Events

Belarus, UAE to cooperate in forensic examination
The document is expected to take the bilateral contacts to the next level. Colleagues from the UAE are interested in training forensic examination professionals specializing in explosives, fires, drugs, and human DNA...

Belarus presents Voluntary National Review at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Belarus’ representative stressed the country’s intention to engage in the implementation of the sustainable agenda the mechanism of parliamentary hearings and national consultations involving a wide range of partners, including civil society...

Makei discusses 'sensitive' issues, Belarus-EU cooperation with MEPs
The sides also exchanged views on the key matters of Belarus’ cooperation with the EU and the EP in politics, trade, economy, education, and other fields, and also discussed the situation in the region...

Belarus to present Voluntary National Review on SDGs at UN high-level political forum
Marianna Shchetkina is attending the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to discuss ways to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted by UN Member States at the UN summit in September 2015...

Belarus General Prosecutor's Office signs cooperation agreement with Tajikistan
The agreement provides for interaction, within the scope of competence of the public prosecution bodies of Belarus and Tajikistan, in protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, combating crime, including its organized forms such as terrorism, corruption, trafficking in arms...

Belarus discusses dialogue with EU with Germany, France
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko met with the delegations of the German and French foreign ministries...

Belarus to invite over 80 international observers for Zapad 2017 army exercise
“We look forward to the arrival of observers from our neighbors — Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Observers from Estonia, Sweden, and Norway have been invited as part of bilateral agreements. A total of over 80 observers will be invited,” noted Andrei Ravkov...

Iceland’s ambassador back in Belarus after 10-year hiatus
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland to Belarus Berglind Asgeirsdottir on the occasion of the beginning of her diplomatic mission in Belarus...

Belarus, EU to discuss human rights in Brussels 20 July
The sides plan to review the progress in the implementation of Belarus’ National Human Rights Action Plan. They will also discuss the issue of death penalty, the improvement of Belarus’ election laws...

CSTO heads of state to meet in Minsk by yearend
“A declaration to mark the 25th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty and the 15th anniversary of the organization will be prepared for the next session of the CSTO Collective Security Council. The secretariat has already drafted the document which will be discussed and submitted to the heads of state”...

MEPs to visit Minsk to discuss Belarus-EU cooperation
The MEPs will meet with the Belarusian ministers and MPs to review the key matters of the EU-Belarus bilateral relations and the remaining obstacles to closer cooperation...

Makei: Helsinki 2 initiative can help move from hostile rhetoric to a negotiating process
“Very soon we [the world] will understand the urgent need to move from hostile rhetoric to a negotiating process, and search for mutually acceptable solutions to the existing issues. This can be done within the Helsinki 2 initiative,” Vladimir Makei is confident...

Assistance of Belarusian diaspora requested to bring back cultural property
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei remarked that Belarus has contacted the descendants of the Belarusian native Ignacy Domeyko, the person of national importance to Chile. “A meeting with the members of this family will take place in the near future"...

Makei: Belarus needs to intensify its WTO accession
“We need to remove as many barriers as we can in advancing our products to all the markets. We need to intensify (and we have been working hard) on our country’s accession to the World Trade Organization. This is important for the economic image of our country"...

Belarus’ foreign ministry, Belarusian diaspora to outline promising areas of cooperation
The Belarusian minister of foreign affairs took part in the 7th World Congress of Belarusians. Vladimir Makei emphasized his positive impressions of the meeting with the delegates. They voiced many interesting, useful and constructive ideas...

Belarus working on new ideas to bring peace to Ukraine
The Belarusian minister of foreign affairs said: “We are very interested in continuing the peace process in Ukraine in a more dynamic manner.” Vladimir Makei explained that apart from economic losses the aggravated conflict entails other kinds of danger such as the possible smuggling of weapons and illegal migration...

Belarusian, Chinese rescuers discuss joint disaster risk reduction initiatives
“The agenda included matters related to the promotion of joint initiatives to ensure fire safety, raise public safety awareness, and reduce risk of disasters,” the Belarusian ministry said...

Ecuador endorses double taxation agreement with Belarus
The document is meant to avoid double taxation and prevent property and real estate tax evasion. The agreement was endorsed by the Belarusian and Ecuadorian governments in 2016...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to France
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to French President Emmanuel Macron and the people of France as the country celebrates National Day...

Belarus to host delegations from Vietnam, Laos
The Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Tuan Phong, deputy head of the Commission for External Relations of the Central Committee of the communist Party of Vietnam, will visit Belarus on 14-15 July...