Events

Belarus president makes new appointments
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made new appointments on 7 December...

National Assembly to set up working group on Belarusians abroad
The working group will be led by Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science Igor Marzalyuk...

Lukashenko appoints new ambassadors of Belarus to Argentina, South Africa
Vladimir Astapenko has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Argentina with concurrent accreditation in Uruguay...

Mikhail Puchilo appointed director general of Belarusian Oil Company
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko approved the appointment of Mikhail Puchilo as director general of ZAO Belarusian Oil Company...

Bern to host Belarus-Switzerland ministerial consultations 13 December
The parties will discuss a wide range of issues related to the bilateral and multilateral agenda, including the bilateral cooperation in the political, trade, economic, investment and other sectors, cooperation in international organizations, interaction in consular matters...

Turkey’s Minister of Science, Industry and Technology to visit Belarus on 12-15 December
The visit will take place in furtherance of the agreements reached at the ninth session of the Belarusian-Turkish joint intergovernmental economic commission which was held in Minsk in July 2017...

Belarus, Slovenia to hold ministerial consultations on 11 December
The parties will discuss the state and prospects of bilateral political dialogue, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Belarus and Slovenia, and also the development of the legal framework of bilateral relations and cooperation in international organizations...

Belarus president clarifies peculiarities of clinic construction project in Minsk’s suburb
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gave the relevant instructions during the government conference held on 7 December to discuss healthcare organization in the future clinic...

Next round of negotiations on Belarus WTO accession scheduled for March 2018
"By attending the Ministerial Conference Belarus reaffirms its position as an active member of the international economic community. But above of all, for Belarus this is an important element of the negotiation process for accession to the World Trade Organization"...

Belarus-EU Coordination Group to meet in December
The agenda will include the development of the political dialogue between Belarus and the European Union and the strengthening of sectoral cooperation...

Belarusian MPs pass second reading of amendments to anti-terrorism law
The bill improves the mechanisms for the prevention and suppression of terrorist activities, said Piotr Atorshchenko, a member of the standing commission on national security of the House of Representatives...

Belarus ratifies visa waiver agreement with Hong Kong
In line with the document, citizens of the two countries with valid passports may visit, transit through or temporary stay on the territory of the other country without the need to obtain a visa. The length of each stay cannot exceed 14 days...

Agreement on $60m loan from IBRD ratified by lower chamber of Belarusian parliament
The $60 million loan will provide additional support, helping the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus to develop its lending operations...

Minsk to host CEI Summit on 12 December
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia will send the high-level government delegations. “We are still waiting on the confirmation from a number of countries”...

MFA: Belarusian Embassy in Israel will stay in Tel Aviv
Belarus will consider moving the embassy only provided there is a mutually acceptable decision on the final status of Jerusalem...

Minsk, Bonn to bolster bilateral ties
The cities have been developing friendly ties since 1993. The public organization “Club Minsk-Bonn” has resumed work after a seven-year hiatus. At a meeting in late November, a decision was taken to develop a joint plan of activities in various fields...

Possible avenues of Belarus’ economic cooperation with Faroe Islands discussed
The sides paid close attention to the invigoration of investment cooperation, the expansion of the legal base the bilateral relations rely on, and possible avenues of economic cooperation with the Faroe Islands...

Belarusian, Chinese police share best security practices for public events
A delegation of the Public Security Ministry of China led by Deputy Head of the Discipline Control Department Peng Minghai visited Belarus. The guests met with top officers of the Central Internal Affairs Office of the Belarusian Interior Ministry...

On-the-job training for Belarusian nuclear industry students in Russia, Europe
Their professors opt for advanced training at foreign nuclear centers. For instance, the Belarusian National Technical University sends its professors for advanced training to the IAEA, the national nuclear research university MEPhI in Moscow, the Nizhny Novgorod Technical University...

Makei to attend OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna 7-8 December
The Ministerial Council is the largest annual event held by the OSCE to review the current situation in the region, evaluate its activities and outline the tasks for the near future...