Events

Lukashenko: More talks with Russia on sensitive issues are possible
A reminder, Aleksandr Lukashenko will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. Their previous meeting took place in Sochi on 7 December. The talks in various formats with government members in attendance lasted five and a half hours...

Belarus president talks about nationwide shortage of medics
“I’ve been asked repeatedly about the shortage of medical personnel in the country. When there was a surplus of medics in the past, the number of students admitted to medical universities was reduced virtually by one third. Respectively the number of graduates dropped. Today state-sponsored admission to these universities has been increased by 200 people. The percentage of students getting employer-sponsored education is at its maximum”...

UNDP: Belarus ranks 50th in 2019 human development index
“Belarus is among the countries with a high level of human development,” UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Alexandra Solovieva said...

Lukashenko, Putin to meet in St Petersburg on 20 December
The talks of the two leaders in Sochi with the participation of government members lasted for five and a half hours. The parties brought together their points of view on a number of issues, including the oil and gas sector...

New Belarusian senate speaker elected
Natalya Kochanova thanked members of the upper chamber of the Belarusian parliament for their trust in her. She assured them she would do everything necessary to ensure effective operation of the Council of the Republic....

Belarusian parliament speaker re-elected
The speaker of the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament is elected by secret ballot. As many as 109 out of the 110 MPs voted in favor of Vladimir Andreichenko...

Belarus, Russia still to agree on 16 points of integration road maps
The premier noted that he expects to agree on at least 3-4 points, though the maximum task is to agree on all the points...

Lukashenko appoints senior officials of Belarus President Administration
At present Major-General Igor Sergeyenko is the first deputy chairman of the State Security Committee. Doctor of Judicial Sciences professor Olga Chupris is the vice rector for academic work and educational innovations of the Belarusian State University...

Belarus president talks about upcoming talks with Putin, problems in relations with Russia
“It is a purely economic agenda,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks constructive, equal partnership with Russia
“What is the other foundation of a union? Annexation, seizure, and enslaving? No, this is a thing of the past and no one will treat Belarusians like that now. We will not allow to. Therefore, what we want is equal partnership”...

Lukashenko: Belarus will not cede its sovereignty
“We have never wanted and are not going to become part of any other country, even brotherly Russia,” the president said...

Lukashenko talks about Parliament's achievements during Belarus’ independence
The head of state stressed that each new convocation of the people's representation can be characterized by a consistent and responsible movement towards progressive transformation...

Lukashenko, Putin to meet in Sochi on 7 December
“It is probably no longer a secret: the presidents of Belarus and Russia are scheduled to meet at the end of the week. The meeting will be preceded by a regular round of negotiations between the prime ministers who will then report on the results of their work to the heads of state. Then the main meeting, which is so much talked about today, will follow” Natalya Eismont noted...

Lukashenko, Vucic holding talks in Belgrade
On 2 December the two heads of state met during an informal dinner. Official negotiations of the two presidents are taking place at the Palace of Serbia on 3 December. Close attention will be paid to prospects of increasing the trade turnover and developing economic cooperation...

Premiers of Belarus, Russia to meet on 6 December
The phone conversation was initiated by the Russian side. “The parties reviewed progress in harmonizing integration road maps. The premiers also agreed to hold the next meeting on Friday, 6 December”...

Belarus’ representation in post-Soviet integration bodies discussed
Belarus will take over the presidency over the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in February 2020. At the same time the country will get the right to appoint its representative to the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission for four years. Stanislav Zas of Belarus will become the secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 1 January 2020...

Belarus president to pay official visit to Serbia on 2-3 December
In Belgrade, Aleksandr Lukashenko is expected to hold talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. The two heads of state will discuss political dialogue and economic cooperation between the countries...

CSTO leaders extend greetings to new CSTO Secretary General
The decision to appoint Stanislav Zas was taken in accordance with the Collective Security Council’s resolution of 2015, which clearly regulates the appointment of secretary general on a rotational basis in accordance with the Russian alphabet. The post was held by Armenia. As of 1 January 2020 it is Belarus’ turn...

Belarus Security Council chief invited to attend meeting of CSTO leaders
It is possible that the invitation of Stanislav Zas to attend this meeting has to do with the fact that he will become CSTO secretary general on 1 January 2020...

Belarus’ budget bill 2020 passes second reading
A reminder, the 2020 budget is based on the baseline scenario of economic development. The budget expects GDP growth at 1.9%...