Events

Belarus, Nigeria discuss legal framework of bilateral relations
The diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 3 August 1992. The bilateral trade made up $27 million in 2017...

Need for balance in Belarus’ foreign trade emphasized
The PM spoke about collecting overdue accounts receivable and protecting the interests of Belarusian manufacturers in the EAEU and during Belarus’ WTO accession negotiations...

Belarus, Latvia sign nuclear safety cooperation agreement
Andrei Kobyakov and Maris Kucinskis also signed a memorandum of mutual understanding on the main avenues of economic cooperation between the Belarusian and Latvian governments for the medium term along with an agreement on cooperation in civil aviation search and rescue...

Kobyakov, Kucinskis discuss Belarusian-Latvian cooperation in Minsk
The heads of government of the two countries are set to discuss the ways of intensifying the Belarusian-Latvian cooperation in various fields, the preparations for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship that Belarus and Latvia will co-host in 2021...

Over 6.9m people on voter lists in 2018 local elections in Belarus
Lidia Yermoshina refrained from making any voter turnout predictions. She stressed, however, that Belarusians are well-informed about the election campaign...

Yermoshina: Local election campaigning methods are evolving in Belarus
"Compared to what it was before, I can say that the process is evolving, the candidates are becoming more active," Lidia Yermoshina said. She also drew attention to a great number of locations posting campaign materials...

Call to update Belarus-Russia Union State Treaty
In this context, taking into account the formation of a new Eurasian space, the two countries have a task to update the Union State Treaty to bring it in line with today’s realities and human rights, Alexander Surikov added...

Belarus, Uzbekistan discuss cooperation prospects in emergency prevention
The parties discussed bilateral cooperation and prospects of interaction in disaster management and emergency response...

Belarus' MFA urged to take a more proactive approach
“I would like to hear from ambassadors and director-level representatives how the new export strategy, based on optimizing its commodity and geographical structure, is being implemented”...

Belarus approves draft agreement with Latvia on cooperation in nuclear security
The Council of Ministers of Belarus has approved a draft agreement with the Government of Latvia on early notification of nuclear accidents, information sharing and cooperation in nuclear security and radiation protection...

Comprehensive development strategy suggested for Belarus’ tourism industry
Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dapkiunas laid out the idea of the strategy and the areas of its possible application to the members of the council...

Belarusian-Lao economic cooperation discussed in Minsk
The parties reviewed the current issues of development of bilateral cooperation in science, education and other areas and the interstate contacts at a high level...

Belarus-Russia Union State MPs to discuss legislative support for trade in Gomel
"The harmonization of Belarusian and Russian laws in trade and economy will be in the spotlight of the meeting"...

Nikolai Latyshenok appointed aide to Belarus president
Nikolai Latyshenok was born in 1964 in the village of Zaborye, Miory District. After serving in the USSR Armed Forces he entered the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School which he graduated from in 1988...

Kobyakov, Kucinskis to discuss Belarusian-Latvian cooperation in Minsk on 7 February
Following the talks the parties are expected to sign a number of intergovernmental agreements, and a memorandum of understanding in the key areas of economic cooperation in the medium term...

Dmitry Zhuk appointed SB. Belarus Segodnya editor-in-chief
“The major goal is to provide an unbiased fair coverage of the country’s life, to give the most objective information to the general public,” Dmitry Zhuk told the media...

Belarus, Russia to discuss Union State digital economy development 8-9 February
“The conference will be dedicated to various topics, from digital world economy and cryptocurrencies to educational robotics, from new age art and reflexive governance to new transport systems which have become possible in virtual reality"...

Minsk to host ministerial consultations on cooperation in CIS on 7-8 February
The participants of the consultations will take stock of the progress in the implementation of the CIS multi-level ministerial consultations for 2017 and will consider a draft similar document for 2018...

Belarus, Latvia to discuss cooperation in arms control in Riga
"During the working meeting, the sides will assess the status of the implementation of this agreement in 2017, discuss proposals to boost the effectiveness of the additional confidence and security-building measures"...

U.S. military inspectors to visit Belarus 5-8 February
According to the ministry, the inspectors are to evaluate the information Belarus has provided to the OSCE member states about the major weapon and equipment systems...