Events

Lukashenko against rewriting Belarusian history
The head of state noted that other countries had often bent history to match politics. Belarus has managed to avoid that. “Right after becoming the president of the country, I told Belarusian intellectuals I don’t want them to try and match my tastes. I told them not to rewrite history to glorify my actions,” noted the Belarusian leader...

Lukashenko about conflict in Ukraine: There will be no winners in that war
“It is needed to improve the situation today. We are ready to play any role to restore peace there”...

Lukashenko: Belarusian soul is in the Russian language
“Belarusian soul is in the Russian language. We have lived together for a very long period of time, speaking one language, putting our soul and our values in it. It is our common language, our greatest asset,” the head of state noted, stressing that this legacy cannot be abandoned...

Ambassadors see great momentum in Belarus-Turkmenistan relations
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Russia Batyr Niyazliyev in Moscow...

Belarus president: No color revolutions will happen if people live well
Alexander Lukashenko noted: “Now Belarus and Russia should take a look at the very important things that people need in order to live well. Then people will be patriots and no color revolutions will be able to unseat us. But if we fail to take care of that, then, powered by the frenzied democracy of today’s world, people will unseat us without color revolutions"...

Lukashenko on the Union State: Much has been done, yet integration has slowed down
"I hope that we will be able to make additional steps maybe not in the near future but in the medium term,” the head of state stressed when asked what has been done in the Union State over the past 20 years...

Lukashenko: No Belarusian guest workers in Russia
“There are no Belarusian guest workers in Russia. There are only organized construction brigades there,” the President stressed commenting on some Russian media reports of about 1 million Belarusian guest workers in Russia...

Lukashenko: Salaries in Belarus are relatively low, but services are cheap
“People can be paid twice as much, but then they will pay more for certain services,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed...

Minsk to host Belarus-Russia ministerial meeting 22 November
The meeting will discuss the cooperation of Belarus and Russia in the UN system, the interaction with the European Union and the Council of Europe, the alignment of the integration processes, and also the measures to counter attempts to falsify history and review the outcome of the Second World War...

Lukashenko warns against disintegration in EEU
“It seems that we have achieved progress in a number of fields, but the EEU is not fully developed and has not yet adapted to the modern world. And if we see drawbacks, we need to eliminate them in a natural way, without launching any trade wars which we frequently observe. There are many blank spaces to fill"...

Lukashenko: It was disappointment and joy to see the Russian flag carried by a Belarusian in Rio
The head of state described the flag demonstration as a display of unity of Belarus and Russia. “We wanted to demonstrate that we absolutely support Russia against the illegal and wrong pressure exercised by certain forces upon the Russian Federation,” continued Alexander Lukashenko...

Lukashenko, Putin to meet on 22 November
“We have already made all the necessary decisions. We just have to fulfill these agreements. There are some unsettled issues. We will discuss them one-on-one. We will do out best to reach agreements and add a new impetus to our relations,” the President stressed...

Belarus president describes Donald Trump as hardline pro-American citizen
Alexander Lukashenko said: “Everybody is whining now that a wrong person has been elected. But I say he is just the man! He will pursue a pro-American policy for sure. He is a hardline pro-American citizen, who will put America first. We should start thinking about our place in this policy"...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Russia have every chance to improve relations
“I would like to note that we stay committed to all the agreements with our brotherly Russia within the Union State, the CSTO, and the EEU. We protect the economic interests of the Russian Federation, cut short any attempts to import the banned products from the West. At the same time we are doing our best to replace them with Belarusian goods"...

Lukashenko: Russia will never be a foreign country to me
The head of state remarked that in the process of formation of the Union State virtually all Russians willing to visit Belarus and virtually all Belarusians willing to visit Russia realized that they are living in the common land. “It means a lot,” Alexander Lukashenko stated...

Lukashenko: Not the best year for advancing Belarus-Russia cooperation
During this year’s meetings with President of Russia Vladimir Putin within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union the heads of state repeatedly discussed this topic. Instead of concern the discussions started demonstrating even some grumpiness because “we’ve been unable to pull out from this dive and restore our economy for years now”...

Belarus to partake in 8th Eastern Partnership Informal Ministerial Dialogue
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Shestakov will take part in the eighth round of the Informal Ministerial Dialogue of the countries participating in the Eastern Partnership initiative in Yerevan...

Belarus, EU discuss prospects for interaction
Belarus’ delegation is led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna, the delegation of the European union - by Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the European External Action Service (EEAS) Thomas Mayr-Harting...

Lukashenko sends letter to cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky
“Wherever you are, please remember that the homeland is proud of a good son of the heroic and hardworking Belarusian nation!” the message of greetings reads...

Makei, Mayr-Harting discuss Belarus-EU interaction
The EEAS representative is leading an EU delegation that has arrived in Belarus for the second round of talks of the Belarus-EU Coordination Group in Minsk due on November 16-17...