Events

Belarus, Türkiye reaffirm commitment to strategic partnership
The diplomats discussed a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda, with a focus on efforts to maintain political dialogue, step up trade and economic interaction, and implement agreements reached at the high and highest levels...

Employment bill to get first reading in Belarusian parliament
The draft laws which are supposed to go for the first reading will include the bills “On Amendments to the Laws on Employment”, “On Accreditation in the National Accreditation System of the Republic of Belarus”, “On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Belarus”...

Belarus attends UNEA-6 session in Nairobi
The session is planned to adopt a number of important resolutions and declarations aimed at solving environmental problems...

Belarus, South Korea plan to launch new joint projects
Andrei Chernetsky and Shin Hyun-doo held a conversation where they reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation and expressed intentions to implement new joint projects in the very near future...

FM: Belarus is fully ready to engage in SCO activities
The parties exchanged views on topical issues of interaction and discussed upcoming events within the SCO framework...

Belarus drafting decree on radioactive waste storage facility
The document will improve safety at all stages of radioactive waste management in the country through the creation of a radioactive waste long-term storage system...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Dominican Republic
The head of state stressed that Belarus is interested in developing political dialogue with the Dominican Republic on the principles of mutual respect and trust, in expanding interaction in international organizations, in realizing the potential of trade and economic cooperation...

Belarus’ CEC head comments on newly-elected parliament
“Among the elected deputies are 20 members of the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation (18.2%), 37 women (33.6%), one person under the age of 31, 70 members of political parties and 40 non-party members,” Igor Karpenko said...

Justice ministries of Belarus, Saudi Arabia sign cooperation roadmap
Saudi Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani added that the roadmap will open up new opportunities for cooperation in the field of justice and notaries, which, in turn, will facilitate bilateral relations in other fields...

PM: Belarus has always been a staunch supporter of Eurasian integration
Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev...

Belarus hosts over 39,000 visa-waiver tourists since 1 January 2024
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 839,731 visitors...

Belarus' newly-elected parliament to convene in March
“The agenda of the session will include the election of the speaker and the formation of standing committees and working bodies of the House of Representatives,” the press service of the House of Representatives said...

Voter turnout on single voting day in Belarus at 73.09% according to latest update
The official noted that according to preliminary results of the elections, all the 1,284 local councils of deputies have been formed...

Voter turnout on single voting day in Belarus at 72.98% as of 20:00
According to the CEC, voter turnout stood at 75.82% in Brest Oblast, 74.74% in Vitebsk Oblast, 75.85% in Gomel Oblast, 76.90% in Grodno Oblast, 74.20% in Minsk Oblast, 77.03% in Mogilev Oblast, and 61.54% in the city of Minsk...

Belarus, Nepal seek closer business ties
Director of the Belarusian National Center for Marketing Nikolai Borisevich met with Ambassador of Nepal to Russia and concurrently to Belarus Milan Tuladhar...

Lukashenko: Parliament’s role will be increasing
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media after he cast his vote in the parliamentary and local elections on 25 February...

Belarus’ 2024 elections: Early voting turnout at 41.71%
A total of 44.72% of ballots were cast in Brest Oblast...

Health ministries of Belarus, Zimbabwe thrash out cooperation plans
According to the press service, the negotiations in Harare covered a wide range of matters in medicine and pharmaceutics...

Zimbabwe president confirms readiness to visit Belarus
"The parties confirmed mutual interest in developing interstate contacts," the ministry said...

Additional options for spending family capital early offered to Belarusians
The decree forbids parting with the housing that has been acquired using family capital for five years as from the property ownership registration date for the premises, the right to own which was registered prior to 2022...