Events

Lukashenko sends Republic Day greetings to Azerbaijan
“Great achievements of your country in various fields are acknowledged by the global community and serve as reference points for other states,” the head of state remarked...

Lukashenko: Border guards ensure the inviolability of the Belarusian borders
Loyalty to the best traditions, eagerness to enhance them and protect the borders of the Republic of Belarus have been and still are the priorities for the current generation of border guards,” the message of greetings reads. “When on duty, border guards close the channels of illegal migration and trafficking, prevent the spread of international terrorism"...

Lukashenko in favor of more people speaking Belarusian
“I am totally against forcing school students to speak one state language only. We have two state languages: Russian and Belarusian. It is up to individuals to decide whether they want to study disciplines in Belarusian or Russian”...

Thai parliamentary delegation to visit Belarus
It is planned that the delegation will take part in a business forum which will be held in the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Belarus president shares childhood dreams
"To be honest: I had one single wish. The village where I lived was not very developed, and I saw how the people struggled, how they lived. I had one immense desire to take an area, a farm and do something good for these people,” Alexander Lukashenko noted...

Lukashenko supports idea to create youth parliament in Belarus
“If you want to do it, I will support you. I like the idea,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed. “You can even make the two-chamber parliament. I will give a corresponding instruction to let you visit the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic on certain days"...

Lukashenko signs decree on republican system for public security monitoring
The document envisages the development of exiting video surveillance complexes for the maintenance of public order by creating a centralized monitoring system on the basis of unified technical regulations. The main objective is to monitor public security for ensuring public order, prevention and detection of crimes and other wrongdoings, search for criminals and missing persons...

Lukashenko: Centralized tests will be fully in sync with school curriculum this year
“We are busy approximating the centralized testing with the school curriculum. This year the new education minister made me a promise that all the centralized tests would be based on the school curriculum. This year they will fully correspond to it,” the head of state underlined...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
“You can be leaders in labor collectives, too. A true leader is more than a manager of a large enterprise, a city administration, a district administration, a central government, more than the country’s president. A true leader always leads people, too. I hope a lot you are this kind of people,” noted the head of state...

Presidents of Belarus, Israel exchange greetings on 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
“The relations between our countries which have always relied on mutual respect were established long before the creation of modern states. The many-year history of cohabitation of Belarusians and Jews on the Belarusian soil, entwinement of people’s fates and their tragic past against the backdrop of the events of the Great Patriotic War make up a solid foundation uniting the two countries"...

Belarus-Georgia ties increasingly vibrant
The head of state stressed that the Belarusian-Georgian ties are strengthening every year, filling with new initiatives and cooperation avenues. Alexander Lukashenko expressed confidence that the constructive relations between Belarus and Georgia relying on the principles of friendship, mutual understanding and equal-based dialogue will be increasingly vibrant for the benefit of the two states...

Belarus to add more sites to UNESCO lists
Acting as the chairman of the national commission on UNESCO affairs, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei held a conference on promoting Belarusian sites into UNESCO lists on 25 May. Participants of the conference discussed a large number of matters relating to the implementation of Belarus’ commitments to follow UNESCO conventions on cultural affairs and the preservation of historical and cultural legacy...

Belarus, Russia discuss cooperation with OSCE, CoE
During the consultations, the parties discussed the interaction with the OSCE and the Council of Europe, the development of a dialogue with the European Union and NATO”...

Political, economic cooperation in focus of Belarusian-Croatian ministerial consultations
The parties reviewed a wide range of issues of the Belarusian-Croatian relations in the political, trade and economic avenues...

Lukashenko: Good money in ice hockey for good results only
“There will be no money without normal results,” the president stressed. “Your salaries will depend on your results. You are aware of my requirements. If you are ready to earn money yourselves without state subsidies pay as big salaries as you want. But if you take money from the budget be ready to work hard”...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Jordan
“I am convinced that friendly Belarus-Jordan relations and mutually beneficial cooperation will be vigorously developing in the future”...

Czech Republic, Belarus need closer regional ties
!Minsk Oblast is a flagship in this cooperation. It has been actively cooperating with one of the Czech regions. The partners have signed a joint memorandum on cooperation and set goals. At today’s meeting in the oblast executive committee I have suggested choosing a Czech region for cooperation with Vitebsk Oblast. I am talking about cooperation between businessmen and in the areas of sport, education, and economy,” Milan Ekert is confident...

Moldovan prime minister to visit Belarus on 6-7 June
The Moldovan delegation will include Vice Prime Minister, Economy Minister Octavian Calmic, Culture Minister Monica Babuc. A large delegation representing Moldovan business circles will also arrive in Minsk. A national exposition of Moldovan enterprises will be arranged as part of the 27th international agricultural expo Belagro...

Belarus, Iran sign agreement on cooperation in customs matters
After the signing ceremony, Chairman of the Belarusian State Customs Committee Yuri Senko told the media that the document will enable the two countries to reduce customs formalities...

CIS Plenipotentiaries to meet in Minsk on 30 May
The plenipotentiaries plan to review seven questions. Primarily, they will sum up the results of the CIS Heads of State Council summit and outline the measures to implement the decisions adopted...