Events

Vietnam president to visit Belarus soon
The diplomat reminded that Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko visited Vietnam in 2015. “A plan of joint action in the sphere of sport and tourism for the next three years was coordinated and a package of documents was signed"...

Belarus intends to continue cooperation with IAEA on BelNPP project
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov said as he met with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano...

Russia’s State Duma speaker to attend Union State PA session in Minsk
On 14-15 June the Belarusian capital will host the events of the 52nd session of the Union State Parliamentary Assembly. Vyacheslav Volodin will chair a session of the PA Council on 14 June and a plenary meeting on 15 June...

Belarus’ Council of Ministers discusses fiscal policy guidelines for 2018
According to the PM, two economic development scenarios, conservative and target-oriented, have been worked out for 2018. “The same as last year, the conservative scenario is suggested for forming the state budget. The target-oriented scenario of economic development meets the goals laid down in the 2020 Program"...

Prospects for resuming Belarus-Russia cooperation in potash industry discussed
The event brought together representatives of the Russian business and Belarusian potash industry executives. The sides discussed in detail the approaches to the potential resumption of cooperation and the situation on the global potassium chloride market...

Lukashenko: We will stage the Belarusian-Russian army exercise regardless of pressure
“You know perfectly well that Belarus is responsible for the western direction as part of the Union State [of Belarus and Russia] and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. It is Belarus’ responsibility area. Our entire army is focused on it together with the Russian Federation"...

Belarus ratifies intergovernmental agreement to facilitate mutual trade with Moldova
The document was inked in Chisinau in December 2016. It is designed to help reduce the time that it takes to pass customs clearance, and create conditions for simplifying the customs procedures for goods and vehicles moving between the two countries...

Minsk to host meeting on meteorological services to civil aviation
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, jointly with the Transport and Communications Ministry, will welcome representatives of the World Meteorological Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization in Minsk...

Lukashenko: New format of joint training of CSTO rapid response forces will be tested in autumn
“It is important not only to train the activities of troops in various regions of collective security in the common environment of the exercise but also to work out a plan of action to prevent modern challenges which have already acquired hybrid forms"...

Belarus submits IAEA’s SEED mission report to European Commission
“The report has been submitted to the Espoo Convention Secretariat. I would like to note that the session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention held in Geneva in 2014 suggested that Belarus could host such a mission"...

Belarus hails IAEA’s continued focus on safe nuclear energy development
Belarus’ representative took part in discussions about the agency’s draft annual report for 2016. Valentin Rybakov mentioned the growing scope of the agency’s work in assisting the member states with reaching the sustainable development goals...

Belarus’ efforts towards WTO accession commended
The sides agreed that the WTO Secretariat will circulate the first draft Working Party Report (final document) due to be reviewed at the 9th meeting of the WTO Working Party on Belarus’ accession in 2017...

Minsk to host major events on 13, 15 June as part of Belarus’ chairmanship in CSTO
The CSTO defense ministers are expected to discuss the joint schedule for training command units, forces, and assets of the CSTO’s collective security system in 2018...

Belarusian humanitarian aid arrives in Ukraine
According to Belarus’ Deputy Emergencies Minister Alexander Khudoleyev, the humanitarian aid crossed the Belarusian-Ukrainian border at 6.00 on 12 June. The motor column is now on its way to Kiev District, the home to the International Committee of the Red Cross mission...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Philippines
“I would like to use the opportunity to reaffirm Belarus’ interest in the further development of all-round ties between our countries, expansion of interaction within the framework of international organizations"...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Portugal
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa as the country celebrates Portugal Day...

Advancement of Belarus-Israel relations noted
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov met with Vice Speaker of the Israeli parliament Tali Ploskov...

Belarusian ambassador presents credentials to Emperor of Japan
During the ceremony, the Belarusian ambassador praised the contribution of the people of Japan to the effort to minimize the impact of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident on Belarus...

Belarus president attending Astana Expo 2017 opening ceremony
During the Astana Expo 2017 Belarus is represented by a national pavilion where visitors can learn about the latest Belarusian R&D projects and promising investment projects in an interactive way...

Belarus-Austria political engagement discussed at ministerial consultations in Vienna
The Belarusian delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko. During the consultations, the parties discussed the issues of Belarusian-Austrian relations, including the cooperation between the two countries in the political, trade, economic and other areas...