Events

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”...

Makei to partake in EU ministerial meeting in Brussels on 23 May
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs will outline Belarus' approaches to the current state of affairs and the reforming of the Eastern Partnership initiative...

Belarus CEC to observe referendum in Tajikistan
According to the CEC, Alexander Dudko and Mikhail Petrushin will make part of the CIS observation mission. The CIS election observation mission will comprise over 100 representatives of the CIS member states...

Plans made to appoint Belarus’ honorary consul in Saudi Arabia
The plans were discussed during the meeting of Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Youssuf bin Tarrad Al Sa'doun...

Makei, Rigoni discuss interaction between Belarus and Council of Europe
“The parties discussed the state of relations and possible areas of development of interaction between Belarus and the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly”...

Belarus-USA cooperation in international organizations discussed
The sides discussed the state of Belarusian-American relations and prospects of their development, exchanged views on the situation in the European region...

MPs of Belarus, China hail high level of political trust
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Viktor Guminsky met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress Zhang Dejiang during the visit to Hong Kong...

CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services to meet in Minsk 19-20 May
The meeting will discuss the changing geopolitical situation in the world and the security in the Central Asian region, progress made in the implementation of the CIS cooperation program against terrorism and other violent manifestations of extremism for 2014-2016...

Belarus gets observer status in Afro-Asian Legal Consultative Organization
At the first meeting of the 55th session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization on 17 May 2016 its Member States unanimously voted to grant the observer status to the Republic of Belarus...

Matviyenko, Golodets to take part in Belarus-Russia Forum of Regions in Minsk
Breakout sessions will discuss the experience of regional and local authorities of Belarus and Russia in trade, economic, sci-tech, humanitarian, and cultural cooperation...

Belarus president to visit Italy, Vatican on 20-21 May
As part of the visit Alexander Lukashenko is expected to meet with Italy President Sergio Mattarella. During the meeting the sides are supposed to discuss the entire range of Belarusian-Italian relations...

Belarusian MPs to meet with PACE president in Saint Petersburg
Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Anatoly Rusetsky is expected to meet with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt on the sidelines of the event”...

Makei, Benelux diplomats discuss prospects of Belarus-EU cooperation
The parties discussed regional security issues. The delegation also met with Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna...

Belarus to provide humanitarian aid to Ecuador
corresponding decision is contained in Resolution No.381 signed by the Council of Ministers on 16 May 2016...

Lavrov: Minsk agreement on Ukraine must be implemented in full
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs said that in 2015 Minsk witnessed the signing of a breakthrough, without exaggeration, document which was recognized by all, including members of the UN Security Council, and which as recognized the sole basis for resolving the Ukrainian crisis...

Belarus calls for streamlining CIS
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told reporters after the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov...