Events

Belarus may open new diplomatic missions in Africa
Valentin Rybakov stressed that Belarus is working successfully on the African continent. “Today’s forum is a landmark event. Now we will be trying to do our best to help partners find each other. The continent is very promising, and there is great cooperation potential. We have something to offer to the African countries"...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Sweden
“The Republic of Belarus has always been committed to the development of mutually beneficial and respectful cooperation with the Kingdom of Sweden in all areas,” the message of greetings reads...

Belarus, Russia preparing intergovernmental agreement on mutual recognition of visas
For his part, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei stressed that the most important thing is that the sides should ensure that citizens of Belarus and Russia enjoy equal rights...

Novopolotsk establishes ties with China’s Heihe
“Interregional cooperation with Chinese towns and provinces is strengthening all over Belarus. Novopolotsk has already twinned with Chinese Weihai. Now we are expanding ties and have invited new potential partners from Heihe, the town with the population of two million. The delegation including six representatives of the administrative apparatus led by the secretary of the committee of the Communist Party of China in Heihe has arrived in Novopolotsk on a familiarization visit and will stay till 9 June,” the representatives of the Novopolotsk Town Hall explain...

Belarus, Russia see no military solution to crisis in Ukraine’s east
The document also reads that using the OSCE venue Belarus and Russia intend to continue coordinating approaches to the most topical items on the OSCE agenda and will push for reforming the organization, including the adoption of an OSCE charter. “We will continue working together with regard to the Council of Europe,” the document reads...

IMF mission arrives in Belarus
The IMF mission led by Peter Dohlman will be working in Belarus from 5 to 12 June. The IMF experts are expected to assess the country’s current economic policy and hold annual consultations with the Belarusian authorities under Article IV ahead of the IMF annual mission scheduled for October...

Lukashenko expresses condolences over terrorist attack in London
The head of state remarked that Belarus has learned the news about the terrorist attack with deep pain and sorrow. “The United Kingdom has been hit by a number of extremist attacks in recent time. I am convinced that such actions killing civilian people are inexcusable,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed...

Belarus condemns London terrorist attacks
“We strongly condemn the barbaric attacks in London. We extend condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack and wish the people of Britain to stay brave,” the message runs...

Minsk, China’s Changchun sign agreement on cooperation in tourism, culture
The document was signed during the visit of a Belarusian delegation led by Minsk Vice Mayor Andrei Domoratsky to the People’s Republic of China. The parties also discussed the prospects of strengthening cooperation between the two cities in the areas of trade, investment and education...

Belarusian army gets new batch of upgraded T-72B3 tanks
The new weapons guarantee a high probability of the target’s destruction when firing in motion and standing still up to 5km away. The automatic target tracker has made the gunner’s job easier. The tanks have been fitted with a new 125mm 2A46M-5 cannon with an improved barrel life, a new radio station Akveduk, new fire-fighting equipment, and new multichannel sights Sosna-U made by the Belarusian company Peleng...

Belarusian MPs to visit China in autumn
“We have plans to pay an official visit to China in autumn. Preparations are underway. But we need to finalize some details,” Mikhail Myasnikovich said. According to him, great expectations are associated with the projects of the Industry Ministry. “We have some proposals regarding the cooperation with BelAZ and Gomselmash. We need to polish them up by the time of the visit so that we could sign an agreement"...

Belarus’ Green Map voted among top five for UN WSIS Prizes 2017
Taking part in this year’s contest were 345 projects, with Belarus submitting two works. The contest was held ahead of the World Summit on the Information Society Forum which is due in Geneva on 12-16 June...

Belarus invites South Korea to hold meeting of MPs at IPU Assembly in St. Petersburg
According to Vladimir Andreichenko, there is a need to hold more high-level meetings in order to strengthen the mutually beneficial relations. “This year, the IPU Assembly will be hosted by St. Petersburg. During the assembly, we could arrange a meeting of delegations of our countries. This will be an important event in the bilateral relations”...

Belarus ready to consider visa facilitation with USA on mutual basis
“We are ready to consider any proposals, if there are any, on a mutual basis,” Vladimir Makei said. In his words, the talks on the liberalization of visa regulations between Belarus and the European Union continue. “We are working on corresponding agreements in a calm manner. It will take some time to solve technical issues on the agenda”...

Belarusian foreign minister voices concern over degrading international security mechanisms
“The major players show no readiness to look for a solution together. In fact, we are observing a war of nerves. There is only one thing worse than that: a return to a sort of block confrontation. It is evident that Belarus would be one of those caught in the middle of this confrontation. This is why we are very interested in preventing such developments,” the Belarusian foreign minister noted...

Makei: The East-West dialogue is in Belarus’ interests
“We are not going to choose any side. I do not like the fact that Belarus should be a bridge between the East and the West. We, proceeding from our national interests, are trying to suggest ideas that could help build a constructive dialogue between different opponents,” said Vladimir Makei...

Makei unveils details of upcoming NATO talks with Lavrov
“We will assess the situation on our common western borders. We, however, cannot proceed only from some hypothetical reasoning, threats or challenges. We should take a look at the real situation and decide on an adequate response,” he said...

Belarus, China discuss prospects for cooperation in culture
Belarus’ Culture Minister Boris Svetlov noted the important role of the Chinese Culture Center in Minsk and the Belarusian Culture Center in Beijing in expanding cultural exchanges. The participants discussed the state of bilateral exchanges and cooperation in the field of culture over the period since the first joint meeting of the commission, reviewed the cooperation between the organizations of culture and art of the Republic of Belarus and the People’s Republic of China...

Belarus-Italy cooperation increasingly vibrant
“The cooperation between our countries which relies on the principles of mutual understanding and trust, has a huge potential for development in all avenues,” the message of greetings reads...

MPs of Estonia, Kazakhstan to visit Belarus in June
The visit of Chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Issues of the Majilis (lower chamber) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Saparkhan Omarov is scheduled for 6-8 June. The Estonian delegation led by Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the State Assembly Hannes Hanso will be in Belarus on 8-10 June...