Events

Lukashenko orders perfect order ‘from roads to fields’ in Belarus in 2018
“Starting from roads, bridges and interchanges (the face of the country), fields, cities and villages, we are going to talk about today, to areas under crops – everything should be in a perfect order,” the Belarusian leader said...

Belarus president draws attention to development of small villages, isolated farmsteads
“There is another important matter I’ve already raised in public: the development of small villages and isolated farmsteads. The number of vacant houses is on the rise. We need to enable conditions for using such homes effectively”...

Makei: Belarus’ trade with most countries is growing
"Economic diplomacy deserves special attention because your participation in it is in especial demand," Vladimir Makei noted addressing the honorary consuls...

Makei: Honorary consuls contribute significantly to sustainable bridges between states
Vladimir Makei thanked the honorary consuls for their noble mission to protect the rights of the Belarusian citizens abroad. The minister also emphasized their considerable contribution to the recuperation of Belarusian children from the Chernobyl-hit regions...

Lukashenko instructs to monitor compliance with construction terms in Belarus
"There are rock-solid terms in investment agreements. For people as well. Starting from Minsk, we will inspect the observation of these terms in the near future"...

Makei: Belarus' cooperation with EU, USA is encouraging
"The atmosphere of relations with the EU and the USA is incrementally improving and we should move forward," the minister said. "Dialogue is what we all need"...

New impetus in negotiation process on Belarus’ WTO accession
According to Vladimir Makei, a lot of work has been done in this field. “The negotiation process will be over soon,” Vladimir Makei said...

Belarus against revolutionary ways of development
We do not want revolutions and choose an evolutionary way of development,” Vladimir Makei stressed...

Makei: Belarus is gaining ground as a reliable venue for talks on regional security
"Belarus’ consecutive and constructive steps as well as its recently voiced initiatives have contributed to the strengthening of Minsk’s position as a reliable venue for negotiating the matters of regional security"...

Belarusian military to inspect Slovenian air base
The inspection is held in line with the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures once in five years by every OSCE member state...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Donald Trump over Las Vegas shooting victims
“It with deep sorrow that Belarus has learned the news about numerous victims of a mass shooting at Las Vegas music festival. The cruelty and absurdity of this crime is shocking,” the message of condolences reads...

Results of Belarus-Russia Union programs in focus in Minsk on 5 October
In particular, the Union State MPs will discuss the programs, which were completed in 2012-2016 and results of their implementation. Progress in fulfilling the Union State budget in 2017 will be reviewed as well as the organization of the work to put together the next year’s budget...

Minsk to host CEI Parliamentary Assembly session on 28 November
Heads of the parliaments of 18 CEI member states are expected to take part in the session. The main slogan of Belarus’ presidency in CEI is "Intellectualization of the economy in the CEI region: Innovative production, management and human capital”...

Belarusian army unit off to participate in CSTO exercise
The exercise is divided into two stages and will take place Russia in on 3-5 October and in Armenia on 3-7 October. The ability of reconnaissance command units to manage their subordinates will be checked...

Working group in Belarus to deal with problems of foreign travelers in Belarus-Russia Union
The working group has been entrusted with working out technical requirements and ways of sharing information about visas (issued visas, annulled visas, invalidated visas, and withdrawn visas), residence permits, temporary residence permits...

Belarus, European Commission to launch new project in nuclear, radiation safety in 2018
The new project is meant to provide assistance to the Belarusian regulatory agency in nuclear and radiation safety – Gosatomnadzor...

Belarus’ cooperation with Moldova, Uzbekistan viewed as increasingly vibrant
“Belarus maintains traditionally friendly relations with Moldova. This year we have had many top-level contacts. We have been building the format of close interaction virtually in all areas,” Alexander Lukashenko remarked...

Bills on investments, private sector development in Belarusian parliament soon
The expansion of legally binding ownership guarantees will increase the public interest, will provide another motivation to start new business projects, will encourage more Belarusians to pursue entrepreneurship careers...

UK praises cooperation prospects with Belarus
Alan Duncan noted that over 25 years of diplomatic relations Belarus and the UK have made a considerable progress in the development of bilateral cooperation. "I think the prospects are good. We would like them to be even better," said Alan Duncan...

Belarus’ honorary consulate opens in Bordeaux
Ambassador of Belarus to France Pavel Latushko handed over Belarus’ national flag and emblem to Honorary Consul Andrei Shevchenko in a festive atmosphere. He will conduct his activities in the consular district including the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the third largest in terms of France’s GDP...