Events

Diplomat: Belarus views cooperation with Indonesia among its foreign policy priorities
"Belarusian-Indonesian cooperation is built on constructive partnership, trust and pragmatism and the desire for a just multipolar world based on the principles of international law and respect for the sovereign equality of states"...

Rakhmanov: Draft of Belarus’ new national security concept is almost finished
"The draft national security concept differs from the current one by more than 70%," Aleksandr Rakhmanov said. “We have studied all regulatory legal acts, as well as similar documents both in the post-Soviet countries and abroad"...

Belarus, Dominican Republic discuss product deliveries
“They noted that a number of goods made in the two countries can be of interest to the other country. An agreement was reached to maintain contacts in order to launch deliveries of these products,” the ministry informed...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Georgian people
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the people of Georgia on Independence Day...

Belarus initiates briefing on fight against human trafficking in Vienna
The participants of the briefing exchanged views on how to establish more effective interaction of all interested partners to leverage information and communication technologies for combating human trafficking...

Belarus holds ministerial consultations with Hungary, Kazakhstan
The heads of the consular services of the two countries highlighted the importance of a regular dialogue in protecting the rights and interests of citizens and legal entities of Belarus and Hungary...

Document on financing cooperation projects in industry signed at EAEU summit in Moscow
Eleven decisions and executive orders in other important areas of integration were also prepared for signing...

Lukashenko: Closer ties with SCO, BRICS, ASEAN is our response to sanctions
At the same time, Aleksandr Lukashenko urged to maintain a balance of interests of all stakeholders...

Belarus’ CSTO presidency to focus on building up mutual trust
This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Belarus Viktor Khrenin after the meeting of the CSTO defense ministers, held in Minsk...

Defense ministers sign documents on deployment of Russia’s non-strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus
The heads of the defense ministries of Belarus and Russia discussed the military and political situation and issues of military and technical cooperation between the defense agencies...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Jordan
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to King Abdullah II of Jordan as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Lukashenko: Russia has challenged the unipolar world and we are there for them
In order to develop full-scale relations between the EAEU and priority regional associations and friendly third countries, we need to take several important steps towards each other, Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarus in favor of aligning integration between EAEU, SCO, BRICS
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum in Moscow...

Lukashenko approves draft protocol on funding joint projects in EAEU
This document allows the EEC Council to provide funds for joint cooperation projects from the EAEU budget...

Belarusian NPP hailed as great contributor to climate change efforts
"For us, a nuclear power plant is a reliable, environmentally friendly and economical source of energy. It guarantees security for decades to come for Belarus and makes a significant contribution to the common cause of mitigating the climate change. With the launch of the nuclear power plant, Belarus plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 7 million tonnes," Viktor Karankevich said...

FM: Belarus committed to 2030 Agenda
The parties noted the high level of cooperation between Belarus and the United Nations and its main agencies and foundations, primarily in the implementation of joint projects and programs in sustainable development, and also exchanged views on the results and prospects for the UN Office in the Republic of Belarus...

World Taekwondo approves nine Belarusian athletes for world championships in Baku
Each neutral athlete underwent a three-step verification process, including verification by the European Taekwondo Union, personal confirmation by the athlete and a final evaluation by the World Taekwondo Supervisory Committee...

Belarus’ ambassador presents credentials to president of Dominican Republic
“The parties confirmed the interest in the development of bilateral cooperation with a focus on trade and economic interaction,” the ministry said...

Belarus, Vatican discuss Ukrainian crisis
The parties discussed cooperation between Belarus and the Holy See. Special attention was paid to the interfaith dialogue...

Over 554,000 visa-waiver travelers visit Belarus since program’s launch
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, 554,331 citizens of the neighboring EU states took advantage of the program to visit Belarus, including 360,338 citizens of Lithuania, 36,534 non-citizens and 120,853 citizens of Latvia, and 36,606 Polish citizens...