Events

Hope for uplifting Belarus-Germany relations
Vladimir Andreichenko said it is necessary to step up cooperation in the sphere of high technologies, power engineering. It is necessary to establish humanitarian cooperation and advance relations between twinned cities of Belarus and Germany...

Belarus attends UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva
The session comprises nine themed discussions, including an annual meeting on the rights of the child, an interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities, on human rights and HIV/AIDS epidemic...

Belarus, Pakistan gearing up for third round of ministerial political consultations
The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the highest level and the preparations for the third round of the ministerial political consultations between the two countries as well as the second meeting of the Belarusian-Pakistani commission on trade and economic cooperation...

NBRB to take charge of Belarus Development Bank
The corresponding draft decree was discussed when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko heard out a report on the draft decrees concerning the development of the financial market on 29 February...

Belarus Development Bank, UNDP to sign memorandum to encourage local and regional development
“The new format of cooperation between the UNDP and the Development Bank suggests co-financing of the initiatives to stimulate local and regional economic development”...

Guminsky, Montella discuss Belarus-OSCE PA cooperation
During the participation in the 25th OSCE PA Winter Meeting in Vienna the Belarusian MPs led by Viktor Guminsky took part in a meeting of the Political Affairs and Security Committee...

Belarus, Thailand plan to develop military cooperation
Belarus’ Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov and Thailand Vice Premier and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan discussed the prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation during the meeting in Minsk...

Belarus to share nuclear energy development practices with Vietnam
The Vietnamese delegation will visit Belarus from 29 February to 2 March on the request of the IAEA. It will include representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and other agencies of Vietnam...

Belarus, Thailand sign agreement on military technology cooperation
“Today’s visit is the beginning of our interaction in military technology,” Igor Bykov said...

Lukashenko: No lack of understanding in Belarus-Russia relations
“The absence of any misunderstanding, mistrust in Belarus-Russia interaction in the international scene is the best way to demonstrate the Belarusian-Russian unity and strategic partnership in these complicated times”...

Lukashenko, Putin approve package of documents
The heads of state also adopted decisions on the Secretary of the Union State, on the substantive matters regarding the meetings of the Supreme State Council in 2016, on progress in reaching the priority goals to ensure the development of the Union State in the medium term (2014-2017)...

Union State budget over RUB6 billion in 2016
A large share of these funds is intended for funding the Union State programs and activities in the key areas of bilateral cooperation...

Putin: Belarus and Russia have enough resources to resume the Union State’s economic growth
It is important to focus efforts of economic agencies of the two countries on improving the business and investment climate. With this in mind the operation of the working group on macroeconomic coordination should be activated, suggested Vladimir Putin...

Lukashenko: Belarusian-Russian integration is going through an endurance test
“The endurance of our integration is being tested by the global economic instability, a crisis of trust in international relations, escalating armed conflicts and information wars,” noted the Belarusian leader...

Lukashenko thanks Putin for support
Alexander Lukashenko said he was glad that both the President and Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Minsk...

Belarusian and Indian universities to strengthen cooperation in IT
A decision was taken to promote direct ties between the universities majoring in geology and mining. The parties also reviewed a possibility of developing a program of cooperation in education between Belarus and India in 2016-2020...

Union State Supreme State Council to sit in Minsk 25 February
The agenda of the Supreme State Council meeting will include more than ten issues regarding the entire spectrum of the Union State activities. In particular, the sides will adopt the Union State budget for 2016, discuss the results of the budget implementation in 2015...

Ways to step up Belarusian-European dialogue discussed
The meeting focused on further steps to intensify Belarus’ trade, economic, and financial cooperation with the European Union, prospects of Belarus’ interaction with the European Investment Bank, ways to intensify Belarusian-European sectoral dialogue...

Belarus, ILO reaffirm interest in further dialogue
During the meeting, the sides also talked over topical matters of bilateral cooperation ahead of the ILO seminar on dispute resolution and mediation to be held in Minsk on 25 February...

Over 150 UNDP-funded projects worth $200 million implemented in Belarus
“Over the past years, Belarus has made a leap forward in terms of the development of human potential. Belarus’ achievements in the international arena are obvious. The United Nations Development Program is happy to note this and add that more than 150 UNDP-funded projects"...