Events

Egypt president invited to Belarus
“In Belarus you are well known as an authoritative politician and statesman who was able to lead Egypt towards peace, stability and progress, initiate a range of major national projects and improve the wellbeing of the Egyptian people”...

Golovchenko, Mishustin review status of Union State programs
"After the presidents of our countries approved the package of Union State programs, we developed a toolkit to monitor their implementation. Almost all action plans to the Union State programs have been signed"...

Belarus communicates its position on migrant crisis to international organizations
"Belarus has kept in regular touch with the secretariats of international organizations based in Geneva, especially in recent weeks and days amid the escalation of the situation on the border. We work with the secretariats, on an expert level, providing them with relevant information. In recent days, the dialogue has been raised to a high level"...

Ambassador: International organizations do not blame Belarus for migrant crisis
The Belarusian diplomat informed that he had held a number of meetings in international organizations, and several more contacts are planned for the near future...

Belavia bars nationals of six countries to fly from Tashkent to Minsk
Passengers falling under this ban can refund their tickets at the place of purchase...

Lukashenko congratulates Daniel Ortega on victory in Nicaraguan presidential election
"For decades, you have consistently enjoyed the broad support of the people of your country. I am confident that under your wise leadership Nicaragua will make significant progress in social and economic development, and that long-term friendly relations with Belarus will continue to expand and strengthen, opening new horizons for mutually beneficial partnership"...

Belarusian MP to attend meeting of Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan
The Belarusian prime minister is scheduled to hold working meetings with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Head of the President Administration of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov and Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Askar Mamin...

Lukashenko sends national day greetings to people of Latvia
According to the head of state, right now Latvia and the whole world are facing difficult times due to the pandemic. “Belarus respects the independence and state sovereignty of all countries, as well as their national symbols and willingness to live in peace and accord,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Oman
“I hope for the vibrant cooperation between our states in trade, investment, education, science, and innovation,” the president stressed. “The Belarusian side is interested in the enhancement of contacts at all levels”...

Belarus, Arab Organization for Agricultural Development to expand cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt, Belarus’ permanent representative to the League of Arab States Sergei Terentyev met with Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Ibrahim El Dukheri...

Makei, Borrell discuss situation on border over phone
Vladimir Makei briefed Josep Borrell on measures to tighten the migration regime in Belarus. He emphasized Belarus’ efforts to provide humanitarian aid to migrants, including in cooperation with public and international organizations such as the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss situation on Belarusian-Polish border
During the conversation, the leaders of the two countries discussed the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border and joint actions to defend the borders of the Union State...

Academy of Sciences hosts 14th Belarusian Antarctic expedition launch ceremony
The expedition members will have to work hard for months in order to expand the Belarusian Antarctic station Gora Vechernyaya and carry out scientific studies within the framework of a new Antarctic exploration program...

New Belarus Constitution draft to be submitted for nationwide discussion by year-end
On 15 November the working group completed the work on the constitutional amendments by and large. The new Constitution draft was scrutinized literally article-by-article. After that, the draft will be submitted for consideration to the Constitutional Commission...

Lukashenko dismisses accusations of facilitating illegal migration as nonsense
According to the president, in recent months Belarus has denied entry to the country to several thousand illegal migrants, and this is easy to verify. “If the Germans or Americans want to check it, let them do it, the airport keeps track of every passenger,” the head of state added...

Putin says Lukashenko, Merkel ready for dialogue on EU border crisis
During the interview, Vladimir Putin expressed hope that Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko and acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel would hold a conversation in the near future...

Makei, Borrell discuss situation on Belarus-Poland border over phone
Belarus confirmed its readiness for an equal and mutually respectful dialogue with the European Union. The futility of sanctions and counterproductivity of such approaches to the development of relations between Belarus and the EU was emphasized...

Lukashenko talks about possible future powers of Belarusian People’s Congress
Among the possible powers of the Belarusian People’s Congress are also the issues related to declaring war and peace, impeachment, sending the military out of Belarus, and the formation of the Central Election Commission...

Belarus PM: CIS should focus on finding footholds to promote integration
Roman Golovchenko said that the agenda of the meeting includes a large package of documents aimed at the further development of the CIS...

Cuba seen as example of courage, perseverance for Belarus
The agenda included the issues regarding inter-parliamentary cooperation, support in the international arena, intensification of economic cooperation, and joint actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19...