Events

Lukashenko: No reasons for price growth in Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko said when approving the appointment of new heads of the local administrations...

Belarus to discuss international public law in Strasbourg
On 21-22 September Strasbourg will play host to the 54th meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) at the Council of Europe...

Russian paratroopers on the move for Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise
Communication nodes and command stations are being deployed in the field near staging areas and airfields. Special hardware is being prepared for transportation to the airfields...

Kobyakov, Medvedev discuss Belarus-Russia cooperation over phone
The sides exchanged views on topical issues of Belarus-Russia cooperation in the bilateral format and in integration associations...

IAEA expert missions to Belarusian nuclear power plant to be discussed in Vienna
The number includes ways to bolster international cooperation in nuclear safety, ways to ensure nuclear security, the development of nuclear science and technologies, guarantees of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons...

Over 80 observers attend Zapad 2017 exercise
"Belarus has invited two representatives from the UN, OSCE, NATO, the ICRC and also the CSTO Secretariat, the CSTO United Headquarters, the Secretariat of the CIS Defense Ministers Council, the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, and the Union State"...

Lukashenko: Training of scientists is a crucial condition of innovative development
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants of the scientific and practical conference System of State Attestation of Scientific Workers of Higher Qualification which is timed to the 25th anniversary of the Higher Attestation Commission...

Belarusian-Russian regional military force begins Zapad 2017 exercise
According to the source, command posts have been deployed, the command system is fully operational...

Belarus’ MFA urges to refrain from harsh statements about Belarusian-Ukrainian relations
Dmitry Mironchik said that he looked through the statement by the Ukrainian minister...

Artificial tensions around Belarusian nuclear power plant
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman was asked about the Lithuanian government’s plan to block the import of electricity the Belarusian nuclear power plant will generate...

More efficient use of state-owned assets seen as shared goal of Belaurs, EBRD
“We are learning a lot from you, you have big experience. Accumulating this experience, you see a rational kernel in Belarusian approaches concerning the sale of state-owned assets. We have a shared goal, which is the efficient use of state-owned assets”...

Russian tank units to be redeployed to Belarus for Zapad 2017 within 24 hours
According to the concept of the exercise, the regional force will counter conditional extremist groups penetrating into the territory of the Union State for terrorism-related activities...

Military commanders receive instructions for Zapad 2017 drills
"Chiefs of the Belarusian and Russian general staffs will be supervising the Zapad 2017 drills which are the final stage of the joint training program of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces"...

Belarus to attend 38th AIPA General Assembly
According to Dmitry Shevtsov, the main issues on the agenda of the General Asembly in Manila, the Philippines will be anti-terrorist efforts and the fight against drugs trafficking...

Chinese parliament delegation to visit Belarus on 14-17 September
The MPs will be made familiar with the operation of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone and will visit a number of companies...

Interior ministries of Belarus, Finland to develop cooperation
The interior ministries of Belarus and Finland will develop cooperation. A memorandum of understanding between the interior ministries of the two countries was signed during the visit of the Belarusian delegation led by Interior Minister Igor Shunevich...

Belarus to take part IAEA General Conference session in Vienna
A Belarusian delegation led by Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk will take part in the 61st session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which will take place in Vienna, Austria on 18-22 September...

Belarusian MPs, international experts discuss death penalty issues
International experts are in Belarus solely for the purpose of informing the public on the subject of the death penalty. Citizens will afterwards decide on this issue on their own...

Belarus’ Healthcare Ministry, WHO/Europe discuss draft plan of cooperation till 2019
The 67th session of the WHO Regional Office for Europe is taking place in Budapest. The Belarusian delegation led by Deputy Healthcare Minister Vyacheslav Shilo attended it. He delivered a report on the national experience regarding the issues on the agenda...

Defense Ministry: Belarus strictly adheres to its international arms control obligations
Oleg Voinov noted that the OSCE and NATO member states actively take advantage of their opportunities envisaged by the international arms control agreements...