Events

Belarus to attend CIS IPA events on 27 March
The 46th plenary session of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly will be held on 27 March. The agenda will include 12 draft model laws and recommendations approved by the permanent commissions...

Belarus-EU dialogue prospects discussed at Minsk political consultations
The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of bilateral relations between Belarus and Portugal, the prospects for Belarus-EU dialogue, cooperation in international organizations, and also shared the views on the current international agenda...

Lukashenko extends condolences to Guatemala over fire at children’s shelter
The head of state noted that it was with great sadness that Belarus learned about the child victims of the fire tragedy and wished a speedy recovery to those injured...

German Minister of State for Europe to visit Belarus
The visit will mark 25 years of the re-establishment of the diplomatic relations between Germany and Belarus, which is celebrated on 13 March. Michael Roth is expected to meet with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei. The program of the visit will include the opening of the joint mobile exhibition Trostenets Death Camp. History and Memory...

Lukashenko urges to improve military pension coverage
“It is needed to consider the issue of the so-called pensionable service of the military. It is wrong when the military service record is not included in the pensionable service period used for the calculation of labor pensions,” Alexander Lukashenko believes...

Belarus president wants law enforcement agencies optimized, yet effective
Alexander Lukashenko made it clear: “The process must not have a negative effect on the quality of operation of the law enforcement and court systems. We cannot allow the reduction of the law enforcement bloc to result in a surge of crime. This is why it is necessary to preserve powerful and balanced structures, which are capable of doing their job”...

Belarus’, Russia’s view on IAEA’s stronger role in nuclear science presented in Vienna
Valentin Rybakov noted that efforts to broadly advance nuclear and radiation technologies will help considerably improve the level of energy security in the foreseeable future. The efforts will also help find systemic solutions to overcome the shortage of fresh water, save and restore the environment. Apart from that, such efforts will be able to put a stop to the spread of dangerous viral and oncological diseases...

Belarus, Belgium mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
“Within a quarter of a century the two countries have established productive ties in the economy, science, education, culture, and sport,” the head of state emphasized. The President expressed special gratitude to Belgian families which host children from Chernobyl-affected regions of Belarus for recuperation every year...

Iran, Belarus to expand cooperation in sport
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Belarus Mostafa Oveisi said as he met with representatives of the Belarusian Wrestling Federation and the National Greco-Roman Team...

Belgium vice premier to visit Belarus 15 March
This visit by the head of the Belgian foreign affairs ministry to Belarus will be the first one in the history of bilateral relations. Didier Reynders is scheduled to meet with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei...

OSCE PA president to visit Minsk to discuss preparations for OSCE summer session
The goal of the visit is to discuss the preparations for the 26th annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Minsk on 5-6 July, and to sign the agreement between the Belarusian Parliament and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on holding the session...

Belarusian, Russian foreign ministers reach understanding on Union State, EEU, CSTO
“The two ministers discussed a number of joint initiatives that we intend to coordinate with the celebrations. In particular, a joint session of the boards of the Belarusian and Russian ministries of foreign affairs will take place,” said Dmitry Mironchik. Vladimir Makei and Sergei Lavrov also discussed Belarus-Russia cooperation within the framework of regional integration associations...

Israeli delegation to visit Belarus 12-14 March
The delegation will also include representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, different agencies and businessmen of Israel. Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei is expected to meet with Sofa Landver to discuss a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation...

Belarus hopes to develop ‘mechanism of interaction’ on migration issues with Russia
The interstate interdepartmental working group will soon gather for a regular meeting to develop recommendations for a coherent migration policy of Russia and Belarus...

Deputy foreign ministers of V4, EaP countries to meet in Minsk on 15 March
The meeting will consider matters related to the interaction among the V4 and EaP countries in the areas of mutual interest, and also discuss prospects for the development of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership initiative...

Lukashenko demands strong executive discipline from Belarusian government officials
“If you fail to implement my instruction to raise the average salary to $500, be ready to accept the consequences. We have already reached an agreement. If we reach this target, we will face no complaints: neither on the part of social dependents nor workers, intellectuals and others. We should solve this problem whatever it takes. We should provide people with jobs and raise the average salary to $500,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko: Money collected under Decree No. 3 must be spent on children’s needs only
“All the money collected should remain in local budgets, to be exact in district budgets, not the regional ones. This money should be spent on children’s needs only,” the president said...

Decree No.3 to stay in force, tax collection postponed for a year
According to him, this decree is not some economic and financial document. “The decree is about ideology and morality. The state is not going to get big money from it. The key goal of the decree is to make people work,” noted the President...

Belarus president wants Union State proceedings to produce more tangible effect
“Taking care of the matters that we always raise before sessions of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, I would like the prime minister and the minister of foreign affairs to accomplish a concrete task: we have to prepare the agenda of the session and make part of the agenda the fundamental issues that need to be addressed today”...

Belarus comments on Latvia’s plans to build fence along common border
“Strengthening security on the state border, including by building engineering structures, is a normal practice that facilitates the work of border guards and ensures effective and cost-efficient protection of the state border,” Anton Bychkovsky noted...