Events

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...

Polish, Sudanese MPs to visit Belarus in late August
According to the source, a delegation of Polish MPs led by Vice Speaker of the lower chamber of the Polish parliament Ryszard Terlecki is expected to visit Belarus on 30 August – 1 September...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Indonesia
“This holiday is a symbol of national pride and unity and the Indonesian people,” the message of greetings reads...

Lukashenko to inspect harvesting progress in eastern parts of Belarus
On 16 August the Belarus president used a helicopter to fly over the eastern part of Minsk Oblast and most of the districts in Mogilev Oblast in order to take a look at harvesting operations from up high

Oleg Mishchenko appointed Armed Forces’ chief signal officer
The head of state also appointed Yuri Shaplavsky head of the Transport Department of the Defense Ministry...

Revenues of Belarus’ central state budget expected to grow by 6.2% in 2018
“We cannot spend more than we earn and we have to live within means. Revenues of the central state budget are expected to grow by 6.2% in 2018”...

Belarus, Afghanistan to set up joint committee on trade, economic cooperation
An agreement between the governments of the two countries was signed by Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov and Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah...

Pakistan reaffirms its interest in developing cooperation with Belarus
The meeting discussed the current cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries, the measures to develop the legal framework of bilateral relations and the schedule of visits on various levels...

Belarus’ contribution to IAPR hailed as important
The International Association of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations was founded in 1988 at the initiative of a number of heads of mission of UN Member States...

Prosecutor general’s offices of Belarus, Georgia agree to step up cooperation
The meeting will promote further development of mutual cooperation between the supervisory agencies of the two countries...

Belarus, Afghanistan discuss prospects of cooperation in machine building, mining
It was mentioned during the talks that the most promising avenues of cooperation are machine-building and instrument-making, petrochemistry, oil processing, agriculture, military and technical cooperation, personnel training, and healthcare...

Alexander Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Valentin Sukalo
“Your dedicated and productive work is an example of true service to people. They know you as an honest and committed leader, a person with high inner culture,” the felicitation message reads...

Belarus, China to sign protocol on border cooperation
From the point of view of the large-scale international initiative cooperation of all agencies at the border plays a vital role in security...

Lukashenko approves draft visa waiver agreement with Paraguay for diplomats
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to hold the negotiations on the draft document and sign it if an agreement on the issue is reached...

Prime minister of Afghanistan arrives in Belarus on visit
In Belarus Abdullah Abdullah is expected to negotiate with Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov. International documents will be signed as a result...

Calls to revisit five-point academic grading scale in Belarus
“The ten-point grading scale was introduced in Belarus ten years ago. There are many questions relating to the ten-point system. Sometimes we have seen subjective attitudes in the knowledge evaluation. We do not have unsatisfactory grades. Because one point is also a grade that evaluates knowledge"...