Events

Belarus hosts over 171,000 visa-waiver tourists
Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, Belarus has welcomed 110,860 citizens of Lithuania, 44,073 citizens and 13,655 non-citizens of Latvia. Since 1 July, when Belarus launched a visa waiver program for Poland, it has hosted about 3,000 visitors from Poland...

Belarus’ consulate general opens in Mumbai
On the same day, Sergei Aleinik met with Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra Manukumar Srivastava to discuss cooperation prospects in trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation...

Belarus-India political consultations held in New Delhi
The parties took stock of the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including their interaction in international organizations, and exchanged views on topical issues of the regional and international agenda...

Belarus urges to develop universal agreement on guarantees for non-nuclear states
He believes that the international community must acknowledge its collective responsibility to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and take specific steps to strengthen the NPT and to make nuclear disarmament a multilateral and irreversible process...

Talks about change in Belarus’ non-nuclear status dismissed as groundless
The diplomat recalled that almost 30 years ago Belarus, guided by a sense of deep responsibility, made a conscious choice in favor of giving up nuclear weapons without any conditions and reservations and acceded to the NPT as a non-nuclear state...

Belarus to hold talks with Oman on draft visa waiver agreement
In line with the Decree the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been authorized to hold the negotiations on the draft agreement and sign it if the relevant agreements achieved...

Belarus supports UN recommendations to resume dialogue on migration agenda
"The visit of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Felipe González Morales to the Republic of Belarus made it possible to convey the position of our country on the situation with refugees and migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border"...

Lukashenko, Xi Jinping might meet in Samarkand in September
"Preparations, of course, are being underway both in Belarus and China. We are waiting for a decision whether or not the Chinese leader will attend the Samarkand summit in person"...

Belarus welcomes over 158,000 visa-waiver travelers since 15 April
Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, 102,577 citizens of Lithuania, 12,728 non-citizens and 40,980 citizens of Latvia have visited Belarus. Since 1 July, when a visa waiver program for Poland was launched, Belarus has hosted 2,224 visitors from Poland...

Belarusian president makes new appointments
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko announced new appointments on 1 August...

Calls on Switzerland to return to constructive dialogue with Belarus
Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed his conviction that the return of Belarusian-Swiss contacts to a constructive dialogue based on the principles of mutual respect, without artificial restrictions and barriers, will enable the countries to more effectively resolve any issues, account for each other's interests, and contribute to the easing the unprecedented tension in Europe and the world...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Benin
"I am confident that the expansion of interaction between Minsk and Porto Novo in agriculture, industry, education and other sectors of mutual interest will help improve the wellbeing of the residents of our countries"...

Belarusian Soligorsk twins with Russian Berezniki
The signing ceremony, which took place on 28 July, was attended by Chairman of the Soligorsk District Executive Committee Andrei Zhailovich and head of the Berezniki administration Konstantin Svetlakov...

Belarus, Cambodia discuss cooperation plans
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Vietnam Vladimir Borovikov has met with Ambassador of Cambodia to Vietnam Chay Navuth...

Belarus, Azerbaijan discuss inter-parliamentary relations
The parties discussed the state and prospects of inter-parliamentary cooperation, interaction through working groups and other issues of mutual interest...

Cuban COVID-19 vaccine registered in Belarus
SOBERANA PLUS became Cuba’s first COVID-19 vaccine registered in Europe...

Belarus, Serbia discuss military cooperation prospects
Bilateral consultations on military cooperation between the Defense Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Defense of Serbia took place online on 27 July...

Lukashenko sends National Rebellion Day greetings to Cuba
"I am convinced that Belarus and Cuba will be able not only to maintain the high level of relations, but also build momentum and expand their interaction on international platforms, as well as trade and economic contacts"...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Maldives
The Belarusian head of state noted that despite the huge distance the two countries have built good bilateral relations...

Lukashenko calls for action on animal abuse
He instructed to immediately make proposals if any additional decisions should be made in this regard, although this area is not exactly a scope of reference of the State Inspectorate...