Events

Negotiations on natural gas, oil totally unrelated to Belarus-EU normalization talks
In his words, the Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed the matter with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, who stated in no uncertain terms that Russia is interested in normal relations between Belarus and the West...

Heads of SCO, CSTO, CIS to meet in Minsk 11 September
The heads of the organizations are set to discuss the outcome of the SCO summit held in Tashkent in June, and to exchange the views on security and stability in the region and in the world...

Belarus interested in cooperation with EU
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei took part in the European Union (EU) and Eastern Partnership (EaP) Informal Ministerial Meeting, which was held in Bratislava, Slovakia...

Belarus hopes to enhance cooperation with Sri Lanka
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena...

Lukashenko urges more effort to build green spaces, recreation areas in Minsk
Pavel Luchinovich, the chairman of the architecture and town-planning committee at Minsk City Hall, chief architect of Minsk updated the Belarusian leader on relevant plans on 2 September...

Program to develop satellite towns around Minsk in the pipeline 　
Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin informed Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko about the plans on 2 September...

Belarus hopes to expand political, economic cooperation with Vietnam
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Vietnam President Tran Dại Quang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong as the country celebrates Independence Day...

Concern over employment opportunities for young Belarusians with special needs
During the tour of the boarding school Alexander Lukashenko was made familiar with the physical infrastructure of the education institution, education and accommodation conditions for the students. The President was informed about the readiness of education institutions for the new academic year and the development of the special education system in Belarus...

Belarus-EU cooperation discussed in Minsk
The parties also discussed the preparations for the parliamentary elections in Belarus...

Working group to discuss access to markets, Belarus’ accession to WTO in Kiev
Experts of interested government agencies of Belarus and Ukraine will meet for consultations prior to the session...

Makei on a working visit to Germany
"On 1 September Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei is expected to take part in the Informal OSCE Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Potsdam as part of his working trip to Germany"...

Belarus hopes to advance cooperation with Malaysia
"I hope that the cooperation of our states in the areas of mutual interest will be successfully developing and will help advance friendly relations between Belarus and Malaysia"...

Belarusian Gomel, Russian Bryansk sign agreement on friendship, cooperation in education
Alexander Kravchenko remarked that the agreement allows pedagogues and school students to establish professional and competent communication. This opportunity is not available to all the bordering regions...

Belarus-Vatican cooperation discussed in Minsk
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Belarus Gabor Pinter on 30 August on the occasion of presentation of copies of his credentials...

Makei, Samarasinha discuss prospects for Belarus-UN cooperation
The parties discussed the prospects for cooperation between Belarus and the UN, including the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals that were endorsed by the UN member states in New York in 2015...

Minsk to host CIS financial and economic forum in October
“The financial and economic forum will be held as part of the meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council in Minsk. Almost every member state expressed its readiness to take part,” noted Sergei Lebedev...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Kyrgyzstan President
“It is with deep pain and sorrow that people in Belarus have learned the news about the tragic events on 27 August 2016 which claimed lives of Kyrgyzstan people. In this difficult period I express sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims on behalf of the Belarusian people and myself,” the message of condolences reads...

Makei, Harstedt discuss parliamentary election campaign in Belarus
“During the meeting, the parties discussed the course of the election campaign to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, and a number of issues regarding the organization of the international observation”...

Belarus’ approach to advancing relations with EU, Russia presented in Austria
A delegation of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Deputy Minister Alena Kupchyna is on a visit to Austria from 27 to 30 August at the invitation of Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz. The delegation is attending the European Forum Alpbach 2016...

Minsk plays host to IPCC international conference
It is a great honor for Belarus to host the experts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, especially since it is their first meeting since the Protocol of the Paris Agreement was signed,” the minister said...