Events

Belarus to attend PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy meetings
The PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy meetings will take place on 9-12 October...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss preparations for EAEU, CIS summits in Sochi
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin discussed the current state of affairs in the Belarusian-Russian cooperation and the trends in this field...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Russia President Vladimir Putin
“People in our country appreciate your contribution to the development of the Belarusian-Russian relations in the spirit of strategic partnership,” the Belarusian head of state remarked...

Makei: We cannot live on in a world dominated by confrontational rhetoric
Vladimir Makei stressed that peace-loving, universal, and timely initiatives for the international scene are some of the visiting cards of Belarus...

Belarus to strengthen alliance with Russia, wants good relations with EU
"I would like to emphasize once again: we want to be friends with everyone, we want to have equal relations with everyone – Russia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia"...

Belarus’ peace-loving nature emphasized
Tolerance, interethnic and interfaith accord represent some of the best traits of Belarus. The unique value of these phenomena is recognized today when the world is rattled by wars, civil conflicts, and terrorist attacks...

Makei: Discussions surrounding the BelNPP are largely politicized
"Today, no matter what insinuations are launched against the Belarusian nuclear power plant, primarily from the politically biased circles of Lithuania, the boycott of the plant will not work, even from the closest allies of Vilnius"...

Belarus described as regional security donor
Vladimir Makei asked the honorary consuls to focus on the country’s best traits as they promote Belarus’ image and interests in their consular districts...

Lukashenko demands reasonable cost of building silage and hay pits
“We have a program and will start to inject money in this branch. They will try to improve their financial standing and start spending $200,000 on silage and hay pits instead of $25,000”...

Belarus president wants iron discipline in Minsk Oblast
The head of state drew attention to careless attitudes of individual agricultural enterprises to areas under crops...

Belarus, USA want to continue dialogue on human rights
The sides discussed the observation of human rights by the states, including some contradictory topics for Belarus and the USA...

Belarus to put forward regional projects at EaP summit
"These are the projects that are of interest to Belarus and the neighboring countries, and they are aimed at obtaining concrete results, first of all, in such important areas as transit, transport infrastructure, trade and economic cooperation, and others"...

Belarus’ investment potential showcased in Austria
Restoring economic growth, reducing macroeconomic risks and implementing policy measures open a new window of opportunity for the Austrian business to invest in Belarus...

Conference of Belarus’ honorary consuls to become regular event
At the closing of the conference Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei summarized the results of the conference, emphasizing the mutual benefits from the open communication between the participants of the event and their direct familiarization with Belarus...

WTO leadership ready to support Belarus in accession talks
In turn, Alan Wolff stated that the WTO leadership highly appreciates the efforts of the Government of Belarus related to the WTO accession...

Two Belarus MPs make part of CIS IPA observation mission at Kyrgyzstan elections
The short-term monitoring envisages meetings with representatives of the parliament and government of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Election Commission, and also representatives of the election campaign teams of the presidential candidates...

Belarus-Mexico friendship group in Mexican parliament
Alexander Aleksandrov took part in the solemn ceremony of signing the act on establishing the Mexico-Belarus friendship group in the Mexican parliament...

Belarus, Sudan to step up cooperation
While in Sudan members of the Belarusian delegation held a number of meetings and negotiation sessions. The sides exchanged opinions about a large number of matters on the bilateral agenda...

Lukashenko, Rahmon discuss bilateral cooperation development by telephone
The heads of state pointed out the interest in the further enactment of Belarus-Tajikistan cooperation. Special attention was drawn to the trade and economy, including to interaction in the manufacturing sector and agriculture, organization of the delivery of equipment to Tajikistan...

Venezuela to expand cooperation with Belarus in oil industry
The Belarusian-Venezuelan oil and gas extraction joint venture Petrolera BeloVenezolana has been working in Venezuela since 2007, with seven oil fields and six gas fields in development...