Events

Belarus ready to help Syria in peace-building and recovery
According to the head of state, over the past 25 years Belarus and Syria have established strong ties of high trust and sincere friendship...

Lukashenko comments on appointment of new Russian ambassador to Belarus
“Mikhail Babich may not be a heavyweight but he certainly carries a lot of weight in politics. He has made a certain career. He is an experienced person, well familiar with many problems. Minsk is the CIS headquarters. So naturally Mikhail Babich will perform additional functions given his experience”...

Lukashenko, Putin agree on new meeting in near future
"We have agreed that the current issues are the matters for the governments to address. So, as I have already said it, we, fortunately, have no new problematic issues and they do not accumulate. These are old matters, on which we need to make decisions"...

EU commissioner on health and food safety to visit Minsk on 27 August
The EU commissioner said that he is looking forward to fruitful discussions with Belarusian counterparts, including on animal diseases, the bilateral access to markets, antimicrobial resistance, vaccination and non-communicable diseases...

Belarus president appoints new judges
Alexander Pautov was relieved of duties as Supreme Court judge with subsequent notification of the Council of the Republic. He was appointed judge and Chairman of the Economic Court of Minsk...

Belarus-NATO cooperation discussed in Brussels
Belarus is in favor of maintaining and expanding constructive cooperation with NATO on the basis of mutual respect...

Belarus, Georgia praise inter-parliamentary cooperation
The parties emphasized a high level of the Belarusian-Georgian cooperation in political, inter-parliamentary, humanitarian, tourism, trade and economic sectors. The parties discussed the upcoming events between the parliaments of Belarus and Georgia...

Mikhail Babich appointed Russian Ambassador to Belarus
In his other decree, the Russian president also appointed Mikhail Babich special presidential envoy for promoting trade and economic cooperation with Belarus...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Ukraine
Alexander Lukashenko wished Petro Poroshenko good health, inexhaustible energy and successful fulfillment of all undertakings. The Belarusian leader wished the citizens of brotherly Ukraine happiness, peace and prosperity...

Oversight agencies of Belarus, China to step up cooperation in fight against corruption
The sides confirmed that there are plans to draw attention to the counteraction of corruption. This and other avenues of cooperation between the two agencies will be stipulated by the joint memorandum of cooperation...

Lavrov thanks Petrishenko for efforts to strengthen Belarus-Russia integration
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with outgoing Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Igor Petrishenko as he paid a farewell courtesy visit to him on 23 August...

Belarusian prime minister, Russian ambassador discuss interstate cooperation
Sergei Rumas and Alexander Surikov discussed topical matters concerning various spheres of Belarusian-Russian cooperation...

Responsibilities distributed among Belarusian prime minister, deputy prime ministers
Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Rumas will be in charge of directly overseeing the operation of the Council of Ministers. He will take care of domestic affairs, foreign affairs, defense, budget, finance, state security, justice, the Internal Affairs Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Myasnikovich, Rumas discuss Belarus’ budget planning prospects for 2019-2020
The Council of the Republic initiates a transition to the two-year planning of the social and economic development forecast and the country’s budget...

Makei thanks Armenian ambassador for his contribution to Belarus-Armenia relations
The parties discussed the bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, economy and other areas, and welcomed the increased trade between the two countries...

Trilateral contact group on Ukraine in session in Minsk
The contact group’s subgroups met in Minsk the day before, on 21 August...

Lukashenko congratulates veterans on 75th anniversary of victory in Battle of Kursk
The president stressed that the gratitude for the feat of soldiers who liberated the country and gave people the right to peaceful life has united the nations of Belarus and Russia forever...

Lukashenko, Putin to hold talks in Sochi
The heads of state will discuss in detail a broad range of matters making part of Belarus-Russia cooperation, interaction within the framework of integration unions and cooperation on the international arena, as well as the global agenda...

Belarus, China to discuss academic exchange programs
“The parties will discuss the state and prospects of Belarus-China cooperation in education, academic and youth exchange programs, cooperation between higher learning institutions”...

Negotiations on resolving situation in Ukraine’s east in progress in Minsk
A session of the trilateral contact group on resolving the situation in Ukraine’s east is scheduled for 22 August...