Events

UNDP offers joint project to Belarus’ Justice Ministry
The parties agreed to intensify cooperation and set up a joint working group to work with proposals on the abovementioned project. The participants of the meetings also outlined further steps necessary to implement the initiative...

Belarus-Russia forum of regions praised as productive idea
Grigory Rapota remarked that two forums of the kind have already been held: the first one took place in Minsk while the other one was held in Sochi. The third one is scheduled to take place in Belarus this summer...

Rybakov to visit Nigeria, Ghana 4-7 April
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Nigeria will hold a regular round of consultations. Valentin Rybakov plans to meet with representatives of the Nigerian ministries and departments, and also the Honorary Consuls of Belarus in Nigeria and Nigerian businessmen...

Swedish Foreign Ministry delegation in Belarus on visit
The meetings will focus on bilateral relations, the Belarus-EU dialogue, interaction within the framework of international organizations as well as matters on the international and regional agendas...

UAE Ambassador presents copies of credentials to Vladimir Makei
The sides confirmed their commitment to mutual political support in the international arena and the importance of promoting trade and economic cooperation...

Belarus’ Mozyr, Zhlobin sign twinning agreements with Chinese cities
The documents were inked during the visit of a delegation from Belarus’ Gomel Oblast to the People’s Republic of China. The parties agreed that a Xuzhou delegation will pay a return visit to Gomel Oblast in H2 2016...

Belarusian MPs to attend Unity Day celebrations in Moscow
A Belarusian parliamentary delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Viktor Guminsky will visit Moscow on 4 to 5 April...

Bulgarian parliamentary delegation to visit Belarus 31 March-3 April
The delegation is expected to meet with Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Viktor Guminsky, members of the working group for cooperation with the Bulgarian Parliament and to hold meetings in several ministries...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ military doctrine is defensive
"Our military doctrine is purely defensive. We will never ever attack anyone or use weapons against any country"...

Belarusian MPs to attend 25th session of OSCE PA in Tbilisi
The Belarusian parliament will welcome delegations from other countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, in the near future. A delegation of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference is also expected to visit Belarus in April...

Belarus’ new military doctrine due for first reading in parliament on 4 April
Chairman of the permanent commission for national security of the House of Representatives Valery Gaidukevich told...

Belarus-United States relations discussed in Minsk
The parties discussed the current Belarus-United States relations and possible areas of further bilateral cooperation, including in military sphere, and also the situation in the region and in the world...

Belarus, UNEP agree on importance of cooperation within international environmental conventions
The parties exchanged opinions on the current cooperation and priority areas of cooperation between Belarus and the UNEP. The sides emphasized the importance of continuing expert cooperation within international environmental conventions served by the UNEP...

Lukashenko urges to energize talks on Belarus’ accession to WTO
Andrei Kobyakov noted that the Belarusian side hopes that the partners of Belarus in the WTO will formulate their proposals regarding the terms of Belarus’ accession to the WTO in the near future. As a result, it will be possible to make out a schedule of the talks...

Belarus president offers condolence to Pakistan over terrorist attack
“The tragedy has sent ripples through the Belarusian nation, who has had its own fair share of bitter experiences and sincerely feels the pain of the brotherly people of Pakistan,” the message of condolence reads...

BSPC delegation to visit Belarus in April
Vladimir Andreichenko stressed that with developing inter-parliamentary cooperation the National Assembly of Belarus is aimed at achieving concrete results, including in the economic sector...

Lukashenko plans to visit Ecuador in 2016
“I am very glad that the representative of such a geographically distant but still like-minded country as Ecuador stays in Belarus today. I have been to many countries, but the uniqueness and originality of Ecuador cannot be compared to any of them"...

Ecuador views cooperation with Belarus as important for creating multi-polar world
“Cooperation between our two countries is based on the principles of respect for freedom, human rights, sovereignty"...

Parliamentary dimension allows for serious dialogue between Belarus and Ecuador
Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich said as he met with President of the National Assembly of Ecuador Gabriela Rivadeneira Burbano...

Belarus government inclined to raise retirement age by three years
The relevant statement was made by Belarusian Labor and Social Protection Minister Marianna Shchetkina after the government conference held by the Belarus president to discuss the improvement of the national pension system...