Events

Belarus-Russia cooperation based on respect, mutual support
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, it is the construction of the Union State of Belarus and Russia that has contributed to resolving very complicated social and economic problems and has allowed the two countries to enable conditions for sustainable growth of economies...

Lukashenko speaks about national security threats
According to the president, our country is up against a huge and top-notch media infrastructure that creates and churns out fake news and stereotypes discrediting Belarusians in the opinion of ordinary Europeans...

Lukashenko: Church should be part of state
Belarusian President also made a few suggestions about the way the Orthodox Church works in terms of the congregation and church attendance...

Call to introduce Belarusian statehood concept to every area of life
The head of state added that on 23 September 2023 Belarus will celebrate the 80th anniversary of liberation of the first village of Komarin from Nazi invaders, which will give the start to a series of large-scale events to mark the liberation of Belarus...

Lukashenko against party of power, bought-and-paid-for foreign agents in Belarus
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement in his Address to the nation and the parliament on 31 March...

Lukashenko: Belarusian People’s Congress will be elected by the people instead of OSCE observers
Delegates of the Belarusian People’s Congress, representatives in municipal councils of deputies and members of the parliament will be elected by the Belarusian nation instead of mythical OSCE observers. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in his Address to the nation and the parliament on 31 March...

Time frame of art festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, visa-free entry for guests approved
In order to attract more guests, the executive order waives visa requirements for entering the Republic of Belarus for participants and guests of the festival from 73 countries...

ITTF supports participation of Belarusian, Russian atheles in competitions as neutrals
"Noting this, the ITTF supports the admission of players with a Russian or Belarusian passport to international table tennis competitions organized by the ITTF and World Table Tennis under strict conditions of neutrality. If all conditions are met, Belarusian and Russian players could participate in the May events already"...

Belarus’ NOC views IOC’s statement as attempt to rectify its discriminatory decision
The interests of athletes will be the major factor in the NOC’s decision-making. Special attention will be paid to the terms of participation of Belarusians in international competitions that will be offered by international federations...

Kurchatov Institute’s representative office opened in Minsk
A representative office of the Russian national research center Kurchatov Institute opened at premises of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) in Minsk on 29 March...

Belarus’ ambassador meets with leader of Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
According to Dmitry Krutoi, the intensity of bilateral contacts has increased over the two years. He emphasized the role of parliamentarians in legislative support for the efforts to implement the provisions of the Union State Treaty in the period of 2021-2023 and the 28 Union State programs...

IOC recommends return of Russian, Belarusian athletes as neutrals
The IOC head stressed that the decision on the admission of Belarusians and Russians to the Olympics would be taken by the sports federations under the condition that the decision could be withdrawn at any time...

Zimbabwe to appoint ambassador to Belarus in coming months
During the ongoing visit of the Zimbabwe delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Frederick Shava, it was announced that the embassy of this country started working in Belarus...

Lukashenko announces new appointments
On 27 March Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko announced a number of personnel decisions...

Belarus welcomes over 96,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January
Since 1 January 2023, Belarus has hosted 96,121 residents of the neighboring EU countries as part of its visa-waiver program: 66,502 citizens of Lithuania, 16,431 citizens and 4,426 non-citizens of Latvia, and 8,762 Polish citizens...

Belarus admits over 13,500 Ukrainian citizens since 1 January 2023
Since 24 February 2022, Belarus admitted 88,263 citizens of Ukraine...

Belarus, Venezuela to develop cooperation in civil aviation
Venezuelan Vice President for Planning Ricardo Menendez said as he met with Director of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry Artem Sikorsky...

Universities of Belarus, China outline new cooperation areas
China University of Political Science and Law has become a new partner for BSU. The official relations between the universities have been enforced by the memorandum of understanding. The document will let the universities develop comprehensive cooperation in jurisprudence...

Zimbabwe FM to visit Belarus on 26-30 March
Sergei Aleinik and Kudakwashe Lawrence Goniwa discussed the schedule of bilateral events and the agenda of the forthcoming official visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Frederick Shava. The Zimbabwe foreign ministry will be in Belarus on 26-30 March...

Belarus, Israel consider expanding visa-free travel opportunities
"Special consideration was given to the search for mutually acceptable solutions to the issues related to the entry of Belarusian citizens into Israel," the embassy said...