Events

Plans to implement chemical safety project in Belarus, Ukraine
Plans have been made to analyze the situation with the population morbidity rate, environmental pollution, and products involving chemicals...

Plans to develop program for EaP countries as part of EU Horizon 2020
"Belarus is an active participant of the European initiative Horizon 2020. Belarusian scientists have become partners in 30 projects and received approximately €6 million within the framework of this program"...

Belarus’ central bank to launch cyber security unit in 2018
He noted that the establishment of such unit has just begun. “Therefore I would not want to speak about the exact launch date,” he added...

Kobyakov goes to Luxembourg on working visit
Andrei Kobyakov will take part in the Belarusian-European Investment Forum to be held in Luxembourg on 27 October. The main aim of the event is to provide an efficient and result-oriented multi-level platform to establish sustainable interaction between the Belarusian financial institutions and business entities and European partners and to promote strong sectors of the Belarusian economy (IT, logistics) in the Western business community...

Belarus gets $200m as fifth tranche of EFSD loan
In 2016-2017 the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development transferred a total of $1.6 billion to Belarus...

Belarus, United States discuss bilateral relations
The development of the Belarusian-U.S. relations were discussed at a meeting between Head of the America Department of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pavel Pustovoi and Deputy Director of the Bureau for East European Affairs of the U.S. Department of State Brian Roraff...

Belarus against delays in formation of common markets in EAEU
"I would like to recall that Belarus made certain concessions as it was signing the EAEU Treaty and agreed to discuss the formation of the common energy resource markets in the most distant future"...

Belarus, Poland intend to boost trade up to $4bn
The latest statistics show that Belarus-Poland trade has been recovering amid improving economic situation and growing demand for Belarusian products...

Belarus calls for national efforts to combat demand for ‘human commodity’
The head of the Belarusian delegation spoke in the capacity of rapporteur during the thematic session on the increased risks for smuggling and trafficking in human beings arising from large movements of refugees and migrants...

Belarus, Pakistan to sign agreement on cooperation in manufacturing, R&D
The Belarusian ambassador noted the importance of reliable partners in providing mutual assistance with the promotion of industrial goods in Belarus and Pakistan...

Belarus hopes for Poland’s support in trade liberalization with EU
In his words, the reduction of the duty on Belarusian wood-based plate materials would have the most favorable effect on the cost of furniture produced in Poland. This would benefit both the Belarusian and Polish economies...

Belarus’ PM arrives in Yerevan for Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting
The heads of government of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia are expected to discuss the formation of the common markets of natural gas, oil and oil products...

Work with people’s petitions discussed at government conference hosted by Lukashenko
Spokesperson for the Belarus President Natalya Eismont told reporters after the event. All the issues outlined by Alexander Lukashenko at the beginning of the meeting were discussed in detail...

Eurasian integration prospects discussed at international conference in Minsk
The Eurasian Economic Union, as a relatively new integration association, attracts the attention of politicians, experts, and the general public both in the EAEU member states and from abroad...

Belarus' foreign minister comments on Nord Stream 2 project
"In the past, we were ready to lay the second branch of this gas pipeline to Europe. However, some countries, like Poland, were against the project"...

Artificial hype around Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2017
Vladimir Makei underlined that Belarus would like to make its own contribution to peace and stability in Europe because the country has suffered a lot in the past, during world wars...

Makei does not rule out extension of visa-free stay in Belarus to 30 days
"We did this unilaterally, although we are now discussing two agreements with the EU: on readmission an on visa facilitation. Our initiative is meant to facilitate Belarus-EU business contacts and promote the development of tourism"...

Belarus calls for conflicting sides to make peace
In his words, it was the reason why Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko came forward with the idea of “integration of integrations” several years ago...

Belarus satisfied with advancement of relations with European Union
"But it is necessary to move on. First of all, we have to create a modern legal foundation for our cooperation"...

Belarus to help inventory Armenian forests
The project to inventory Armenian forests is a new direction in cooperation between Belarusian and Armenian wood growers...