Events

Union State MPs to observe elections to Russia’s State Duma
The MPs will visit polling stations in Moscow and Rostov Oblast and also hold a number of meetings with representatives of the regional election commissions, Russian legislative and executive bodies...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Mexico
“Belarus attaches much importance to the development of friendship and cooperation with Mexico. We are interested in the enhancement of bilateral contacts at the high and top levels, the intensification of political, trade, and economic cooperation between our countries”...

Belarus President off to Kyrgyzstan on working visit
The President will take part in the session of the CIS Council of Heads of State which will be held in Bishkek on 16 September...

Vladimir Makei to lead Belarusian delegation during 71st session of UN General Assembly
"The Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs is expected to take part in a high-level meeting on migrants and refugees within the framework of the UN General Assembly. Vladimir Makei will also take part in a high-level event focusing on fulfilling sustainable development goals and a ministerial meeting of the Middle-Income Countries Support Group"..

Belarus hopes to bolster cooperation with Nicaragua
“I hope that our countries will continue bolstering cooperation relying on the principles of friendship and mutual respect, will fully realize the existing potential in trade, economy, and the humanitarian field,” the message of greetings reads...

Guminsky to attend OSCE PA 2016 Autumn Meeting in Macedonia
It is expected that the delegation will stay in Macedonia from 29 September to 2 October...

Belarus invites Lithuania to work out nuclear power plant emergency notification procedure
“There are procedures for notifying neighboring countries, mass media, and the general public about incidents after nuclear fuel is delivered to the relevant installations. But for now we don’t have a notification procedure for when such installations are being built. We invited the Lithuanian side to start negotiations, set up a working group and work out how we can notify each other", Mikhail Mikhadyuk said...

Belarus, Lithuania to resume consultations about Belarusian nuclear power plant in Minsk in October
“We can state that the Lithuanian side holds certain views on a number of things and the Belarusian side holds views as well. A compromise between these views can be reached, including by means of a bilateral agreement that we are going to discuss in Minsk in late October", Iya Malkina said...

Friendship group with Belarus set up at Slovak Parliament
The National Council of Slovakia has set up a friendship group with Belarus, Chairman of the Parliamentary Constitutional Committee Robert Madej said as he met with Belarusian Ambassador Igor Leshchenya...

Kobyakov, Medvedev discuss economic cooperation in telephone conversation
“The heads of government discussed trade and economic interaction between the two countries, including the issues relating to the integration”...

Positive dynamics in Belarus-China relations
The relevant matters were discussed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Kirill Rudy presented his credentials to China President Xi Jinping...

Belarus, Russia discuss forthcoming supreme and high-level contacts
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko met with State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin in Moscow...

Belarus, Luxembourg urged to convert cooperation into specific economic projects
"We look forward to expanding economic contacts between the two countries. I believe that we need to develop bilateral cooperation not only in trade but also in new fields: finance and banking, IT,” Vladimir Makei said...

Chiefs of customs services of 11 countries to meet in Minsk on 15 September
The 64th session of the Council of heads of the customs services of the CIS member states and a solemn event timed to the 25 years since the establishment of the Belarusian customs service will take place in Minsk on 15 September...

Makei to meet with Foreign and European Affairs Minister of Luxembourg on 14 September
Jean Asselborn arrived in Belarus on a working visit on 13 September. This is the first visit of the head of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to Belarus...

Makei meets with French Ambassador whose diplomatic tenure in Belarus expires
During the meeting, the parties discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation, and also the cooperation between Belarus and the EU...

IMF mission to visit Belarus soon
“In the near future we expect Peter Dohlman (head of the IMF mission – BelTA’s note) in Minsk,” said Taras Nadolny. He did not specify the data of the visit...

Belarus hopes to sign final report following NPP consultations with Lithuania
Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Iya Malkina said at the opening of the second round of consultations in Minsk...

Belarus, Ecuador discuss cooperation during UN General Assembly session
Belarus-Ecuador cooperation was in the spotlight at the meeting of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Ecuador Igor Poluyan and Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration of Ecuador Lautaro Malo...

Lukashenko comments on problems and achievements in Belarusian-Russian cooperation
“We have done a lot as part of the Union State project. We have moved away from the abyss, which could have opened up between Belarus and Russia somewhere near Smolensk. We removed these barriers"...