Events

Emergencies ministries of Belarus, China to sign agreement on cooperation in 2019
“The agreement has been almost drafted. In early 2019 we invite the Chinese minister of emergency management to visit Belarus. We hope that the document will be signed in 2019,” Vladimir Vashchenko said...

Belarus’ delegation attends Georgia president’s inauguration
While in Georgia, Marianna Shchetkina held working meetings with the prime minister, the speaker of the parliament and the minister of foreign affairs of the country...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Bahrain
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defence Force Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the country celebrates National Day...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Kazakhstan
“Your country has made significant progress in economic development, ensuring social and political stability”...

Nuclear, radiation safety rules passed in Belarus
The document stipulates actions, which have to be taken in an emergency, the procedure for spreading information in an emergency...

Tentative date set for Belarus-Russia summit talks
“We need to develop the project of the Belarus-Russia Union State in a proper manner and only in the interests of Belarusians and Russians”...

Lukashenko: Decision on capital punishment should be made by people
According to Alexander Lukashenko, he is keeping an eye on the situation in western countries where they say that the death penalty issue should not be put to a referendum...

No problems expected with signing Belarus-Russia visa recognition agreement
The mutual visa recognition agreement was a rare exception: it was discussed during the recent session of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia before Alexander Lukashenko received the document...

Belarus opens honorary vice-consulate in Biarritz
Pavel Latushko stressed that Belarus is interested in developing mutually beneficial relations with France...

Calls on media not to hype up Belarusian-Russian disputes
“As for hot topics, sometimes sparks fly at the highest level. But please do not try to fan them into flames. These are routine issues. There has been no situation in the bilateral relations when we have not found a happy medium,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko responds to claims of Russia multi-billion support of Belarus economy
The president stressed that when Russian provides credit support, firstly, it charges higher interest rate than the IMF. On the other hand, Russia lends to the end-user who manufactures goods, including using Russian components...

Belarus to sign visa recognition agreement with Russia after finishing intrastate procedure
BelTA reported earlier that the intergovernmental agreement on mutual visa recognition will enable legal conditions to allow third-country citizens to travel in the Union State of Belarus and Russia using a visa obtained from either country...

Issues in Belarus-EU visa facilitation talks resolved
“The fact that some have been making attempts recently to turn the negotiation process, which is almost complete, into some kind of a zero-sum game is another story,” the spokesman said...

Latvia opens honorary consulate in Mogilev
According to Aleksei Savchuk, he intends to continue and expand the already existing mutually beneficial cooperation in the economic sector. The focus will be on food production, science and education...

Hope for more effective work of UN team in Belarus after UN reform
Andrei Dapkiunas said he hopes the reform will make the work of the UN country team in Minsk more effective. In turn, it will have a positive effect on Belarus’ interaction with UN agencies in the areas of cooperation Belarus prioritizes...

Belarus, Moldova develop cooperation in tourism
“Plans are in place to organize familiarization tours for representatives of travel agencies and the media. This work has already produced the first results,” said Evgeny Kovalyov...

MPs highlight great potential for Belarus-Czechia cooperation
Belarus is interested in bolstering trade, economic and investment ties. The vice speaker also noted that the trade between the two countries is dominated by services, including in high technologies...

Lukashenko sends Neutrality Day greetings to Turkmenistan
“The status of a permanently neutral state and a peaceful foreign policy create a stable basis for the development of partnerships and improvement of the wellbeing of the citizens of your country," the message of greetings says...

Hope for Kenya to become one of Belarus’ key partners in Africa
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Belarus, Austria discuss bilateral cooperation
Alena Kupchyna spoke about Belarus’ preparations for the 2nd European Games and expressed hope for active participation of Austrian athletes in the competitions. She also invited numerous fans of Austria to Minsk...