Events

Belarus hosts over 29,000 visa-waiver travelers from Europe since 1 Jan 2026
The visa-waiver program for citizens of 38 European countries has been extended until 31 December 2026...

Belarus, Kyrgyzstan aim to step up interparliamentary, economic cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kyrgyzstan Sergei Molunov met with newly elected Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh (Supreme Council) of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliyev...

Lukashenko: Redistribution of powers continues smoothly, without revolutionary shocks
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that his requirement for the nomination of several candidates when appointing to important positions remains in force...

Lukashenko: Energy price surge amid Middle East conflict does not benefit anyone
“No one will win,” the Belarusian leader is convinced...

Lukashenko comments on ‘political prisoners’ topic in talks with United States
He emphasized that such people are not being expelled from Belarus, but they must abide by the law...

Lukashenko warns against red tape in dairy farming projects
The president warned that against red tape whatsoever involving various kinds of design and estimate documentation, gathering approvals, and collecting signatures...

Lukashenko: Discipline policy enters new stage
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that it is important for him to see the results of the current year, as they will be an indicator...

Lukashenko assesses Air Force, Air Defense Forces drill in Belarus
Now equipment designed to counter drones will also need to be inspected, Aleksandr Lukashenko said. This includes, for example, electronic warfare systems...

Belarus honors its best workers with state awards
The recipients included representatives from the manufacturing sector, tax authorities, agriculture, civil aviation, and other fields, along with civil servants...

Belarus, Cuba prepare meeting of joint trade and economic commission
Following the meeting, key areas of joint work for the near future were identified...

Lukashenko signs law to ensure clean, safe drinking water for Belarusians
The government is granted the authority to establish the procedure for using centralized drinking water supply and wastewater disposal systems and for providing wastewater transportation services...

Three groups of disintermediation measures suggested to Belarus president
All the significant proposals have been summarized to draft a presidential decree. The document stipulates measures designed to fight unfair and unjustified intermediation...

Lukashenko demands strong measures against unjustified mediation
The president noted that he had a discussion with Agriculture and Food Minister Yuri Gorlov urging him to eliminate intermediation in agriculture “as a class”. Nevertheless, such examples still occur. Moreover, this concerns not only imports but also Belarusian-made goods..

Over 152,000 family capital deposits opened in Belarus
As of 1 January 2026, a total of 152,400 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including 82,600 deposit accounts to the total amount of $826 million and 69,700 deposit accounts totaling Br1.87 billion...

Lukashenko warns businessmen against profiting from criminal schemes
He also pointed out that artificially created chains of unnecessary intermediaries lead to corruption and the draining of funds...

Belarus, Brazil deepen bilateral, multilateral cooperation
Special attention was also given to multilateral issues, including cooperation within UN organizations and BRICS...

Belarus urges OSCE countries to resume dialogue about military affairs
The reaction to Minsk’s invitation to participate in observing the joint Belarusian-Russian exercise Zapad 2025 and the refusal to engage in military contacts as a whole are telling examples...

Belarusian PM lauds MFA, diplomatic missions for great results in 2025
The prime minister stressed that Belarus’ engagement in integration bodies such as the Union State, the EAEU, the CIS, the SCO, and BRICS, must be pursued solely in the nation’s own interests...

FM: Belarus maintains stability of its foreign policy course in 2025
"Our unconditional priority remained the strengthening of strategic partnership with the Russian Federation, which in 2025 reached an unprecedented level. The key achievement of the year was the successful implementation of a package of integration measures that made it possible to increase mutual trade to a record high level, $55 billion, and ensure reliable protection of our borders within the updated Security Concept of the Union State"...

Belarus’ ambassador discusses bilateral cooperation with head of UN Office in Nairobi
"The parties discussed the agenda of upcoming multilateral events within the framework of Belarus’ chairmanship of the regional Eastern European Group at UN international organizations in Nairobi"...