Events

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...

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...