Events

Belarus to preside at CSTO Council for Emergencies in 2023
The 13th meeting of the Coordinating Council for Emergencies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states with the participation of the emergencies ministers of the CSTO member states took place in Moscow on 18 August...

Lukashenko approves draft agreement on military-technical cooperation program with Russia until 2025
The program of military-technical cooperation between Belarus and Russia until 2025 provides for a number of activities, including joint R&D on new and modernization of existing models of weapons and military equipment and dual-use products...

Ambassador discusses contacts between Belarus’ Ostrovets, Hungary’s Gerjen
On 16 August Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Hungary Vladimir Ulakhovich met with Mayor of Gerjen Károly Romhányi...

Lukashenko makes key personnel decisions
Valery Ivanov who had chaired the Belarus President Property Management Directorate for over a year, asked the head of state to consider his transfer to another job. Aleksandr Lukashenko responded positively...

Ways to ensure security amid West’s hybrid war against Belarus, Russia discussed
Aleksandr Volfovich and Nikolai Patrushev also discussed prospects of Belarus’ full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

Belarus-Russia defense technology cooperation discussed
Dmitry Mezentsev went to see a number of stands of major manufacturers of weapons and military hardware. Those included a joint stand of the Republic of Belarus. The official was made familiar with products of OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant, OAO MZKT, OAO Agat – Control Systems, and other Belarusian defense companies...

Belarus informs UN about unacceptability of biased findings of ICAO report on Ryanair incident
Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Valentin Rybakov has met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres...

Belarus’ ambassador presents copies of credentials to Russia’s deputy FM
The diplomats exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral cooperation and discussed a schedule of upcoming contacts at the highest and high levels...

Belarus welcomes over 186,000 visa-waiver travelers since 15 April
“As of 00:00 on 15 August, 186,625 citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland took advantage of Belarus’ visa waiver program. Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, 120,515 citizens of Lithuania, 14,602 non-citizens and 47,616 citizens of Latvia have visited Belarus,” State Border Committee informed...

Ambassadors of Belarus, Laos discuss schedule of bilateral political, economic events
Head of the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Vietnam Vladimir Borovikov met with the ambassador of Laos and informed him about his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Laos on concurrent accreditation...

Lukashenko: Belarus is interested in building up cooperation with India
Lukashenko: Belarus is interested in building up cooperation with India...

Lukashenko sends Liberation Day greetings to South Korea
The head of state confirmed Minsk's interest in further development of economic, scientific and technical cooperation with Seoul, and also in the expansion of interpersonal contacts and exchange of experience among scientists and representatives of business...

Belarus, Kazakhstan sign agreement on coordination of satellite networks
The sides shared experience concerning the use of the radio frequency spectrum, including the introduction of fifth-generation mobile communication networks...

Belarus’ ambassador meets with Armenia’s vice premier
“The parties expressed confidence that the effective cooperation between the two friendly nations will continue,” the embassy of Belarus in Armenia noted...

Belarus’ Defense Ministry accredits first military attache from Cuba
Head of the International Military Cooperation Department, Aide for International Military Cooperation to the Belarusian Defense Minister, Colonel Valery Revenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Santiago Perez Benitez on 10 August...

Belarus’ ambassador meets with Armenia’s minister of justice
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia Aleksandr Konyuk has met with Armenia’s Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan...

Aleinik receives copies of credentials from ambassador of Myanmar
The parties discussed the state and prospects of bilateral relations, as well as interaction in international organizations...

Belarus-Vietnam interregional cooperation prospects discussed
Special attention was paid to the development of the entire spectrum of cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and the regions of Belarus, primarily in trade and investment...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Singapore
The president expressed his hope for the continuation of fruitful joint work for the wellbeing of the two nations regardless of the geopolitical situation...

Belarus, Uzbekistan consider canceling permit system in international road freight transport
Belarus and Uzbekistan also discussed the prospects for expanding cooperation in the transport sector, and determined the number of permits for international transportation for 2022-2023...