Events

Belarus, India keen to step up cooperation in all areas
The parties discussed the state of and prospects for the Belarusian-Indian relations in politics, trade, science, and technology as well as possible Belarusian-Indian contacts at various levels in 2021 and other important cooperation areas...

IAEA IPPAS mission’s work done in Belarus
The team worked out recommendations and proposals on helping Belarus enhance and ensure physical nuclear protection...

Belarus, South Korea set up business cooperation council
The council was set up within the framework of the execution of the BelCCI-KITA cooperation agreement signed on 15 December 2020. This is a new platform for discussing business matters and ways to strengthen Belarus-South Korea cooperation in economy, investment, science, and technology. The business council will include heads of Belarusian and South Korean companies that have successful experience of interaction and contribute to the intensification of the bilateral business and economic relations as well as enterprises that are keen to implement joint projects in the most promising fields...

Olympic Committees of Belarus, Bahrain discuss cooperation
During the visit, the parties discussed mutually beneficial projects to develop and promote sport and agreed to exchange best practices and hold joint events...

Opinion: Belarus' withdrawal from Eastern Partnership is a serious image loss for EU
"Belarus saw the Eastern Partnership as an opportunity to solve common problems by joint efforts: to shield Europe from illegal migration, with migrants rushing there through our country too. But it is not only our job to protect the EU's borders, because we are not the ultimate destination for illegal migrants. The initiative's programs allowed creating the necessary infrastructure for reliable border protection and customs control. In any case, Belarus sought to make a meaningful contribution to the initiative by its participation and vision"...

Belarus, Kazakhstan to step up cooperation in border security
Anatoly Lappo and Darkhan Dilmanov pledged to ensure a high level of practical interaction in establishing ‘distant arc cooperation’ and aligning approaches in border security of the two countries within the framework of integration associations...

Ways to increase Belarus-Nigeria trade discussed
The sides discussed the development of Belarusian-Nigerian relations across the board. Mutual interest was confirmed in stepping up the political dialogue and contacts between the ministries of foreign affairs of Belarus and Nigeria...

Lukashenko to attend Belarus’ Constitutional Commission meeting due after 1 August
The 8th meeting of the Constitutional Commission is taking place on 7 July. The participants of the meeting are discussing the legal status of proposals to amend the Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and constitutional provisions on the foundations of the constitutional system, to determine the constitutional status of the Belarusian People’s Congress...

China’s CAMCE to help Minsk Oblast to build large healthcare facilities
The memorandum provides for the construction of an infectious hospital in Borisov and a surgical unit in the regional hospital, export-import in agricultural products, the construction of a baby food factory and garbage treatment facilities, the governor noted...

Belarus-China cooperation in education described as very promising
On 6 July the Great Stone industrial park hosted a Belarusian-Chinese forum of business, scientific, media and cultural cooperation on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. The event was attended by high-ranking officials of the two countries, prominent scholars and cultural figures...

FM: Belarus opposes the use of sanctions, views them as anachronism
According to Vladimir Makei, "Belarus can think of many ways" to respond to the Western sanctions. "However, we do not support this approach. We talked about this earlier today at a meeting to discuss response to sanctions [hosted by the president]. We believe that sanctions are an anachronism"...

Venice Commission informed about proposals for amending Belarus’ Constitution
According to the source, Natalya Karpovich informed the Venice Commission about the work of the commission in charge of preparing proposals on amending the Belarusian Constitution with a focus on proposals affecting the competence of the Constitutional Court...

Lukashenko wants tougher response to unfriendly moves towards Belarus
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to respond more actively to any unfriendly moves in relation to Belarus. What retaliatory measures are to be taken if the sanctions keep snowballing? Let’s think about it,” the Belarusian leader said...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Nursultan Nazarbayev
The head of state thanked Nursultan Nazarbayev for his invaluable contribution to building fruitful relations between Belarus and Kazakhstan, for translating the ideas of Eurasian integration into reality and ensuring peace and stability in the post-Soviet space...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Venezuela
“At the time of growing disagreements in international relations, I am pleased to see Minsk and Caracas having shared values and Venezuela providing unconditional support to Belarus. I am convinced that openness and mutual respect are an excellent foundation for the further consistent development of bilateral cooperation in various fields,” the message reads...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to USA
“Our nations know very well the real price of their sovereignty, they fought for it together during the world wars of the last century and are ready to defend their independence in the name of peace, stability and a bright future for their children,” the message reads...

Lukashenko wants good war history textbook highlighting role of Belarusian people
At the same time, the president expressed the opinion that it is important to prepare a textbook on the history of the Great Patriotic War. "This will be a great achievement if you, the future generation and young people, compile a good war history textbook on the basis of what has already been created, the new facts and the Soviet textbooks (they were good, although they may understate some things). The main thing is that the textbook should pass knowledge"...

Lukashenko calls on youth to defend the value of Great Victory
The head of state stressed that it is impossible to ignore the attempts abroad to rewrite history, take away the Great Victory from the people. “Some take pride in the wealth in the form of natural gas, oil, gold, metals. But there is no more valuable and dear gift than the Great Victory. Why is it so dear? Because Belarus alone paid for it by its every third citizen"...

Foreign leaders extend Independence Day greetings to Belarus
“3 July is a remarkable date in the history of Belarus. The liberation of Minsk from the Nazi invaders was one of the most important victories won by our fathers and grandfathers during the Great Patriotic War,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin in his message of greetings...

Lukashenko: Soviet deeds and the date of Belarus’ Independence Day are unshakable
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Dear veterans! Dear friends, those who spent their lives restoring our Belarus after the war. I understand how painful it is for you to watch attempts to revise the history, appoint new victors, whitewash criminals, and make young Belarusians respect false heroes. Have no doubt! We will not give away your Great Victory to anyone! It is a matter of honor not only for our generation”...