Events

Lukashenko: Values of the 1917 All-Belarusian Congress are still relevant
Reads a message of greetings from Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to guests and participants of the conference “The 1917 events in the historic destinies of Belarus”...

Belarus, Czech Republic seek more joint projects in energy sector
The meeting discussed possible ways of intensifying bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, including in trade, economic and investment areas...

Belarus to host parliamentary hearings on SDGs 19 December
Based on the results of the hearings we will determine the areas which we should prioritize in the first place and draw up the recommendations for the public authorities and other organizations on the balanced action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals...

Judicial officers of Belarus, France sign cooperation agreement
The Justice Ministry and the French National Chamber of Judicial Officers signed a memorandum following a meeting in Paris...

Tajikistan president on working visit in Belarus on 1 December
During an one-on-one meeting and extended-format talks, the heads of state will discuss the issues on the agenda of bilateral relations and also the participation in different integration associations, interaction in foreign policy...

Agreement on cooperation in security signed at CSTO summit in Minsk
The agreement is aimed at achieving the goals and targets set forth in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) strategy for the period up to 2025 adopted by the CSTO Collective Security Council on 14 October 2016...

CSTO to improve measures to prevent illegal migration
The document was drafted as part of the effort to implement the priority tasks brought forward by Belarus for the period of its CSTO presidency...

Belarus PM off to Sochi for SCO Heads of Government Council meeting
The meeting will focus on further promotion and expansion of trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation in the SCO. Belarus is taking part in the event as an observer...

Belarus sends draft agreement on mutual abolition of visas to UAE
In line with the protocol, holders of special passports of Belarus and the UAE can enter, stay, leave or transit through the territory of the other state without a visa for the period of up to 90 days...

Makei: Smooth interaction in foreign policy in CSTO
Great progress has been made in other fields named as top priorities of Belarus’ CSTO presidency. This refers, in particular, to stepping up the effort to counter present-day threats: terrorism, cybercrime, and drug trafficking...

CSTO heads of state in Belarus for summit
The heads of state are expected to adopt a number of decisions on various areas of the CSTO activity, including the priorities of the Belarusian presidency in the organization...

EU to implement new technical assistance program in Belarus to improve air quality
The European Union will continue to fund cross-border and regional projects in the Eastern Partnership region in the field of environmental protection and preventing climate change...

CSTO Councils joint meeting underway in Minsk
Belarus is represented at the meeting by Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei, Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov and State Secretary of the Security Council Stanislav Zas...

Belarus attends IMO Assembly
On the sidelines of the Assembly the Belarusian delegation held a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of the IMO Secretariat and other member states...

CSTO presidents arrive in Belarus for summit
The summiteers will take stock of Belarus’ presidency in the CSTO in 2017. Belarus’ presidency goals were to increase the influence of the organization in the international arena, enhance the operational readiness of the Collective Forces...

Belarus, Kazakhstan to step up cooperation to develop digital transport corridors
"We have to double the volume of container transit traffic. We have an ambitious plan we are pleased to support — transporting 1 million containers per annum by 2020 and 2 million by 2025"...

Belarus-Kazakhstan drone manufacturing project in the pipeline
The enterprise is supposed to be located in Kazakhstan. The sides have already discussed it. “A good and effective project is in the works,” noted the official...

Belarus, Slovenia sign memorandum of economic cooperation on third markets
The parties discussed trade, economic and investment cooperation, including interaction in the implementation of the agreements made during the visit of the Belarusian minister of foreign affairs to Slovenia in July 2017...

Belarus-Russia Union State budget size for 2018 unchanged
The volume of the next year’s budget is comparable to this year’s. Contributions from Belarus and Russia will traditionally make up its revenues. Rollover funds from previous years will add to the total...

Belarus, Vietnam to hold competition on joint sci-tech projects
The competition will include the priority areas of bilateral sci-tech cooperation: IT, biotechnologies, agro-technologies, new materials, electrooptic technologies...