Events

Lukashenko vows tougher demands, fair pay for scientific achievements
The head of state emphasized that without science and innovation it will be impossible to double labor productivity. Therefore, scientists have a special role in these processes...

Lukashenko demands scientists stop wasting resources on pointless research
Speaking about shortcomings in the work of scientists, Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed to duplication of research topics and insignificant, low-impact topics in R&D programs...

Lukashenko wants Academy of Sciences to accomplish tasks fast, without red-tape
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the government conference held on 21 November to discuss the development of the scientific sphere and the operation of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus...

Lukashenko calls for stronger ties between university, academic, and industrial science
The president tasked the National Academy of Sciences with concentrating its efforts on solving the problems of the real economy...

Lukashenko: Science funding is substantial, but efficiency is key issue
The president noted that state spending on science, technology, and innovation is increasing year by year...

Belarus, Slovakia seek to foster mutually beneficial cooperation
The state secretary of the Slovak Foreign Ministry and the Belarusian ambassador emphasized the importance of the mutual appointment of ambassadors to Bratislava and Minsk in 2025, as well as Belarus’ recent decision to open an embassy in Bratislava as a significant sign of the two countries’ serious intentions to restore the previous level of relations...

Lukashenko urges Higher Attestation Commission to maintain high standards
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that it is better to have a smaller number of Doctors of Science, but with genuine results. “Behind each of them must stand a strong school,” the president stressed...

Lukashenko sets deadline for finalized proposals on developing science
Addressing the head of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Karanik, Aleksandr Lukashenko once again reminded him of the task to focus on personnel and to determine who to work with. “If you need to involve the president, please do, or the government – go ahead,” he said...

Belarus, Vietnam’s Hai Phong to expand interregional partnership
The priorities for bilateral relations were defined as the development of trade and economic cooperation and the organization of mutual business delegation visits. The discussion also covered the implementation of joint projects in tourism, education, science, and culture...

Lukashenko issues guidance to district executive committee heads
The president also stressed the need to address the concerns of local residents. “Do not offend people. You must receive them, and you must speak with them,” he stated...

Is Belarus-EU dialogue possible? Looking past the Western debate to the next decade
We see a clash of paradigms in the West regarding relations with Belarus. For some, our country is a buffer state separating the West and the East; for others, it is a bridge connecting the Western and non-Western worlds...

Lukashenko demands local officials fulfill basic requirement
“Most importantly, I want to say this so you get what we talked about in Vitebsk [the 24 October meeting on measures to ensure the sustainable development of Vitebsk Oblast and the situation with cattle mortality]. Whoever does not get it, will not have a job,” the head of state said...

Belarusian MFA: Lithuania once again ignores its international legal obligations
"In this regard, the Belarusian proposal to hold consultations at the level of the foreign ministries of the two countries remains relevant, in order to develop a sustainable solution for the functioning of border crossing checkpoints on the Belarus-Lithuania border and to prevent similar situations in the future"...

Situation in agribusiness, HR, president’s schedule in Krutoi’s report to Lukashenko
Oversight over the situation in agriculture was one of the topics covered by Dmitry Krutoi’s report. In particular, the need to maintain proper conditions for keeping agricultural animals during winter was mentioned. The head of state warned that people would be called to account for that...

Belarus, Ethiopia to step up efforts to develop legal framework of cooperation
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Belarus Genet Teshome Jirru...

Lukashenko plans major foreign trip, meeting with Americans
“The end of the year is going to be very difficult and demanding. Most likely, we will hold negotiations with our American partners in December. That is at least what we are currently preparing for. Therefore, the work schedule must be carefully adjusted so that I understand where I am needed, where I am not, and what we can accomplish,” Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed...

Lukashenko defines priority task for trips abroad
While making personnel decisions on 20 November Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko urged to promote the export of domestic products at all levels, including during official trips abroad...

Belarus, Colombia agreed to expand inter-parliamentary cooperation
Belarus' Chargé d'Affaires in Colombia Ekaterina Smal met with Alvaro Mauricio Londono Lugo, Chairman of the Second Commission on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Defense, and National Security of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia...

Lukashenko appoints Belarusian diplomats to Ethiopia, Montenegro, China, Kazakhstan
Apart from that, the head of state authorized the appointment of two consuls general of Belarus...

Belarus’ president pardons two catholic priests
This decision was made taking into account the intensification of contacts with the Vatican, as well as the principles of goodwill, mercy, and the Jubilee Year proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church...