Events

Minsk, Vatican reaffirm commitment to strengthening interfaith dialogue
"The parties reaffirmed their determination to intensify Belarus-Vatican cooperation in order to give a boost to bilateral contacts and strengthen interfaith dialogue"...

Belarus, Ukraine urged to focus on trade, cultural cooperation
He recalled the words of the Belarusian head of state, who said that Belarus is ready for the full restoration of contacts with Ukraine, but this requires the will of the Ukrainian side...

Foreign ministers discuss Belarus-Russia cooperation over phone
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on 9 February...

Brest to take part in Global Mayors Challenge 2021
The participants will share their ideas and projects in such fields as education, social stability, budget savings, and the fight against climate change. These ideas can be in any stage of implementation, but must have the potential for meaningful impact, and the ability to spread to other cities...

Belarus advocates regional security system beneficial to all
The OSCE High Level Military Doctrine Seminar will explore the current European security situation and assess recent operational trends, consider participating States’ views on conventional deterrence, discuss, respectively, strategic competition and its impact on doctrines...

Belarus to attend OSCE High Level Military Doctrine Seminar
On behalf of the Armed Forces of Belarus taking part in the seminar will be Head of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Defense Ministry – Defense Minister’s Aide for International Military Cooperation, Major General Oleg Voinov...

Belarusian president’s new website goes online
The structure of the website has been fundamentally redesigned. It features new pages and sections. The navigation through the renewed website is convenient and clear. The search engine has also been improved and greatly expanded for the convenience of website users...

Lukashenko congratulates Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong on re-election
The president noted that Belarus considers Vietnam to be its close and trustworthy friend...

Minsk to host forum on smart sustainable cities on 16-18 March
The program of the forum includes reports from Belarusian and international experts in organizational, economic, and technical aspects of the development of smart sustainable cities...

Russian airline Azimut launches flight from Rostov-on-Don to Minsk
"Azimut Airline informs about the start of air service on the Rostov-on-Don-Minsk route and the launch of ticket sales. The flight will be performed weekly from 16 February on Tuesdays"...

Number of foreign students in Belarus up by 35% over five years
“We have been undertaking focused and consistent efforts to develop international cooperation. Belarusian educational institutions have signed 4,700 agreements with peers from 90 countries. We have expanded our reach into Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Cooperation with China got a new impetus. The Year of Belarus' Education was successfully held in China in 2019," the Education Ministry said...

Belarus- Kyrgyzstan business meeting scheduled for 25 February
"The meeting will bring together heads of the diplomatic missions and government bodies of Belarus, experts of the two countries. They will present up-to-date information on trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. Participants of the event will have an opportunity to ask the speakers questions in the chat and also exchange information and contacts," the BelCCI noted...

Belarus looks forward to cooperation opportunities with New Zealand
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy and the people as the country celebrated the national holiday - Waitangi Day on 6 February...

PM: Eurasian Intergovernmental Council reaches consensus on all issues
“Consensus has been found on all issues. It is natural that the interests of the EAEU countries coincide on some issues and diverge on others. Therefore, the task of the council is to bring positions closer and reach a compromise in order to reach the common goal. I believe that all the issues that we considered have been resolved in a way favorable for our country," Roman Golovchenko said...

EAEU agrees on mechanism for applying retaliatory measures against third countries
The heads of government also considered new approaches to improving the mechanisms of special protective, anti-dumping and countervailing measures...

Belarus to draw up roadmap to create, promote nation brand by May
The tasks of the working group are to define unique features and competitive advantages of Belarus and its regions in various fields as well as strong associations with the country, its regions, people, and products...

Lukashenko pledges support for Belarusian science
Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that in the past few years, Belarus devoted a lot of effort to develop various sectors, and scientists played a significant role in this process, be it healthcare or agriculture...

PM: Belarus is interested in new projects with Kyrgyzstan
According to the prime minister, despite all the difficulties of the past year, trade and economic relations between the countries were on the up. The bilateral trade rose from $69 million to $75 million in 2020, up by 8.9% year-on-year. Moreover, both Belarus and Kyrgyzstan increased mutual supplies...

BelNPP implements priority measures following stress tests
"The top-priority items, which unambiguously improve our level of safety, have been implemented. They mainly concern acquisition of equipment that would ensure readiness to deal with beyond design accidents under any conditions. We also completed a number of items which are of computational and analytical nature"...

Stress tests and follow-up plan of action to improve BelNPP safety
"The conclusions of the stress tests are an additional measure to improve safety and increase safety reserves. If any parameters do not meet the requirements of the IAEA or national law, such a situation is called a safety deficit, which must be eliminated"...