Events

Singapore Convention on Mediation to enter force in Belarus on 15 January
The national legislation underwent some adjustments. The law on mediation was amended to include the definition of ‘ an international mediation agreement’ and the procedure for its conclusion. The Economic Procedural Code of Belarus was supplemented with legal norms, including norms on the recognition and execution of international mediation agreements...

Details of 2021 IIHF World Championship organizing committee’s meeting with IIHF president revealed
According to the source, the sides discussed preparations for the 2021 IIHF World Championship in an open and constructive manner. A sincere exchange of opinions took place, including opinions about the matters the IIHF is interested in such as certain aspects of the situation in Belarus...

Department of Belarus’ national cancer center certified as European Ovarian Cancer Surgery Center
ESGO certificate confirms the high professionalism of all specialists involved in the treatment of this disease...

Belarusian nuclear power plant second unit construction progress described
Balance-of-plant voltage is now available. Installed equipment pieces are going through individual tests and hydraulic tests...

Belarus, China discuss COVID-19 response measures
Special consideration was given to the development of cooperation between the two states through multilateral diplomacy within the framework of international intergovernmental organizations...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Kyrgyzstan President-elect Sadyr Japarov
“I am confident that your work in this high state post will help to strengthen unity and harmony in society, ensure social stability and sustainable economic growth of sovereign Kyrgyzstan”...

Lukashenko: We can earn what we don’t have and we will surely do it
"A great deal depends on our words. Don’t rush so that afterwards you wouldn’t feel pain and live a shameful life in this society you and I have built together. We should decently travel along this road and save our country for future generations,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Mobile carriers continue testing discounted roaming services between Belarus, Russia
Belarus and Russia agreed to reduce the cost of interstate calls in the Union State of Belarus and Russia from $0.3 to $0.015 per minute from 1 November till the end of 2020. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksei Overchuk, plans were made to introduce permanent comfortable prices for roaming calls as from 2021...

Belarus’ CIS presidency discussed in Moscow
"The parties exchanged views on the current issues of the CIS integration"...

EAEU pension agreement comes into force
"The agreement defines the order and mechanism of export of pensions from one country of the union to another, provides for the summation of the periods of work in the EAEU states to determine the right to a pension"...

Polessky State University students to do internship at partner universities under Erasmus+ program
In 2021-2023 students will complete internships at partner universities in Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania and Latvia. They will be trained to implement the European mechanisms of student business projects and climate start-ups as the main components of modern innovative education...

Belarus ambassador to China presents copies of credentials
The head of the Protocol Department spoke highly of Belarus’ role in the implementation of the Belt and Road initiative, the development of the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone. He also praised the effective anti-epidemic cooperation between the two countries and mutual readiness to provide the necessary assistance...

Lukashenko: We needed a year like 2020
“Christmas is a holiday that defines a new life for at least a year ahead. I really want us not to repeat the previous year, although I would not vilify it. We needed that year to understand some things, to think about the future, to see people next to us, to understand who is who. We needed to live through such a year, but we needed it earlier"...

Belarus, Finland discuss ways to step up interregional cooperation
These matters were in focus of a meeting between Ambassador of Belarus to Finland Aleksei Samosuyev and Valeri Zhuk, the head of Karjalan Asiamiestoimisto Consulting Ltd that is based in Savonlinna in the region of South Savo, on 6 January...

Belarus, Switzerland reaffirm mutual interest in continuing constructive dialogue
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Belarus Claude Altermatt on 6 January...

BSU student elected Belarus’ SDG Youth Ambassador
All in all, 17 Youth Ambassadors were elected following the contest. They will promote the SDGs among the youth, raise awareness of mechanisms to achieve relevant targets at the local and national level...

Introduction of biometric passports in Belarus stumbles over regulatory hurdle
"The personnel have been trained how to operate the new equipment and have participated in a successful release of a test batch of such documents"...

Lukashenko sends greetings to family of Belarus’ first 2021 baby
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to the family that welcomed Belarus’ first 2021 baby. Gifts and flowers were given from the head of state to the parents. As it has been reported, the 2021 first baby was born at the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital...

Belarusian government approves National Action Plan for Gender Equality for 2021-2025
The gender policy shall be carried out in the following areas: improving the institutional mechanism for gender equality; equalizing social and economic opportunities of men and women, aligning parental and professional responsibilities; developing gender-oriented healthcare; countering domestic violence and human trafficking; and promoting gender awareness...

Belarus, Romania discuss prospects for interregional cooperation
Ambassador Andrei Grinkevich also presented Belarus’ export potential, including services in tourism, education, and healthcare. He pointed out that there is room for further development of the Belarusian-Romanian cooperation in science and technology...