Events

Moscow-Gomel air service resumes
The flight will be operated three times a week - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The company will operate a Boeing 737-800, Airbus-321, which seat 180-190 passengers. The travel time is an hour and a half...

Lavrov: Belarus-Russia dialogue has gained momentum
According to Sergey Lavrov, a program of coordinated foreign policy measures of Belarus and Russia for the next two years is to be signed on 10 November...

Makei: Belarus-Russia cooperation ‘increasingly vibrant’
This work culminated in the approval of the relevant documents at the 4 November meeting of the Supreme State Council...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss situation on Belarus-Poland border
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin synchronized watches on the bilateral agenda in general, discussed topical integration issues on the radar of the heads of state...

Belarus, Russia working on mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates
Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko said at the expert meeting “Russian-Belarusian relations in 2021: Union State programs, new challenges, and integration directions” on 9 November...

Belarusian ambassador presents credentials to Mongolia president
The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation, including implementation of joint promising projects under the general intergovernmental agreement on export credit extension, preparation of joint events to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries...

Preparation for constitutional referendum described as near-term priority for Belarusian Parliament
“We also need to raise awareness of the importance of the referendum for Belarus and for every citizen of our country. Moreover, we need to think over the forms of this work, taking into account the epidemiological situation,” the speaker noted. “After the updated Constitution is adopted, the volume of legislative work will increase significantly. Therefore, in a month or so that is left until the current session ends, we need to see to it that all our plans are fully realized”...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Cambodia
The president confirmed his interest in expanding interaction with Cambodia, a country that is an important partner of Belarus in Southeast Asia. “I am confident that with joint efforts we will be able to step up bilateral cooperation in agriculture, industry, education and other sectors for the benefit of the peoples of both states,” he stressed...

Ways to invigorate contacts between private sectors of Belarus, Kuwait discussed
Mikalai Barysevich met with the co-chair of the Kuwaiti part of the Belarus-Kuwait commission on economic, trade, and technical cooperation, Acting Deputy Minister of Finance Asil Al Saad Al Menaifi...

Belarus, China to coordinate efforts in international arena
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Xie Xiaoyong on 8 November...

Belarus Honorary Consul’s office opens in Japan’s Hokkaido
The decision to appoint an honorary consul was made in June 2021. The priority areas of work for the honorary consul will be the development of bilateral economic, cultural, sports and interregional ties...

Lukashenko, Aliyev have telephone conversation
The heads of state reaffirmed the strategic nature of bilateral cooperation, reviewed progress in implementing the agreements reached during their talks in Baku in April...

Belarus, Kuwait hold first ministerial consultations
Special attention during the talks was paid to intensifying trade and economic cooperation, resumption of joint commission on economic, trade and technical cooperation, further promotion of business contacts...

Lukashenko wants healthcare ministry to address outflow of doctors
The head of state pointed to the shortage of of anesthesiologists in Belarus. Some anesthesiologists leave to work abroad after receiving free education in Belarus, and this is a rather rare medical specialty...

Belarus, Vatican reaffirm mutual interest in promoting cooperation
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Ante Jozic on 5 November...

Lukashenko urges Belarusians to respect their history
Belarus did not reject good Soviet traditions, demolish monuments and rename streets, Aleksandr Lukashenko noted...

Lukashenko: Belarusians fill October Revolution Day celebration tradition with new meaning
The head of state emphasized that the Belarusians have never abandoned the best legacy of the era. “The main thing is that this is our history. It is possible to change, adjust the future, but we cannot change the past. Today we can see that we did the right thing by filling the tradition of celebrating the Great October Revolution with a new meaning,” the president said...

Lukashenko, Putin talk over phone for 1.5 hours after Supreme State Council session
After the session the presidents continued discussing topical items on the international agenda and the domestic one over the phone. They spoke at length about the situation at the Polish border. The conversation lasted for nearly one hour and a half...

Belarus, Russia adopt migration policy concept
“The relevance of the document can also be proved by the recent developments on the border between Belarus and the European Union, to which the country responds with composure and professionalism,” said State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev...

Putin comments on reasons to advance integration between Belarus, Russia
"I mean the common infrastructure, energy, the Russian language, which is a unifying factor allowing us to communicate easily with each other. But in the Union State, we have advanced further than on other tracks. Thus, we are setting a good example for our partners in the EAEU and other associations in the post-Soviet space, "the Russian leader noted...