Events

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...

Forum of National SDG Coordinators in Minsk to bring together representatives of over 40 countries
The Regional Forum of National SDG Coordinators will be held in Minsk on 21-22 February 2018. The event is expected to be attended by Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed...

State Duma ratifies two Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental protocols in oil sector
When presenting the protocols to the Russian MPs, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ilya Trunin explained that the documents formalize the arrangements reached in 2014 by the presidents of Belarus and Russia on cooperation in the oil sector...

Belarus-EU cooperation discussed with Swedish ambassador
The parties discussed the Belarusian-Swedish political dialogue, trade and economic cooperation, Belarus’ interaction with the European Union...

Makei, Schneider discuss ways to promote ‘integration of integrations’ idea
Vladimir Makei and Ulf Schneider also touched upon possibilities of cooperation with SCHNEIDER GROUP in the context of the intensification of Belarus-Germany trade, economic and investment cooperation...

Russia's State Duma ratifies Belarusian-Russian protocol on uniform migration card
When presenting the document the Russian MPs, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Zubov said that the protocol expands the categories of foreign nationals exempted from filling out the migration card...

Belarus, Latvia discuss implementation of nuclear safety cooperation agreement
The sides discussed a number of matters, including further steps in the context of the recently signed Belarus-Latvia agreement on early notification of nuclear accidents, information exchange, and cooperation in nuclear safety and radiation protection...

90 inspections held at BelNPP in 2017
90 inspections, including two comprehensive inspections, were carried out. 25 testing and acceptance inspections were held on the equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant at the manufacturing plants of Russia and Germany...

Plans to complete EU peer review of BelNPP stress tests in mid-2018
The stress tests were held at the BelNPP using European methods and techniques to predict the consequences of such external events as earthquakes, floods, extreme weather, and their combinations, and also the consequences of blackouts and loss-of-coolant accidents at the BelNPP...

Belarus president offers condolences over passing of Gennady Garbuk
"His creative work was an example of selfless service to the national culture and the Fatherland"...

Belarus, Latvia to develop cooperation in environmental activities
Both the sides expressed confidence that fruitful cooperation between the two ministries will continue developing...

Belarus-UAE ministerial consultations due in Abu Dhabi on 14 February
The Belarusian delegation will be led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dapkiunas. The agenda will include the issues of bilateral cooperation, interaction in international organizations, and regional issues...

Minsk to host Belarus-Latvia ministerial consultations on 9 February
The Belarusian delegation will be led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko. The Latvian delegation will be headed by State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrejs Pildegovics...

Belarus’ Deputy FM Evgeny Shestakov to visit Colombia, Ecuador on 12-16 February
During the visit, the Belarusian delegation is set to meet and hold negotiations with government officials and representatives of the business community to discuss wide range of areas of cooperation...

Belarus consistently advocates for restoring Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
In his words, Belarus is keeping a close eye on the processes in Syria and around it, the progress in the talks at all venues such as Astana, Geneva or Sochi...

Minsk supports deploying peacekeepers in Donbass, engaging U.S. in talks
Vladimir Makei stressed that Belarus maintains an unbiased and honest stance towards all the parties to the conflict. "We do not pursue any laurels"...

FM: Belarus knows best about disadvantages of logic of confrontation
He added that this was the reason for the Belarusian head of state to suggest a broad discussion on the ways to overcome the existing contradictions in relations between the countries on the common Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian space at the meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Minsk last year...

Makei on Belarus-Russia border issues: It is important to trust each other
Vladimir Makei stressed that the principle of openness of borders and a number of other important arrangements in this area have been formalized in the international treaties between Russia and Belarus...