Events

Parliaments of Belarus, UAE to search for new areas of trade, economic cooperation
According to the senator, the National Assembly has worked out a draft program of cooperation and submitted it to its counterparts in the UAE...

Lukashenko: Belarus is interested in closer interstate dialogue with Colombia
"I hope that this step will help make the most of cooperation potential of our states, facilitate the implementation of projects in trade and investment, and boost cooperation in science and humanitarian field"...

Draft agendas of CIS Foreign Ministers Council, Heads of State Council sessions in development
Participants of the session will discuss the Council’s work in the area of cooperation in healthcare in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The spread of COVID-19 in the CIS states will be discussed...

Belarusian president makes new appointments
The head of state appointed Ilona Lednitskaya - Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the National Bank...

Today’s appointments hailed as very important for Belarusian diplomatic service
The minister expressed confidence that the people who have been appointed to all these positions will be working in earnest in the interests of the state...

Belarus president appoints ambassadors to USA, Netherlands, Austria, UK, Kazakhstan
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Yeudachenka will become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Netherlands. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko was appointed Belarus’ Ambassador to the USA...

Belarus interested in attracting more tourists from Egypt
"We do not have a direct regular flight with Egypt. So we need to address this issue. It would be good to have low-cost airlines flying on this route"...

EAEU draw up draft map of industrialization, with project proposals worth $200bn
"The map of industrialization is a very important document as it implies the development of new projects in the industry"...

Eurasian Intergovernmental Council to meet in Yerevan in October
"I would like to remind you that Armenia had expressed readiness to host the next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan. I am happy that we have made the decision"...

Eurasian integration strategy expected to be signed in Minsk this autumn
"The draft strategy for the development of Eurasian economic integration until 2025 have been prepared and generally approved. It lays down the mechanisms to develop common markets in the union"...

Belarus ambassador meets with Turkish FM in Ankara
The parties emphasized the importance of the second Belarus-Turkey investment forum as it is expected to give a boost to cooperation between the business communities of the two countries...

U.S. diplomat honored with Belarusian diplomatic service award
The parties discussed topical issues of Belarus - U.S. relations...

Belarus PM: No free trade in EAEU yet
According to Roman Golovchenko, the implementation of the agreement on product marking using identification means is one of the most important issues...

Belarus seeks WB’s participation in innovation development program for 2021-2025
The chairman of the committee added that the future program would include 72 projects to launch new productions that are of crucial importance for the innovative development of the country...

Belarus continues talks with Gazprom on reducing gas price in 2020-2021
We are discussing the price for natural gas so that the price could be competitive, first of all, for our business entities. The negotiations are not over. The talks on 2021 are still open...

Lukashenko presents Union State awards in literature and art
The Union State awards are bestowed for a considerable contribution to strengthening friendship, brotherhood and cooperation between Belarus and Russia...

Belarus, FAO to expand cooperation in agriculture
The Belarusian side suggested some new areas of technical support, including promotion of food products, assistance in joining the World Trade Organization...

Belarus, Hungary to work out agreement on cooperation in training agricultural workers
During the visit, meetings were held with Hungarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sandor Farkas and FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia Nabil Gangi...

Finance Ministry: BelNPP loan period extended by two years, interest reduced to 3.3%
"This will allow using the loan until the nuclear power plant is commissioned in 2022"...

Vitebsk Oblast urged to do more to promote tourism industry
The president emphasized that if the travel industry picks up steam in Belarus, then the country will have to think less of food exports...