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Syria, Belarus to bolster ties in sports
The parties plan to sign a corresponding agreement and a plan of action for two years. Sergei Kovalchuk said that Belarus is ready to continue to assist Syria in training athletes, including young ones...

Lukashenko sends condolences to Paris over Notre-Dame fire
The head of state stressed that Belarusians were deeply saddened to learn the news about the incident...

Rosatom ready to help run Belarusian nuclear power plant after launch
Rosatom will also contribute to training personnel for the nuclear power plant and to managing spent nuclear fuel...

Belarus president meets with Erdogan in Turkey
It is expected that special attention will be given to the way of leveling the bilateral trade...

Belarus, Armenia outline steps to bolster economic ties
"The parties discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, economy and humanitarian affairs, cooperation in the integration organizations"...

Lukashenko arrives in Turkey on official visit
After the ceremony of official welcome with the participation of the guard of honor the head of state went to Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, where he laid a wreath at the tombstone of the national leader, founder and first president of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal...

IAEA’s nuclear material accounting mission to visit Belarus in late May
The official said: “An ISSAS mission will arrive in late May 2019. It will evaluate the infrastructure for accounting for and control of nuclear materials in the context of construction and commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant”...

Lukashenko off to Turkey on official visit
On 16 April the head of state will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There will be a narrow-participation meeting as well as an extended meeting with members of the delegations in attendance...

Minsk, Tashkent might become twin towns
According to him, one of the tasks is to make the Minsk brand more visible, to advertise its sports and tourist offerings. "Our partners are also interested in our expertise and knowledge in education and healthcare"...

Belarusian FM meets with Turkish counterpart
The ministers highlighted the constructive nature and gradual development of the Belarusian-Turkish cooperation and welcomed positive trends in the bilateral trade...

Public hearings ahead of license to operate Belarusian nuclear power plant
Gosatomnadzor is now perusing the safety justification documents. The regulatory body is supposed to get this package of documents before making the decision to grant the license to operate or not...

Lukashenko to go on official visit to Turkey on 16 April
The head of state will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There will be a narrow-participation meeting as well as an extended meeting with members of the delegations in attendance...

Belarus president sends birthday greetings to Alla Pugacheva
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to People’s Artist of the USSR Alla Pugacheva...

Viktor Lukashenko named acting NOC first vice president
As acting first vice president Viktor Lukashenko shall be in charge of international cooperation and preparations for the major sports forums in Belarus: the 2nd European Games and Europe vs United States athletics match, which will be held in September of the current year...

Minsk to host UPU Regional Strategy Forum for Europe
The forum will review the regional implementation of the Istanbul World Postal Strategy, discuss the regional component of the future Abidjan Postal Strategy, and define regional priorities for 2021-2024...

Belarus ready to increase its role in resolving Ukrainian conflict
The head of state stressed that the Belarusian side is doing its best to contribute to the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine where people, who are so close for Belarusians, are still dying...

Belarus president wants more active work from National Olympic Committee
In his words, the NOC plays a special role in the system of physical education and sport. One of its major priorities is the promotion of the Olympic movement in close interaction with government bodies and local authorities, coordination of work of various sports federations...

Belarus ambassador presents credentials to Emmanuel Macron
The Belarusian diplomat and the French president exchanged opinions on the state and prospects of bilateral relations, and also Belarus’ and France’s views on the issues of the international agenda...

Belarusian-Russian action plan on youth policy signed in Moscow
After the session Belarusian Education Minister Igor Karpenko remarked that the education systems of the two countries are getting integrated...

Belarus, Russia’s Pskov Oblast to develop cooperation in construction, road maintenance
Dmitry Mikulenok and Pskov Oblast Governor Mikhail Vedernikov discussed the main questions of bilateral cooperation including the participation of Belarusian civil engineering organizations in building public facilities in Pskov Oblast, maintaining and building roads in the region, as well as the mutual increase in products supplies...