Events

Education opportunities for Pakistan students discussed in Belarus
The foreign delegation was headed by Walid Mushtaq, Honorary Consul of Belarus in Lahore, and Ambreen Younis, Director General of the Metropolitan International United College...

Supreme State Council of Belarus-Russia Union State to convene in 2021
"We expect that the presidents of our countries, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, will hold a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State this year, and today we discussed the matters that will be later raised by the national leaders,” Dmitry Mezentsev said...

Belarusian, Uzbek universities to step up cooperation
The document provides for exchange programs for students and professors. It also envisages cooperation in preparing diploma papers, dissertations, and publications, the joint organization of scientific research and events, exchange of literature and periodical educational editions...

Belarus interested in good neighborly relations with Latvia
"I am convinced that future interaction between our countries at all levels will continue actively after pandemic-related restrictions are lifted. In turn, it will foster the all-round expansion of cooperation in the interests of our nations"...

Belarus FM meets with outgoing Indian ambassador
"The parties hailed a high level of Belarusian-Indian relations in the bilateral format and within the framework of international organizations"...

Belarus may extend its diplomatic reach in Vietnam, India, China
Vladimir Makei said that all the changes would take place in accordance with the available funding and within the existing number of foreign institutions...

Lukashenko wants to deal with foreign NGOs
The president emphasized that local authorities overlooked destructive forces acting under their nose...

Lukashenko unhappy about relations with Poland
These matters were discussed in the second half of the government conference after ways to optimize the network of Belarusian diplomatic institutions abroad were discussed...

UNICEF, Special Olympics Belarus sign memorandum of cooperation
Special Olympics Belarus is working hard to develop inclusive approach in our country through inclusion of people with disabilities in sports and healthy lifestyle. Among other things, it organizes sports events, informational and other events in which people with special needs take part...

Belarusian State University to open Uzbek language, culture center
The center will aim to strengthen educational and cultural ties between the two countries and facilitate the studies of the language, history, and ethnic groups of Uzbekistan. The center is set to open in December 2021...

Belarus, Uzbekistan to launch new joint education programs
The parties discussed in detail promising education programs. They noted that the demand for specialists with IT skills is pretty big. The Uzbek counterparts were interested in the BSU expertise in training IT specialists, as well as in the development of interdisciplinary specialties...

WANO technical support mission starts working at Belarusian nuclear power plant’s second unit
The WANO experts will evaluate the effectiveness of the organizational structure and the administrative management of the second unit. They will analyze personnel training conditions and will inspect the radiation and fire safeguards as well as maintenance systems of the second unit...

Belarus, Tajikistan discuss various avenues of cooperation
A protocol was signed as a result of the session. It was the first time the advancement of cooperation in information technologies had been included into the document...

Lukashenko approves appointment of deputy ministers of information, agriculture
Andrei Kuntsevich was appointed First Deputy Information Minister. Before this appointment, he served as Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration...

Lukashenko appoints new aides – inspectors for Minsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast
The two newly appointed aides to the president have considerable experience of work in the regions and are well informed about the problems of both urban and rural residents, the head of state noted. Now they will represent the president, which is a great responsibility...

Lukashenko congratulates BC Horizont EWBL champion title
“Your rock-solid team proved once again that Belarusian athletes can be a success in team sports”...

Call for youth R&D program in Belarus-Russia Union State
The program can be created under the aegis of the Council of Young Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Belarusian national youth union BRSM. Apart from that, two or three young researchers should be included into the commission in charge of forming the common R&D space of the Union State of Belarus and Russia for the sake of better understanding of project financing processes...

Plans to ease Belarus-Russia travel restrictions as vaccination gains traction
She added that Belmedpreparaty started producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine last week. "This batch was sent for quality control to the Gamaleya center where it was developed. In April the vaccination will be rolled out to the general public"...

Bill on preventing Nazism rehabilitation past first reading
The bill clearly prohibits the glorification of Nazism, its financing, the operation of organizations that advocate the glorification of Nazism, including foreign organizations and including in the Internet...

Golovchenko, Mishustin to meet in April
State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said as he joined the solemn meeting “The Union State: New opportunities” via videoconferencing...