Events

Belarus, USA keen to exchange experience in combating illegal drug trade
"The working meeting helped maintain ties with the U.S. party in crime prevention at a high level"...

CIS to discuss cooperation in education in Minsk
The aim of state accreditation of the educational activities is to confirm its correspondence to the national standards applied in the CIS educational organizations and institutions...

Minsk to host EAEU Sustainable Development Goals Forum on 9-10 April
The forum will focus on the potential of the Eurasian integration and the opportunities to use the international best practices in the implementation of the sustainable development agenda for the period up to 2030...

Call to minimize ‘gaps’ between EAEU presidents’ decisions and their implementation
I do not mean to say that what is accepted by the heads of state is ignored in the process of working on documents and their implementation. It will be a wrong assessment...

New Belarus’ development strategy to be submitted to government before 1 April
"National interests and international commitments to achieve sustainable development goals have been taken into account in the development of the new strategy. Thematic roundtables were held with the participation of a wide range of experts"...

Belarus, Sierra Leone discuss cooperation projects
"Special attention was paid to the prospects of cooperation between Belarus and Sierra Leone in industry, agriculture, education, and also to the development of the legal framework of bilateral relations"...

Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to meet in Minsk on 19 May
Apart from the EAEU presidents, there are plans to invite Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev...

Lukashenko slams EAEU for dawdling
"Who will want to be part of this union if even we cannot come to grips with it – the three states that founded it and Kyrgyzstan and Armenia that joined later"...

OSCE/ODIHR stresses Belarus’ readiness to ensure rule of law and human rights
It is vital that the civil justice system be accessible, effective, and affordable...

Belarus’ MPs hope to meet with UN secretary general in Vienna in August
“Perhaps, during the event we will have an opportunity to meet with the UN secretary general. There is plenty to talk about, including the Belarusian president’s initiative to set up a belt of digital good neighborliness, environmental issues, and green economy”...

Russia’s Federation Council delegation to visit Belarus on 5-6 March
On 5 March, Valentina Matviyenko is set to meet with Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova. The one-on-one talks will be followed by a meeting with the delegations of the two countries...

Belarus’ participation in EaP discussed with European Parliament delegation
The parties exchanged opinions on Belarus’ key areas of cooperation with a number of the world’s leading countries, and regional security...

Belarusian Parliament to hold hearings on 75th anniversary of Great Victory in April
The open parliamentary hearings will be held during the spring session of the House of Representatives with the participation of Great Patriotic War veterans, representatives of government agencies, the public, major confessions, the diplomatic corps and international organizations...

Belarus ambassador to Austria Kupchyna relieved of post
Alena Kupchyna will continue to work in Vienna as coordinator of activities to address transnational threats – director of the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department...

Belarus, Udmurtia want to intensify cooperation in construction, agriculture
The Belarusian vice-premier named four avenues of cooperation it wants to give a bigger focus to...

Karlsbro: European Parliament seeks better relations with Belarus
"We are interested in cooperation across three major avenues – democratic development, environmental conservation and international trade"...

Belarus, USA discuss cooperation in commercial law development
During the meeting, the parties discussed promising areas of cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce in technical assistance, including in facilitating trade and corporate governance...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Kuwait
“I am convinced that there is a considerable potential for the development of Belarus-Kuwait relations which we can jointly realize for the sake of prosperity of both states, security and further progress”...

Belarus hosting IAEA nuclear infrastructure review mission
From 24 February till 4 March the IAEA mission will be analyzing all 19 nuclear infrastructure issues that are put forth in the IAEA Milestones Document for emerging nuclear energy countries...

Lukashenko extends Independence Day greetings to Estonia...
"The positive dynamics in the dialogue in recent years reflects mutual interest in further advancing relations in trade, science, technology, and humanitarian affairs"...