Events

Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in session in Minsk
The meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group was preceded by the meetings of its working groups...

Package of agreements signed ahead of Belarus president’s visit to China
An agreement was signed with OOO Electrotechnical Company Corehelm-Bel on terms of operation in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone. Thus, the industrial park is now home to another company...

Talks on Ukraine resume in Minsk
The meeting of the working groups will be followed by the talks of the Trilateral Contact Group...

Bangladesh shows interest in Belarusian infrastructure development skills, technology
The parties talked over mutual trade and ways to increase it. They also praised the complementarity of the economies of Belarus and Bangladesh which creates great opportunities to build on mutual supplies of industrial goods and agricultural products, including food...

Lukashenko to attend Belt and Road Forum in China
On 25-27 April, Aleksandr Lukashenko is expected to take part in the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. The head of state will hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event...

Kupchyna elected chairperson of regional preparatory meeting for UN Congress in Kyoto
Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Alena Kupchyna has been elected Chairperson of the European Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice...

Belarus ambassador presents credentials to Croatian president
The parties emphasized a considerable potential for the Belarusian-Croatian relations and mutual intentions to expand business and cultural ties...

Ukrainian regions called to strengthen cooperation with Belarus’ Vitebsk Oblast
"We are currently preparing for the 2nd Forum of Regions of Belarus and Ukraine which is due in Zhitomir in October 2019. We have also invited Vitebsk Oblast to showcase their companies"...

Belarus ambassador presents copy of credentials to Peruvian secretary general of foreign affairs
During the meeting the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, development of the legal framework of cooperation in politics, trade, economy and humanitarian affairs...

China’s Xinjiang seeks cooperation with Belarus
In his words, the Belarusian-Chinese cooperation is becoming increasingly important. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is most interested in close cooperation with Belarus in agriculture, science and technology, tourism and education...

Lukashenko, Putin have telephone conversation, discuss bilateral cooperation
The heads of state discussed the current issues of bilateral relations, cooperation development prospects and also the issues on the international agenda...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelensky
The head of state expressed confidence that by joint efforts the countries will manage to preserve and enhance a positive dynamics of bilateral cooperation, and the activities of Volodymyr Zelensky as the head of state will help promote Ukraine’s wellbeing, establish peace and civil accord...

Nationwide clean-up days viewed as good Soviet practice
"Thanks God we had people of the older generation who participated in such clean-up days, upheld them and still do it. They helped me a lot. They followed me and then our young people joined us. This is the policy I have always pursued. We cannot cross out anything from our history"...

Russian ambassador once again under fire from Belarusian Foreign Ministry
"I can only direct you to our previous comment about his emotional statements made in March. Everything we said earlier finds confirmation. Mr. ambassador sees absolutely no difference between a Russian federal district, where, we are told, he liked to lecture everybody, and an independent state"...

Belarus to host Belarusian-Chinese Media Forum in 2020
The parties talked about ways to bolster ties between mass media outlets, to deepen direct interaction between the TV channels of the two countries...

Lukashenko: Constitution should be in sync with Belarus’ interests
“I am convinced that thanks to the balanced and scrupulous work of experts we will have the Constitution meeting the interests of our country and our citizens at the present stage,” the head of state noted...

Lukashenko wants comfortable housing for large families
The president stressed the need to support large families as demographics remain an important and relevant issue for Belarus and many other countries. “This is the matter of the future, our statehood and our national identity,” he stressed...

Belarus president in favor of good living standards in countryside
"We shouldn’t just help people buy a house in the countryside. We should help people, who are ready to live and work there. It can be done via the municipal authorities or by people pooling financial resources. It needs to be analyzed"...

Citizen engagement seen as major driving force for Belarus’ development
“An individual, their engagement and the desire to live a better life should become a major driving force for the country's development in the coming years,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus urged to step up anti-corruption efforts
"Upon my instruction, sessions to discuss anti-corruption efforts were held at oblast executive committees. All executives at all levels were warned. Concrete proposals to enhance responsibility in this area at all levels of administration were made"...