Events

Belarus, OSCE to continue cooperation in election affairs
On 12 September Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Kent Harstedt and Cayetana de Zulueta Owtram...

Belarus, Finland discuss preparations for fifth economic forum in Gomel
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna met with Ambassador of Finland to Lithuania with concurrent accreditation to Belarus Christer Michelsson...

Lukashenko: Investigation Committee is a crucial element of law enforcement system
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to the personnel of the Investigation Committee who celebrate a professional holiday – the Day of Workers of Preliminary Investigation Agencies...

Language must not cause division in society, Lukashenko says
"Why do we want to learn English, Spanish, Italian, but not Russian? This is the question for some of our opposition. The Russian language is not foreign to us"...

Hopes for diplomatic representation to be restored after U.S. president election
"I think that the issue will be addressed after the elections of the U.S. president. I agree with you that this is not normal (and it was not us who initiated the recall of the ambassadors). We agreed to settle the issue in the near future"...

Lukashenko: MPs must not forget about their promises, commitments
“Striving for power is a normal ambition for ordinary people. It should be understood, however, that assuming power, for example, of an MP, the person will have to work hard: make laws and fulfill his/her promises, do good for the state and the people”...

Belarus president receives reports from KGB chief, national security aide
The head of state was interested in the state of affairs in Belarus in the run-up to the parliamentary elections. Alexander Lukashenko was told that the situation is calm and there are no security threats...

Investigation Committees of Belarus, Russia, Armenia sign joint statement
“The Investigation Committees of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation are determined to intensify joint action to improve the efficiency of execution of requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters,” the statement reads...

CSTO Secretary General to visit Belarus 10-13 September
The official will meet with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei, Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov, and State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas...

Belarus values traditionally friendly relations with Tajikistan
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon as the country celebrates the 25th anniversary of independence...

Foreign and European Affairs Minister of Luxembourg to visit Belarus
“The program of the visit includes a meeting with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei. The parties will discuss the whole rage of issues of bilateral relations, and also matters related to the Minsk-Brussels cooperation”...

Makei, Sajdik discuss implementation of Minsk agreements
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei mentioned the importance of the work that the trilateral contact group and its subgroups do...

Belarus-EU cooperation discussed with Latvian Ambassador
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Andrei Yevdochenko has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia to Belarus Martins Virsis...

OSCE-Ukraine-Russia contact group resumes talks in Minsk
The meeting was preceded by a meeting of the coordinators of the working groups and also the talks of the working groups...

Lukashenko sends greetings to members of CIS council of prosecutors general
The head of state emphasized that in view of the escalating global and regional threats workers of prosecution bodies of the CIS member states have to deal with more and more complicated tasks...

Belarus hopes to enhance all-round cooperation with Brazil
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Brazil President Michel Temer as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Leschenya presents credentials to Slovakia President
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Slovak Republic Igor Leshchenya presented his credentials to Slovakia President Andrej Kiska...

Lukashenko wants Belarusians to prosper
“You know I would like people to never think they lack means to acquire something when they look into their wallets or their pockets,” said Alexander Lukashenko in an interview with the news agency TASS...

Development of Belarusian-Russian cooperation discussed
First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky met with State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Grigory Rapota on 5 September...

Positive dynamics in Belarus-Japan relations
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov met with Charge d’Affaires of Japan to Belarus Hiroki Tokunaga...