Events

Makei to head Belarusian delegation to CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting in Tashkent
The agenda for the meeting includes 15 items related to the cooperation among the CIS member states in politics, economy and culture, the collaboration among the foreign ministries, and the coordination of the activities of law-enforcement agencies...

Belarus calls for expanding traditional partnerships for Sustainable Development Goals
The Belarusian diplomat emphasized the important role of partnerships in addressing different issues, including in the implementation of the new development agenda. Valentin Rybakov stressed the need for expanding the traditional circle of stakeholders (states, international organizations, civil society) by engaging the private sector, mass media, academia...

Belarus, Israel seek closer inter-parliamentary contacts
The parties discussed the Belarusian-Israeli inter-parliamentary cooperation, and also a wide range of issues related to cooperation in the trade, economic and other areas of mutual interest...

Andreichenko to hold talks with Pakistan president, prime minister
Vladimir Andreichenko is expected to meet with Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Speaker of the House of Representatives will also hold talks with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Pakistan parliament Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Chairman of the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani...

Belarus shares best practices for combating human trafficking at OSCE conference
The Belarusian delegation to the conference was led by Larisa Belskaya, the head of the main directorate of multilateral diplomacy at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The diplomat stressed that trafficking in human beings is a relevant problem that remains a major challenge for the global community...

Meeting of Normandy Four presidential aides in Minsk on 6 April confirmed
Plans to arrange the meeting were revealed after President of Russia Vladimir Putin talked to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France President Francois Hollande over the phone on 4 April. The leaders of the three countries agreed to continue contacts using the Normandy Four format...

Belarus shares experience in strengthening demographic security with UN member states
Valentin Rybakov informed the participants about the measures taken in Belarus to overcome the population decline and raise the birth rate. The Belarusian diplomat noted that the Belarusian government takes measures for social integration of older persons. The measures include amendments to the labor legislation to prohibit discrimination on grounds of age, and implementation of various educational, health, cultural and sports programs for older people...

Lukashenko urges to renovate local road network within 3-4 years
“This issue is of paramount importance,” the President said. “The main objective of the session is to reveal the main reasons for the unsatisfactory condition of local roads and find solutions to pending issues. Within three-four years the local road network should be improved. By the end of 2020 we should complete the renovation and maintenance of local roads”...

Eismont: Lukashenko, Putin had in-depth, maximum constructive talks
“The talks lasted for more than five hours. Praise should be first of all given to the President of the Russian Federation and all our Russian counterparts. Despite a complicated emotional atmosphere because of the news about the explosion in the Saint Petersburg metro, which came minutes before the meeting, the talks were maximum constructive, very detailed and, as you know, the parties managed to settle all the issues,” said the spokesperson...

Lukashenko offers assistance to Russia with investigating Saint Petersburg metro terrorist attack
“News about the gruesome tragedy in the Saint Petersburg metro with multiple human casualties and injuries invoked deep pain and compassion. We share this sorrow with the brotherly nation of Russia. Our hearts overflow with the feeling of outrage towards those, who ordered and committed this atrocity. This feeling fills all of us with resolve to fight terrorism without compromises”...

Belarus, EU discuss cooperation prospects
The Belarusian delegation was led by Oleg Kravchenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. The EU delegation was headed by Thomas Mayr-Harting, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the European External Action Service...

Belarus, Russia to consider common migration space plan
The items on the agenda are the most problematic points of migration regulation, particularly progress in preparing the action plan on establishing the common migration space in 2017-2020 which has to be submitted for consideration of the Council of Ministers of the Belarus-Russia Union State in the first half of the year...

Rybakov discusses Chernobyl cooperation prospects with Helen Clark
The Belarusian diplomat expressed gratitude to Helen Clark for her dedicated service both at the post of the UNDP administrator and as a coordinator of the UN international cooperation on Chernobyl, her personal contribution to the Chernobyl cooperation development. The parties exchanged opinions on the prospects of international cooperation on the Chernobyl-related matters within the context of the new resolution...

Putin pledges political support to Belarus in international arena
According to the Belarusian head of state, the two leaders spent much time discussing the issues of the international agenda. “We have discussed the issues concerning us, our neighbors, and the EU policy. We have exchanged opinions on the relations with the United States and the ways to develop these relations,” Alexander Lukashenko noted...

Chairman of Standing Committee of China’s NPC to visit Belarus 16 April
Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich noted that the session will discuss ways to step up the cooperation between Belarus and China. “We should maintain the momentum in our relations, our strategic partnership with China in every way we can,” he emphasized...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Putin over St. Petersburg metro explosion victims
“It is awful that it happened in these moments. In such moments you always hope to avoid a worse outcome. Unfortunately, we faced such problems in Minsk,” the Belarusian head of state said...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Colombia over natural disaster victims
“It is with big pain that people in Belarus have learned the news about human victims and devastations in the south of Colombia, in the town of Mocoa and its neighborhood, as a result of the floods and landslides caused by a heavy rain”...

Belarusian MPs confirm visa-free deal with Argentina
The agreement provides for visa-free entry, exit, transit and temporary stay on the territory of the other state for a period of up to 90 days (from the date of the first entry) for citizens of the two states who have a valid travel document (passport)...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Serbia president-elect Aleksandar Vucic
“This victory testifies to the recognition of your achievements as prime minister by the Serbian people. It shows that they pin hopes for new achievements, further progress and prosperity of the country,” the message of greetings reads...

Putin praises integration cooperation between Belarus, Russia
Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of the Union State for the Russian and Belarusian people and praised the results the two countries reached in integration cooperation in the political, trade, economic, sci-tech, humanitarian and the sectors over more than two last decades...