Events

Belarus, EU committed to action plan on Iranian nuclear program
Andrei Dapkiunas noted it is necessary to look for practical ways to preserve the JCPOA. He also noted it is important to work out and agree collective mechanisms of cooperation, which could neutralize consequences of unilateral extraterritorial sanctions...

Belarus, Uzbekistan to intensify cooperation in youth policy
A protocol of intent was signed by First Secretary of the BRSM Central Committee Dmitry Voronyuk and Chairman of the Central Council of the Union of Youth of Uzbekistan Kakhramon Kuranbayev on the sidelines of the third Youth Camp of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

Belarus, Poland plan to cooperate over shared waters
Belarus and Poland plan to conclude an agreement on cooperation in protection and rational use of transboundary waters...

Turkey thankful to Belarus for friendship, solidarity
Kezban Nilvana Darama stressed that Belarus was one of the first countries to condemn the coup attempt and express support for Turkey on the morning of 16 July 2016. One of the first leaders to congratulate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning the recent elections was Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko..

Lukashenko offers condolences to Pakistan over Mastung terrorist attack victims
According to the head of state, it is with deep pain and sorrow that Belarus has learned the news about the tragic event...

Belarus hopes for further deepening of dialogue with France
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to France President Emmanuel Macron as the country celebrates Bastille Day...

Belarus invites UNECE to assist with creating network of national SDG coordinators
Irina Velichko, Belarus’ charge d'affaires in the UN, took part in the session in the UN HQ. She invited the UNECE to get involved in practical assistance with creating a partnership network of national SDG coordinators for the sake of sharing the best practices...

Belarus’ ambassadors to continue working to have market access restrictions lifted
The diplomatic missions will also continue working on diversifying export routes and improving the foreign economic forecasting...

Construction of new building for Chinese embassy in Minsk discussed
Andrei Dapkiunas and Cui Qiming discussed the Chinese embassy’s interaction with the Belarusian side as part of the plans to construct a new building for the Chinese diplomatic mission in Minsk...

Investment, negotiations with EU, WTO discussed in Minsk
"The theme of the Eurasian Economic Union and the negotiations with the EU and the WTO were also on the agenda"...

Belarus highlights importance of international anti-corruption cooperation
The event was focused on the ways to promote the rule of law and reduce the breeding ground for corruption...

Vitebsk Oblast, Russia’s Pskov Oblast eager to take cooperation to new heights
Upon the initiative of the Russian side the social package of measures will include projects relating to studying the Belarusian experience of dealing with HR problems in the healthcare system...

Nigeria president happy with state of relations with Belarus
The Belarusian ambassador briefed the Nigerian head of state on the current state of the bilateral cooperation across various areas, including education and agriculture...

Belarus, France to develop cooperation in sport, tourism
The parties discussed the status and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in sport and tourism. Sergei Kovalchuk congratulated the ambassador on France’s advancement to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final and wished the team good luck in Sunday's match...

Belarus, Poland to continue cooperation in environment
Belarus and Poland have established working groups on the UNESCO Transboundary World Heritage Site “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”, on water resources...

Belarus, Hungary reaffirm readiness to strengthen political dialogue
The parties discussed the status and prospects for the development of the bilateral relations, welcomed an increase in trade and reaffirmed the mutual readiness to further enhance political dialogue and intensify trade and economic cooperation...

Belarus looks to step up industrial cooperation with Serbia
"With regard to trade, the traditional export items are vehicles and equipment. We have plants in Serbia assembling tractors, buses, fire trucks for the needs of the Emergencies Ministry of Serbia"...

Massive revision of customs regulation law in progress in Belarus
"The customs service is also taking measures to help develop international trade, including online trade, facilitate foreign trade aspects of business operations in order to enable the most favorable conditions for the development of the national economy"...

Belarus, Israel to collaborate in enhancing financial sector security
The memorandum is designed to improve information exchange between the financial watchdogs of the two countries...

Belarus, USA discuss cooperation prospects
The parties discussed bilateral cooperation prospects and situation in the region...