Events

MPs to consider equal rights of citizens of Belarus and Russia
The workshop participants will discuss the equal rights of citizens, which is one of the priorities of the Union State...

Slovak military inspect Belarusian army unit
The inspection group will include four military inspectors from Slovakia and one inspector from Hungary, Spain, the United States and the Czech Republic each...

Minsk to host CSTO Coordinating Council for Emergency Situations on 17 October
Cooperation is coordinated by the Coordinating Council on Emergency Situations which was set up by decision of the Collective Security Council in October 2007...

UNFPA to allocate nearly $1m to Belarus ahead of 2019 population census
"With regard to the assistance from international organizations ahead of the Belarus census 2019, I can say that the sums are not small"...

Belarus, Ukraine discuss joint inland waterway project
Water transport is in high demand in other European countries. “This is quite a low-cost transport and a promising line of business," the ambassador added...

New head of Swiss Embassy Office begins his tenure in Minsk
"During the meeting the parties discussed the topical issues of bilateral political dialogue, the status and prospects for expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation between Belarus and Switzerland"...

MPs to discuss Belarus-Russia Union military doctrine
Members of the commission will be made familiar with progress in working out the Military Doctrine of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and with results of the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2017, said the press service...

Visit of European commissioner Johannes Hahn to Minsk postponed
"We regret that the visit has been postponed. The Belarusian side is interested in continuing and developing cooperation with the European Union"...

Belarus, Pakistan to expand legal framework of cooperation
The statement was made at the meeting of Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich with Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Mian Raza Rabbani on the sidelines of the 137th IPU Assembly in Saint Petersburg...

Mikhail Myasnikovich plans to visit China
Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich plans to visit China after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The matter was discussed at the meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the China National People's Congress Zhang Ping...

Belarus plans to open consulates in Malaga, Barcelona
Belarus’ Ambassador Pavel Latushko with Director General of Bilateral Relations met with European Union Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain Juan Lopez Herrera in Madrid...

Preparations for next forum of regions of Belarus, Russia discussed
In particular, Mikhail Myasnikovich pointed out that the next forum of regions of Belarus and Russia will take place in Mogilev in 2018. The city will play host to the main meetings and negotiations within the framework of the forum...

Belarusian government delegation to visit Brazil in November
On 13 October Anatoly Kalinin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Belarus Paulo Antonio Pereira Pinto...

Belarus, World Bank working out new projects in water supply, MSW treatment
As part of the participation in the annual meeting of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, Belarus’ Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky met with the heads of global practices at the World Bank...

Russia’s Vologda Oblast to consider launching direct air service with Belarus
“Considering the further development of the Russian-Belarusian machine-building cluster in Cherepovets, we may come to need the direct air service. We will consider this issue in the near future,” the governor said...

Parliaments of Belarus, Azerbaijan intend to develop forward-looking agenda for two countries
"Parliaments should develop a forward-looking agenda. It is, first and foremost, about the economic security"...

Belarus-Ecuador interstate dialogue discussed in Quito
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Ecuador Igor Poluyan met with Ecuadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces to discuss the development of the interstate dialogue at the highest level...

Belarus’ MPs to attend CSTO PA, CIS IPA, IPU Assembly events
The first ones to start are the events of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA)...

Belarus’ State Forensics Committee, Russia’s Interior Ministry sign agreement on cooperation
Experts of the two countries will be able to exchange experience in the developing areas of their activity, hold joint research, provide practical and methodic mutual assistance...

Savonlinna to host Belarus-Finland economic forum
Belarus’ First Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Krutoi met with a delegation from Southern Savonia, Finland on 12 October...