Events

Minsk hosts fourth round of Belarusian-Vietnamese political consultations
During the negotiations the Belarusian delegation was led by First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lukashevich. The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang...

Belarus’ Parliament speaker to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican
Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican on the instruction of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko...

Belarus, UAE discuss cooperation in AI, logistics, finance
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the UAE Igor Bely has presented copies of credentials to Omar Obaid Al Hassan Al Shamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE...

Parliament vice speaker: Belarus is willing to share experience in overcoming Chernobyl aftermath
Sergei Khomenko, National Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic, said at a meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development dedicated to the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day at the National Center for Life Safety at the Emergencies Ministry...

Belarus’ Chernobyl program focuses on social security, radiation protection
Belarus is implementing the sixth state program to overcome the consequences of the Chernobyl NPP accident...

Amnesty bill submitted to Belarus' parliament
The bill envisages the same amnesty criteria that were used during the previous amnesties (four amnesties were declared in Belarus over the past five years). Yet, this document will be somewhat different from the previous amnesty bills...

Belarus ratifies protocol on amendments to Belarus-Russia oil export agreement
The Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Russian Federation on Regulation of Cooperation in Oil and Oil Product Exports of 12 January 2007 was signed in Minsk on 6 December 2024...

Khrenin invites Qatari servicemen to train in Belarus
The deputy commander of the Special Operations Forces of Qatar expressed an interest in gaining Belarusian experience...

Belarus, Qatar discuss military cooperation
The parties confirmed mutual interest in intensifying and deepening cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The parties also discussed steps to intensify cooperation in the military sector, taking into account the areas relevant for the parties...

Belarusians pay tribute to late Pope Francis
Belarusians and foreign citizens, high-ranking officials and foreign diplomats come to the Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk to express words of sympathy and to leave wreaths and flowers...

Lukashenko calls to match housing policy to needs of manufacturing sector
In his words, the focus will be placed on rental housing for employees of enterprises. This will also contribute to the development of regions and avoid overpopulation of Minsk and other big cities...

Krutoi signs book of condolence for Pope Francis on behalf of Belarusian president in Minsk
On behalf of the Belarusian president, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi left an entry in the book of condolence for Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk...

Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk to open book of condolence for Pope Francis
The book of condolence will be opened on Tuesday, 22 April, Wednesday, 23 April, and Thursday, 24 April, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk, at 46 D Independence Avenue...

Lukashenko criticizes mindless construction, overpopulation in big cities
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was visiting the agro-town of Kopys during his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast on 21 April...

Belarus hosts over 58,000 visa-waiver visitors from Europe since 2025 year-start
A total of 1,090,040 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022...

Belarusian ambassador presents credentials to president of Israel
The ceremony was followed by a private meeting, during which the parties discussed a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda...

Lukashenko to make several working trips across Belarus next week
The journalists specified that the head of state plans to visit Mogilev Oblast. According to Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi, Aleksandr Lukashenko wants to comprehensively inspect three regions...

Lukashenko confirms plans to meet with Putin at Victory forum in Volgograd
"We agreed with the president of Russia to meet there, talk to the youth, pay tribute to the heroes who fought on the Volga land. Next is the parade in Moscow, in Belarus. We will be paying tribute to the war heroes up until Independence Day,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko sends Happy Birthday wishes to Cuban president
The head of state expressed confidence that with effective coordination of joint efforts, Belarus and Cuba will soon be able to translate the high dynamics of political contacts into major joint projects in manufacturing, food production, pharmaceutics, science and technology and other promising sectors...

Kochanova: Parliamentarians should build bridges, not fences
Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova said as she addressed a ceremonial meeting of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS IPA) dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War...