Events

Belarus to defend interests of medium-income countries at ECOSOC forum in New York
During the forum Valentin Rybakov will present Belarus’ approaches to financing from the point of view of reaching the sustainable development goals. Apart from that, participation in the high-level forum will be used to advance Belarus’ initiative in favor of taking into account interests of medium-income countries...

Minsk to host CEI Parliamentary Committee session 30 May
Eleven CEI member states (Austria, Italy, Poland, Moldova, Slovenia, Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Croatia) have already confirmed their participation in the upcoming event. The session will be dedicated to the intellectualization of economy in the CEI region, innovative manufacturing, management, and human potential...

Accreditation of journalists for OSCE PA session in Minsk starts
“Journalists can now address the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for getting accreditation for the event. All the necessary information is available on the website of our ministry. The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly with the International Secretariat of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will do its best to ensure comfortable working conditions,” Dmitry Mironchik said...

Estonian foreign minister to visit Belarus 23 May
The sides are set to discuss a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in the light of Estonia's Presidency in the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2017. Particular attention will be paid to the prospects of interaction between Belarus and the European Union, and Belarus’ participation in the Eastern Partnership initiative...

Nikolic may continue supervising Belarus-Serbia relations after his presidential term expires
He remarked that the same role can be formalized in relation to Belarus. “We have advanced our relations to such a high level that they will never worsen,” Tomislav Nikolic is convinced. The Serbian president thanked for the Order of Friendship of Peoples and emphasized a special attitude of the Belarusian leader to his country...

Lukashenko awards Order of Friendship of Peoples to Tomislav Nikolic
The state award was presented in recognition of Tomislav Nikolic’s personal contribution to the enhancement of peace, friendly relations and cooperation between Belarus and Serbia. At the one-on-meeting Alexander Lukashenko and Tomislav Nikolic will discuss the current state of Belarus-Serbia relations, the implementation of investment projects and the results of cooperation in the past years...

Serbia president arrives in Belarus on working visit
It is expected that Tomislav Nikolic and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will meet at the Palace of Independence on 18 May. Alexander Lukashenko will present the Order of Friendship of Peoples to Tomislav Nikolic in recognition of his huge contribution to the enhancement of peace, friendly relations and cooperation between Belarus and Serbia...

Draft agreement on status and privileges of ICRC in Belarus discussed in Minsk
On 17 May the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting between representatives of the Belarusian government bodies and officials of the regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Russia, Belarus and Moldova...

Minsk hosts national consultations on global compact for migration
Representatives of the government bodies of Belarus, the UN agencies and civil society organizations discussed a wide range of issues related to capacity-building and improvement of the national migration policy, the interrelation between migration and development...

Lukashenko to meet with Serbia President Tomislav Nikolic 18 May
The heads of state will discuss the state of affairs in the Belarusian-Serbian relations, the implementation of investment projects and the results of cooperation in the past years. The presidents will also exchange opinions on the political agenda and other topical issues...

Belarus’ experience in implementation of competition policy presented in Hungary
“Vladimir Koltovich presented to the participants our country’s experience in the implementation of competition policy. He also spoke about the priorities of Belarus’ current presidency of the Central European Initiative and about the events scheduled to be held in the CEI in 2017,” the press service said...

Serbian foreign minister pleased with political cooperation with Belarus
The sides discussed the state and prospects of future development of Belarus-Serbia cooperation in many areas. Ivica Dacic spoke in glowing terms about the achieved level of Belarus-Serbia cooperation across the board. He was particularly pleased with cooperation in political affairs...

Belarus government sets goals for export to China till 2020
The document stipulates that the fulfillment of annual tasks with regard to the export of merchandise and services to China in 2017-2020 will be used to judge the performance of heads of central government agencies, other organizations accountable to the central government, the oblast administrations, and the Minsk City Executive Committee...

Belarus’ approaches to participation in EaP initiative discussed in Minsk
The parties discussed the prospects of the cooperation of the Republic of Belarus with the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in H2 2017, and considered Belarus’ approaches to the participation in EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative...

Belarus shows interest in development programs in Africa
The parties discussed the prospects of Belarus’ participation in the NEPAD programs in Africa, in particular in the fields of agriculture, science and education, development of the industrial sector and emphasized the interest in establishing fruitful cooperation...

Lukashenko’s working visit to China over
On 13-15 May Alexander Lukashenko took part in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which events were held in Beijing and its suburbs. The Belarusian head of state also emphasized that the Belt and Road initiative is not just a trading route. It is a channel for promoting ideas and joint development of innovations. In this respect Belarus called upon the states to think over algorithms to unite their scientific potentials...

Belarus-China working group to combat color revolutions, terrorism
“The cooperation between our states in the security area, military and special forces field testifies to the fact. A joint working group to combat color revolutions and international terrorism, internal separatism and religious extremism will add a new impetus to cooperation in these sectors,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

China to continue supporting Belarus’ social housing projects
The agreement made part of the intergovernmental document on technical and economic assistance. It was signed at the presence of the leaders of the two countries. The document was inked by Belarus’ Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky...

Lukashenko shares his impressions of Belt and Road forum with Xi Jinping
“I would like to note that the large-scale event you have hosted is noteworthy. The forum has already been widely discussed worldwide. We are proud that we are the first in Europe and one of the first states in the world who have not just supported the Belt and Road idea but launched the implementation of this large-scale project in Belarus,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

Vietnam president to visit Belarus soon
“The Vietnam president will visit Belarus in the near future. A number of documents are expected to be signed,” Vladimir Makei said...