Events

Belarus, Cuba to intensify cooperation in tourism
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Cuba Valery Baranovsky met with Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Cuba Juan Carlos Garcia Granda on 5 April...

Andreichenko: Belarus-Switzerland contacts have always been pragmatic, constructive
"It has been particularly noticeable in recent years when our inter-parliamentary, trade, economic, and cultural cooperation made a lot of progress"...

Lukashenko points to people’s dissatisfaction with utilities sector
"At the same time, I am alarmed that lately every fifth appeal to the Belarus President Administration deals with the poor quality of work of the housing and utilities sector," Aleksandr Lukashenko noted...

Automated system to keep records about COVID-19 vaccinated people in Belarus
One of the goals of the resolution is to provide services to natural persons, who travel across the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union using the mobile app Travel Without COVID-19...

Lukashenko okays digital development decree draft with one proviso
"Although Belarus develops quite well in this direction, although Belarus is one of the world’s top 30 in terms of information technologies, we must not fall behind now"...

Ministry of Communications and Informatization to coordinate Belarus’ digitalization policy
"Development cannot be stopped, occasional projects keep emerging every now and then, but they produce an economic effect when they are aligned on a single platform for a single result. This makes it possible to create various products and use them regardless of where enterprises are located"...

Belarus removes borders restrictions
The document has removed the restrictions on crossing the state border by both foreign citizens and Belarusian nations via land border checkpoints...

Lukashenko, Putin hold phone conversation
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin discussed the state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations...

Belarus, Russia working on joint infrastructure for fundamental, applied scientific research
In his words, Belarus and Russia could use each other’s accomplishments instead of wasting additional funds unwisely...

Lukashenko presents Union State Award in Science and Technology
The award was also presented to scientists who took part in the development and production of high-performance electromagnetic protection systems and a new generation of cosmic ray detectors for space instruments with improved performance. Among the laureates are Belarusian scientists Sergei Grabchikov, Nikolai Mukhurov and Aleksei Trukhanov...

Lukashenko: Mutual trust in Union State at its highest
“They say science is international. But still, scientists are not always open in their research and even in the results of their research. We demonstrate that we are absolutely united, not just international, both at the stage of discovery and at the stage of final results”...

Lukashenko signs decree on mass media
The document seeks to ensure sustainable economic development of national mass media, maintain the production of high-quality content in the required amount...

Senator comments on reasons why Belarus, Russia should be even closer
"The humanitarian component is very important. In today's difficult situation people need to be closer to each other, understand each other better, which is facilitated by public diplomacy and parliamentary cooperation," Sergei Rachkov said...

Belarusian MP contemplates alternatives for Belarus’ contacts with PACE
"I think that with this decision the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has lost more than the Belarusian state has. We were ready for an open dialogue and for expressing one’s point of view. Nevertheless, it turned out to be too complicated for them"...

Universities to sign ten agreements at forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia
On the fringe of the Forum of Regions, Belarusian universities will establish closer ties with educational institutions from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novokuznetsk, Tambov, Vladivostok and other cities...

Belarus, Russia's Penza Oblast outline projects for cooperation in agriculture, industry, tourism
"We will do our best to implement everything we agreed on today and will agree on in the future. Our countries will continue to develop from mechanical engineering to culture," Brest Oblast Governor Yuri Shuleiko emphasized...

Makei, Lavrov agree to step up response to Western sanctions
The parties discussed the current issues of bilateral cooperation and the development of the Union State and also the schedule of the upcoming Russian-Belarusian meetings and events within the framework of the CSTO...

Chinese sculptor Wu Weishan awarded Medal of Francysk Skaryna
The cultural projects initiated and supported by Wu Weishan have become symbols of dialogue, cultural enrichment, and friendship between the peoples of Belarus and China...

Andreichenko: Belarus, Syria promote dialogue in many areas
During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of inter-parliamentary, trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation. The speaker of the House of Representatives said that the Belarusian president pays close attention to the development of relations with Syria...

Minsk to host CIS events on 30 March
The meeting will also review the performance of the CIS sectoral cooperation bodies in 2021 and the CIS Advisory Council on Labor, Employment and Social Protection over the past five years...