Events

Consultations on Belarus-EU basic agreement suggested
Speaking during the plenary session of the ministerial meeting, Vladimir Makei said it is advisable to start consultations to determine the format and the volume of the future basic agreement between Belarus and the European Union...

Belarus-PACE rapprochement welcomed
“During the meeting it was emphasized that PACE would like Belarus to take an active part in its activities. I think that thanks to the interaction we will arrive at this result,” the Vice Speaker believes...

Makei to attend EU ministerial foreign affairs meeting
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs is expected to outline Belarus' approaches to the current state of affairs and to the reforms in the Eastern Partnership initiative...

Makei: Italy has always maintained a constructive position on Belarus
Speaking about the recent visit of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to Italy, Vladimir Makei noted that it was aimed at maintaining political contacts and developing the trade and economic cooperation...

Lukashenko: New initiatives are needed to improve the situation in eastern Ukraine
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview after the meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican...

Belarus reaffirms commitment to one China policy
Reads an official statement by the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued in connection with the accession to power of the new leadership in Taiwan...

High-ranking Cuban government official to visit Belarus
"The Belarusian side views the visit as a testimony of deep mutual interest in further advancement of the bilateral relations, the enhancement of cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical, humanitarian and other spheres"...

Belarus-PACE interparliamentary cooperation discussed
The meeting focused on topical aspects of interparliamentary cooperation and other matters of mutual interest...

Belarus, Latvia in favor of joint efforts to respond to new challenges
The Belarusian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna. The Latvian delegation was led by State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrejs Pildegovics...

Belarus’ Parliament to consider ratification of EEU-Vietnam FTA next week
Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said when speaking at a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan...

MPs to review Belarus-Russia program of concerted action in foreign policy
The MPs and representatives of Kaliningrad Oblast will consider cooperation between Belarus and Russian regions, in particular the status and prospects of trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Kaliningrad Oblast...

Belarus, Czechia sign memorandum on standardization, conformance evaluation
It was a result of the eighth session of the Belarusian-Czech commission on economic, industrial, scientific and technical cooperation on 19 May...

Lukashenko expresses condolences over EgyptAir plane crash victims
It is with deep pain and sorrow that people in Belarus have learned the news about numerous victims, the message of condolences reads...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Sri Lanka president over landslide victims
“It is with deep sorrow that people in Belarus have learned the news about numerous victims and serious destructions caused by the landslides,” the message of condolences reads...

Kobyakov to attend Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting in Armenia
The agenda of the meeting includes 10 issues. The meeting will discuss the concept for the common markets of oil and oil products of the Eurasian Economic Union...

Riga to host Belarus-Latvia ministerial consultations 20 May
The parties are set to discuss the prospects for expanding political, economic, trade and transit cooperation between the two countries, implementing joint investment projects...

Lukashenko: Zone of instability around the CIS is expanding
The head of state stressed that today the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has to deal with new challenges which require solidarity and joint response...

UNGA to publish Belarus-sponsored declaration on family protection
“It is for the first time that such a document was put forward to support the family. In the near future the declaration will be published as an official document of the UN General Assembly”...

Belarus to submit draft resolution on combating trafficking in human organs to UN
"Belarusian delegation submitted its first resolution on this subject at the 23rd session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention in 2014 which was adopted by the Commission by consensus"...

Belarus welcomes Albania’s decision to cancel visas for Belarusians till 1 November
“We welcome such resolutions of other states because they prove that these countries do not view Belarus as a source of illegal migration or other security threats”...