Events

Belarusians to compete in Paralympics in Paris in 2024 as neutrals
The decision was made by the General Assembly of the International Paralympic Committee in Manama, Bahrain on 29 September, BelTA learned from Chairman of Belarus’ Paralympic Committee Oleg Shepel, who took part in the assembly...

Better support for kids in Belarusian large families promised
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned it while talking to residents of the agrotown of Vishov, Belynichi District, Mogilev Oblast...

Mogilev hosting Union State Council of Ministers High Level Group meeting
Attending the meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers are Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia (vested with the deputy prime minister’s authorities) Dmitry Krutoi, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov, representatives of the Standing Committee and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State, ministries and agencies of the two countries...

Minsk hosts meeting of CIS advisory committee of ministerial legal services
The meeting discussed the practices in monitoring the implementation of international obligations, exchanged the information on improving the legislation of the CIS countries on international treaties and on publicly available electronic databases of international treaties...

Belarus’ CEC determines constituencies for parliamentary elections
“According to Article 91 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the House of Representatives consists of 110 deputies. According to Articles 15-16 of the Electoral Code, the CEC forms 110 constituencies for the election to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus to represent the oblast executive committees and the Minsk City Hall,” Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Igor Karpenko said...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Turkmenistan
"I am convinced that the time-tested Belarusian-Turkmen relations, based on mutual respect and trust, have a great potential which can be successfully developed by our joint efforts in the interests of the citizens of the two states," the president stressed...

Belarus, China to develop cooperation in geology
The document was signed during the Eurasian forum on geosciences cooperation and green mining investment...

Leningrad Oblast named Belarus’ priority in cooperation with Russian regions
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia’s Leningrad Oblast Aleksandr Drozdenko...

Information minister: Belarus shares SCO’s approaches to countering a unipolar world
The Belarusian delegation led by Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov is taking part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Television Festival that is running in Nanjing on 25-27 September. One of its goals is to deepen cooperation between media outlets. Increased attention will be paid to online broadcasting, television and Internet content...

Some 246,500t of corn kernels threshed in Belarus
As of 26 September, some 7,665,200 tonnes of grain crops and rapeseed was cropped in Belarus. This included 6,625,800 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops and 1,039,400 tonnes of rapeseed...

Belarus’ Information Ministry to cooperate with China’s National Radio and Television Administration
Belarus’ Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov met with Director of the National Radio and Television Administration of the People’s Republic of China Cao Shumin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Television Festival in Nanjing...

Kazakhstan president invited to visit Belarus
Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko conveyed the warmest greetings from Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and also an invitation to pay an official visit to Belarus on the eve of the meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council...

Belarus’ exposition opens at IAEA General Conference in Vienna
The press service noted that visitors to the Belarusian stand will be able to learn about the nuclear energy and nuclear safety infrastructure of the country, the development of the legal framework, and personnel training programs for the nuclear industry...

Belarus plans to attend Belt and Road Summit in Beijing
According to Sergei Aleinik, Belarus was the first country in Eastern Europe to join the Belt and Road Initiative and begin its practical implementation...

UN reform, world politics discord, Ukraine. Highlights of Belarus foreign minister’s speech in UNGA
Why is the international political situation deteriorating? What is the key apple of discord? How can the state of affairs be fixed? What priority steps should the United Nations Organization and its member states take? Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik delivered a speech at the 78th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization in New York, USA on 23 September and answered these questions...

Belarus, Brazil agree to take closer look at joint initiatives
Blocks of bilateral, multilateral, and regional matters were discussed during the negotiations. Serious attention was paid to resolving the conflict in Ukraine. The sides stated that their approaches and views on the ongoing processes coincide. They agreed it is necessary to find a peaceful resolution of the conflict as soon as possible...

Belarusian foreign minister holds meetings in New York to invigorate cooperation with Belarus
On the sidelines of the session Sergei Aleinik met with the Nigerian minister of foreign affairs. The sides stressed the existing unrealized potential for stepping up bilateral trade and economic relations...

Belarusian foreign minister meets with UN under-secretary-general in New York
Matters of international cooperation were in the center of attention during the meeting. Sergei Aleinik and Vladimir Voronkov also discussed Belarus’ contribution to joint efforts in the fight against terrorism. The situation in various regions across the globe was also discussed...

Lukashenko threatens to fire government, oblast governors for failing to fit out cattle farms
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave the relevant instruction during the nationwide seminar-conference on the development of the cattle breeding industry...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to president of Turkmenistan
The head of state wished Serdar Berdimuhamedow good health, peace and well-being, new successes for the benefit of Turkmenistan...