Events

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to people of USA
“On this festive day, I wish all Americans simple things that everyone understands, things that unite all people regardless of their status and skin color: good health, peace, stability and faith in a better future that will come only if we work for it together,” the message of congratulations reads...

Lukashenko: Minsk's liberation day is Belarusian nation’s second birthday
“For us, freedom is synonymous with the verb “to live”. The day of Minsk's Liberation is the second birthday of the Belarusian nation, which was doomed to destruction but survived and saved Europe from fascism together with the brotherly Soviet peoples,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko: Our memories of war will become an alarm bell
"While the countries that the Soviet army liberated from fascism are destroying the graves of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers, we will be building a new Belarus, examining the archives and restoring the story of every soldier, every innocent civilian victim. These are very painful memories for us. Until now, they have been our quiet sorrowful memory"...

Lukashenko: Belarusians are making the right choice today
“I am proud of all those who take care of the monuments to soldiers and civilians, who bring their children to them, who gather living memories and facts about the Great Patriotic War and our heroes, who write pictures, songs, books and shoot films"...

Lukashenko: Neither Belarus, nor Russia, or Ukraine needs war
"May the Mound of Glory be a witness and a guardian of this solemn promise"...

Belarus-Japan forum held in Tokyo
The event was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Japan in cooperation with the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI). It was timed to coincide with the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries...

Kochanova: Belarus, Russia need to improve legislation in line with integration goals
“MPs have a lot of work to do in order to develop the main areas of the Treaty on the Union State for 2021-2023 and the 28 programs of the Union State”...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to resume cooperation with Canada for the benefit of two nations
Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that interpersonal contacts and friendship, hardened by time, would be stronger than sanctions and would make Canadian politicians to return to a normal dialogue...

Belarus waives visas for Poland citizens
The decision to temporarily waive visas for Poland citizens was made by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko for the sake of maintaining good neighborly relations. The new procedure will come into effect at 00:00 on 1 July. Polish citizens will be able to travel to Belarus without getting visas through 31 December 2022...

Makei, Lavrov sign statement to mark anniversary of diplomatic relations
The foreign ministers together with Minister of Communications and Informatization Konstantin Shulgan took part in a ceremony to dedicate the postal envelope to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Russia. The envelope depicts the buildings of the embassies of Belarus and Russia...

Kochanova: Belarus balances interests of two civilizations in Europe’s center
“Today’s world has entered a new historical phase that is shaped by cruel, and sometimes simply inhuman laws. The international law and diplomacy do not work, humanistic ideals go into oblivion. Overall distrust, aggression and hatred are rapidly surging. The struggle for resources guaranteeing countries and peoples their right to the future is getting tougher"...

Belarus eager to improve its status in Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I’d like to talk to you about the Shanghai Cooperation Organization where we are observers. We may consult, you may back the upgrade of our status. A lot of time has passed. I think we will come in handy over there”...

Lukashenko, Putin to attend Forum of Regions in Grodno via videoconference
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We will discuss the organization of the Forum of Regions. I think we will participate in it via videoconference as usual. We will make an address. This forum is organized by parliamentarians – the upper chambers of the Belarusian parliament and the Russian one. They organize things well and will organize a very good forum in Grodno”...

Lukashenko thanked for preserving Belarus-Russia historical memory
“I would like to thank you from the people of our city and all the Russians for the historical memory and defense of our shared history, for our grandfathers, great grandfathers, fathers, mothers, who fought together and won. Thank you very much for standing up for the historical memory,” Alexander Beglov said to the Belarusian leader...

Call to tap into Belarus’ natural heritage to promote tourism
Ruslan Parkhamovich noted that promoting the inbound tourism product will make Belarus more interesting. "Belarus has a unique natural heritage and we can benefit from it," the minister added...

Lavrov: Lukashenko, Putin set an example of candid discussion of all issues
Sergey Lavrov recalled that the countries are currently implementing 28 Union State programs. He described them as reliable solutions and they are being implemented at a fairly fast pace. “Well, after all, we are allies, the alliance extends to all spheres of life, starting from joint defense and political security on the western flank of the CSTO"...

Belarus-Latin America forum to be held in Moscow on 28 June
The purpose of the forum is to present Belarus’ export potential, establish professional contacts and exchange views on the progress and prospects of trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Latin American countries...

Egypt seeks cooperation with Belarus on gender issues
In this respect the parties reaffirmed their interest in intensifying cooperation between the National Council on Gender Policy under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian Women’s Union and the National Council for Women of Egypt...

Lukashenko lays flowers at WW2 mass grave
“On this day our Belarusians and not only them – residents of post-Soviet republics – gather at significant memorials, obelisks, which are known all over the world. Such as the Brest Fortress, Khatyn, and other ones. In order to honor the mass heroism of the Soviet people during the years of the Great Patriotic War. It is the right thing to do. But particularly in Belarus a huge number of heroic deeds were committed by small groups of Soviet people, simply residents of Belarus"...

Belarus-Vietnam security cooperation discussed in Minsk
The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam were established on 24 January 1992. The two countries marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2022...