Events

Belarus, Croatia discuss expansion of legal base
The sides discussed a broad spectrum of matters concerning Belarus-Croatia cooperation in politics, trade, economy, humanitarian affairs, and other spheres. Prospects of expanding the bilateral legal base were discussed as well as the advancement of Belarus’ relations with the European Union...

Belarus, Lebanon identify ways to boost cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Syria and concurrently to Lebanon Yuri Sluka presented his credentials to Lebanese President Michel Aoun...

Belarus seeks more open, transparent dialogue with NATO
Vladimir Makei noted that the stance of certain countries on Belarus interferes not only with the signing of important agreements with the European Union but also with the advancement of cooperation with NATO...

Belarus continues negotiating CSTO SG appointment
As BelTA reported earlier, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas had been proposed as candidate for the post of the CSTO secretary general...

Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry eager to advance cooperation with USA in all areas
Belarusian First Deputy Internal Affairs Minister Igor Podgursky met with George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State...

Situation in CSTO described as unhealthy
"Today this is the most important area where we should focus our efforts because of the politico-military trends in the world, especially after the two major nuclear powers withdrew from the INF Treaty"...

Belarus, Russia’s Udmurtia to sign agreement on cooperation
“The Council of Ministers accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to sign an agreement between the Belarusian government and the government of the Udmurt Republic, the Russian Federation to develop trade, economic, sci-tech, environmental, humanitarian and cultural cooperation”...

Belarus, Romania discuss dialogue with EU
The parties discussed the state and prospects of further development of the Belarusian-European dialogue, joint Belarus-EU events, including taking into account Romania’s presidency in the Council of the European Union in H1 2019...

Belarus notifies USA of lifted cap on number of diplomats in Minsk
"Belarus has officially notified the United States that it has lifted the restrictions on the number of employees of the United States Embassy in Minsk, which were in place since 2008”...

Belarus president wants construction of museum block in Minsk expedited
Alexander Lukashenko said: “If it doesn’t cost much and the work can be done faster, I will help later on, we are going to build it anyway. Preferably faster”...

Lukashenko: Talks on Ukraine will gain momentum if United States joins them
"I said long ago that until the Americans join or support the existing format and the talks that were held in Minsk, they will not make much sense. So it happened. I publicly urged to bring the United States to the negotiating table of the Normandy Four"...

Lukashenko gives details about meeting with presidents of Russia, Iran, Turkey in Sochi
The working visit of the Belarusian president to Russia coincided with the tripartite summit on Syria. That was a good opportunity to discuss topical international issues in a wider format. Belarus has long-standing friendly political, economic, and humanitarian ties not only with Russia but also with Turkey and Iran...

Lukashenko: No intention to hold on to power to pass it on to children
“I promise you that I will not be president for life. I swear to you. Second thing: I promise that I will not hold on to power for the sake of my children and will not pass it on to them. I have no intention to do it,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko opines on France’s reaction to Yellow Vest protests
"Who taught us democracy first of all? The European Union did. France was the bulwark of democracy there. Who used tear gas against Yellow Vests not long ago? Did you think the democracy in France was about this? No"...

Belarus president describes possible deployment of missiles in Ukraine as catastrophe
“You have to understand that Russians will not allow these missiles to be deployed over there. We will absolutely support Russians on this. This is why Ukraine must in no shape or form take steps in this direction”...

Lukashenko predicts Poroshenko’s victory in presidential election in Ukraine
"Poroshenko will be the president. He will advance to the second round. Maybe Zelensky will too. Or maybe someone else. Those who voted for Zelensky in the first round will probably vote for him in the second"...

Plans to revise Belarus’ information security concept
Alexander Lukashenko said he believes that it is necessary to first of all get united inside the country in order to resist information assaults from the West or the East. Opposition has to be constructive...

Lukashenko plans to visit China in April
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko plans to visit China in April to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum...

Lukashenko: Belarus has never lived off Russia and never will
According to the president, the interest rate on Russia’s loan to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant stood at 4.8%, while that for Vietnam and Armenia was below 3%...

Date of Belarus’ elections to be set in March-April
“I swear to you: even if the situation is really bad, I will never manipulate public opinion in order to find the right time to make a bid for power,” Alexander Lukashenko said. He noted that the election campaigns will be held within the coming two years...