Events

Harstedt praises constructive contacts with Belarusian authorities at OSCE PA session in Minsk
The representatives of the OSCE PA, and also of the delegations of Azerbaijan, Germany, Sweden and other countries expressed gratitude to the Belarusian parliament for a high level of the organization of the 26th OSCE PA annual session...

Lukashenko ready to visit Venezuela to galvanize bilateral cooperation
“Three Belarusian-Venezuelan commissions have already been established. They have not convened to resolve problems for several years. I and the president have agreed that a Belarusian-Venezuelan commission will convene in Minsk in November"...

Belarus to discuss nuclear power plant project with Lithuania one more time before yearend
"Despite Lithuania’s stance that only a third independent party can resolve our conflict situation, we intend to contact our neighbors in order to initiate the third round of negotiations"...

Belarus, United States discuss cooperation prospects
During the working visit to the United States, which started on 3 October, the deputy minister met with Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of the United States Gary Litman to discuss the prospects of joint work in the development of trade and economic relations...

Belarus’ MFA develops systemic cooperation with honorary consuls
The first deputy minister stressed that all the honorary consuls have an indisputable authority in their countries and provide great assistance to Belarusian diplomatic representations abroad, ministries, agencies and industrial companies...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon
“Your many-year work aimed at the enhancement of peace and accord, improvement of living standards in Tajikistan, and promotion of the authority of the republic deserves profound respect,” the felicitation message reads...

Apostolic Nunciature in Belarus pledges support for traditional spiritual values
"After lengthy preparations and scrupulous work we mark a new milestone in the advancement of friendly relations between the Vatican and Belarus with the opening of the new building of the Vatican representative office in Belarus"...

Belarus thanks Roman Catholic Church for constructive approach to interfaith accord
"Various religions and faiths have coexisted in Belarus for centuries. They have formed a truly unique cultural image of our country"...

Ways to export more Belarusian products to Moldova discussed
The Belarusian delegation took part in the business forum Moldova Business Week 2017 on 3 October...

Belarus urges UN members to ban new WMD kinds by consensus
A representative of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in a session of the First Committee during the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly...

UNDP, Poland to implement healthy lifestyle projects in Belarus
The projects will promote healthy lifestyle and establish an accessible environment for sports activities for people of various ages and with different physical abilities...

Contact group on Ukraine in session in Minsk
The OSCE’s special representative in the trilateral contact group Martin Sajdik described the situation in Ukraine’s east after participants of the contact group pledged their adherence to the timeless ceasefire in view of the beginning of the new academic year...

Belarus calls for recognition of middle-income countries in UN system
According to the Belarusian diplomat, this category of states has not yet been covered by the United Nations’ systematic work...

Belarus, Vatican discuss prospects for cooperation
The visit of the high-ranking guest is timed to the official inauguration of a new building of the Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk and to the 25th anniversary of Belarus-Vatican diplomatic relations to be celebrated on 11 November...

Belarus-OSCE PA cooperation discussed in Andorra
While in Andorra, the Belarusian parliamentary delegation led by Vice Speaker Boleslav Pirshtuk, held a number of bilateral meetings, including OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen and OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella...

Belarus, Sudan discuss cooperation in power engineering, oil extraction
Ways to establish cooperation in power engineering were in the center of attention as a Belarusian delegation led by Energy Minister Vladimir Potupchik is visiting Sudan on 3-5 October...

Working groups on Ukraine resume talks in Minsk
According to the diplomat, the average number of ceasefire violations remains below the figure registered before 25 August, when the school armistice began...

Peter Dettmar praises Belarus-Germany cooperation
The diplomat stressed that over the 25 years of diplomatic relations the two states have come a long way to the intensification of cooperation. He expressed confidence that the two countries would continue developing active ties...

Belarus, Switzerland discuss expansion of trade cooperation
They also talked over the matters pertaining to the bilateral political dialogue and the prospects of inter-parliamentary cooperation between Belarus and Switzerland...

Belarus counts on Latvia in search for Scandinavian investments
In turn, the Belarusian side can enable favorable conditions for investors in the country, in particular, in pharmaceutics, biotechnology, and other cutting-edge areas...