Events

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...

Lukashenko seeks to maintain momentum in Belarus-Kazakhstan cooperation
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that under the new president of Kazakhstan the bilateral cooperation will remain on the growth track...

Cuban president to pay official visit to Belarus
As BelTA reported, a week ago Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez on election as Cuba President...

Lukashenko to pay official visit to Kazakhstan on 24-25 October
The Belarusian head of state is expected to hold talks with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan. The two leaders are set to discuss interstate relations with the focus on the expansion of trade and economic cooperation...

Lukashenko: Belarus has never sought to join EU
“Neither I nor my government have had such a goal. Since they have asked such a question, it means they had thought about it. If we joined the European Union today, they would have no problems with us at all”...

Lukashenko comments on new public service bill
“We need to take into account the practice of its application and to determine new promising areas of the development of the institution of public service,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko...

Lukashenko opines on qualities of good administrators
"While selecting candidates for executive positions, it is necessary to look into their personality and values. We see how new corruption risks are emerging as the country is embracing new technology and incorporating it into the economic and social setting"...

Belarus president wants civil servants to get closer to people
“We cannot allow the nation to view civil servants as primarily desk jockeys. Civil servants should be closer to people. They should focus on resolving concrete problems of individuals”...

Lukashenko awarded by CIS Council of Border Guard Commanders
“Following the resolution of the CIS Council of Border Guard Commanders, the Belarusian president has received the highest award of the council which was instituted by the heads of state. This is a lapel badge “Distinguished Border Guard of the Commonwealth of Independent States”. The awards ceremony will be held later”...

MFA: Belarus will promote full-format economic union idea as it presides over EAEU
“We will use these positions to give a new impetus to the integration processes and to the development of unified policies by the participating countries, so that we could take the EAEU further together”...

Trilateral contact group on Ukraine convenes for session in Minsk
The previous meeting of the trilateral contact group took place in Minsk on 1 October. The members of the group and representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions confirmed the text of the ‘Steinmeier formula’...

GRECO delegation in Belarus on 15-18 October
The experts are set to evaluate whether Belarus meets anti-corruption standards of the Council of Europe...

Belarus president makes new appointment
The head of state appointed: Yuri Nazarenko deputy minister of foreign affairs – commander of the internal troops...

Lukashenko congratulates Diaz-Canel on election as Cuba president
Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that Minsk is keeping an appreciative eye on important transformations in Cuba which are going on with ultimate support and participation of all people...