Events

Lukashenko confirms invitation to President of South Africa to visit Belarus
The President received the letters of credence from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to the Republic of Belarus (with residence in Moscow) Ms. Nomasonto Maria Sibanda-Thusi...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to host Venezuela President on a visit
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he received the credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela to Belarus Jose Boggiano Pericchi...

Belarus, Azerbaijan plan steps to increase flow of tourists
This matter was discussed during a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Azerbaijan Gennady Akhramovich and Azerbaijan Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev...

Lukashenko approves new Military Doctrine of Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko instructed to amend, if necessary, the document in the light of today’s discussion. In the near future the President will submit the draft law providing for the adoption of the Military Doctrine to the Parliament...

Belarus to open embassy in Georgia in 2016
Resolution No. 43 by the Council of Ministers as of 21 January 2016, adopted, reads...

Kobyakov urges to use science to address social and economic challenges
"We must determine how to best utilize the domestic science and technology to address the most important social and economic tasks outlined by the President. The main objective is to increase the competitiveness and export capabilities of enterprises”...

FAO Director General has plans to visit Belarus
The matter was discussed during the meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Italy, Permanent Representative to the FAO Yevgeny Shestakov who concludes his diplomatic mission and Director ad interim of the Cabinet of the FAO Director General Mario Lubetkin...

Belarus, UAE discuss visa regime facilitation
Issues of further simplification of the visa regime between Belarus and the United Arab Emirates were discussed at a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the UAE Roman Golovchenko and Assistant Undersecretary for Consular Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Alham Al Dhaheri...

Practical cooperation between Belarus and OSCE/ODIHR discussed in Minsk
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting between Denis Sidorenko, the Director of the European Cooperation Department at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a delegation of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) headed by Marcin Walecki, Chief of ODIHR’s Democratic Governance and Gender Unit...

Plans to increase number of Union State programs in 2016
“The Union State budget for 2016 has remained at the same level. We hope to increase the number of programs this year. There is a good basis for this. By late 2015 we agreed on six concepts," State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota said...

Belarus, Sweden aimed at developing political dialogue
It was told following today’s meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Russia Peter Ericson in Moscow...

Belarus, Slovakia seek closer cooperation in customs
The matter was discussed at the meeting between Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus Yuri Senko and Vice President of the Financial Administration of Slovakia Dana Meager...

Belarus welcomes beginning of implementation of JCPOA on Iran’s nuclear program
The lifting of sanctions against Iran opens up new prospects for further development of the Belarusian-Iranian mutual cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus said...

Union State Supreme State Council session agenda to include over 10 issues
According to the State Secretary of the Union State, certain adjustments can be made during the preparations for the event, but, perhaps, these adjustments will be minor. “These issues embrace the entire spectrum of the Union State activities,” he said...

Minsk to host Union State Supreme State Council session in Q1 2016
The issue was on the agenda of the meeting between Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota...

Belarus calls for restoring strategic unity of OSCE member states
Belarus believes that cooperation in the OSCE should rest on three pillars. These are true and universal security, building of trust and consolidation of efforts against present-day challenges...

Presidents of Belarus, China exchange congratulations on Belintersat-1 successful launch
"The communications satellite project Belintersat-1 is an important embodiment of the Belarusian-Chinese relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and an important outcome of the Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in space exploration"...

Belarus’ Ambassador attends Pope Francis’ New Year audience
“The parties discussed issues related to Belarus-Vatican relations, as well as bilateral events scheduled for 2016,” the ministry added...

Belarus to reinforce border with Ukraine, border section near BelNPP in 2016
“We will focus our efforts on engineering equipment for our southern border with Ukraine and the section of the border near the nuclear power plant which is currently under construction. There are two border outposts there, Buiki and Zharneli. Their construction is almost finished”...

Lukashenko approves resolution on Belarus’ border protection in 2016
At the session dedicated to the approval of the state border protection resolution Alexander Lukashenko draw special attention to the modern challenges and threats, including the migration crisis in Europe...