Events

Belteleradiocompany to launch new hot-button show
The First News TV channel is getting ready to release the new show “It will reach Lukashenko on Monday”. It is a new project that has no analogs on Belarusian television. The show will focus on ordinary people, who make the videos that go viral on social networks...

Belarus parliament delegation to participate in World Urban Forum in Azerbaijan
The World Urban Forum has been held under the auspices of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) since 2002. It represents a unique platform for meaningful dialogue, the exchange of best practices, and the development of joint solutions to the problems that shape the look of the cities of the future...

Lukashenko sees great potential for resuming Belarus-Norway interaction
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent Constitution Day greetings to the people of Norway...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to president of Kazakhstan
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that he highly appreciates Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s personal contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between the countries, as well as to promoting integration processes in Eurasia and ensuring stability and security in the region...

Belarus views development of cooperation with Indonesia as foreign policy priority
“Relations between our countries are developing dynamically thanks to the high level of trust between our presidents. Belarus views the development of full-fledged cooperation with Indonesia as one of its foreign policy priorities. No topic is off-limits for our countries,” Viktor Karankevich said...

Lukashenko, Putin talk over phone
The heads of state discussed cooperation in trade, economy and defense and the upcoming joint initiatives in these sectors...

Lukashenko: ZUBR emergencies unit proves its worth worldwide
Belarusian President has extended greetings to the workers and veterans of the Republican Special Response Team ZUBR of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry as the agency is celebrating its 35th anniversary...

Lukashenko condoles with India leadership over storm victims
“It is with pain and sorrow that the Republic of Belarus learned about the large number of victims among the citizens of your country as a result of a devastating storm in the state of Uttar Pradesh,” reads the condolence message sent to the Indian president...

Belarus fine-tunes its laws on heraldic symbols
To develop the core provisions of the bill, an interdepartmental working group was established, comprising representatives from various government bodies, heraldry experts, and legal professionals...

Belarus, Sri Lanka aim to expand interparliamentary cooperation
The matter was discussed during a meeting between Natalya Kochanova, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, and Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism of Sri Lanka in Minsk...

Volfovich voices proposals to strengthen SCO counterterrorism measures at Bishkek meeting
Aleksandr Volfovich held several meetings with his counterparts from SCO countries. They discussed the state of bilateral cooperation between the security council offices, promising areas of interaction between the special services and law enforcement agencies of the member states...

Belarus’ PM prepares to visit Kyrgyzstan
The parties reviewed draft international legal documents and hope to finalize them for signing, potentially when Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin visits Kyrgyzstan...

SIM cards, digital signatures discussed as Belarus ambassador meets with Russian IT minister
"Special attention was paid to practical matters of implementing the procedure for recognizing electronic signatures in electronic documents during cross-border electronic interaction in the context of needs of citizens and businesses"...

Lukashenko approves draft air services agreement with Sri Lanka
The Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry has been authorized to conduct negotiations on the draft agreement and to sign it...

PMs of Belarus, Russia discuss expanding cooperation
"Aleksandr Turchin and Mikhail Mishustin reaffirmed the importance of intensifying integration cooperation within the Union State [of Belarus and Russia] and the Eurasian Economic Union"...

Belarus, Sri Lanka to develop medium-term cooperation roadmap
The Belarusian minister of foreign affairs noted that Belarus and Sri Lanka are engaging constructively and providing important support to each other within international organizations...

Sri Lanka to introduce free e-visas for Belarusians starting 25 May
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov told journalists following the meeting with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath...

Belarus, Sri Lanka seek to boost trade
Maxim Ryzhenkov and Vijitha Herath sincerely welcomed the signing of a number of bilateral documents during this visit, including on air travel, education, and healthcare...

Belarus’ security service reveals details of Lithuanian agent’s arrest
“I am sorry for the harm I have caused to the Belarusian people. If I had known it involved terrorist acts where people would get hurt, I would not have done that. I just wanted easy money to pay my debts,” he said...

Lukashenko signs directive on practical content of Belarus-China strategic partnership
Stepping up cooperation in politics, preserving the historical memory and multiplying the values of friendship and mutual support, participating in the implementation of China’s global initiatives for the benefit of Belarus have been determined as a vector of bilateral interaction...