” Aleksandr Volfovich said. “Belarus wants to see the border operate in a reliable, stable, predictable and open manner as it should”...

Belarus urges Lithuania to fully resolve border situation
According to him, Lithuania’s current situational actions at the border can only provide a temporary solution to the situation...

Lukashenko to meet with top officers of defense, security, law enforcement agencies
As he was hearing a report from State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich, the head of state said: "We have not met and have not talked for a long time. It has to be done”...

Call on delegates of Belarusian People's Congress to engage in 2030 program discussion
The Presidium discussed the agenda for the upcoming session of the Belarusian People's Congress. The congress is set to approve the country's social and economic development program for the next five years...

Lukashenko names greatest future risk for Belarusian People’s Congress
The head of state emphasized that the Congress has been operating for several years, but for the first time it is receiving such close attention both in terms of content and form. Therefore, he stressed, it is necessary to develop a working style for the Congress and its Presidium that will be permanent. This may take years to establish, but the process must begin now...

Ryzhenkov: Belarus and Russia present a unified front on the world stage
According to him, Belarus and Russia are working together to prevent international platforms from being used to discredit the two nations...

Belarus builds its diplomatic presence in Russia
He announced that Belarus is planning to open a diplomatic mission in Voronezh by the end of this year...

Lukashenko approves draft free trade agreement between EAEU, Indonesia
The document aims to simplify mutual trade and develop cooperation between the EAEU and Indonesia, an important trade partner in Southeast Asia...

Belarus’ budget bill 2026 passes first reading
According to the 2026 budget bill, revenues are projected at Br54,384.3 million, which is 12.4% higher than the estimated revenues for 2025...

Over 204,000 foreigners enter Belarus visa-free since 1 January
"A total of 1,235,854 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022"...

Lukashenko congratulates Venezuelan president on his birthday
The president noted that Belarus, in its foreign policy, consistently supports the fraternal Venezuelan people...

Lukashenko pardons 31 Ukrainians in line with Trump deal
The announcement was made to journalists by the president’s press secretary, Natalya Eismont...

Eismont comments on Belarus president’s pardon of two catholic priests
"This decision was made at the request of Pope Leo XIV, with the participation of Metropolitan Józef Staniewski, as a gesture of goodwill. It was guided by the principles of mercy and humanism, taking into account the health of the convicted persons, and also in order to develop relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Holy See"...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Lebanon
The head of state expressed confidence that strong historical ties and mutual interest will provide a reliable foundation for deepening fruitful cooperation across all areas for the benefit of both nations...

Lukashenko outlines key tasks for science
The president stressed the need for concrete measures to increase the science intensity of GDP through various means...