Events

Belarusian government delegation to partake in 16+1 summit in Sofia
While in Bulgaria Vasily Matyushevsky is expected to meet with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic...

Belarus holds Independence Day receptions in Baghdad and Stockholm
“Sovereignty is the highest value for the Republic of Belarus. This value defines our foreign policy. We are always open for mutually beneficial cooperation with our partners with respect for their culture, history and traditions”...

Belarus, China discussing legislation for Belt and Road initiative
She stressed that China counts on the dynamic advancement of relations with Belarus in economic and humanitarian affairs. Concrete legislative rules are necessary to make it happen...

Concept to reform Belarusian taxation laws ready by 2021
Sergei Nalivaiko specified that the concept will be built around ways to really reduce the tax burden, reform the property taxes taking into account the future mass revaluation of real estate all over the country, efforts to mutually adjust bookkeeping and accounting practices...

Belarusian leader presents general’s shoulder straps to senior officers
“Defending the Motherland is a difficult but noble job. The Belarusian nation believes in you and counts on your responsibility and high professionalism. You must justify this trust and perform well the tasks in the new positions”...

Lukashenko: Venezuela is a brotherly nation and strategic partner for Belarus
"Venezuela is a brotherly nation and a strategic partner for Belarus. We both believe in the multi-polar world, non-interference in domestic affairs and useless of sanctions"...

OSCE briefed on Belarusian army’s latest weapons
“We have no territorial claims to any neighbor, but we have armed forces, new weapon systems and hardware, which can safely protect the republic”...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to USA
“I hope the positive trends in our relations will remain in place. I also hope that we will keep implementing mutually beneficial projects as part of bilateral and multilateral cooperation”...

ENSREG endorses Peer Review Report of the EU Stress Test in Belarus
“The Peer Review report, which was presented to the Belarusian authorities in June 2018, has now been endorsed by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group. A comprehensive report and detailed recommendations for ensuring nuclear safety in Belarus will be published on the ENSREG website together with an executive summary”...

Lukashenko congratulates Lopez Obrador on winning presidential election in Mexico
The Belarusian head of state expressed the hope that with the support of Lopez Obrador the two countries will be able to build the interstate political relations and give a new impetus to the bilateral cooperation in trade, economic and other areas...

Belarus’ Defense Ministry hosts military delegations of China, Russia
The parties discussed the topical issues of bilateral cooperation, including cooperation between the special operations forces of the Belarusian Armed Forces and the airborne troops of the Russian Armed Forces...

Belarus ratifies visa-free travel agreement with China
In line with the document, Belarusians will be able to stay in China visa free for up to 30 days during one trip, but not more than 90 days a year...

Lukashenko: We will meet with Austrian leadership in Vienna soon
Alexander Lukashenko also said: "Austrian leaders are always welcome in Belarus. We have a lot in common. There are many common projects particularly in economy"...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss trade, economic cooperation in telephone conversation
The heads of state discussed the further development of trade and economic cooperation and expressed confidence in the effective implementation of the agreements reached at the recent meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Belarus-Russia Union State...

German president arrives in Belarus on visit
Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected to participate in a requiem rally to commemorate Nazism victims at the site of the former death camp Trostenets on 29 June...

Austria president arrives in Belarus on visit
BelTA reported earlier that Alexander Van der Bellen and Heinz Fischer are expected to participate in a requiem rally to honor the memory of Nazism victims at the site of the former death camp Trostenets on 29 June...

Turkey wants to ramp up trade with Belarus
“Turkey wants to scale up trade with Belarus. I am convinced that the two countries are ready to take bilateral economic contacts to a brand new level,” Gursel Baran said...

Gennady Savilov elected chairman of Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation
According to Gennady Savilov, to play in the elite division the national team must have world-class players...

Belarus, Ukraine to finish border demarcation by 2026
The state border between Belarus and Ukraine is 1,084.2km long, of which 758.3km lies on land and 325.9km runs along the rivers (the Dnieper, the Sozh and the Pripyat). About 120km of the border passes through the so-called Chernobyl Exclusion Zone...

More money to develop customs infrastructure in Belarus
It will help finish the reconstruction of the border checkpoints Urbany and Verkhny Terebezhov (on the Belarusian-Latvian border and the Belarusian-Ukrainian border) ahead of the 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 in addition to raising about €15 million in foreign investments...