Events

Belarus elected to several ECOSOC bodies
Belarus was unanimously elected to several ECOSOC subsidiary bodies: the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) and the Commission for Social Development (CSocD). On the eve of the elections Belarus’ candidature was unanimously endorsed by the members of the Eastern European Group...

Belarus to host IAEA nuclear infrastructure review mission in 2019
An Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) mission will come to Belarus in 2018. Preparations are underway for an Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission and a Pre-Operational Safety Review Team (Pre-OSART) mission which are scheduled for 2019...

Moldova President to pay official visit to Belarus 13-14 July
The Moldovan head of state noted that he was invited to visit Belarus by his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during their recent meeting as part of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Bishkek...

Belarusian parliamentary delegation to visit Latvia early May
The visit will be held at the invitation of the Latvian side and is seen as an important step towards the further development of cooperation. “During the visit we will map out the ways of broadening and deepening the mutually beneficial ties, and will review the issues of common interest. It is very important for us to have partner relations with Latvia both at the level of the parliaments and also in politics, economy, and culture,” Marianna Shchetkina noted...

Belarus confirms observance of Nuclear Safety Convention on IAEA
The report on how Belarus observes the convention was presented during the Seventh Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety in the IAEA HQ on 31 March. After hearing the Belarusian national report, the parties concluded that Belarus honors its commitments within the framework of the convention...

Belarus, Iraq healthcare ministries sign memorandum of understanding
The document was signed by Healthcare Minister of Belarus Valery Malashko and Healthcare Minister of Iraq Adeelah Humood. The sides discussed promising avenues of bilateral interaction, for example, the delivery of Belarusian medications, medical equipment and devices to Iraq...

Gosatomnadzor expects BelNPP license application in summer 2017
The application process is time-consuming. The legislation envisages one year for the consideration of the documents. “During this period the regulating body has the right to ask for additional materials if the submitted documents do not provide sufficient information,” the Gosatomnadzor head said...

Belarus to host IAEA mission in March 2018
“An Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) mission that will come to Belarus at the country’s request will evaluate emergency preparedness in Belarus. A meeting to discuss preparations for the EPREV mission was held in January 2017. The mission is scheduled for March 2018,” Leonid Dedul said...

NATO delegation visits Belarus 18-21 April
This visit is in line with the Belarus-NATO individual partnership and cooperation program for 2016-2017. During the visit an annual meeting will be held with representatives of Belarus’ Armed Forces on the issues of the country's participation in the Partnership for Peace planning and review process...

Czech Republic supports Belarus in its accession to WTO
“We welcome and support Belarus’ preparations for the WTO accession. Since Belarus is our solid stable long-term partner, we do not see any reasons why the country should not join the WTO. In fact, the organization needs such members,” Jiri Koliba noted...

Serbia described as Belarus’ strategic partner in Balkans
Dragomir Karic said he believes there is a huge potential for cooperation between Belarus and Serbia in all spheres. In his words, the embassy of Belarus in Serbia, the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry contribute a lot to the advancement of the bilateral ties. At the same time the honorary consul said he believes a lot of work has yet to be done to advance Belarusian-Serbian economic contacts...

Belarus president’s visit to China planned for May
The Belarus president is scheduled to take part in the One Belt, One Road international forum and to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We hope that during the upcoming visit we will be able to make advances in a number of practical areas of our cooperation with China. We hope to prepare the visit in the best way possible during your stay in Belarus,” Andrei Kobyakov said...

Polish healthcare minister to visit Belarus 20-21 April
The Polish guest is set to meet with Belarusian Healthcare Minister Valery Malashko to discuss cooperation in healthcare, medical education and science, pharmaceutics, cross-border cooperation...

Dozens of Belarusian, Serbian cities maintain twinning relations
According to the Ambassador, cooperation between regions and cities is an important instrument of bilateral cooperation. This was also testified by the Days of Belgrade in Minsk last summer. Then the Belarusian capital was visited by the Belgrade Mayor and a delegation of businessmen that included representatives of 32 Serbian companies. Minsk played host to the Belarusian-Serbian business forum and a business matchmaking session...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Zimbabwe
“I hope for the further development of Belarus-Zimbabwe cooperation in all avenues and the expansion of ties between our governments, businessmen, scientists, figures of art, as well as regular citizens of the two countries,” the message of greetings reads...

Belarus and Ireland are interested in stronger bilateral relations
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said in a letter of greetings to his Irish counterpart Charles Flanagan as the two countries celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations...

Multifaceted prospects in Belarus-India cooperation
The press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted Vladimir Makei as saying that Belarus and India constructively work together in international organizations and effectively implement mutually beneficial projects in trade, economic, industrial, and humanitarian spheres...

Belarus, India mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
“I am glad to say that during this period our contacts have been relying on the principles mutual respect and trust, commitment to the friendly and constructive dialogue,” the message of greetings reads...

Belarus, China agree to share lawmaking practices
The parliaments of Belarus and China signed the joint statement on cooperation. “We would like to stress the importance of sharing lawmaking practices,” Zhang Dejiang said. We need to strengthen friendship and contacts between the legislative bodies of the two countries, he added...

Belarus sees big potential in interregional cooperation with China
“We are happy to see our contacts being developed not only at the supreme and high levels, but also between the regions. We are determined to continue developing such cooperation. We see a very big potential in regional cooperation,” Mikhail Myasnikovich said...