Events

Lukashenko signs amendments to citizenship law
The amendments also allow stripping individuals staying abroad of their Belarusian citizenship by birth if a court ruling, which confirms the individual has been involved in extremist activities or has caused grave damage to Belarus’ interests, has come into effect...

Belarusian ambassador to China, SCO secretary general discuss high, top-level contacts
Yuri Senko and Zhang Ming discussed the current agenda of interaction between the Republic of Belarus and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. They exchanged opinions about prospects of development of the organization...

What was the radiation situation in Belarus in 2022?
Belarus has an automated system for monitoring the radiation situation. The system constantly collects data from automated measurement stations...

Belarusian Belavia to offer charter flights to Qatar as from 4 March
Belavia will begin offer charter flights to Qatar’s capital Doha from Minsk as from 4 March, the press service said...

Belarus hosts over 380,000 visa-waiver travelers
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 386,145 arrivals: 249,165 citizens of Lithuania, 26,896 non-citizens and 88,247citizens of Latvia, and 21,837 Polish citizens...

Lukashenko sends national day greetings to Slovakia
"Belarus always stands for partnership at all levels. I am convinced that our citizens will definitely find ways to maintain steady contacts that will serve as a solid basis for deepening cooperation between the two countries"...

Kochanova: Belarus, Sudan have long-standing friendly relations
"Belarus and Sudan have a long history of friendly relations, and we view your appointment as ambassador as a new stage in our cooperation in various areas: politics, economy, humanitarian matters"...

Belarus admits over 74,000 Ukrainian citizens since February
15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 46,321 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 10,070 - via Lithuania and 2,151- via Latvia...

Ukraine’s ambassador summoned to Belarus’ foreign ministry over missile incident
Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz told reporters...

Hanoi hosts event to mark 30 years of Belarus-Vietnam diplomatic ties
The traditions of sincere friendship that were laid long before the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Belarus are the key to the further expansion of interpersonal and interstate contacts, interaction in many areas, including trade, education, science and technology...

Sports ministry comments on Belarus’ preparations for CIS Games 2023
The CIS Executive Committee hosted a meeting of the working group in Minsk on 27 December to discuss the preparations for the Second CIS Games in Belarus in 2023...

Belarus-Russia Union State budget 2023 approved
He also stressed that due to the increasing importance of ensuring the security of the Union State, the Union State budget will finance the development of a number of military and border infrastructure facilities...

Belarusian-Russian ties, integration processes in Union State discussed
"Special attention was paid to the role of the parliaments in the legislative support of the implementation of 28 Union State programs. In order to fulfill them more than 400 acts and bilateral agreements are to be adopted"...

Ambassadors of Belarus, Mexico discuss political contacts, economic ties
“The Belarusian ambassador congratulated the Mexican counterpart on his appointment and stated Belarus’ intention to strengthen relations with his country in all areas,” the press service said...

Belarus hosts almost 380,000 visa-waiver travelers
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 378,290 arrivals: 244,017 citizens of Lithuania, 26,534 non-citizens and 86,752 citizens of Latvia, and 20,987 Polish citizens...

Lukashenko to visit Russia for informal CIS summit, tour of cosmonaut training center
Upon the Russian president’s invitation Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit the Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvezdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast. Belarusian candidates for a manned space flight are going through the selection process there now...

Belarus to approve national anti-corruption strategy
The strategy is designed to systematically counteract corruption by identifying and eliminating its root causes and conditions. This will be done through establishing a common platform for cooperation between citizens, public organizations, the state, its bodies and officials...

Belarus admits almost 73,000 Ukrainian citizens since February
According to the committee, 15,890 Ukrainians came to Belarus directly from Ukraine, 45,115 arrived in Belarus via Poland, 9,664 via Lithuania and 2,043 via Latvia...

Belarus’ FM holds phone talks with counterparts from Turkey, Syria
Belarus’ FM holds phone talks with counterparts from Turkey, Syria. Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu congratulated the Belarusian minister of foreign affairs on his appointment as he talked to Sergei Aleinik on the phone...

Belarus attends meeting of Espoo Convention working group
The meeting reviewed the status of ratification of the first and second amendments and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention; ways of promoting the practical application of the international treaty, including subregional cooperation and capacity-building, exchange of of good practices...