Events

Belarusian KGB’s accomplishments in combating economic crimes noted
“By taking decisive action against economic crimes, KGB officers always operate under the inviolable principle: the damage done to the state should be compensated. Thanks to their work, Br250 million has been recovered to the budget over the past three years alone"...

Belarusian army commissions advanced radio jamming stations
The new stations are made using only Belarusian hardware and software. It took five years to start producing them in lots. According to the General Staff representative, it is a small period for developing a new product...

Japan to ease up visa regulations for Belarusians as from 1 January
Visa applicants, who pay for their travel expenses on their own, will no longer have to provide guarantee documents, which were required for getting short-term visas in the past...

Belarus, France to expand humanitarian cooperation
The parties noted the importance of setting up a joint Belarusian-French commission on economic cooperation, bilateral working groups on tourism and environment, intensifying interregional cooperation and expanding cooperation in the humanitarian sector...

Russian army specialists get familiar with Belarusian satellite-powered positioning system
The Russian delegation was made familiar with accomplishments of Belarusian geodesists in creating and operating a satellite-powered precision-positioning system...　

Belarus-Japan visa facilitation under discussion
The diplomats also touched upon the possibilities of expanding Belarus-Japan contacts at the high and highest levels along with cooperation in multilateral diplomacy, including in the United Nations...

Belarus, Switzerland show mutual interest in intensifying political dialogue
The matter was discussed as Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko paid a visit to Switzerland to hold political consultations with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)...

Belarusian BRSM Youth Union, Polish Rural Youth Union agree on joint international projects
The Belarusian BRSM Youth Union and the Polish Rural Youth Union signed a memorandum of cooperation. The document was signed during a friendly visit of the Belarusian youth delegation to Poland...

Belarus ambassador comments on statements by Lithuanian politicians on cooperation with Belarus
"However, it is with sadness that we have heard the statements by some Lithuanian politicians and officials about the undesirability of cooperation with Belarus and the recommendations ‘to select business partners and suppliers more carefully ’"...

Outstanding Belarusian-Lithuanian economic relations marred by politics
Lithuania is one of the leading economic partners of Belarus. The country reliably occupies the eighth position in terms of trade turnover and the seventh position in terms of export volume...

Plans for Belarus-Uzbekistan action plan to intensify bilateral cooperation
Special focus will be put on collaboration in agriculture, light and food industry, healthcare, education, culture, interaction between Belarus’ and Uzbekistan’s regions and business communities...

Belarus discusses implementation of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Geneva
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said: “Belarus believes that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which aimed to eliminate an entire class of missile weapon systems, remains a cornerstone of international security”...

Council of Europe Director General on Human Rights and Rule of Law to visit Belarus 19-20 December
According to Dmitry Mironchik, the director general is set to meet with representatives of the Belarusian government bodies. The parties are expected to share opinions on cooperation between Belarus and the Council of Europe in the rule of law...

MFA: Belarus makes headway in negotiations on WTO accession
"It was noted that Belarus plays an important role in international trade liberalization as a EAEU member. The country signs preferential trade agreements with third countries. Heads of several delegations, including Russia, Moldova, and Vietnam expressed support for Belarus’ WTO membership at the conference"...

Relaxed administrative responsibility for businesses through Belarusian parliament’s lower chamber
Presenting the bill in the Oval Hall, Chairman of the Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media Commission Andrei Naumovich noted that liberalizing administrative responsibility in economic affairs was one of the key tasks the bill intended to accomplish...

Belarus’ property privatization bill passes first reading　
The draft law envisages improvements to corporate governance in organizations with state participation, the development of an additional mechanism to protect property rights for investors in privatization, encourage investment in the country’s economy...

CIS Foreign Ministers Council to consider agreement on combating cybercrimes
The agenda of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting will be formed by the CIS Plenipotentiaries Council on 30 January...

Belarus-Ukraine trade expected to reach $4.5bn in 2017
Upon instructions of the two presidents the Belarusian side has worked out a roadmap to raise the bilateral trade to at least $8 billion in 2019...

Gomel to host first Forum of Regions of Belarus and Ukraine in 2018
The Organizing Committee has been instructed to develop and approve the plan of preparation for the first Forum of Regions of Belarus and Ukraine by 31 January 2018...

More Belarusian cities join EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
Now it makes up 38 Belarusian cities that take part in the European climate and energy movement to promote the fulfillment of Belarus’ commitments within the Paris Agreement...