Events

Lukashenko wants more efforts to develop Minsk Ring Road, roadside area
“I have said many times what I would like to see along these roads. However, the work is making little headway. I do not see this work at some sections, because I do not visit all the places. Today I want to be very specific about the way the road and the roadside area should be”...

Belarus, Finland to expand academic partnerships
“The first visit of the chairman of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters to the National Academy of Sciences is of historical importance. Scientists of the two countries need to establish and expand academic partnerships in the interests of the two peoples”...

Prospects of expanding Belarus’ participation in UN Interim Force mission discussed in Lebanon
Oleg Voinov inspected the work of the Belarusian army specialists, who serve as part of the UN Interim Force mission in Lebanon...

Belarus, China sign agreement on mutual recognition of education certificates
Igor Karpenko recalled that 2019 has been declared the Year of Education of Belarus in China. “We maintain active ties. Today, our universities will sign a number of agreements"...

FM: Belarus is ready to support UNESCO’s initiatives to prevent conflicts
“Belarus will gladly uphold any UNESCO’s initiatives that contribute to a constructive dialogue and removal of dividing lines between countries and peoples, initiatives that bring people together, help find common ground and prevent tensions from turning into full conflicts”...

Belarus, China sign agreement on mutual recognition of education certificates
Igor Karpenko recalled that 2019 has been declared the Year of Education of Belarus in China. “We maintain active ties. Today, our universities will sign a number of agreements"...

Belarus looks forward to continued mutually beneficial cooperation with UNESCO
The minister stressed that Belarus has a good potential to expand its participation in UNESCO programs such as the International Hydrological Programme and the Global Geoparks Network (GGN)...

Belarus, Turkmenistan discuss new projects in transport, agriculture
These and other matters were discussed at the ninth session of the Belarus-Turkmenistan intergovernmental economic cooperation commission that took place in Ashgabat...

Belarus, France agree to intensify political, economic dialogue
Oleg Kravchenko discussed economic cooperation with French Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Special attention was attached to the implementation of the protocol of the third meeting of the joint economic commission where Oleg Kravchenko and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne serve as co-chairs...

Belarusian candidacy for CSTO secretary general position submitted
The Foreign Ministers Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has submitted the candidacy of State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas for appointment as the CSTO secretary general...

Georgian ambassador sees no political discord in relations with Belarus
"We don’t have any political differences of opinion. We work virtually on all matters in a coordinated fashion. Economic, cultural, and humanitarian relations advance"...

Belarus, United States sign agreements to combat drug trafficking
According to U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Belarus Jenifer Moore, these documents are an important step towards strengthening regional security. She emphasized high standards of work of the Belarusian law enforcement bodies and expressed confidence that bilateral cooperation would be effective...

Belarus, United States to strengthen cooperation in combating drug trafficking
Today marked the first step in this direction, William Warren Jr. said. In the future Belarus and the United States will jointly fight drug-related crime, conduct trainings and other events...

Belarus' PM to be personally responsible for economic growth through external demand promotion
Export promotion will rely on the commodity and geographic diversification of deliveries, vibrant growth of export of goods and services which will outpace the growth of import...

Belarus-presided session of UN Commission on Crime Prevention opens in Vienna
The main items on the agenda items will be the contribution of the commission the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, preparation for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice due in Kyoto, 20-27 April 2020...

Lyashenko conveys greetings from Belarus president to Zelensky
The inauguration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place at the Ukrainian parliament on 20 May...

Belarusian university training for Zimbabwean rescue workers
July Moyo also expressed interest in fire-fighting and rescue equipment and vehicles of Belarusian make. He also said that Zimbabwe is ready to send a working group to Belarus in order to in detail study the experience of training rescue workers and technologies used to deal with emergencies...

Belarus urges EU to embark on talks to sign Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
"Taking into consideration Belarus’ participation in a number of strategic cooperation projects with Russia and international regional organizations in Eurasia, Oleg Kravchenko challenged the assumption about the balancing act that provides for equal volumes of cooperation or establishment of counter-alliances"...

Belarus counts on CSTO MPs to support its resolution in OSCE PA
Vladimir Andreichenko recalled that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted a number of important resolutions initiated by Belarus and upheld by the CSTO member states...

Belarus hopes to significantly expand cooperation with Cameroon
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Cameroon President Paul Biya as the country celebrates National Day...