Events

Belarus to attend UN Habitat III Conference
The Belarusian delegation will be led by Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Dmitry Semenkevich. Attending the conference will be representatives of 193 countries. The forum will approve a new urban development agenda for the next 20 years...

Belarus’ Customs told to improve performance
Chairman of the State Customs Committee Yuri Senko said after he met with the head of state. The head of Belarus’ Customs reminded that improving the country’s transit appeal is one of the tasks of the customs service...

Belarus to take part in 60th IAEA General Conference in Vienna
Partaking in the 60th session of the General Conference will be the Belarusian delegation led by Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk. The delegation will comprise representatives of the Nuclear Energy Department of the Energy Ministry...

Makei meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria in New York
“Walid al-Muallem briefed Vladimir Makei on the situation in Syria, and on some details of the agreements between Russia and the United States related to the settlement of the situation in the country”...

Belarus interested in enhancement of friendly relations with Saudi Arabia
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia as the country celebrates National Day...

Belarus, Oman discuss exchange of high-level visits
Vladimir Makei expressed interest in strengthening relations between Belarus and Oman in the political, trade and economic areas. The parties also discussed the exchange of visits at the high and supreme levels...

Belarus-Latvia all-round cooperation hailed
Vladimir Makei and Edgars Rinkevics discussed further possible steps to promote the development of the dialogue between Belarus and the European Union...

Belarus’ contribution to UN activities praised
Peter Thomson also underlined the noble principles, which the country consistently promotes in the Organization...

Belarus mulling visa-free travel for citizens of many countries
“The visa-free entry will be granted to all categories of short-term visitors arriving in Belarus through Minsk National Airport. The list of countries is long. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently working on it. This needs time,” Natalya Nikandrova noted...

Church’s constructive stand toward political events in Belarus emphasized
“The future of the church largely depends on its understanding of the need to increase the spiritual aspect in the social processes in Belarus. Our people have always been guided by high humanitarian achievements, following the best moral examples,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

Chinese military delegation in Belarus on a visit
Yi Xiaoguang met with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces – First Deputy Defense Minister, Major General Oleg Belokonev on 21 September. The parties discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation...

Makei meets with counterparts from Croatia, Eritrea, Germany, Secretary General of Council of Europe
On the same day, the Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs took part in the ministerial meeting at the UN headquarters in New York in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)...

Belarus, United States sign intergovernmental agreement on cultural property protection
According to Vladimir Makei, the agreement testifies to the improving political relations between Belarus and the United States, as the two countries have not concluded any intergovernmental agreements for the past two decades...

Belarus interested in advancing cooperation with Mali
“I would like to use this opportunity to reaffirm Belarus’ interest in the development of solid bilateral cooperation in trade, economy, and other fields”...

Belarus deposits Paris Climate Agreement instrument of acceptance with UN
The Secretary General thanked Belarus for the leadership and active participation in the international process to combat climate change...

Belarusian minister of foreign affairs invited to visit Warsaw
The invitation was extended when Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna met with Ambassador of Poland to Belarus Konrad Pawlik in Minsk on 21 September...

IMF welcomes stabilization efforts, structural reforms in Belarus
The IMF stressed the importance of deeper reforms in order to open the growth potential. The IMF Executive Board called upon the implementation of a comprehensive reforms strategy in respect to state-run companies with a view to increasing their performance and efficiency, and also reducing budgetary risks...

Belarus, China sign roadmap for regional cooperation
to generate concrete results the development of the interregional cooperation should rely on the principle of shifting from quantity to quality. This means that the participating states should take a well-balanced approach to the implementation of joint initiatives and the selection of projects," Vladimir Zinovsky said...

Belarus interested in comprehensive development of relations with Armenia
“I am convinced that the traditionally close Belarusian-Armenian relations relying on the principles of friendship, trust, and mutually beneficial cooperation will be vigorously developing for the benefit of our nations,” the message of greetings reads...

Government delegation of Pakistan’s Punjab to visit Belarus 21-23 September
As part of the visit to Belarus, the delegation will visit MTZ, MAZ, BelAZ, and other large Belarusian enterprises, hold talks on the delivery of Belarusian equipment made by OAO Bobruiskagromash, OAO Gomselmash, OAO Lidselmash to Punjab, meet with the representatives of Belarusian banks...