Events

Belarus president: No country can feel safe from the threat of terrorism
“Take a look at what is going on in the world today. Wars and dissention are rampant. Previously flourishing countries fall to ruins to become sources of chaos and violence and generate major crises”...

Singapore Minister of State for Trade and Industry to visit Belarus 17-19 April
The program of the visit will include meetings in the government, with ministers of foreign affairs, economy and industry...

IAEA assessment missions expected to visit Belarus in 2016-2017
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already sent letters to the IAEA inviting assessment missions to visit Belarus. “We expect to welcome them in 2016 or in early 2017,” Dmitry Mironchik said...

Minsk suggested as venue for autumn session of Eurasian Intergovernmental Council
Prime Minister of Belarus noted that meetings of the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union member states were rather periodic in 2015, with three sessions of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council held...

Kobyakov off to Moscow on working visit
Belarus’ Prime Minister will take part in the session of the Eurasian intergovernmental council...

Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Oblast to visit Belarus on 14-16 April
During the visit an action plan will be signed on developing trade, economic, scientific, technical, and cultural cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and Ivanovo Oblast in 2016-2017...

Belarus urged to ratify protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products
According to the source, more than 20 countries have ratified the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products. WHO encourages nations to take a more active part in the process...

World Bank vice president to visit Belarus
The European Commission instructed the EBRD and the EIB to step up presence in Belarus and increase their investment portfolio in the region, Young Chul Kim pointed out...

Belarus, IAEA discuss ratification of Amendment to CPPNM
“The information Belarus got, the further questions to international experts will help elaborate a well-grounded and balanced position towards the adoption of the Amendment,” the specialists noted...

Belarus, Argentina may sign agreement on visa-free trips
The prospects for concluding such an agreement were discussed at a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Argentina Viktor Kozintsev and Argentina’s National Director of Migration Horacio Jose Garcia...

BSPC delegation to visit Belarus 12-14 April
The delegation will meet with members of the House of Representatives of Belarus and the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The program of the visit also includes meetings with Belarusian MPs who are members of permanent commissions of the Belarusian parliament, representatives of the Energy Ministry...

Makei: Belarus and Bulgaria know how to further develop relations
The Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs named Daniel Mitov’s visit to Belarus as timely. The visit is taking place following the cancelation of the EU anti-Belarusian sanctions, which creates a good basis for further cooperation...

New Israeli ambassador to arrive in Belarus in summer 2016
Charge d’Affaires ad Interim of Israel in Belarus Yulia Rachinski-Spivakov told journalist...

Belarus seeks closer cooperation with Council of Europe
“The visit of the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to Belarus is timely and important. We hope that it will add a new impetus to the development of our cooperation with the Council of Europe,” said Vladimir Makei...

Belarus’ delegation to visit Khabarovsk 18-22 April
The business visit to Khabarovsk is organized by the BCCI Office in Minsk in cooperation with the Far East Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia and the Khabarovsk office of the Belarusian embassy in Russia as part of the agreement between the Government of Belarus and the Government of Khabarovsk Krai on trade, economic, sci-tech cooperation for 2014-2016...

Makei: No friction or lack of understanding in Belarus-Russia relations
The Minister emphasized that Belarus and Russia enjoy the closest kind of coordination on a systemic basis...

Belarus views membership in all regional associations as equally important
“We do not prioritize the Union State over the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), or the CIS over the CSTO. All these associations are important for us, and we will continue to be their active member”...

Honorary Consulate of Belarus opens in Argentina
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Argentina Viktor Kozintsev and Honorary Consul of Belarus in Argentina Cristian Desideri declared the Honorary Consulate open...

Project to strengthen inclusive local governance launched in Belarus
The project Strengthening Inclusive Local Governance in Belarus is conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Belarus President Administration and the Academy of Public Administration. A total of $2.9 million will be granted for the implementation of the three-year project...

Belarus, Mozambique to hold meeting of joint commission on cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Republic of South Africa Andrei Molchan is on a working visit to Maputo, Mozambique on 5-8 April...