Events

Lukashenko meets with First Lady of Zimbabwe
“Dear Mrs Auxillia Mnangagwa, as we agreed with the president, you are in Belarus today on a very important visit. I am fulfilling the request of my friend President Emmerson so that the technologies that are in demand in Zimbabwe are in your country,” the head of state said...

Belarus against dividing world into ‘garden’ and ‘jungle’
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich delivered a speech at the fifty-sixth session of the UN Commission on Population and Development...

MFA: Belarus attaches great importance to control over re-export of military goods
Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Ambrazevich said as he addressed a meeting of the UN Security Council "Threats to international peace and security: Risks stemming from violations of the agreements regulating the export of weapons and military equipment"...

62 Belarusians honored for professional excellence
They will be honored with orders, medals and honorary titles for many years of fruitful work, high professionalism, exemplary performance of official duties, courage and determination shown in rescuing people during a fire, merits in military service and protection of the state border, a significant personal contribution to ensuring the rule of law and strengthening law and order, the development of the construction industry, civil aviation, road management, the real sector of the economy and foreign economic relations, improvement of banking and tax systems, legislation in the field of state property management, excellence in education, healthcare, science, culture and art...

Belarus hosts almost 500,000 visa-waiver travelers
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for the neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 498,660 arrivals: 325,132 citizens of Lithuania, 32,661 non-citizens and 108,932 citizens of Latvia, and 31,935 Polish citizens...

Belarus admits 16,000 Ukrainian citizens since 1 January 2023
Since 24 February 2022, Belarus admitted 90,720 citizens of Ukraine...

Belarus, Russia agree to extend some military agreements
Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia and Belarus would continue to build up their cooperation in defense and security and to expand cooperation in the military and technical area...

Lukashenko: Difficult to overestimate significance of the Union State
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Taking into account current circumstances, it is difficult to overestimate the significance of this unique interstate association. Judging from the combination of results accomplished over such a brief period our union is rightfully a leader among other integration associations”...

Belarus, Russia discuss pan-European security
“Aiming at greater coordination within the Union State, the parties discussed the prospects of promoting joint priorities within the OSCE,” the ministry added...

Belarus, India to fast-track implementation of cooperation plans
Specific agreements were reached at a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to India Andrei Rzheussky and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi...

Zimbabwe interested in Belarusian firefighting equipment, firefighter training experience
Representatives of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry presented the training programs the Belarusian university can use to train Zimbabwean firefighters. Attention was drawn to improved firefighting suits, a suit for rescue and emergency response operations, a helmet, and individual protection gear for arms and legs...

Belarus’ FM meets with First Lady of Zimbabwe in Minsk
Healthcare, medical science, maternity and childhood protection are the key topics on the agenda of the visit of the First Lady of Zimbabwe...

Belarus’ MFA comments on Russia’s new foreign policy concept
The ministry also welcomed Russia's declared readiness to support allies and partners in promoting common interests and ensuring their security and sustainable development as a strategic goal...

Belarus, Sudan aim to develop cooperation in labor, social security
Belarusian Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali...

Belarus’ progress in achieving SGDs reviewed
The meeting was attended by UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, UNDP Resident Representative Alexandra Solovieva, WHO Representative Sergey Diorditsa, UNICEF Representative Rustam Haydarov and UNFPA Office Head Olga Atroshchenko...

Belarus, Egypt confirm mutual support in international arena
The Belarusian diplomat and the Egyptian deputy foreign minister emphasized mutual support and constructive cooperation between the two countries on the global agenda...

Lukashenko wishes Happy Passover to Jews of Belarus
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that the Belarusian land had become a home for generations of sons and daughters of the Jewish people, who in a single multi-confessional and multi-ethnic family have been creating the future of Belarus on the principles of continuity and justice...

Belskaya: The West seeks to justify terrorist activities against Belarus using HRC
She emphasized that the resolution is a revenge for the failure to stage a color revolution in Belarus, an attempt to rationalize illegal sanctions against Belarus and its people under the cover of the UN Human Rights Council and an attempt to justify the West’s support for extremist and terrorist activities aimed at destroying the Belarusian state...

Belarus’ FM meets with Kenya’s president
The foreign minister was received by President of the Republic of Kenya William Samoei Ruto. The talks covered the entire range of bilateral relations, including plans to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest...

Belarus to promote cultural contacts with South Korea
The parties signed a memorandum of understanding and agreed to promote cultural contacts between the Embassy of Belarus in the Republic of Korea and the Korea Ambassador Culture Friendship Association...