Events

Russia’s State Duma ratifies agreement with Belarus on mutual recognition of visas
The document provides for the right of foreigners to enter, leave, stay, transit through the territory of Belarus and Russia on the basis of a visa issued by one of the two states and identity documents...

Lukashenko makes personnel decisions
The president approved the appointment of: Sergei Kasperovich – Rector of the Brest State Technical University...

Belarus, Vatican reaffirm commitment to continue active cooperation
Sergei Aleinik and Ante Jozic discussed topical matters concerning cooperation between Belarus and the Vatican. Opinions about the situation in the region were exchanged...

Belarus, Venezuela discuss ways to strengthen cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Venezuela Andrei Molchan has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto...

Belarus hosts over 13,500 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2023
All in all, since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 398,565 arrivals: 258,229 citizens of Lithuania, 27,341 non-citizens and 89,956 citizens of Latvia, and 23,039 citizens of Poland...

Belarusian journalists, cultural workers honored with state awards
The president said that he presented well-deserved awards with a sense of great pride and sincere gratitude...

BelTA workers receive state awards from president
The Medal of Francysk Skaryna was bestowed upon Head of the Belarus President Activities Coverage Department of the Belarusian Telegraph Agency Vladimir Matveyev...

Cooperation between University of Belgrade, Belarusian State University discussed in Belgrade
The parties discussed further development of inter-university cooperation between Belarus and Serbia...

Ways to expand business cooperation between Belarus, Pakistan discussed in Minsk
During the meeting, the parties discussed the main results of the meeting of the joint commission, possible areas for further strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation with an emphasis on the development of trade and investment cooperation, expanding contacts between business communities of the two countries...

PM: Next meeting of Council of Ministers of Union State may be held in February
According to him, the meeting will focus on all issues of current cooperation, including those that were discussed during the meeting of the two presidents in December...

UNHCR ready to expand cooperation with Belarus
Special attention was paid to the efforts to build capacity of Belarusian migration services, to improve the system of control over access to the refugee procedure, to streamline the automated system for registering asylum seekers in Belarus, as well as the adaptation of the database of their countries of origin...

Belarus, Venezuela reaffirm commitment to close cooperation
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Aleinik had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto...

Belarus, Sri Lanka discuss political, trade, economic cooperation
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to Russia with concurrent accreditation to Belarus Janitha Abewickrema Liyanage on 12 January...

Belarus-UAE military cooperation discussed
The sides discussed the state and prospects of advancement of Belarus-UAE military cooperation. Opinions about matters of international and regional security were exchanged...

Minister: Belarus views Pakistan as an important partner in South Asia
“We hope that during your visit we will be able to discuss specific steps to intensify our partnership,” the minister added...

Ambassador: Belarus seeks closer interaction with Vietnam
The ambassador of Belarus had a brief conversation with the Vietnamese prime minister. He wished Phạm Minh Chính Happy Lunar New Year, thanked him for his efforts to promote cooperation, and expressed hope for closer cooperation in all areas of mutual interest...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Hungary discuss cooperation over phone
The ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, the implementation of previously reached agreements, as well as cooperation prospects...

Belarus, Türkiye discuss state of military cooperation
An accreditation meeting with Defense Attaché of the Embassy of Türkiye to Belarus, Colonel Atakan Sarac took place in the International Military Cooperation Department of the Belarusian Defense Ministry on 11 January...

New CSTO secretary general introduced to CSTO Secretariat, CSTO Joint Staff in Moscow
State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich went to Moscow to introduce the newly appointed Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov to top officials of the CSTO Secretariat, the CSTO Joint Staff, and permanent and plenipotentiary representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states on 10 January...

Draft agreement on Belarus-Zimbabwe cooperation commission approved
The draft agreement has been okayed as the foundation for arranging negotiations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been authorized to conduct the negotiations and sign the agreement if the parties come to terms within limits of the approved draft...