Events

Lukashenko signs law on animal protection
The document is aimed at protecting animals from cruel treatment, as well as ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities while treating animals...

Brest Oblast, St. Petersburg to expand cooperation
Cooperation matters were discussed at a round-table session at the Brest Oblast Executive Committee...

Belarus hosts nearly 60,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2024
Belarus has hosted 860,035 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program, including 525,774 citizens of Lithuania, 198,626 citizens and 59,639 non-citizens of Latvia, and 75,996 Polish citizens...

Mitskevich names Belarusian People’s Congress competences
According to him, granting the Belarusian People’s Congress the constitutional status of the supreme representative body of the people's power is a new milestone in the country’s development...

UNESCO mission confirms negative impact of Poland’s fence on Belovezhskaya Pushcha ecosystems
According to him, Belarus’ concerns about the deterioration of the state of the ecosystems of Belovezhskaya Pushcha due to the negative impact of the barrier has been confirmed...

Belarus’ ambassador presents credentials to president of North Macedonia
The president of North Macedonia expressed hope for more favorable conditions for the development of cooperation in all areas of mutual interest in the future, both in bilateral and multilateral formats...

Ambassador: Belarus, Serbia have big untapped potential for cooperation
“I am convinced that today we have a great potential to exchange experience and find new niches for cooperation,” the ambassador emphasized...

Belarusian ambassador presents credentials to India president
The parties emphasized the mutual interest of Belarus and India in tighter cooperation in economy, science and technology, education, and culture...

Progress in forming Belarusian People’s Congress reviewed
"Candidates for delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress are being nominated now. This process will end on 31 March. Elections of delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress will take place on 1-10 April"...

Ambassadors of Belarus, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in politics, economy
“Dmitry Krutoi emphasized the importance of the upcoming meeting of the Belarus-Saudi Arabia intergovernmental committee that might cover the entire agenda of the bilateral relations,” the press service said...

New decree amends rules regulating sponsorships in Belarus
The decree expands the range of recipients of such aid. Diplomatic missions, business associations (unions) and associations (set up to fulfill statutory tasks) will now be eligible to such aid...

Belarus, UAE interested in stepping up defense contacts
Major-General Valery Revenko, Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department, Aide for International Military Cooperation to the Belarusian Defense Minister, made the relevant statement at a meeting with Aide to Deputy Minister of State for Defense Affairs for defense policy and communications Ali Abdulla Mohammed Al Ahmad...

Belarus, Kyrgyzstan discuss bilateral cooperation
Outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kyrgyzstan Andrei Strachko was received by Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov...

Defense, security high on agenda of Belarusian People’s Congress upcoming session
Aleksandr Lukashenko suggested that the Belarusian People’s Congress should start with the president’s report on the situation in the world, the country's economy, the existing challenges and threats...

Belarus-China educational partnerships discussed in Shanghai
Belarus’ Consul General Andrei Andreyev and Vice Consul Olga Krivets discussed with the Chinese side joint events to be held in Shanghai in 2024, including courses for representatives of the SCO countries...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Bangladesh
The head of state invited the president of Bangladesh to pay an official visit to Belarus at any convenient time to thrash out plans to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation in a bilateral format and on international platforms...

Belarus to cooperate with Rosatom in additive technologies, radioactive waste management
Belarus plans to implement a large-scale project for the construction of a modern radioactive waste storage facility, the first stage of which is to be commissioned by 2030. On the sidelines of the Atomexpo forum, the parties will sign a roadmap for training and professional development of specialists to work at the storage facility...

Belarus’ energy minister meets with Hungary’s FM in Sochi
In turn, Peter Szijjarto praised the high level of implementation of the NPP construction project in Belarus. He expressed Hungary’s interest in studying the experience and competences accumulated by Belarus...

Belarus, China reaffirm readiness for cooperation at international, regional platforms
The parties exchanged views on the state and prospects of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation, discussed a wide range of issues on the current agenda...

Lukashenko extends Independence Day greetings to Greece
The head of state emphasized that Belarus is ready to resume economic ties and form new contacts in various areas...