Events

Belarus to hold talks with Vietnam on draft visa waiver agreement
By another decree, the president approved the draft agreement between Belarus and Vietnam on the transfer of persons sentenced to imprisonment in order to serve their sentences on the territory of another party as a basis for negotiations...

Belarus-Equatorial Guinea draft intergovernmental agreements approved
In particular, a draft intergovernmental agreement on encouragement and mutual protection of investments was approved. The Economy Ministry was authorized to conduct negotiations on this document. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was authorized to sign the agreement if the parties come to terms within limits of the approved draft...

Belarus ratifies SCO accession memorandum
In particular, Belarus undertakes to comply with the goals and principles of the SCO Charter of 7 June 2002, the provisions of the Treaty on Long-Term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation of the SCO member states of 16 August 2007, as well as international treaties and documents adopted within the SCO framework...

Lukashenko wishes accord, peace to Palestinian people
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People...

Belarus, Vietnam to step up cooperation in forensic examination
The visit is supposed to bolster the existing friendly relations and expand the potential for interagency partnership in the field of forensic examination. It is also supposed to deepen and advance bilateral interaction in implementing the agreement on cooperation in forensic examination between Belarus’ State Forensic Examination Committee and Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry of 13 July 2019...

Minister: Cooperation between Azerbaijan, Belarus in legal matters bore fruitful results
At the end of the meeting, the parties signed a program of cooperation to improve the legal framework for interaction between the ministries...

Belarus co-organizes unilateral coercive measures event in Vienna
The thematic forum was held on the sidelines of the 20th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), held in Vienna from 27 November to 1 December...

Belarus, Azerbaijan work on cooperation roadmap
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik held a meeting with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan Ulvi Bakhshaliyev...

Belarus, Egypt share similar perspectives on multipolar world
"The parties discussed new avenues of cooperation between Belarus and Egypt in connection with Egypt's upcoming accession to BRICS," the diplomatic mission said...

Ambassador: Syria highly appreciates Belarus’ support in international arena
"This is a significant event for bilateral relations. Diplomatic relations were established 30 years, but friendly relations go way much back," the diplomat said...

MFA: Belarus, Syria have developed solid foundation of mutual relations
“This year is special for Belarus and Syria: we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations. During this period the Belarusian-Syrian interaction has been developing on the basis of friendship and trust,” the deputy minister said...

Over 389,000 visa-waiver travelers visit Belarus since year-start
Since the start of this year, 389,214 tourists from the neighboring EU states have arrived in Belarus visa-free. This included 234,210 citizens of Lithuania, 89,550 citizens and 27,337 non-citizens of Latvia, and 38,117 Polish citizens...

FM: Belarus advocates for end to bloodshed, peaceful settlement of Middle East conflict
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus Ahmed Almathbouh...

Belarus to set up 1,394 district, territorial commissions for parliamentary elections
110 deputies of the House of Representatives and 12,514 deputies of local Councils of Deputies will be elected on the single voting day...

About 60,000 Ukrainian nationals arrive in Belarus since year-start
All in all, 134,449 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February 2022...

Lukashenko’s visit to UAE seen as milestone in Belarus-UAE relations
Roman Golovchenko noted that the Republic of Belarus shares the principles of the Year of Sustainability initiative of the United Arab Emirates - to take immediate action to preserve the planet, its natural resources, cultural heritage and national identity of peoples...

Lukashenko, Putin have one-on-one conversation in Minsk
At first, the two presidents discussed general matters at the Palace of Independence, after that they continued their conversation in a car...

Volfovich: CSTO role is increasing amid tense geopolitical situation
"The key task for the Organization is to ensure peace and security in our countries. If it succeeds, this will encourage others, both within and beyond the post-Soviet space, to join our Organization,” Belarus’ Security Council chief said...

Lukashenko defends nuclear weapons in Belarus as guarantee of regional security
The president stated that nowadays only the presence of powerful weapons guarantees security in the region and gives the right to speak in the international arena...

FM: All CSTO decisions at Minsk summit will be legitimate despite Armenia’s non-participation
All decisions of the CSTO summit in Minsk will be legitimate despite the absence of the Armenian side...