Events

Presidents of Belarus, Russia to receive draft integration roadmaps by 1 December
The Belarusian head of government noted that the roadmaps will be signed by heads of government agencies; the action program to implement the Union State Treaty will be signed at the level of the heads of state...

Rumas: Belarus’ government dissatisfied with economic situation
The head of government recalled that less than two months are left before the year-end; there is very little time left to use the reserves that were not utilized this year for one reason or another...

Lukashenko sends greetings to new IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi
"Belarus consistently supports the activities of the agency and counts on further fruitful cooperation for sustainable development"...

Lukashenko begins visit to United Arab Emirates
Meetings with the country’s readership and business community will be a continuation of both long-standing friendship and cooperation between the two countries and also the official negotiations with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi...

Belarus-USA Human Rights Dialogue continues in Washington
The event was organized as part of the visit of Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko to Washington on 29 October – 1 November...

Lukashenko extends Revolution Day greetings to Algeria
"I am convinced that traditionally friendly relations between our countries will keep strengthening on the principles of mutual trust and respect"...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Argentina president-elect Alberto Fernandez
According to the head of state, in spite of the geographical distance Belarus-Argentina friendly ties are increasingly vibrant...

Lukashenko criticizes long waiting time for cancer treatment
The president warned against corruption in healthcare, stressing that the punishment will be unavoidable...

Belarus’ measures to respond to NATO exercise explained
The defense minister said: “A number of decisions were made during the meeting with the head of state. They will allow us to step up efforts to adequately respond to actions of the military contingent in the neighboring territory. The measures are related to arms control, the sending of inspection groups to the neighboring territory, and more ambitious tasks for the reconnaissance service”...

New focus in UNSDCF for Belarus for 2021-2025
“The Sustainable Development Goals will be the basis for our cooperation. What will differentiate the new program is the emphasis on cooperation instead of support, which has been the subject of our collaboration in the past. Now the focus is on cooperation,” Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki said...

Lukashenko meets with Nazarbayev in Nur-Sultan
Nursultan Nazarbayev just returned home from Japan where he took part in the emperor’s enthronement ceremony. According to him, he did not want to cancel the meeting with the Belarus president...

Belarus, Kazakhstan sign six agreements after presidents’ meeting
After the official signing ceremony Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the talks were businesslike and trustworthy and were held in an absolutely friendly atmosphere...

Lukashenko invites Kazakhstan president to visit Belarus in 2020
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that this will give an opportunity to monitor the implementation of today's arrangements and the agreements signed in Nur-Sultan. "Kazakhstan is an important, time-tested friend with whom Belarus has been building strategic, allied and fraternal relations"...

Lukashenko bids farewell to Cuban president, leaves for Kazakhstan
The heads of state shared impressions of the visit. Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed hope that Miguel Diaz-Canel will come to Belarus again and again. The Belarusian leader said he will also go to Cuba upon the invitation of the Cuban head of state...

Work on Belarus president’s visit to Austria in progress
The ambassador said that the Austrian president had officially invited Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to visit Vienna in November 2019...

Presidents of Belarus, Cuba confirm allied nature of relations in joint statement
The document was signed after official negotiations between Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Cuba President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez in Minsk...

Belarus to respond to deployment of U.S. tanks near Belarusian-Lithuanian border
Stanislav Zas emphasized that these actions are being taken against the background of growing tensions in the region and the world. It cannot but affect the state of security...

Cuban president arrives in Belarus on official visit
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko is expected to hold talks with his Cuban counterpart on 23 October...

Belarus, China seek to strengthen defense cooperation
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 9th Beijing Xiangshan Forum “Maintaining International Order and Promoting Peace in the Asia-Pacific”. The parties shared views on the topical issues of the regional and international security agenda...

Makei meets with German foreign minister
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei is on a working visit in Germany. The minister has a busy two-day program of meetings and events in Berlin...