Events

Lukashenko, Putin confirm plans to hold joint exercises in Belarus in 2022
The Belarusian head of state noted that he had asked his Russian counterpart to continue cooperation in the defense industry, the military-industrial complex...

Putin hails progress in Union State integration in 2021
The Russian president recalled that the parties signed 28 Union State programs to advance integration. According to him, these are groundbreaking documents that define the future of the Union State integration...

Plans revealed for Lukashenko’s interview with Russian journalist Solovyov
"I would like to say that we are now moving purposefully in this direction. According to our plan, if everything goes well, we will open our informational year 2022 with a big conversation between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Solovyov. I am sure that we will succeed and it will be very interesting"...

Serbian president reaffirms commitments to developing dialogue
The parties discussed the current agenda of the Belarusian-Serbian relations and reaffirmed the commitment to developing a friendly interstate dialogue...

Belarus, India discuss possible exchange of visits next year
The diplomats discussed the status and prospects of Belarusian-Indian cooperation in politics, trade, economy and humanitarian affairs, the possibility of arranging visits at various levels next year...

Sergeyenko: Proposals on Belarus’ Constitution draft can be sent to any government agency
Igor Sergeyenko emphasized that the amendments and additions to the Constitution did not come out of nowhere, but were developed taking into account the current situation, new challenges and threats...

Lukashenko off to Russia on working visit
The Belarusian president will take part in the informal meeting of the CIS heads of state in Saint Petersburg on 28 December. The CIS leaders will review the results of Belarus’ chairmanship in the CIS in 2021, share opinions on pending issues, discuss further plans to raise the efficiency of cooperation...

Over 3.56m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
More than 4.669 million have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, the press service added...

New Belarus Constitution draft published for national debate
The National Legal Information Center shall coordinate the collection of citizens' opinions on the draft amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus submitted for public discussion...

Lukashenko speaks with Israel president over phone, invites him to Belarus
The Israeli president has Belarusian roots. Belarus is his small motherland. Isaac Herzog is from Berezino, and his wife is from Gomel. The two heads of state discussed the schedule of contacts amid the pandemic. Aleksandr Lukashenko invited his counterpart to visit his small motherland...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss program of visit to St. Petersburg
They discussed topical issues of cooperation between Belarus and Russia, including the defense sector and other matters...

FM: West starts voicing the need to find channels of communication with Belarus
“There have already been voices from our Western partners about the need to find channels of communication with Belarus. We have always been in favor of a normal, calm and constructive dialogue. Despite the funeral marches already ordered for our country, the Belarusians have passed this period with dignity and calmness"...

Belarus interested in developing productive relations with Chile
"I hope that with your assistance the dialogue of Minsk and Santiago will get an additional impetus and will reach the scale meeting the interests of our nations"...

Lukashenko wishes happy birthday to Ilham Aliyev
The head of state welcomed consistent development of strategic partnership between Minsk and Baku, and expressed confidence that the projected large-scale infrastructure projects would give a significant boost to multifaceted cooperation...

Belarus, Tajikistan discuss parliamentary cooperation, trade
The parties discussed the topical issues of the bilateral relations, including trade and economic cooperation within the framework of the Belarus-Tajikistan Intergovernmental Commission. The parties highly appreciated the work of the friendship and cooperation group between the parliaments of the two countries...

Putin: Moscow, Minsk reach understanding in integration matters
According to him, Moscow and Minsk have a lot to do to converge domestic economies and make them more competitive. Among the tasks is dropping roaming charges...

Public discussion of draft Belarus Constitution to launch next week
There are no specific deadlines for public discussion: everything will depend on the activity of citizens...

Belarus receives another batch of Chinese vaccine against COVID-19
The Vero Cell vaccine has already established itself as an effective tool against the novel coronavirus infection. It also helps to avoid a severe course of the disease and complications...

Belarus, Turkey reaffirm commitment to dialogue
The parties emphasized their mutual desire to further strengthen bilateral relations and develop dialogue at various levels. The ministers also exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the New Year holidays...

Belarus, China hold ministerial consultations
The parties discussed topical issues on the Belarusian-Chinese agenda and further steps to intensify mutual relations, including a number of forthcoming events at the high and supreme levels...