Events

President's fund earmarks over Br3.6m for church restoration in Zhirovichi, Budslav
These projects will make a significant contribution to the enhancement and preservation of Belarus’ historical and cultural heritage...

Lukashenko: Natural Resources Ministry is a “ministry of ministries”, yet its work falls short
He made the remark while appointing Maksim Lysenko as the new head of the ministry...

Lukashenko: Fauna and Flora Inspectorate may become part of Ministry of Natural Resources
The president is confident that, regardless of the decision, the inspectorate will continue to fulfill its function as it always has, irrespective of its subordination...

Lukashenko: People in Belarus have turned their attention to nature, but not all of them
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that citizens react on social networks if a tree is cut down somewhere. In this connection he pointed out that sometimes such steps are made out of objective necessity...

Belarus’ Belaya Rus, Tajikistan’s People’s Democratic Party sign cooperation agreement
The document provides for mechanisms of dialogue at the highest level aimed at strengthening friendship and political trust between the two countries and promoting interparty ties and regional-level contacts...

Belarus’ FM: CSTO plays key role in emerging Eurasian security
Maxim Ryzhenkov expressed concern over the growing dominance of force in international relations amid the erosion of international legal foundations. He drew attention to what he described as the unjustified militarization of European countries, which, in his view, increases the risks of military escalation...

Belarus, Zimbabwe to expand parliamentary, political party cooperation
The agreement was reached during a meeting between Belarus’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Zimbabwe Yuri Nikolaichik and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Parliament of the Republic of Zimbabwe Jacob Mudenda...

Belarus’ Foreign Ministry, IOM discuss fight against human trafficking, illegal migration
The IOM representative expressed gratitude to the Belarusian side for the support and efficient organization of cooperation...

Belarus, Russia to present joint report on human rights in Minsk, Vienna, Geneva
"This report, unlike the West’s so-called studies, is not moralizing. It is based on materials from NGOs and recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms, summarizing actual violations. And the moral assessment is left to the readers themselves"...

Supreme Courts of Belarus, Russia sign memorandum of understanding and cooperation
The Supreme Courts of Belarus and Russia have agreed to ensure unified approaches to the administration of justice within the Belarus-Russia Union State...

Minsk to host Fourth International Anti-Fascist Congress on 25-27 June
The main theme of the congress is the fight against the spread of fascist and Nazi ideas, the strengthening of international security, and the defense of historical truth...

Belarus, Kazakhstan strengthen cooperation in financial investigations
“The implementation of the memorandum will help develop and strengthen partnership between the agencies, enhance bilateral cooperation and create a legal framework for joint efforts to combat economic crime, as well as the financing of extremism and terrorism,” the State Control Committee said...

Belarus, Uzbekistan stepping up cooperation in education
Education Minister Andrei Ivanets met with Uzbek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Olimjon Abdullaev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan Rakhmatulla Nazarov...

Lukashenko: Judges are the most constrained people
Judges are the most constrained people due to the legal framework in which they operate...

Gold Coast in focus: Belarus strengthens its presence in West Africa
The official visit of the Ghanaian president to Belarus was a logical outcome of the gradual rapprochement between the two countries and at the same time opened a qualitatively new chapter in their cooperation...

Minsk hosts first Belarus-Uzbekistan ministerial consultations on consular affairs
The parties reviewed a wide range of matters related to consular cooperation, labor migration, and the expansion of the bilateral legal framework...

Belarus promotes environmental priorities at 8th GEF Assembly
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Aleksei Stasyukevich held a series of bilateral meetings focusing on climate issues, biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resource management...

Belarus, South Korea outline steps to boost bilateral cooperation
Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lukashevich met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Belarus Park Doo-soon...

Lukashenko supports initiative for mutual opening of embassies of Belarus, Ghana
As BelTA previously reported, Belarus and Ghana have signed an agreement to establish a joint committee on trade and economic cooperation. The document was signed in the presence of the two countries’ leaders, Aleksandr Lukashenko and John Dramani Mahama, following official talks in Minsk...

Lukashenko expects Belarus-Ghana full-scale cooperation to begin
First of all, Aleksandr Lukashenko welcomed on the Belarusian soil the participants of the first-ever Belarus-Ghana bilateral top-level negotiations...