Events

MFA: Belarus will receive $3.5m from Russia for SDG localization project
The project includes a number of activities to support the national architecture for the SDGs, to promote the inclusion of the SDGs in the regional planning system, and to develop the system for collecting, monitoring and evaluating data on the Sustainable Development Goals...

Belarus, Colombia to sign agreements on visa waiver, trade, education
According to the Colombian ambassador, his country’s foreign policy principles are consonant with the approaches of the Republic of Belarus. These principles include commitment to multi-lateralism, strict observance of international law, peaceful settlement of disagreements between countries through dialogue and consultations...

Belarus admits over 10,000 Ukrainian citizens since 1 January 2023
Since 24 February 2022, Belarus admitted 85,083 citizens of Ukraine...

Lukashenko: Belarus is interested in resuming equitable political dialogue with Bulgaria
The head of state has stressed that Minsk is always interested in resuming equatable political dialogue with Sofia, expanding trade and economic cooperation, contacts between the regions, joint scientific, educational and humanitarian activities...

Belarus criticizes UN Human Rights Council: ‘Not part of the solution’
Yuri Ambrazevich recalled that the UN Human Rights Council was created to ensure international cooperation aimed at improving the practice of applying the concept of human rights in nation states...

BelTA, Xinhua sign agreement to intensify cooperation
BelTA and Xinhua agreed to exchange best practices and conduct skill enhancement courses for journalists, editors and technical staff...

Belarus, China sign 17 new agreements in education
A Belarusian delegation visited Beijing to participate in the China Education Expo on 16-22 February. The exposition “Education in Belarus” presented educational programs of leading Belarusian universities...

Lukashenko reaffirms support for China’s initiatives in international security, development
He added that Xi Jinping's development initiative fully coincides with the Belarusian vision...

Belarus' MFA: Victories or losses in battlefield will not solve contradictions
This is not an idle question for Belarus, the country which has pressing and justified concerns about its security, the country against which the collective West has imposed the measures of economic coercion and has waged an information war in order to change the legitimate government, Yuri Ambrazevich said...

Belarus to host international conference on Eurasian security in H2 2023
According to the diplomat, the Conference on Disarmament, given its unique mandate, could also consistently contribute to achieving this goal, raise the global awareness of the problems of all-out militarization and the arms race, the threats of which are becoming a reality...

Minister: Belarus’ CSTO presidency will focus on increasing CSTO cohesion, resolving contradictions
In order to counter the pressure of Western countries led by the United States, Belarus’ CSTO presidency will focus on the internal contour, on increasing the cohesion of the CSTO member states and resolving contradictions between them, the defense minister said...

Lukashenko arrives in China on state visit
The state visit of Aleksandr Lukashenko to China will conclude on 2 March. While in Beijing the Belarusian president is set to hold a number of meetings with the Chinese leadership and senior executives of China’s biggest corporations...

Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry, UNICEF sign memorandum of understanding
Following the meeting, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding between the Emergencies Ministry and the Office of the United Nations Children's Fund in the Republic of Belarus...

Belarus, Geneva Center for Security Policy discuss cooperation in security
Yuri Ambrazevich presented Belarus’ general approaches and initiatives aimed at faster resolution of the complex crisis in the field of international security and the international multilateral system...

Belarus lauded for constructive contribution to regional, global security
Belarus seek to strengthen the role and importance of the CSTO in the system of international relations...

Belarus, Moldova discuss dialogue in modern context
The meeting touched upon the topic of increasing tensions in the region and noted the need to make every effort to maintain stability and peace in the Republic of Moldova...

Belarusian security, military agencies urged to stay vigilant
In the run-up to his three-day state visit to China, Aleksandr Lukashenko met with heads of military and security agencies to discuss the situation inside and outside the country...

Kochanova optimistic about Belarus-Cuba cooperation prospects in healthcare
The healthcare system of Belarus and the entire world is facing new challenges and threats, the speaker noted...

Belarus hosts almost 64,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 449,739 arrivals: 294,669 citizens of Lithuania, 29,553 non-citizens and 98,174 citizens of Latvia, and 27,343 Polish citizens...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Dominican Republic
The head of state has expressed conviction that in spite of the thousands of kilometers between Minsk and Santo Domingo the two countries will be able to find effective ways to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in many areas, and in industry and agriculture in the first place...