Events

Russian president signs law to ratify protocol restructuring BelNPP loan
During the ratification, it was noted that some $4.7 billion of the $10 billion loan provided for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was used as of 1 March this year. According to the Russian government estimates, the cost of the construction will be about $6 billion...

Anti-extremism bill to be sent to lower house of Belarusian Parliament soon
Valery Shulyak noted that the bill offers new definitions of the concepts “extremism”, “extremist materials”. It also formalizes, for the first time, the terms “extremist symbols and paraphernalia”, “extremist group”...

Belarus joins International Organization of Securities Commissions as associate member
Thus, the Finance Ministry has gained access to the most up-to-date approaches in the field of securities market regulation and also an opportunity to seek advice from the organization's experts...

Makei urges USA to assess situation in Belarus objectively
The parties agreed on the need to maintain a dialogue, while acknowledging significant disagreements in bilateral relations...

Belarus to expand cooperation with IAEA in radiation monitoring
The IAEA is implementing a project designed to improve the radiation monitoring system in the European-Asian region. More than 30 countries are participating in this project, including Belarus...

Russian ambassador to Belarus fired
Dmitry Mezentsev was appointed Russia’s ambassador to Belarus on 30 April 2019...

Belarus, Kyrgyzstan gearing up to launch direct air service
On 18 March, Artem Sikorsky, Director of the Aviation Department at the Transport and Communications Ministry of Belarus, held a working meeting with Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov...

Constitutional reform mentioned only in general terms during Lukashenko’s talks with Putin
"Since the constitutional reform is now afoot, the relevant commission is working, everyone has started writing that Lukashenko has promised a constitutional reform to Putin. I’ve never promised anything to anyone except to you, my own people"...

CIS foreign ministers urge to strengthen role of international law
The foreign ministers consider it unacceptable for individual states to use measures of economic pressure or coercion against other states and reaffirm the importance of observing the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states...

Belarus, World Institute for Nuclear Security to more tightly cooperate
The relevant agreement was reached when Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Austria, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to International Organizations in Vienna Andrei Dapkiunas met with WINS Executive Director Lars van Dassen...

Belarus insists on OSCE’s unbiased evaluation of police brutality in UK, Netherlands, Poland
"With our speech we don’t intend to draw attention away from pressing problems in our country. We persistently work on them and we constantly inform our colleagues in the OSCE about it in response to their criticism. We expect they will reciprocate"...

Belarus, Qatar seek to step up cooperation in law enforcement
A delegation of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs led by Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov visited the State of Qatar...

Massive revision of Belarusian laws on extremism, law enforcement recounted
Work to prepare regulatory acts in the sphere of national security and public order protection has been completed. About ten bills will be forwarded to the parliament soon and will be read during the spring session...

Lukashenko congratulates internal military forces on professional holiday
"I am convinced that as true patriots committed to your duty and oath you will do your best to protect the constitutional order, the country and people from any illegal incidents"...

IAEA sees no reasons not to operate Belarusian nuclear power plant
"We’ve found both good practices and something that needs to be improved. But I would like to say a very important thing. We’ve found no reason that this nuclear power plant should not be operated"...

Legislative proposals for 2022 can be submitted at Belarus Legal Forum
The National Center of Legislation and Legal Research develops annual plans of legislative processes and submits them for approval to the president. Annual plans may also provide for developing concepts for the most significant and complex bills submitted to the head of state...

Latvian airline AirBaltic to resume Minsk-Riga flights on 28 March
"It will operate two flights a week: on Thursdays and Sundays. In the future, the frequency of flights might be increased"...

Belarus to focus on priorities approved by people’s congress in its efforts towards SDGs
In his speech, Anatoly Isachenko reaffirmed Belarus' commitment to effective and timely implementation of the Agenda 2030 and noted that Belarus has been moving consistently towards sustainable development involving all segments of the population, civil society, business, in close cooperation with regional and international partners...

Belarus, UNFPA implement project on demographics
The project is aimed at improving the country’s capacities in education and research in demographics, monitoring the implementation of the existing documents and programs and development of new ones on population and demographic issues...

Belarus will introduce biometric passports on 1 September
In accordance with the decree, biometric documents will be introduced on 1 September this year. They will allow computerizing the identification process, easing passport control while crossing the border, and will facilitate the development of electronic services...