Events

Belarus’ Justice Ministry, UNICEF sign cooperation plan for 2019
UNICEF representative to Belarus Rashed Mustafa Sarwar noted that the plan provides for promotion of mediation as an efficient instrument of conflict resolution and its introduction in the education system...

Belarusian Molodechno, Chinese Yunfu to advance cooperation in economy, social sphere
The sides have agreed to support friendly relations between residents of the two cities, help establish economic and trade contacts, cooperate and arrange exchange programs in the spheres of science and technology, education, culture, and other areas...

Lukashenko: Parliament should accommodate different political views
“The parliament must become a discussion platform for dialogue between MPs holding different political views yet sharing the main principles: the independence of the country, sustainable development, and growth of well-being of Belarusians”...

Italy’s Carabinieri Force intends to cooperate with Belarus’ forensic service
Italy’s Carabinieri Force is planning to cooperate with Belarusian forensic experts, BelTA learned from Belarus’ State Forensic Examination Committee press service following a visit of a delegation of the Carabinieri Anti-Counterfeiting Command of the Italian police to Minsk on 16 May...

EU hopes to sign partnership priorities with Belarus in June
The signing of the document is still blocked by Lithuania who opposes the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. According to the source, all the parties are interested in the construction of a safe nuclear power plant...

Belarus president sends Constitution Day greetings to Norway
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to King Harald V of Norway as the country celebrates Constitution Day...

Belarus, Poland discuss bilateral relations, Belarus-EU cooperation
“The parties considered a wide range of issues related to the Belarusian-Polish cooperation, interaction between the two countries within international organizations, development of relations between Belarus and the EU and also a number of issues on the international agenda”...

Belarus’ Minsk Oblast, Czechia’s Vysocina Region sign cooperation roadmap
"During the visit of the Minsk Oblast delegation to the Czech Republic our specialists got a chance to get familiar with operation of emergency rescue services, response systems and the anti-crisis center of Vysocina"...

Belarus president makes new appointments
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made new appointments on 16 May...

Belarus urges to drop counterproductive ‘east or west’ dilemma
“We believe that withdrawal from the counterproductive ‘east or west’ dilemma is a contribution to the vital and hopefully unavoidable rapprochement in the European region, or I would rather say in the OSCE region,” Oleg Kravchenko said...

Ambassador Fisenko appointed non-resident ambassador of Belarus to Monaco, Portugal
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has appointed Igor Fisenko non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Monaco and Portugal...

Swiss representation in Belarus to become full embassy
"The embassy in Minsk is planned to be opened officially this year by the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis"...

German parliamentary delegation plans to visit Belarus in June
Vladimir Andreichenko noted that these days Belarus will be hosting the 2nd European Games. Belarus, he said, is preparing a packed program for the German MPs...

Hope for UN reform to reboot Belarus-UNDP relations
The sides also exchanged opinions about prospects of future interaction, including in the course of implementing international technical aid projects in such areas as the development of regions, green economy, and social security for vulnerable groups...

Azerbaijan president meets with Belarus vice prime minister
On 15 May Igor Lyashenko attended a ceremony to launch a new assembly line at Ganja Auto Plant. The first grain harvester КЗС-575 Palesse GS575 and electric bus E-321 rolled off the assembly line...

Belarus’ participation in UN peacekeeping operations discussed in Minsk
The sides discussed prospects of expanding Belarus’ participation in UN peacemaking operations. A number of matters concerning possibilities of taking Belarus-UN interaction in other areas to the next level were mentioned as well...

Makei: Ukraine is fully aware of importance of relations with Belarus
"There was an opportunity to talk to Ukraine’s outgoing top officials about the continuity of our bilateral relations. I discussed this matter in detail with my counterpart Klimkin, too"...

FM: Participation in EaP should benefit Belarusians
On 13 May, Vladimir Makei took part in the Eastern Partnership and European Union ministerial meeting. Belarus suggested defining ambitious yet realistic priorities for the initiative...

FM calls withdrawal of Russian ambassador from Belarus internal affair of Russian friends
He stressed that Belarus is ready to cooperate with any ambassador and representative of Russia to develop close and friendly relations with this country...

Belarus hopes to sign visa agreement with EU before Schengen visa fee increases
The European Union is going to increase the Schengen visa fee up to €80 for nationals of third countries...