Events

OHCHR urged to stop serving 'big politics', to turn attention to needs of ordinary Belarusians
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich said as he met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on the sidelines of the 111th session of the International Labor Conference in Geneva...

Belarus calls to build international architecture with fair system of security guarantees
Yuri Ambrazevich believes that the long-term disregard by some countries for the legitimate interests and concerns of other countries in the field of security was the main reason for the situation in nuclear disarmament to return back to the starting point of confrontation...

Belarus hosts over 580,000 visa-waiver travelers
All in all, 580,676 citizens of the neighboring EU states took advantage of the program to visit Belarus, including 376,194 citizens of Lithuania, 38,662 non-citizens and 126,399 citizens of Latvia, and 39,421 Polish citizens...

Lukashenko sends Russia Day greetings to Putin
"I am convinced that the relations between Minsk and Moscow, sealed by centuries-old ties of friendship and brotherhood, will continue to steadily expand and deepen through our joint efforts"...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Philippines will continue strengthening cooperation
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the dialogue between Minsk and Manila has been based on friendship, mutual respect and trust, the head of state noted...

Putin discloses agenda of his meeting with Lukashenko
Speaking about the security situation in general, Vladimir Putin described it as stable...

PM: Belarus, Cuba need to jointly resist external pressure by strengthening economic ties
"Belarus and Cuba are strategic allies, and it has been time tested. We have always supported each other on all international platforms building our economic and cultural relations"...

Belarus, Syria discuss cooperation in transport sector
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Syria Yuri Sluka has held a meeting with Belarusian Minister of Transport Zouhair Khazim...

Belarus, Myanmar discuss international military cooperation
The representatives of Belarus and Myanmar expressed their hope that the accreditation of the military diplomat would serve as a new impetus for filling the cooperation with practical content...

CIS heads of government sign package of documents
At today's meeting in Sochi the CIS Heads of Government Council examined all the items on the agenda and adopted 17 documents. In particular, the heads of government signed an agreement on free trade in services and investment...

Lukashenko announces upcoming meeting with Putin
During the meeting, Aleksandr Lukashenko touched upon the settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The president stressed that the secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO countries should also make their proposals in this regard, because they are not outside observers in this situation...

Belarus’ Gomel Oblast, Russia’s Primorye sign protocol on cooperation
The document was signed by Gomel Oblast Governor Ivan Krupko and Governor of Primorye Territory of Russia Oleg Kozhemyako...

Belarus, Tajikistan confirm readiness to intensify political dialogue
The parties reaffirmed their readiness to further intensify the political dialogue and economic cooperation and to cooperate closely within the framework of international organizations, including such integration organizations as the CIS, CSTO and SCO...

Lukashenko: Novopolotsk makes a big contribution to Belarus’ social and economic development
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to the residents of Novopolotsk as the city celebrates its 65th anniversary...

MFA: Belarus’ non-election to the UNSC will not affect the country’s activity in the organization
The spokesman also stressed that Belarus would continue promoting the foreign policy initiatives that have long been widely known in the UN...

More state-funded places, fewer tuition-paying places in Belarusian universities
Other decisions include a decrease in enrollment in Minsk universities. It has been cut down by more than 500 places. Yet, enrollment into medical programs has been increased by 10% and that into pedagogical programs by 4.5%...

Belarus ready to take part in Ghana’s agricultural mechanization programs
The parties discussed ways to reinvigorate the Belarus-Ghana political dialogue and to expand cooperation in trade, economic, humanitarian and other fields, as well as interaction between Belarus and Ghana in international organizations...

Belarus, China ready to step up multifaceted partnership
“China promised to support Belarus in its efforts to join the SCO and to build contacts with BRICS,” the press service added...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to people of Sweden
The head of state emphasized that Belarus is sincerely interested in resuming a political dialogue with Sweden based on equality and mutual respect...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to people of Denmark
"I am confident that only equal dialogue, mutual respect and continuation of bilateral cooperation will be able to return peace and tranquility to our common region," the president stressed...