Events

Belarusians advised against overseas travel due to coronavirus pandemic
Belarusian diplomatic missions are currently focused on more than 1,500 Belarusian nationals abroad, who can potentially apply for the necessary assistance in the near future...

Lukashenko sends Nowruz greetings to Iran
Aleksandr Lukashenko wished strong health and fruitful activity to Hassan Rouhani, and peace and wellbeing to the people of Iran...

Lukashenko extends Independence Day greetings to Tunisia
The head of state praised the constructive character of bilateral relations based on the principles of friendship, equality and trust...

Makei, Lavrov discuss repatriation of Belarusian tourists from Russia
"An agreement was reached to step up joint efforts to find solutions to the pressing issues as fast as possible"...

Belarus to help its citizens return from Egypt by 27 March
Egypt is traditionally the most popular travel destination among Belarusians...

EAEU working on macroeconomic measures in response to coronavirus situation
The top-priority measures will include pinpoint adjustment of the customs tariff policy on individual groups of commodities, monitoring and tracking of efforts to coordinate measures designed to prevent the Eurasian Economic Union market from falling apart...

Some 8,000 Belarusian tourists need help to return home
"We will help all tourists get home. Russians booked tours to Egypt via our travel agencies, they paid for return tickets. So they will get seats on a plane same as Belarusian citizens"...

Many Belarusians face problems getting back to home country
"Since the acute phase began, as of today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Belarusian diplomatic missions abroad have provided assistance with the return home of over 1,700 citizens of our country"...

EC puts forward proposal for EaP long-term policy objectives beyond 2020
These aim at increasing trade, strengthening connectivity and deepening economic integration with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, strengthening democratic institutions...

No decision to introduce border control at Belarusian-Russian border yet
According to the source, no decisions have been made yet by the Belarusian border service to introduce border control at the Belarusian-Russian border...

Belarus extends period of stay for foreigners over coronavirus
A foreign national should apply to the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry at the place of stay (registration) to extend the period...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Georgia president
"I am convinced that active cooperation between Minsk and Tbilisi fully meets the interests of our states and nations"...

Belarus calls for joint efforts to effectively fight coronavirus
"There is not a single recommendation Belarus has not fulfilled. At least that’s what the World Health Organization says. Reading today’s statement of the WHO office in Belarus would suffice"...

Belarus MFA monitors situation with Belarusians returning from abroad
"In fact, Belarusians, who are now abroad, cannot make their way home through many countries"...

Lukashenko looks forward to increased cooperation with Ireland
The head of state said that the two countries enjoy friendly and trust-based interstate and human relations...

Lukashenko approves appointment of new deputy healthcare and culture ministers
The head of state also approved the appointment of Dmitry Strazdin, former chief physician of the Republican Clinical Hospital of Medical Rehabilitation, the general director of Belmedtekhnika company...

Belarus appoints new ambassador to Moldova
Promoting trade and economic cooperation is the top priority for the ambassador...

Lukashenko appoints new agriculture, food minister
The head of state noted that the reason for this appointment was that a more experienced official is needed for this position...

Russia closes border with Belarus
"We will keep doing everything to protect our country from this novel threat, to get ahead of the epidemic and take exhaustive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus"...

Premiers of Belarus, Russia discuss transit, coronavirus over phone
The Russian premier informed Sergei Rumas about measures to be taken in Russia to curb the spread of coronavirus...