Events

Power startup of Belarusian nuclear power plant’s first unit to end within days
The most important operation tests are supposed to be performed during this stage, including the verification of conformance of physical parameters and performance figures with the designed ones in a stationary operation mode and a transitionary operation mode of the first unit. Key tasks have been accomplished as part of the tests...

Belarus pushes for more powers for Eurasian Economic Commission
"What kind of development can we talk about if the Eurasian Economic Commission is still not able to apply as an independent entity to the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union on controversial issues?"...

Kalinin, Dodon discuss projects in trade, economy
"The parties discussed a number of issues of cooperation between the two countries, welcomed the constructive nature of cooperation between Belarus and Moldova at all levels and stressed the need to continue work on the bilateral projects in trade and economy"...

Visa requirements may be eased for Belarusians visiting Egypt
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Terentyev met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Amr Mahmoud Abbas on 10 December...

Belarus MFA comments on agreement on mutual recognition of visas with Russia
“I am convinced that once this pandemic is over, the agreement with Russia and our corresponding agreement with our European partners will yield results. We will see an increase in transit through Belarus, and, hopefully, an increase in tourists, business contacts, and so on,” the minister said...

MFA: CIS Foreign Ministers Council informed about situation in and around Belarus
"We emphasized the need to draw lessons from the events taking place in our region and to further strengthen cooperation in the CIS"...

Belarus’ ambassador presents credentials to Iraqi president
Top on the agenda of the meetings with the president and the minister of foreign affairs of Iraq were the state and prospects of Belarus-Iraq relations, in particular ways to boost trade and economic cooperation...

Lukashenko approves Belarusian-Russian regional battle group deployment plan
The deployment plan was developed by the general staffs of Belarus and Russia taking into account projections of the strategic situation and the military and political one...

Revised plan on deployment of Belarusian-Russian regional battle group presented to Lukashenko
Aleksandr Lukashenko also explained that the existence of the regional battle group is stipulated by agreements of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on defending western borders and the Armed Forces of Belarus represent the core of this battle group...

Belarus, Czechia to hold ministerial consultations in Prague in 2021
The parties discussed practical issues of Belarus-Czechia cooperation in consular affairs...

Lukashenko signs law on ratification of agreement on mutual visa recognition with Russia
The agreement defines that foreign citizens and stateless persons will have the right to enter, leave, stay and transit through the territory of Belarus and Russia if they have a visa of one of the two states and identity documents. As a result, Belarus gets the right to issue visas valid on the territory of Russia...

Lukashenko presents Order of Labor Glory to BNTU, state awards to university workers
“Today I would like to present state awards to those who made (figuratively speaking) this university, who maintain its image at the highest level, to those who have made our university part of the elite of world universities. Let me also present today the Order of Labor Glory, the first one in the history of independent Belarus"...

Lukashenko congratulates BNTU on centennial anniversary
“The history of the famous polytechnic university is inseparably connected with the era of the development of our independent state. Over the years the personnel and graduates of your university have been making a big contribution to the development of the economy. A number of achievements of BNTU specialists are recognized worldwide"...

Belarus to spend Br50m on coronavirus vaccine in 2021
She noted that the cost of coronavirus treatment, depending on the severity of the disease, ranges from Br300 to Br3,300 per patient...

Belarus, China discuss mutual support in international organizations
"The parties discussed contacts at the supreme and high levels. The parties also talked over cooperation in the political and humanitarian areas, implementation of investment projects in Belarus and the development of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone"...

Belarus seeks cooperation with African countries in services, agriculture, mechanical engineering
According to Vladimir Ulakhovich, in terms of business, Belarus is primarily keen to cooperate with African countries in three main sectors...

Union State MPs to discuss program of concerted actions in foreign policy
MPs will consider the draft budget of the Union State for 2021 and the execution of the budget of the Union State in 2019 and 2020...

Belarusian government looks forward to increased funding from EDB
Belarus’ First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said as he met with Chairman of the EDB Management Board Nikolai Podguzov on 9 December...

Belarus, Iran to advance relations in culture, education
Sergei Aleinik and Saeed Yari reaffirmed the mutual intention to bolster Belarus-Iran relations with a focus on cooperation in culture, education, and agriculture...

Prime ministers of Belarus, Russia discuss tighter cooperation in energy, transport, manufacturing
Roman Golovchenko and Mikhail Mishustin also exchanged opinions about priority tasks of enhancement of integration in the Union State of Belarus and Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union...