Events

Belarus, UAE discuss bilateral agenda
The parties considered the whole range of issues on the bilateral agenda. Particular attention was paid to further development of cooperation in the political, trade and economic sectors, intensification of a visit exchange, and also the expansion of the legal framework of bilateral relations...

Early voting turnout at 11% in Belarus
Polling stations will be opened from 10h00 to 19h00 with a lunch break between 14h00 and 16h00 through 17 February inclusively. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), everyone who is unable to come to the polls on 18 February will have an opportunity to cast their votes early in support of one of the candidates...

Belarus president sends Statehood Day greetings to Serbia President
“It is great to mention that the relations between Belarus and Serbia have improved and deepened in recent time. There are examples of productive cooperation and other initiatives”...

Talks on Ukraine resume in Minsk
At the previous meeting on 31 January, the OSCE’s special representative in the trilateral contact group Martin Sajdik pointed to a slight increase in the number of ceasefire violations...

Audit watchdogs of Belarus, Kazakhstan to focus on measures to reduce accounts receivable
“We are also impressed with the selection and training of specialists, and also audit-related research in Kazakhstan. We will study the experience of Kazakhstan’s Accounts Committee, which may be used to put into practice Decree No.376 on measures to improve auditing activities in Belarus”...

Kazakhstan keen to study experience of Belarus’ audit watchdog in IT
"We are interested in all activities of the Belarusian State Control Committee. Some of them deserve special mention, namely the planning of control and audit measures, selection of facilities to be inspected, and introduction of information technologies into this process"...

UN Deputy Secretary General to visit Belarus on 20-21 February
The UN deputy secretary general plans to attend the Regional Forum of Sustainable Development Goals Coordinators in Minsk on 21 February...

Russia ratifies two Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental protocols on oil duties
According to them, all duties on the export of oil products made of Russian oil by the Belarusian refineries are transferred to the budget of Belarus...

Russia's Federation Council ratifies Belarusian-Russian protocol on uniform migration card
The protocol was signed in Grodno on 6 April 2017. The protocol extends the categories of foreign nationals exempted from filling out the migration card...

Belarus, Malaysia reaffirm interest in strengthening bilateral relations
“During the meeting at the official residence of the Paramount Ruler of Malaysia, the parties reaffirmed their interest in strengthening and developing the Belarusian-Malaysian relations, promoting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries”...

Russia-Belarus Forum of Regions to highlight cooperation priorities
Minsk will play host to the joint Belarusian-Russian meeting of the organizing committees for the Fifth Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 15 February. The events of the forum will be held in Mogilev, Shklov and Gorki on 26-28 September...

Kobyakov, Yildirim to discuss Belarus-Turkey relations in Minsk
Following the talks the parties are scheduled to sign a number of documents, in particular, the agreement between the governments of Belarus and Turkey on mutual promotion and protection of investments, the intergovernmental agreement on international multimodal transport of goods...

Belarus CEC to observe presidential election in Russia
“Our observers will act as the guests of the Russian CEC and will sign the final statement of the CIS observation mission,” the CEC head said...

Belarus to close its consulate general in Gdansk before 30 September
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to take the necessary measures to close the consulate general...

Over 28,000 national observers accredited to monitor local elections in Belarus
According to the CEC chairperson, 28,624 observers have been accredited to monitor the elections to date. This number will keep growing till the election day (18 February)...

Belarus, Colombia outline ways to expand interstate dialogue
The parties discussed the prospects of the Belarusian-Colombian cooperation in the political, trade, economic, sci-tech, educational, humanitarian and other sectors, outlined joint steps to expand interstate dialogue...

Early voting kicks off in Belarus
Polling stations will be opened from 10h00 to 19h00 with a lunch break between 14h00 and 16h00. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), everyone who is unable to come to the polls on 18 February will have an opportunity to cast their votes early in support of one of the candidates...

Belarus-Vatican cooperation discussed with Archbishop Gabor Pinter
The parties discussed cooperation between Belarus and the Holy See in a number of areas...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Iran
“I am convinced that the traditionally warm and friendly nature of Belarus-Iran relations will help successfully implement strategic joint projects and enhance bilateral cooperation across the board”...

Belarus-EU cooperation discussed with state secretary of Latvia’s Foreign Ministry
The parties focused their attention on the issues of the international and regional agenda...