Events

Promising Belarusian-Polish projects discussed in Grodno
“Grodno Oblast is opening up to Poles. The visa free travel program has contributed to this. It is not only tourists who come to visit here. These are also businessmen. The level of trust is growing, and consequently, more joint projects are conceived at different levels”...

Armenia interested in Belarus’ best practices in transplantology
“Armenia would like to study the successful track record of Belarus in transplantology. The number of people who have to undergo hemodialysis grows year to year, that is why we take interest in kidney transplants”...

Belarus’ ambassador, Monaco’s Minister of State discuss cooperation prospects
The parties emphasized the importance of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries, which will contribute to more active cooperation between Belarus and Monaco in various fields...

Lukashenko offers condolences to Brazil president over dam collapse victims
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has expressed condolences to Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro over numerous victims of a dam collapse in Minas Gerais...

Lukashenko calls for peaceful settlement in Venezuela
“We absolutely reject any external interference with the domestic affairs of a sovereign state, including efforts aimed at destabilization of the situation in the country,” the Belarusian leader said...

Lukashenko wants to see more domestic innovations in Belarusian economy
Alexander Lukashenko got interested in this development and asked Vladimir Gusakov how these innovations are being assimilated. He recalled that the NASB has the right to directly interact with the government on relevant issues...

MFA welcomes vibrant ties between Belarus, Vietnam
“Our bilateral cooperation spans a much longer period of time. It began in the times of the Soviet Union. Thousands of Vietnamese citizens have graduated from Belarusian universities. Belarusian natives helped Vietnam during the war and during the years of post-war recovery”...

Romania supports EU’s intention to sign partnership priorities with Belarus
“Romania continues to support the intention of the European Union to sign the partnership priorities in order to improve our bilateral cooperation”...

Lukashenko discusses customs revenues, distribution of import duties in EAEU
The head of state noted that as far as he knows, in 2018 the amount of central budget revenues raised by the State Customs Committee increased by a third over 2017. The president asked what helped achieve that...

Belarus sustainable development strategy 2035 to be ready by year-end
"We made up a plan of action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and integrated this work into the strategic and policy documents of the country. The national strategy for sustainable development till 2035 will be drawn up this year"...

Belarus ambassador presents credentials to Syrian president
During the conversation with the Syrian head of state that followed the presentation ceremony, the parties shared views on cooperation prospects between the two countries, including cooperation in trade, economy, investment and in the humanitarian field...

Belarus, Pakistan seek to expand interregional contacts
“Pakistan supplies Belarus with agricultural products, for example, rice. However, we should step up cooperation in this sector. In fact, there are many cooperation opportunities. I am talking not only about trade and economic contacts but also joint ventures”...

U.S. embassies to continue scheduled visa services during shutdown
The representatives of the embassy said that due to the lapse in U.S. government appropriations, the U.S. Embassy in Minsk is required to curtail all public activities, with the exception of those necessary for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, and those necessary for activities essential to national security...

Belarus, Novosibirsk Oblast discuss cooperation prospects
"Cooperation with Novosibirsk Oblast of Russia is of special importance to Belarus, as this Russian region is an important industrial, agricultural, scientific and transportation hub, and has substantial deposits of raw materials"...

Belarus, Russia’s Novosibirsk Oblast sign memorandum on cooperation in forestry
Belarus First Deputy Forestry Minister Valentin Shatravko informed the Russian colleagues about the forest management system in the country, animal farming, and prospects for wood processing and production of wood chips...

Chinese citizens named most law-abiding foreign nationals in Belarus
The law enforcement agencies of the two countries discussed security issues of the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone and examined the draft protocol on cooperation between the Chinese Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Belarus...

Lukashenko extends anniversary greetings to Liechtenstein
“I am sure that the development of fruitful cooperation between Belarus and Liechtenstein on the basis of mutual understanding, respect and constructive dialogue meets the interests of both countries”...

Belarus-Russia interparliamentary cooperation discussed in Moscow
“The parties discussed ways of bolstering Belarus-Russian interparliamentary ties, and making the cooperation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State more efficient”...

Eurasian economic integration and development strategy discussed in Minsk
“The parties talked about the Eurasian economic integration and development strategy until 2025 and also the issues to be submitted for the agenda of the next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council due in Almaty on 1 February”...

Experts opine on Belarus’ civil service bill
After a conceptual analysis of the new bill “On civil service”, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gave an instruction to fine-tune the document without any haste...