Events

Belarus opens Honorary Consulate in Marseilles
Prior to the opening of the consular establishment Belarus’ Ambassador to France Pavel Latushko held meetings with the vice mayors of Marseilles. In his words, Belarus’ Honorary Consulate was opened in Lyon on 2015 and another one in Bordeaux in 2016...

Belarus, Uzbekistan sign cooperation roadmap for 2018
"Today we have signed a roadmap for 2018. The document outlines the priority areas for bilateral cooperation, including mechanical engineering, agro industry, construction and production of building materials, healthcare, production of medical products"...

Parliamentary delegations from India, Moldova, Pakistan to visit Belarus
In his view, the geographic expansion of contacts helps foster a positive image of the Belarusian National Assembly in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the parliamentary assemblies of the OSCE, the Central European Initiative and some other reputable international organizations...

Belarus, Uzbekistan intend to increase trade to $500m by 2020
"All conditions are in place: political, economic, technical and technological. We must work together on third-country markets," Mikhail Rusy said...

Working groups on Ukraine resume talks in Minsk
The previous talks on Ukraine were held in the Belarusian capital on 5 December. The participants of the talks reiterated the need to stay compliant with ceasefire agreements...

Plans to commission first unit of Belarusian nuclear power plant in 2019 reaffirmed
Vladimir Semashko went on saying that the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will change the power budget. Belarus’ dependence on natural gas import will be a thing of the past...

Belarus, Uzbekistan sign agreement on cooperation in legal matters
An Investigative Committee delegation headed by its Chairman Ivan Noskevich made a visit to Uzbekistan. The Belarusian officials had a working meeting with Uzbek Prosecutor General Ikhtiyor Abdullayev on 19 December...

Brussels hosts Belarus-EU coordination group meeting
“The coordination group is an important part of the infrastructure in the relations between Belarus and the EU. The group talks over all the issues, including transport, environment, customs cooperation and human rights”...

Belarus, EU map out steps to bolster economic contacts
Particular attention was paid to the issues regarding the access of Belarusian meat and poultry producers to the EU market and the country's accession to the WTO...

National food security strategy 2030 adopted in Belarus
The policy is aimed at increasing the availability and access to high-quality food products to ensure good nutrition and healthy lifestyle of the population...

Council of Europe to step up judicial cooperation with Belarus
This is not the last issue-related event, he added. “We plan to boost cooperation with Belarusian courts of different levels. This conference may be considered a starting point in this interaction,” he stressed...

Defense ministries of Belarus, UK sign military cooperation plan for 2018
The Belarusian military delegation also held working meetings in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK. The parties talked over cooperation in training peacekeeping contingents under the UN aegis...

Belarus to host parliamentary hearings on SDGs 19 December
The key items on the agenda will be the implementation of the SDGs in the economic, environmental and social areas of Belarus, including through public-private partnership mechanisms...

Belarus-Tajikistan cooperation in politics, economy discussed
Vladimir Makei and Mahmadsharif Mahmud Haqdod discussed the state and prospects of advancement of Belarusian-Tajik relations in politics, trade and economy, humanitarian affairs. The two diplomats also discussed progress in implementing joint projects and the arrangements...

Distinguished Belarusians honored with state awards
Representatives of various professions were awarded orders and medals in recognition of the many-year productive work, exemplary fulfillment of service duties, a big personal contribution to the development of the light industry, public road system, agribusiness, railway and water transport, improvement of the energy and tax systems of the republic...

Belarus-EU draft agreement on readmission fully harmonized
The draft readmission agreement has been fully harmonized and is in a high degree of readiness for further consultations and subsequent signature. The EU representatives, according to Aleksei Begun, are likely to visit Belarus next year...

Belarus, Georgia to exchange and protect classified information
The document was signed by top officials of relevant bodies in charge of protecting classified information: Chairman of Belarus’ State Security Committee Valery Vakulchik and Head of Georgia’s State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri...

Minsk twins with Russia’s Ufa
During the negotiations, Minsk Mayor Andrei Shorets and the head of the Ufa administration Irek Yalalov agreed to develop all-round cooperation in the economic, social, cultural, sports and other areas...

Central state budget bill past first reading in Belarusian parliament
The next year’s key task is to restore economy growth, bolster the competitive ability of the Belarusian economy, and enable conditions conducive to reaching the goals specified by the 2016-2020 social and economic development program...

Union State budget passed with almost RUB7bn revenue
These funds will be used to finance eight programs of the Union State. Money is also envisaged to fund four more new programs, which are currently under coordination by the Union State financial and economic bodies...