Events

Belarus, UNHCR urge to honor international regulations on asylum seekers
The parties expressed serious concern over the current situation, especially the violence against people at the border, and emphasized the importance of complying with international obligations relating to the right to asylum...

Russia's Utair to increase flight frequency to Minsk
The company will fly to Minsk every day, except Sunday, using a Boeing 737-800...

Georgian Airways to resume regular flights to Minsk on 11 August
Flights will be operated by a 180-seat Boeing 737-700/800 three times a week: on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays...

About 12,800 people to participate in Zapad 2021 army exercise in Belarus
The Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021 is a scheduled one and represents the final stage in the joint training of Belarusian and Russian armed forces this year...

Lukashenko: Ukraine’s government pursues a policy of confrontation
Confrontation is at the bottom of the policy of the Ukrainian government, which poses an additional threat to Belarus...

Belavia performs maiden flight to Georgia’s Kutaisi
Flights will be operated on Wednesdays and Sundays, with departure from Minsk at 9:35 and arrival at Kutaisi International Airport at 13:35. Return flights from Kutaisi are scheduled at 14:25 with the arrival time in the Belarusian capital at 16:30...

Belarus’ deputy FM meets with diplomats from Azerbaijan, Serbia
Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Belarus Nizami Rustamov and Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Serbia in the Republic of Belarus Savo Durica...

Avia Traffic Company performs maiden flight to Minsk from Bishkek
Minsk National Airport held a welcome ceremony to mark the launch of a new regular flight Bishkek - Minsk - Bishkek by the Kyrgyz airline Avia Traffic Company...

Lukashenko, Patriarch Kirill discuss interfaith relations in telephone conversation
“Aleksandr Lukashenko and Patriarch Kirill focused on the situation in Belarus and Russia. They also reviewed the state of interfaith relations and the state of affairs in the Church in general,” the press service said...

Kazakhstan invited to participate in Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2021
Official negotiations between Belarusian Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin and First Deputy Defense Minister, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant-General Murat Bektanov took place in Minsk...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Namibian president
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus is interested in expanding bilateral contacts and is ready to help Namibia develop its manufacturing sector, agriculture and energy complex...

Ambassador: Belarus and Russia chose their way long ago and should follow it
"We see that our countries have prospects for development. Near-border cooperation of our regions is one of the prospects. It is important to understand that if there are no mutual interests, no program developed by top authorities will work. But we have such interests"...

Belarusian nuclear power plant welcomes IAEA experts
The videoconference mission took place on 29-30 July within the framework of the international technical aid project meant to improve the operational safety of the nuclear power plant during commissioning and during operation...

Lukashenko urges focus on state interests
In his words, different people may have different opinions, but the calls to action against the country and the policy approved by the majority are inadmissible...

Lukashenko identifies key principles of Belarus’ development, government work
Stable creation is another vector. Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the key decisions made by the Belarusian People’s Congress remain a priority regardless of external circumstances...

Lukashenko: Deployment of Russian bases in Belarus has never been discussed at the president level
"If we have to deploy all the armed forces with all kinds of weapons here for the sake of security of the Union State that we are building, for the sake of security of Belarus and Russia, it will be done immediately"...

Belavia to increase frequency of Minsk-Moscow flights from 1 August
The number of flights will rise from 10 to 20 a week. Belavia will perform 10 flights to Domodedovo Airport and 10 – to Sheremetyevo Airport...

Belarus president makes new appointments
The head of state appointed: Vladimir Kalach - Aide to the President - Inspector for Minsk Oblast...

Belavia to resume air service to Russia’s Sochi, Krasnodar
Belavia will start flying to Sochi from 7 August. The Minsk-Sochi-Minsk flight will be performed on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays...

Azerbaijan thanked for support of Belarus in inter-parliamentary organizations
Belarus is grateful to Azerbaijan for support in inter-parliamentary organizations, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov on 29 July...