Events

CSTO foreign ministers adopt three joint statements
Taking part in the meeting was CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov. He informed the ministers about the preparations for the CSTO Collective Security Council session scheduled for late November in Minsk...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Armenia
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Opinion: Zapad 2017 has shown a high level of military training and openness
“The exercise has demonstrated a high level of training, the interaction of the regional group of forces, and also transparency and openness,” the expert noted. In his words, Zapad 2017 was organized in compliance with all international standards...

Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 4 October
According to the diplomat, on 20 September the subgroup on economic affairs focused on discussing water supply...

Belarus, Russia’s Tyumen Oblast to step up cooperation
"The development of the peat industry is also important for us. Belarus boasts serious accomplishments in this field"...

Russian aircraft to leave Belarus within 48 hours after Zapad 2017 exercise
The Russian aircraft, which took part in the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2017, are starting to return to their permanent stations...

ICRC views observation of Zapad 2017 as milestone in cooperation with Belarus
The ICRC representative emphasized full transparency in cooperation between the International Committee of the Red Cross and all the countries, including Belarus and Russia...

Belarus, Slovenia to prepare agreement on cooperation in nuclear, radiation safety
The meeting took place at premises of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The sides agreed to advance bilateral cooperation and formalize it by preparing the relevant agreement on cooperation...

Contact group on Ukraine resumes talks in Minsk
The previous talks were held in Minsk on 6 September...

Lukashenko commends participants of Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017
The Belarusian head of state congratulated the military personnel on the successful completion of the army exercise. He wished them every success in their military service in the name of security and peaceful labor of the two brotherly nations...

Belarus-Mongolia economic cooperation on the rise
During the meeting of the Belarus-Mongolia joint commission, the sides discussed the prospects of cooperation in agriculture, food and light industry, transport, mining, construction, urban development, healthcare and environment...

Belarus looking into setting up ICC National Committee
BCCI Chairman Vladimir Ulakhovich discussed this initiative with Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce Peter Mihok. They also reviewed the prospects for BCCI-ICC cooperation...

Belgian parliamentary delegation to visit Belarus on 21-23 September
The delegation will meet with Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives Boleslav Pirshtuk and the members of the working group of the National Assembly of Belarus on cooperation with the Belgian Parliament...

Attempt to discredit Belarusian-Russian military exercise dismissed as unprofessional
The president advised those who attempted to discredit the Belarusian-Russian military exercises “to learn to do it.” The head of state stressed that with the Belarusian army strength at 75,000 men, the presence of several thousands of Russian troops in Belarus would change nothing"...

Lukashenko’s, Putin’s separate participation in Zapad 2017 army exercise explained
“We reached an agreement that since the main action will take place here [in Belarus] while a lot of action will take place in Leningrad Oblast, the president of Russia will keep an eye on the wargames in the north while I will do the same in the center”...

Makei, Steiner discuss cooperation in achieving SDGs
The UNDP head, for his part, confirmed the readiness for further cooperation with Belarus on overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. Achim Steiner also expressed interest in further development of cooperation in achieving SDGs...

Working groups on Ukraine reconvene in Minsk
Martin Sajdik, the OSCE’s special representative in the trilateral contact group on Ukraine, stated then that the school armistice in the Donbass area helped reduce the number of ceasefire violations by 67%...

Belarus, Kazakhstan to discuss roadmap for cooperation in Karaganda
"We are planning to sign the agreement and the program on social and economic cooperation between Belarus and Kazakhstan till 2026"...

Belarus president attends Zapad 2017 army exercise
The helicopter of the head of state landed at the 227th combined arms exercise area (Borisovsky)...

Belarus, Russia provide exhaustive answers about Zapad 2017
"Everything has been done to avoid the exercise turning into a factor of political irritation"...