Events

Belarusian embassy to open in Myanmar
The document stipulates the decision to open the Belarusian embassy in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar by 1 November 2026...

Lukashenko congratulates Myanmar president on 70th birthday
The Belarusian leader noted that he counts on continued support from the Myanmar president in the implementation of previously reached agreements as well as in enabling conditions for new mutually beneficial economic and humanitarian projects...

Belarusian bus with passengers hit by drone in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast
As many as 19 people were on the bus. Two people from Gomel Oblast received light injuries as a result. They received the necessary medical aid...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Indonesia agree to waive visas, launch direct flights
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said following talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on 2 July...

Presidents approve Belarus-Indonesia cooperation roadmap
“I reaffirm the commitment of the Belarusian side to achieving all the goals and objectives set out in the roadmap for developing key areas of cooperation between Belarus and Indonesia through 2030. This is the most important of the documents we have signed,” the Belarusian leader said following the talks...

Lukashenko welcomes Indonesia’s decision to open embassy in Minsk
" I am confident that this diplomatic mission will work hand in hand with the Belarusian embassy in Jakarta and will help increase the intensity of contacts between our countries,” the head of state said. He assured that the head of the diplomatic mission would receive every possible support from the Belarusian side...

Belarus, Thailand discuss trade, direct flights
The matter was discussed on 1 July during a meeting between Belarus’ First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lukashevich and Thailand’s Ambassador to Russia and Belarus (concurrently) Sasiwat Wongsinsawat, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the region...

Belarus, Pakistan to boost military-technical ties
Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich met with Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force...

Belarus president pardons 32 convicts ahead of Independence Day
The decision has been made on the basis of the principle of humanism towards the convicts and their families...

State Border Committee: About 8,000 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Belarus in June
In total, since the beginning of 2026, 44,390 Ukrainian citizens have entered the country: 33 via the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, 39,414 in transit through Poland, 4,692 through Lithuania, and 251 through Latvia...

Key takeaways from Lukashenko’s talks with Indonesian government: Belarus eyes projects in several areas
Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich said that the meeting touched upon various sectors and areas of activity from agriculture and food supplies to deeper industrial cooperation...

Lukashenko hails CPC and Xi Jinping’s ability in leading China forward
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Chinese President and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping on the 105th anniversary of the founding of the CPC...

Lukashenko: Belarus ready to develop equal dialogue with Canada
“We highly value the experience of humanitarian interaction between our peoples. I am confident that the development of equal dialogue, to which Belarus is always ready, will open new horizons in realizing our joint potential,” the president emphasized...

Lukashenko and focus on stability: How the Belarusian development model was created
The early 2000s will be remembered by Belarusians as a gradual exit from the protracted economic crisis of the 1990s. How did the young republic search for its place in a changing world while defending its alliance with Russia? And when did Aleksandr Lukashenko first utter one of his most famous phrases: “Facts on the table”? We tell you about challenges of 2002 in the new episode of BelTA’s project “How It Was”...

Belarus, Indonesia agree on closer international cooperation
Belarus and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen coordination on the global stage during a meeting between Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov and Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono in Jakarta on 30 June...

Lanzhou to host first Belarus-China regional forum on 1 July
The organizers of this large-scale event are the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee on the Belarusian side, and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries together with the Gansu Provincial People's Government on the Chinese side...

UN Security Council convenes over drone attack on bus carrying Belarusian children
The meeting was called at Belarus’ request. Although Belarus is not currently a member of the UN Security Council, its appeal was supported by the Russian Federation, a permanent member of the council...

Belarus’ UN envoy: Threats against Belarus and its leadership are unacceptable
Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Valentin Rybakov said at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, convened following the drone attack on a bus carrying Belarusian citizens in Russia's Bryansk Oblast...

Belarus seeks comprehensive UN Security Council assessment of bus attack
“Those who carried out the strike on the Belarusian bus acted deliberately and provocatively. Their actions were consciously aimed at escalating the conflict and drawing Belarus into the armed confrontation between Russia and Ukraine. This was an attempt to create a pretext for pitting Belarus against Ukraine and dragging our country into the war,” Valentin Rybakov stressed...

Belarus hosts about 104,000 visa-waiver travelers from Europe since 1 Jan 2026
The visa-waiver program for citizens of 38 European countries has been extended until 31 December 2026...