Events

Hope for constructive attitude to Belarusian nuclear power plant after election in Lithuania
Lithuania’s stance on the Belarusian nuclear power plant interferes with the signing of Belarus-EU partnership priorities...

Belarus in favor of overcoming contradictions between European Union, Russia
In his words, for the sake of overcoming contradictions between major blocs Belarus is committed to the integration of integrations...

Alla Bodak sworn in as judge of Belarus’ Constitutional Court
In a ceremonial setting Alla Bodak took an oath and swore to honestly and fairly protect the constitutional order and the supremacy of the Constitutional of the Republic of Belarus...

Belarus president's absence from EaP summit in Brussels explained
The minister noted that some restrictions still remain in the cooperation between the parties and even the participation of the head of state in the events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership would not be as fruitful as it could be amidst such circumstances...

Lukashenko extends Independence Day greetings to Israel
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Israel President Reuven Rivlin as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Belarus ambassador presents credentials to Cyprus president
"We see opportunities for building on cooperation in areas such as trade, science and technology, political, regional and cultural contacts and also intensifying interaction between ministries and agencies, and the ministries of foreign affairs in particular"...

Eastern Partnership prospects discussed in Bratislava
The participants of the ministerial meeting discussed the achievements and prospects of the Eastern Partnership for the next decade, the contribution of the initiative to regional security, connectivity, infrastructure, energy and interpersonal contacts...

Lithuania accused of groundless, false statements about Belarusian nuclear power plant
Anatoly Glaz reminded that Belarus had never tried to avoid international cooperation in these matters and relies heavily on international expertise and cutting-edge practices, tightly cooperating with the IAEA and other relevant agencies...

Belarus FM to attend Eastern Partnership events in Brussels
“We have emphasized many times that Belarus is interested in the full-fledged participation in the Eastern Partnership and is actively involved in the implementation of this initiative”...

Belarus-United States relations discussed in Washington
Oleg Kravchenko met with Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs Fiona Hill...

Lukashenko thanks representatives of Belarusian Public Association of Veterans
For many years of fruitful work, significant personal contributions to the patriotic upbringing of young Belarusians letters of thanks of the president of Belarus have been bestowed upon representatives of the Belarusian Public Association of Veterans...

Lukashenko extends greetings to new Japanese emperor
"I would be happy to establish contacts with Your Highness and promote them to discuss the prospects of bilateral cooperation and issues of international importance aimed at building a safe and confident future for our friendly nations"...

Energy Ministry confident in possibility of constructive nuclear energy cooperation with Lithuania
The official stressed that safety is the top priority in implementing the project to build the nuclear power plant. "Like no one else Belarus is interested in the safety of the nuclear power plant under construction"...

UK minister of state for trade policy to visit Belarus in June
George Hollingbery plans to take part in the first round of the intergovernmental trade dialogue. According to the Ambassador, the minister intends “to launch negotiations on trade and attend the European Games opening ceremony”...

Belarusian trade unions urged to take more active part in price monitoring
"People are very concerned over prices. We are not that rich to buy products at crazy prices, especially those manufactured in the country: food, clothing, and other goods"...

Belarus condemns another coup attempt in Venezuela
“Such actions aggravate and destabilize the situation in the country, divide the Venezuelan society. In the modern world there should be no unconstitutional manifestations that gravely violate the foundations of democracy and the principles of humanity”...

Dmitry Mezentsev appointed Russian ambassador to Belarus
Vladimir Putin also signed a decree to relieve Mikhail Babich of the duties of the Russian ambassador to Belarus and also the special presidential envoy for promoting trade and economic cooperation with Belarus...

Belarus-Russia cooperation discussed in Yerevan
“The parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation,” said the press service...

New names added to Belarus National Honor Roll
The names of 59 companies - winners in respective categories among the regions and the city of Minsk, cities and city districts, the organizations of all forms of ownership will be added to the National Honor Roll...

Deadline for integrating nuclear power plant into Belarusian power grid shifted
The Belarusian nuclear power plant was supposed to be integrated into the national power grid in 2016-2020 in line with the integrated plan of development of the power engineering industry for the period till 2025. The timeframe was shifted to 2016-2025...