Events

Belarus lends heavy helicopter to Georgian fire fighters
Ten fire fighters are on board of the Belarusian helicopter...

Khachaturov to visit CSTO member states ahead of Collective Security Council session in Minsk
On 23-25 August, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Yuri Khachaturov will visit Kazakhstan...

Plans to raise first class pay rate in Belarus soon
“Enterprises and industries have now the opportunity to consider raising wages. The requirement remains unchanged for the private sector"...

Russia approves $700m loan to Belarus
Under the draft agreement, the loan shall be given for a period of 10 years. The funds shall be made available in Russian rubles and shall be used to refinance the previous loan extended to Belarus by the Russian Federation...

Dapkiunas, Guterres discuss ways of enhancing UN efficiency
The parties exchanged opinions on the ways to enhance the efficiency of the United Nations, including in the context of Antonio Guterres’ proposed plans to reform the organization in the area of peace and security...

Aide to Russian president, U.S. representative for Ukraine meeting in Minsk
The U.S Department of State stated earlier that the meeting would focus on Russian-Ukrainian relations...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II
“You are doing a lot for the promotion of ideals of kindness, mercy, and accord in the society, are making a big contribution to the development of peaceful constructive dialogue between various religious denominations and states,” the felicitation message reads...

Belarus president sends birthday greetings to Andrei Konchalovsky
The head of state remarked that Andrei Konchalovsky is a great master dedicated to his work, a person constantly trying to reach the heights of his profession...

Lukashenko sends St. Stephen’s Day greetings to Hungary
“The Belarusian-Hungarian relations are vigorously developing, there are good prospects for the further expansion of cooperation in all avenues for the benefit of our people,” the message of greetings reads...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Afghanistan
The head of state expressed confidence that relying on the existing positive experience of interaction in various industries, Belarus and Afghanistan will continue expanding their ties for the benefit of the two nations...

Belarus, France discuss problem of international terrorism
Due to the terrorist attacks, which happened in Barcelona, Spain on 17-18 August, the sides underlined the topicality of fighting the threat of terrorism...

Belarus, Mexico to expand bilateral relations
The parties talked over the issues related to the development of the Belarusian-Mexican cooperation in the political, trade and economic areas, the ways to intensify the ministerial dialogue and inter-parliamentary cooperation...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Spain over terrorist attack victims
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has expressed condolences to King Felipe VI of Spain, families and friends of the victims of the terrorist attack in Barcelona and Cambrils. The head of state emphasized that the Belarusian nation mourns together with all Spaniards...

Minsk hosts Belarus-Uzbekistan ministerial consultations on international legal matters
The Belarusian delegation was led by the head of the legal department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Metelitsa and the Uzbek delegation by head of the legal department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mirvohid Azimov...

Belarus-EU relations discussed in Bulgaria
The development of relations between Minsk and Brussels were discussed in the light of Bulgaria’s forthcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018...

Belarus embassy in Madrid sets up helpline in the wake of terror attacks
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses sincere condolences to the loved ones of the victims of the terror attacks in Spain and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured,” the ministry added...

Belarus, Laos to continue cooperation in international organizations
The sides discussed topical aspects of Belarus-Laos cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology, pharmaceutics, and other areas of mutual interest...

Belarus, Afghanistan to advance cooperation in justice
The sides are interested in working to sign agreements on mutual legal aid in civil and criminal cases...

Belarusian Parliament plans to ratify agreements with Georgia, Sudan at autumn session
The first bill involves the ratification of the intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and Georgia on promotion and mutual protection of investments...

Condolences over passing of Vera Glagoleva
The head of state emphasized that the creative legacy of Vera Glagoleva was included in the Soviet and Russian art treasury...