Events

Belarus to study international practices in residential placement of CWD
The plans were discussed during the meeting of Belarusian Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich with UNICEF Representative in Belarus Rashed Mustafa Sarwar...

Union State MPs to consider economic cooperation between Belarus and Russia’s Karelia
The MPs will also discuss the status of preparations for the fourth Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia and the interaction with the inter-parliamentary organizations...

Lukashenko supports proposal to equate electronic cigarettes with tobacco products
“The main innovation is that we equate the sale and consumption of e-cigarettes and e-liquids with that of tobacco products,” Head of the Department for the Organization of Trade and Services at the Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Ministry Violetta Berezovskaya explained...

Economic innovations in focus of Belarus government conference
Today we are to consider a number of projects aimed at improving the legislation in certain areas of the Belarusian economy. The matter pertains to the introduction of a new mechanism to pay off debts and modern methods of registering payments in the transport sector"...

Belarus President receives credentials from ambassadors of 11 countries
“We will render all necessary assistance to you in the implementation of your diplomatic activity. There are no closed themes for any ambassador accredited in Belarus. Feel free in making proposals. All of them will be taken into account, implemented at the shortest time possible”...

Belarus hopes to develop all-round cooperation with Israel
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Israel President Reuven Rivlin as the country celebrates Independence Day...

OSCE PA delegation to visit Minsk to assess preparations for summer session
The delegation will arrive in Minsk in the evening of 2 May and will stay until 5 May. On 3 May, the delegation is set to hold talks with Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives Boleslav Pirshtuk and to meet with the heads of structural units of the secretariat of the House of Representatives responsible for the preparation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly annual session...

Belarus to develop national plan for children for 2017-2020
Belarus’ Council of Ministers hosted a session of the National Commission on Children’s Rights on 28 April. The session was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko. The participants reviewed the results of the implementation of the National Plan of Action on the Improvement of the Situation of Children and Protection of their Rights for 2012-2016...

Belarus, Angola agree to boost exchange of high-level visits
On 28 April Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola to Belarus Joaquim Augusto de Lemos to discuss the current state and prospects of political, trade and economic cooperation between the two states...

Belarus, Council of Europe discuss cooperation areas
Head of the European Cooperation Department at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Bushilo was on a visit to Strasburg, France on 26-28 April. He attended the meeting of the national coordinators of the joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe Programmatic Cooperation Framework. The meeting took stock of the results of the project and outlined plans for cooperation of the Eastern Partnership member states, including Belarus...

Belarus elected UNECE vice chairperson
The session was dedicated to discussing UNECE at 70: Economic Integration and Cooperation Towards 2030. Elections were held as part of the session. Belarus was unanimously elected vice chairperson of the commission and became part of the UNECE Executive Committee...

Belarus, Slovakia sign 10 agreements on cooperation
Thus, the heads of government of Belarus and Slovakia signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in science and technology...

Belarusian-European cooperation discussed in Belgium
The parties discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, including the results of the visit of Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Didier Reynders to Belarus in March 2017...

Makei: Belarus is promoting initiative on CSTO partnership institute
“Belarus’ next initiative, and we are actively promoting it, is to set up the CSTO partnership institute to develop closer and stronger relations with third countries. Many countries are interested in the cooperation with the CSTO as they face the same challenges and problems as our organization. First of all, this is terrorism which knows no boundaries,” said Vladimir Makei...

Belarus-Russia oil and gas agreements honored in full
“What do these documents mean? Firstly, we have restored the oil supply back to 24 million tonnes per year. In terms of oil our relations have been settled until 2024 inclusively. We have been relieved from the obligation, which was disadvantageous for us, to deliver 1 million tonnes of high-octane fuel to Russia. Oil will be supplied to Belarus by the pipeline. This is beneficial because rail deliveries are unprofitable,” Vladimir Semashko said...

Japan officially supports Belarus’ WTO accession
Yuri Ambrazevich praised the intensification of the political and economic dialogue between Belarus and Japan and expressed hope that Belarus’ WTO accession would promote further expansion of the trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries...

Vakulchik reports on Belarus’ internal, external security
The president was informed about the state of affairs in national security and the challenges which exist in this field today. Valery Vakulchik also expressed his opinion about the external security of Belarus which, according to the head of state, has an impact on the development of the situation in the country...

Makei: OSCE PA session in Minsk will strengthen Belarus’ positions in international arena
For Belarus the OSCE will remain, at least in the short term, a very important channel for communicating its positions and an instrument of promoting foreign policy initiatives, developing important dialogue with the European Union and the United States, attracting international expertise for the benefit of the country...

Belarus, Ireland discuss cooperation on Chernobyl
The parties exchanged the letters of greetings from the ministers of foreign affairs of Belarus and Ireland as the two countries celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations, marked on 17 April. The parties also talked over the issues of bilateral cooperation in various areas, and also the interaction between Belarus and the European Union...

Angola, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique described as Belarus’ new growth points in Africa
According to the minister, Belarus has restored its presence in the countries of Africa and the Middle East but and expanded it. Belarus’ relations with the states of these remote regions rely on mutual understanding in politics, including on the international arena...