Events

About 20,500 Ukrainian citizens arrive in Belarus since 2025 year-start
Since 24 February 2022, a total of 362,792 citizens of Ukraine have arrived in Belarus...

Belarus' ambassador meets with deputy speaker of Slovak Parliament in Bratislava
The interlocutors discussed a wide range of topics, including the resumption of the work of the interparliamentary friendship group and the prospects for bilateral parliamentary visits. Special attention was paid to the topic of preserving historical memory and countering attempts to rewrite history...

Belarus approves system of exchanging data on foreigners with Russia
The document reads that the information system is designed to automate interstate information exchange in electronic form between the two states...

Lukashenko congratulates Fico on 80th anniversary of Bratislava's liberation from Nazis
The head of state noted that this important event in common history symbolizes the courage and dedication of soldiers and officers who fought not only for the independence of their homeland, but also for the liberation of all of Europe from the brown plague...

Lukashenko signs decree to establish Economic Court of Appeal
This decision was made in order to implement the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure that provides for the creation of a three-tier system of economic courts...

Belarus participates in SCO consultations in Moscow
On the sidelines of the event, Sergei Lukashevich held meetings with the heads of delegations from Russia, China and Iran. The meetings discussed pressing issues of cooperation within the SCO and bilateral agendas...

Volfovich: National security is viewed as stable
According to the state secretary of the Security Council, the situation in each of the nine areas of national security was discussed in detail as part of the Security Council meeting for the first time. Thus, a new practice has been established to consider the results of the assessment of the state of national security at such a high collegial level on the annual basis...

Belarus, Zambia discuss promising cooperation avenues
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Republic of Zambia (non-resident) Igor Marshalov has presented his credentials to President of the Republic of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema...

Belarus, Russia discuss cooperation in BRICS
Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lukashevich met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov in Moscow on 2 April...

Lukashenko gets Belarus-Russia Unity Day greetings from Putin
“I am confident that we will continue to build up mutually beneficial allied ties in every possible way for the benefit of our fraternal peoples, in the interests of ensuring security and stability in the Eurasian space,” the message of greetings reads...

Belarus calls to restore inclusiveness in OSCE structured dialogue
The delegation recalled that the original goal of this format within the OSCE was to reduce confrontation and restore confidence through an inclusive and comprehensive approach...

Khomenko: Belarus calls for joint efforts to achieve the SDGs
Sergei Khomenko noted that Belarus has developed a draft National Development Strategy until 2040. The document envisages the achievement of high living standards for people. In particular, it is planned to increase the share of high-tech industries to 50% and average life expectancy to 80.5 years...

Belarus, Zambia set to develop joint mechanism for political consultations
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Zimbabwe with concurrent accreditation to Zambia Igor Marshalov presented copies of his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Zambia Mulambo Haimbe...

Belarus' MFA comments on Latvia's plans to build NPP
“I believe that this is yet another example of, to put it mildly, inconsistent and short-sighted policy of our Baltic neighbors. We remember well that quite recently, in 2009, the operation of the second and last unit of the Ignalina NPP in Lithuania was discontinued following pressure from the EU,” Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Varankov said...

Belarus' ambassador, Russian FM discuss schedule of upcoming events
“The parties have discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation and reviewed the schedule of upcoming contacts at various levels,” the embassy noted...

Lukashenko sends Belarus-Russia Unity Day greetings to Putin
“The integration project of our countries has contributed to amassing invaluable experience in various areas of state building, untapping the enormous potential of the Belarusian and Russian economies, developing tools that allow us to jointly solve a wide range of problems of any complexity,” the message of congratulations reads...

Lukashenko approves priorities for scientific, sci-tech and innovative work for 2026-2030
These priority avenues are the most promising and crucial areas of work that will help achieve meaningful results in the knowledge-intensive and high-tech sectors of the economy, bolster the competitive advantages and technological security of the country in the medium term...

'We need to stop'. What Lukashenko warned West about seven years ago in Trostenets
In the new episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “How It Was”, we recall the most significant events of 2018...

Karayev lays out his vision for addressing personnel matters as Grodno Oblast governor
Speaking about the priority tasks the head of state outlined for him during the appointment, Yuri Karayev said that it is necessary to focus on achieving the social and economic targets set for Grodno Oblast...

Well-performing Grodno Oblast still draws some criticism from Lukashenko
The president also drew attention to the drop in the number of people employed in the economy, which is typical for other regions as well...