Events

Belarus, Czech Republic sign pension agreement
The agreement extends to citizens living and working or who have worked in the territory of Belarus and the Czech Republic and is aimed at securing and implementing pension rights for the period of this activity...

Minsk, Tbilisi to sign program of cooperation for 2018-2020
The program defines the areas of partnership in economy, tourism, culture, education, transportation, and housing...

Lukashenko congratulates Bidhya Devi Bhandari on re-election as Nepal president
Alexander Lukashenko wished Bidhya Devi Bhandari unflagging energy and every success in her responsible work. He also wished Nepalese people peace and prosperity...

Working groups on Ukraine resume talks in Minsk
Minsk is hosting the meeting of the working groups of the trilateral contact group promoting peace settlement in Ukraine, the ministry said...

Belarus, Russia discuss security cooperation matters
The two officials exchanged views on the development of the military and political situation in the world and on western borders of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. They also agreed approaches to counteracting common security threats of Belarus and Russia...

Belarus, Czechia to step up cooperation between foreign ministries
The sides confirmed mutual interest in stepping up contacts between the Belarusian and Czech ministries of foreign affairs. The sides agreed further practical steps to advance the contacts...

Belarus, Uruguay hold ministerial consultations on political cooperation
Belarus and Uruguay reaffirmed their commitment to drafting visa abolition agreements for owners of internal passports and setting up a joint commission on trade and economic cooperation...

Belarus-Argentina political cooperation discussed in Buenos Aires
The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral relations, including political cooperation and interaction within international organizations...

Belarus wants Eastern Partnership to deliver more results
The Belarusian representative emphasized the need to strengthen the practical impact of the initiative, its orientation towards concrete and tangible projects in such areas as transportation, energy efficiency, and information technology...

Belarus, Russia almost agree on mutual visa recognition
“In fact, the Belarusian visa will be recognized as Russian in Russia, and the Russian visa will be considered as Belarusian in Belarus,” Grigory Rapota said...

Kupchyna elected Vice Chairperson of UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Attending the session of the UN main body in the field of international drug control are about 100 delegations of the UN member states, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, including the delegation of Belarus headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dapkiunas...

Agendas ready for Union State Council of Ministers, Supreme State Council sessions
He went on saying: "Indeed, many issues have been accumulated. It is only natural. Because all of us work after all. When I say ‘us’, I mean the Russian side, the Belarusian one, and all the Union State institutions"...

Army checkup in progress upon Belarus president’s instructions
Various army troops and commands will be examined in the course of the checkup, including intelligence service, missile and artillery units, mechanized units, air defense missile forces, and aviation. Live fire exercises will be arranged...

Belarus stresses need for UN long-term strategy to support middle-income countries
The meeting was held as part of the Roadmap of Activities of the Group on MICs, adopted at the second Ministerial Meeting in New York in September 2017...

Lukashenko meets with Kabaeva at Palace of Independence
During the nearly 90-minute meeting, Alexander Lukashenko and Alina Kabaeva discussed the latest sports events with a focus on rhythmic gymnastics...

Belarus, UK discuss cooperation in international organizations
The parties discussed the UN agenda...

UN to support Belarus’ initiative to establish partnership network of national SDG coordinators
UN Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed expressed appreciation for the opportunity to visit Minsk and attend the Regional Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Leaders Forum...

Belarus president makes new appointments
The head of state appointed: Sergei Kovalchuk Sport and Tourism Minister; Leonid Marinich Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Uzbekistan...

Approximation of law among key themes of Belarus-Russia forum of regions
Sergei Rakhmanov said that certain proposals of the Council of the Republic on these issues have already been included in the draft priorities for further development of the Union State for 2018-2022...

Belarus president determined to talk over things with heads of winter sports federations
“In the near future I will have a serious discussion of the situation with the heads of the winter sports federations, chairpersons of the supervisory councils headed by generals and ministers”...