Events

Makei pays respects to late Fidel Castro at Cuban Embassy
Vladimir Makei had a brief conversation with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Gerardo Suarez Alvarez. The Minister offered the words of sympathy to the family and relatives of Fidel Castro and also to the Cuban people who have suffered an irreparable loss in the death of Fidel Castro...

Belarus, Belgium discuss ways of bolstering interparliamentary cooperation
The parties discussed the current state of the relations between Belarus and the European Union and the development of cooperation in the Eurasian Economic Union...

Gabi Magnezi accredited as Belarus’ Honorary Consul to Israel
Honorary Consul Gabi Magnezi thanked Belarus for the extended honor and added that he will do his best to fulfill his new responsibilities in full...

Belarusian-U.S. relations discussed in Minsk
Head of the Americas Department at Belarus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko met with Director of the Office of East European Affairs, U.S. Department of State Jorgan Andrews...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Brazil over plane crash victims
“It is with deep pain and sorrow that Belarus has learned the news about numerous victims of the plane crash, mostly the citizens of Brazil,” the message of condolences reads...

Lavrov arrives in Minsk for Normandy Four talks
“The meeting is designed to support security, humanitarian and economic efforts and also advance a package of political reforms,” the ministry said...

French Minister of Foreign Affairs lands in Minsk for Normandy Four talks
French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault has arrived in Belarus for a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Normandy Four (Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France)...

German Foreign Minister in Minsk for Normandy Four talks
Work on the implementation of the agreements on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine has been slow, German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier said when speaking at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum ahead of the Minsk meeting. However, this work should be continued in spite of all the difficulties...

Belarus ratifies agreement on cooperation in education with Poland
The agreement outlines major cooperation areas, specifies the number of participants and duration of exchanges, Belarusian Deputy Education Minister Viktor Yakzhik said...

Kazakhstan President expected to visit Belarus in 2017
“Against the backdrop of the global crisis and in spite of it our countries understand each other and have good plans. Next year we expect that Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Belarus. We hope to prepare a number of joint bilateral agreements,” Ambassador Yergali Bulegenov...

Belarus mulls over expanding its diplomatic presence in Sweden in 2017
Describing the relations between Belarus and the EU, the deputy minister noted that the relations continue to improve. “Belarus is very interested in this. We believe that so is the EU,” Alena Kupchyna said...

Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs arrives in Minsk for Normandy Four talks
Ukraine intends to lay out its roadmap on the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin told the media ahead of the Minsk meeting. The minister is set to emphasize security and humanitarian issues...

Lukashenko lays wreath at Tomb of Heydar Aliyev
The Belarusian head of state also laid flowers at the tombs of the wife, uncle, and brother of the former President of Azerbaijan. On 29 November Alexander Lukashenko also laid a wreath at the memorial in Martyrs’ Lane...

Minsk gearing up for Normandy Four ministerial meeting
“We consider the meeting as the next joint step to reach peaceful settlement and add additional impetus to it. This meeting is set to support security, humanitarian and economic efforts and also advance a package of political reforms,” said the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Belarus President sends Solidarity Day greeting to Palestine
The head of state is convinced that the traditionally friendly dialogue between the two countries, close positions on international issues will help promote the positive development of Belarus-Palestine relations...

Lukashenko sends greetings to 3rd congress of Belarusian Union of Writers
“The best works of literature, honest and sincere words of writers have always shaped ethical and esthetic ideals, helped develop the society and strengthen moral principles,” the message of greetings reads...

Azerbaijan to protect Belarus from unwarranted international criticism
Ilham Aliyev noted that Belarus and Azerbaijan actively support each other in the international scene. The President stressed that he particularly appreciates when the countries support each other or speak up in the organizations, of which they are not members...

Lukashenko vows to warmheartedly organize Second European Games in Belarus
“We would like to borrow your precious experience in order to properly host these games,” said Alexander Lukashenko. “We are also ready to borrow your experience in other avenues of concrete cooperation in sport”...

Youth unions of Belarus, Azerbaijan agree on cooperation
This is envisaged in the memorandum of cooperation which was signed by Chairman of the National Council of Youth Organizations of Azerbaijan Seymur Huseynov and First Secretary of the BRSM Central Committee Andrei Belyakov in Baku...

Belarus, Azerbaijan call for Nagorno-Karabakh settlement based on international law
Reads the joint statement of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan adopted at the conclusion of the negotiations in Baku...