Events

Mutual access to markets of Belarus, EU discussed in Minsk
Belarus’ Deputy Economy Minister Anton Kudasov met with a delegation of the European Commission headed by Mr Peter Balazs, Deputy Director General in the Trade Directorate-General, in Minsk...

Belarus, Germany to talk over bilateral cooperation
The issues will be considered during a visit of Political Director of German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis to Minsk on 9-10 February...

British diplomat Simon Gass to visit Belarus 9 February
The diplomat is expected to meet with Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei, take part in the ministerial consultations and hold meetings in a number of government bodies...

Austria’s Secretary General for Foreign Affairs to visit Minsk 9-10 February
Secretary General of the Austria Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Mr Michael Linhart will take part in a ceremony to open the Embassy of Austria in Belarus...

Belarus, Latvia negotiating full-value EEU-EU contacts
Among other things the matter is discussed during ministerial consultations focusing on Eurasian Economic Union affairs in Riga on 4-5 February. The event has been arranged upon the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Latvia with assistance of the Latvian business community...

Belarus, RSA discuss cooperation in sport
It was noted that close cooperation between Belarus and the RSA in sport would bring mutual benefit and could be developed in a number of areas. Thus, taking into account different climates it is promising to use the infrastructure of Belarus and the RSA to train athletes of the two countries...

Belarus may be admitted to ENFSI
Jan De Kinder, ENFSI President, Director General of the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology of Belgium, told...

European forensic experts interested in cooperation with Belarus
“We are very glad to be invited to Belarus and are ready to provide assistance to you. Moreover, I believe it will be very important for us to cooperate with Belarus and expect that in the future we will work even closer,” Jan De Kinder said...

Belarus, Singapore set to intensify political dialogue
It was learnt after a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Singapore to Russia Lim Kheng Hua in Moscow...

CSTO meeting in Minsk to focus on measures against illegal migration
The meeting will focus on the organization of joint preventive measures and special operations in the CSTO format for the sake of counteracting illegal migration using the codename Nelegal 2016. The state of migration affairs in the CSTO member states will be discussed as well...

Belarus’ delegation to attend OSCE Parliamentary Assembly winter meeting in Vienna
The visit to Austria will last from 24 to 27 February. A parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko will visit Thailand on 24-28 February...

Belarus, Hungary agree to bolster ties
During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on matters of Belarusian-Hungarian interaction and discussed prospects of cooperation in regional organizations. The development of Belarus’ dialogue with the EU was in the focus of the meeting...

Belarus’ youth policy presented at forum in New York
Viktor Yakzhik noted the achievements of Belarus’ youth policy such as state support of talented youth, sustaining young people’s interest in academic and scientific research, guarantees of the first workplace for the youth...

Belarus, Pakistan to develop cooperation between investigation agencies
“The sides expressed interest in establishing working contacts between the preliminary investigation agencies of Belarus and Pakistan, further work on the texts of the bilateral agreements on mutual legal assistance, maintenance of efficient and operational cooperation”...

Belarus-EU relations discussed in Brussels
These issues were considered during the visit of Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna to Brussels on 1-2 February...

Belarus-Germany relations discussed in Minsk
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Regional Director of the Kiev Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Stephan Meuser and German Ambassador to Belarus Peter Dettmar...

Prospects of broader Belarus-EU interaction discussed
Close attention was paid to the current state of the bilateral trade turnover, investment cooperation figures, and the advancement of the political dialogue...

Lukashenko congratulates Patriarch Kirill on enthronement anniversary
Alexander Lukashenko noted the Belarusian people appreciate the efforts of Patriarch Kirill to enhance peace and accord between countries, the commitment to protecting common history relying on Christian traditions...

Samoseiko: PACE places a lot of hope on cooperation with Belarusian MPs
"I would like to cite Andrea Rigoni who said that we are starting to look in the same direction, find new points of contact, and not only on some major issues that are high on our cooperation agenda, but also on some other less pressing matters”...

Belarus wants UNDAF to incorporate up-to-date technical assistance projects
Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei held a traditional meeting with the UN country team led by UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinha...