Events

Lukashenko, Rahmon hold phone talks
The leaders of the two states touched upon a wide range of topics, including bilateral relations, the latest developments in the region and the situation in the world...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Spain
The Belarusian head of state noted that he expects Minsk and Madrid to maintain partnership relations in various areas of mutual interest...

Makei, Borrell discuss future of Belarus-EU relations
The Belarusian side reaffirmed its commitment to an equitable and mutually respectful dialogue with the EU. It was noted that sanctions are futile and counterproductive for Belarus-EU relations...

Makei, Borrell discuss future of Belarus-EU relations
The Belarusian side reaffirmed its commitment to an equitable and mutually respectful dialogue with the EU. It was noted that sanctions are futile and counterproductive for Belarus-EU relations...

Lukashenko calls on Foreign Ministry, embassies to defend Belarus’ interests resolutely
Many people in these countries support cooperation with Belarus, the president believes. According to him, it is necessary to explain to them that the path of confrontation chosen by their politicians is wrong...

Belarus PM off to Yerevan for Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting
The prime ministers will consider the main areas of regulating the cross-border electronic trading in goods in the EAEU and joint export promotion measures. The agenda will include the issue on the candidacy for the member of the EEC Board (Minister) on Competition and Anti-Monopoly Regulation that will be further submitted for approval of the heads of state...

Belarus to host CSTO peacemaking exercise on 12-16 October
The exercise will focus on preparing for and carrying out a peacemaking operation by the CSTO collective peacemaking forces. The exercise will take place in the military exercise area Losvido of the 103rd Independent Guards Airborne Brigade in Vitebsk Oblast. Military contingents of the CSTO member states, operations groups of the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat...

Makei meets with ICRC regional delegation head
During the meeting, the parties discussed various aspects of cooperation between Belarus and the ICRC, including work on the Draft Plan of Joint Events of the ICRC and Organizations of the Republic of Belarus for 2021, as well as the ICRC's efforts to counter the spread of the COVID-19 in Belarus...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Russian president
“I am convinced that the relations of strategic partnership between Belarus and Russia, which are based on the long-term traditions of friendship, solidarity and mutual support, will continue to develop effectively,” the president stressed...

Belarusians submit about 350 proposals on constitutional reform in three days
People just expressed their wishes. And the task of the parliament is to process all this. In this case, the parliament acts as an aggregator. All proposals that ordinary citizens send to us must be grouped and processed in a certain way. Subsequently, we should produce a certain output of a legal nature. However, these will be parliamentary proposals,” said Viktor Svillo...

Belarus’ proposals to reduce diplomatic staff in embassies of Lithuania, Poland mandatory
“Maybe due to the fact that Linas Linkevicius has fully immersed himself into politics, he has already forgotten some diplomatic terms. It is not difficult for us to explain their meaning. The proposals made by us are exclusively Belarus' sovereign rights and no one is obliged to discuss them, and, in fact, no one was going to discuss them with the Lithuanian side,” said Anatoly Glaz...

Belarus imposes visa sanctions against most-biased EU representatives
“As we have announced, proceeding from the principle of reciprocity, we are imposing visa sanctions against the most biased representatives of European institutions, including the European Parliament and the states - EU members. The list is symmetrical in many ways. We have decided not to make it public for now”...

New rules for foreign mass media accreditation in Belarus, previous accreditations invalidated
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, the ministry has come up with a new procedure for accrediting reporters of foreign mass media that work in Belarus. The relevant resolution of the Council of Ministers was passed on 2 October. The new rules will soon be published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website...

Belarusian MPs urged to continue work with partners on principles of equality, respect
As far as the short-term plans are concerned, MPs should mull over their participation in the forthcoming events of the Belarus-Russia Union State Parliamentary Assembly, the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly and the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly taking into account modern challenges and treats to national security and economic security...

MFA: Belarus will respond to EU sanctions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that the further promotion of the EU sanction action could lead to even more serious consequences, such as the withdrawal of Belarus from joint programs and projects...

Belarus, Japan discuss bilateral relations
The parties discussed the key areas of Belarus-Japan cooperation. Special attention was paid to the development of the bilateral political dialogue, strengthening of the trade, economic and humanitarian ties...

Lukashenko sends greetings to students and workers of vocational training schools
“Training of in-demand specialists has always been and will always be one of the priorities of national education in Belarus. Qualified specialists are essential for the productive operation of modern enterprises, production modernization and economic progress”...

Belarusian ambassador presents credentials to Kazakhstan president
During the ceremony the ambassador confirmed the intention to develop and bolster friendly ties between Belarus and Kazakhstan, contribute to steady positive dynamics of cooperation between the two countries in politics, trade, economy...

Economy Ministry identifies growth of salaries, GDP, investments as main goals for 2021
Apart from that, it is necessary to restore the economy branches that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure GDP growth in addition to starting a new five-year investment cycle...

Belarus’ GDP projected to increase by 1.8% in 2021
Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers held on 1 October to discuss the country’s draft social and economic development forecast, the monetary policy guidelines and the national budget for 2021...