Events

Makei, Sajdik discuss Belarus’ efforts to facilitate Ukraine contact group’s work
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with OSCE special representative in the trilateral contact group on Ukraine Martin Sajdik...

Belarus, Papua New Guinea to establish diplomatic relations
Belarus will establish diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea. A corresponding decree of the Belarusian president has been published at the National Legal Internet Portal...

Belarus, Slovenia confirm mutual readiness for political dialogue
The parties discussed the preparations for the next session of the Belarus-Slovenia intergovernmental commission on trade, economic and scientific cooperation which is due in Ljubljana in H1 2016...

Czechia welcomes positive developments in Belarus-EU relations
The parties showed mutual interest in bolstering the political dialogue and discussed the plans related to the exchanges of visits and the organization of political consultations...

Belarus, United States agree to continue human rights dialogue
Issues regarding human rights in the context of rule of law were discussed by the Belarusian delegation in the Department of Justice and Supreme Court of the U.S., the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights, the American Bar Association and International Foundation for Electoral Systems...

Pakistan MPs may visit Belarus
"There are plans to further build on bilateral contacts. A visit of Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation to Belarus is under consideration. Visits of Belarus MPs to India, Iran and Oman are considered as well”...

Belarusian MPs plan to visit Latvia, Czechia in 2016
“Of course, in 2016 Belarus will once again draw the international attention, this time with the parliamentary elections. The election topics will also be included in the international agenda," the Speaker said...

Belarus president baffled by unnecessary import
"Minerals are the riches given to us by nature. We should use them rationally for the benefit of the present and future generations"...

More effective operation of Belarusian power-wielding agencies wanted
The conference also touched upon the optimization of all the power-wielding agencies to a reasonable extent, including the removal of unnecessary functions. The optimization is supposed to make stronger those components that really work to fulfill the assigned tasks...

Belarus president calls for improving focus areas of power-wielding agencies
"Ukraine’s agreement with the European Union comes into force on 1 January. During the latest meeting the president of Russia pointed out that the agreement will come into force very soon. Belarus has its fair share of economic problems as it is but if the market is flooded with merchandise from the European Union that will be imported via Ukraine without customs duties, things will get worse fast"...

Belarus president sends National Day greetings to Bahrain
“I am convinced that the joint efforts will help develop friendly Belarus-Bahrain relations for the benefit of the two nations”...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Kazakhstan
"The strategic allied relations between Belarus and Kazakhstan based on the unflagging mutual support and a high productivity of joint work will be enhanced for the benefit of the two countries"...

Putin: Belarus, Russia agree to boost military and military-technical cooperation
"Belarus and Russia conduct a coordinated foreign policy in the international arena"...

Extended talks of Lukashenko, Putin in Moscow last for about 3 hours
A wide range of issues on the bilateral and international agendas, cooperation in integration associations are in the center of attention of the two heads of state...

Nikolai Snopkov leads Belarusian delegation during SCO summit
The Belarusian delegation also includes Economy Minister, chairman of the Belarusian part of the Belarusian-Chinese commission for trade and economic cooperation Vladimir Zinovsky, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Rybakov, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Viktor Burya...

Belarus, Greece to hold first meeting of intergovernmental commission to enhance cooperation in 2016
Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna met with Secretary General for International Economic Relations at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Tsipras who is in Minsk on a visit...

Belarus’ cooperation with EU, NATO discussed in Brussels
The head of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also held talks with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow...

EU to invest €11.5m in vocational education system in Belarus
"Over the years, Belarus has not destroyed the system of vocational education unlike many other countries. On the contrary the country has significantly enhanced it"...

Lukashenko to pay official visit to Russia 14-15 December
The Belarusian head of state will hold one-on-one and extended talks with Russia President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. A wide range of issues on the bilateral and international agendas, cooperation in integration associations will be in the center of attention...

Belarus to attend SCO Heads of Government Council session as observer first time ever
The first time the Belarusian delegation will take part in the general discussion in the 6+6 format during the summit of the heads of government. Belarus will be given an opportunity to outline its point of view, its approaches to expanding trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation...