Events

Belarus-Kazakhstan Business Council to hold videoconference meeting on 24 November
"The council is set to discuss the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in various sectors, to exchange experience of working at a time of the pandemic and to outline ways of cooperation in the near future"...

Belarus, Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture to develop youth exchange, interregional cooperation
Ways to strengthen Belarusian-Japanese ties were discussed during Belarus' Ambassador to Japan Ruslan Yesin’s visit to Hokkaido Prefecture...

Belarus, China's Gansu Province interested in developing inter-regional projects
Taking into account Gansu’s experience and regional specialization in traditional Chinese medicine, Belarus welcomed the opening of the Chinese Medicine Center in the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone with the participation of companies from this Chinese province...

Belarus, Afghanistan ready to expand cooperation in key sectors
Oleg Ivanov also met with the leadership of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment and the regional branches of the Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines. The parties confirmed interest in organizing joint business and exhibition events in Belarus in 2021...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks to expand cooperation with Cambodia
“I hope that in the near future we will be able to overcome all the temporary difficulties related to the pandemic and find new ways to expand Belarus-Cambodia cooperation in politics, trade and economy, culture, humanitarian and other areas”...

Belarus-China intercultural communications center opens in Pinsk
“We have cooperated with two Chinese universities for several years. Polesie State University runs a summer school of the Russian language for Chinese students. Our students and teachers went to China to undergo internship and take part in scientific seminars. We have grand plans, but we had to adjust them due to the coronavirus pandemic,” Olga Zhilevich said...

Lukashenko calls on Lithuania, Poland to stop confrontational rhetoric, to return to dialogue
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that Belarus built the nuclear power plant in accordance with the decision taken in the national interests and emphasized that the plant is safe, which was also confirmed by international experts...

Lukashenko: Belarus-U.S. relations will not change whatever outcome of US election
"I do not expect the situation to cange in our relations"...

Golovchenko, Mishustin discuss coronavirus vaccine trials
The prime ministers agreed to continue talks on the above-mentioned matters at the level of ministries and government agencies...

Pakistan’s ambassador presents copies of credentials to Belarus’ deputy foreign minister
The parties discussed Belarus-Pakistan cooperation in politics, trade, economy and humanitarian matters. They emphasized the need to significantly expand bilateral trade and step up cooperation in manufacturing, agriculture and pharmaceutics through inter-ministerial working groups...

Golovchenko, Mishustin discuss energy sector, transport, COVID-19 response
The heads of government discussed topical issues of trade and economic cooperation, including energy sector, manufacturing and transport infrastructure...

Lukashenko urges not count on foreign assistance for COVID-19 response
We should not count on foreign assistance in the fight against COVID-19 but rely on our own forces. While providing the necessary medical care to people, we need to concentrate on the main areas...

Belarus, Vatican reaffirm mutual interest in intensifying cooperation
The parties discussed the current issues on the bilateral agenda, cooperation between Belarus and the Vatican in international organizations...

Lukashenko instructs to set up regional COVID-19 response centers
"During the spring wave, we relied on local authorities for operational decision-making. This practice has proved effective. Today the situation is similar. Therefore, we should set up regional operations centers within one or two days"...

Ghana seeks cooperation in education with Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry
The parties discussed cooperation in training specialists from Ghana at the educational institutions of the Emergencies Ministry and also supplies of rescue equipment, personal protective equipment, and fire-entry suits of the Belarusian manufacture...

BelCCI chairman makes part of Lisbon-Vladivostok Initiative Board
The first Board meeting of the Lisbon-Vladivostok Initiative took place as a video conference on 3 November...

BSU, Universitas Airlangga sign memorandum of understanding
The memorandum envisages academic exchanges, joint educational and research projects, consultations, conferences, seminars, symposiums, exchange of scientific and methodological materials...

Belarus intensifies cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organization
The parties welcomed progress in cooperation between Belarus and WIPO in recent years and reaffirmed their readiness to expand cooperation with a focus on supporting innovation, commercialization of intellectual property...

Belarus’ Honorary Consulate opens in Cuenca, Ecuador
The consular district of the Honorary Consulate in Cuenca includes Guayas Province, Azuay Province, and Manabi Province. According to the Belarusian side, the opening of the honorary consulate in Cuenca will contribute to the development of Belarus-Ecuador cooperation...

Lukashenko approves draft agreement with Kyrgyzstan on procedures for stay of citizens
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved a draft intergovernmental agreement with Kyrgyzstan on the procedures for the stay of Belarusian citizens in Kyrgyzstan and Kyrgyz citizens in Belarus as a basis for further talks...