Events

Lukashenko congratulates Metropolitan Pavel on 25th anniversary of ordination
“You have devoted your life to serving the church, promotion of the noble principles of Christianity. Your activities instill hope in people, reveal the beauty of faith, promote compassion,” the message of greetings reads. The head of state remarked that Eastern Orthodoxy is the moral foundation of the Belarusian society, the social and spiritual institution having a strong influence on the development of the modern world today...

Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Moldova President Igor Dodon
“I am convinced that by joint efforts we will ensure further expansion of bilateral cooperation, strengthening of traditionally friendly relations between the two nations,” the felicitation message reads...

Belarus’ cooperation with EU, Sweden discussed in Minsk
Head of the European Cooperation Department at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Andrea Wiktorin, Head of the European Union Delegation to Belarus, to review the status of the bilateral dialogue...

Turkish business delegation to visit Belarus
“The parties reached an agreement to organize the visit of a delegation of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange to Istanbul and a visit of a delegation of Turkish businessmen working in the timber industry to Belarus,” the diplomatic mission informed...

Belarus sets up organizing committee for European 10,000m Cup
Belarus has set up an organizing committee for the European 10,000m Cup under Resolution No. 51р by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus of 16 February 2017. The committee is led by Sport and Tourism Minister Alexander Shamko...

Belarus, Hungary consider aligning priorities of presidencies in CEI, Visegrad Group
“We discussed this issue with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary, and agreed that it would be reasonable to align the priorities of the Belarusian presidency in the Central European Initiative and the Hungarian presidency in Visegrad Group which will begin in July 2017. We talked about the common interests, the stabilization of the situation in the region, the digital technology,” Oleg Kravchenko said...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Pakistan over terrorist attack victims
“It is with deep sorrow that I have learned the news about the heinous terrorist attack in Pakistan – the blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan,” the message of condolences reads...

Belarus prepares video for 2018 ASE Planetary Congress bid
The video presentation demonstrates Belarus as a space power, the achievements of the Belarusian science in space activities, the participation of Belarusian nationals in the outer space exploration...

Media coverage of integration in post-Soviet space discussed at conference in Minsk
The focus of the conference was on the media coverage of integration processes in the post-Soviet space in the Eurasian Economic Union, the Union State of Belarus and Russia, and also the specifics of the media coverage of the Belarusian-Chinese cooperation and the implementation of the Silk Road Economic Belt project...

Belarus, Moldova to bolster inter-parliamentary ties
During the meeting, the parties exchanged opinions on the development of cooperation between the National Assembly of Belarus and the Parliament of Moldova. The parties gave a strong approval of the current level of interstate cooperation and expressed their willingness to expand Belarus-Moldova inter-parliamentary cooperation...

Construction of new premises of Belarus’ diplomatic mission in Ashgabat nearing completion
Yevgeny Shestakov and the members of the Belarusian delegation have already met with Berdiniyaz Myatiyev, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The sides focused on the topical issues of Belarus- Turkmenistan cooperation, praised a high level of strategic partnership in the bilateral format and on the international arena...

Belarus hopes to come to agreement with Rosselkhoznadzor
“We hope to settle all the moot points in a calm and businesslike manner. We will resolve all the issues in the near future. These matters should be dealt with by professionals at the level of the veterinary services of the two countries,” Aleksei Bogdanov noted...

Belarus hopes to sign oil and gas contracts with Russia next week
“On Friday and Saturday we held talks and compiled a draft agreement with my counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich. The protocol has been submitted to the Russian leadership. I hope it will be approved next week,” said the Vice Premier...

Belarus, Czechia discuss prospects for parliamentary cooperation in 2017
The parties discussed the inter-parliamentary interaction of Belarus and the Czech Republic in 2016, the current state of and prospects for cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries in 2017, including the exchange of visits...

Belarus to sign education agreements with Indonesia, Ecuador, Serbia
“The draft intergovernmental agreements with Indonesia, Ecuador, Serbia and Malaysia, and also the ministerial agreements with India, Tajikistan, Singapore and Thailand are currently at the approval stage,” Igor Karpenko said. In 2016 Belarus signed the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in education with Poland, the agreement on the mutual recognition of education documents with Pakistan...

Makei, Lavrov discuss schedule of Russian-Belarusian meetings
“The parties discussed the topical issues of bilateral relations, including the schedule of the Russian-Belarusian contacts, and also international and regional issues of common interest,” the Russian Foreign Ministry informed...

Belarus, Israel discuss events to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Belarus Alon Shoham...

MFA: Belarus, U.S. will continue developing relations in the spirit of critical dialogue
According to Dmitry Mironchik, some positive momentum was gained in the relations between the United States and Belarus during the time of the previous administration. The dialogue continues...

MFA: Belarus in visa facilitation talks with countries on various continents
“We are conducting negotiations with several states on facilitation of visa regulations. In Asia it is Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea. In Latin America we are in talks with Uruguay, Peru, and Honduras. In Europe it is Macedonia, and in the Persian Gulf - Oman”...

Belarus continues working with EU partners to reduce Schengen visa fees
The draft EU-Belarus agreement on visa-related matters is closely connected with the readmission agreement. The documents are under review and are expected to be signed as part of one set. Dmitry Mironchik pointed out that the second document deals with illegal migration which involves many issues...