Events

Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to hold videoconference meeting on 19 May
It is expected that the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council will approve the strategic areas of the development of Eurasian integration until 2025...

Defense ministries of Belarus, China discuss joint combat training, education
"The parties discussed the global situation in the light of the current epidemiological situation and measures taken to address it"...

European Parliament approves visa agreements with Belarus
The agreements will be forwarded to the Council of the European Union for signing. After that Belarus and the EU will be able to exchange the instruments of ratification and thus complete the ratification procedure...

Belarus joins Ballast Water Management Convention
The convention lays down norms and rules on the management of ballast waters and sediments to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens from one region to another...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Azerbaijan discuss contacts amid pandemic
They discussed measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 infection and underlined the importance of international cooperation and solidarity...

Makei discusses human rights with EU special representative
"The parties discussed Belarus-EU cooperation in the field of human rights and efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus infection"...

Belarusian parliament to discuss EAEU-Singapore FTA during spring session
"The agreement is important for Belarus as it gives the country access to one of the global financial centers and enables it to attract more foreign investments"...

Lukashenko talks to WHO director general over phone
The president invited the WHO director general to visit Belarus. Tedros Ghebreyesus accepted the invitation and promised to pay a visit after the pandemic...

CIS urged to take measures to protect people's health, support economy
"We expect from the CIS Executive Committee, that has years of experience in coordinating the CIS industry bodies and serious professional capacity, practical initiatives to establish cooperation between the member states"...

Belarus FM suggests discussing CIS efforts against COVID-19
Plans are in place to hold the meeting in the format of a video conference on 29 May...

Makei: CIS draft agreement on free trade in services might be finalized in 2020
"This is the key document that will open a new window of opportunities in foreign trade for all stakeholders, which will be especially important for the speedy recovery of our economies during the post-pandemic period"...

CIS Ministerial Council to convene online on 12 May
The CIS ministers will exchange views on topical issues on the international agenda, discuss a wide range of issues related to the development and promotion of cooperation in key areas...

Belarus-Lithuania agreement on nuclear safety information exchange might be signed soon
"We are ready to keep working [with VATESI] on technical matters. Naturally, safety should be at the heart of it all. We are ready for all kinds of cooperation with our counterparts"...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Austria discuss cooperation by phone
"They also noted that it is important to learn the right lessons from the ongoing crisis, restore and strengthen a full-scale international dialogue"...

Belarus takes all measures to ensure BelNPP safety
"Today we are more interested in this, perhaps, than all our neighbors, because we have survived the Chernobyl tragedy and we understand what it is"...

Belarus planning public hearings on BelNPP, will factor in epidemiological situation
"We will be consulting with the local authorities, other authorized bodies, including the Healthcare Ministry to discuss how we can make this procedure [public hearings] as safe as possible"...

Belarus plans initial load of nuclear fuel at its Ostrovets NPP in July
Preparations are under way for the physical launch. The deputy minister stressed that all the work is carried out in accordance with the the regulations, there is no haste...

Belarus, Russia renegotiating loan terms for Belarus’ nuclear power plant
"The financing of the nuclear power plant construction is going on as planned, without any restrictions and delays"...

Belarus counts on open, constructive cooperation with European partners
Belarus counts on open, constructive cooperation with European partners...

Lukashenko: Diplomacy of interstate dialogue is unconvincing without effective security
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Belarus is a peaceful and open country. But our historical experience has vividly demonstrated that the diplomacy of interstate dialogue is unconvincing without an effective security system”...