Events

Belarus interested in closer cooperation with Nicaragua
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega...

Belarus values Pakistan as reliable partner in Asia
Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov made the statement during the 3rd Belarusian-Pakistani business and investment forum...

Belarus, South Africa discuss ways to intensify cooperation
“The parties discussed the opportunities for bolstering cooperation in different fields taking into account the work of the Belarusian-South African commissions and committees on cooperation and the development of the legal framework"...

Draft programs to guide Belarus’ social, economic development in 2016-2020 ready by 10 December
The instructions are laid down by the prime minister’s executive order No. 375. The document reads that the government agencies responsible for putting together the draft programs will have to specify targets...

No rubberstamp appointments of new Belarus government
Following the latest presidential election the Belarus government has been retired. The head of state is supposed to appoint the new government. Alexander Lukashenko reminded about his requirement: all the people willing to work as part of the new government will have to prove their competence...

National security in Belarus in for comprehensive review
President Alexander Lukashenko said at the session to discuss the development of national security agencies...

Belarus re-elected to UN Commission on International Trade Law
Participation of Belarus’ experts in the work of the Commission and its working groups in Vienna and New York contributes to the elaboration of international legal framework and its application in the fields of arbitration and conciliation...

Kobyakov off to Pakistan on official visit
It is expected that Andrei Kobyakov will meet with the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan on 10 November. The Belarusian-Pakistani business forum is scheduled for 11 November...

Lukashenko: Interstate loans with a 7-8% interest rate are inadmissible
The President pointed out the need to prevent increasing the foreign state debt and demanded to optimize it. First of all, it is necessary to minimize interest rates on foreign loans...

IMF mission to work in Belarus 9-19 November
The team will be led by Peter Dohlman, IMF Mission Chief for Belarus...

Belarus’ MFA recommends tourists against travel to Egypt
Reads the communication of the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Serbia President plans to visit Belarus 18 November
BelTA learned from Dragomir Karic, Belarus’ Honorary Consul in Belgrade, the Chairman of the Serbia-Belarus Friendship Group in the Serbian Parliament...

Simpler rules of stay for Belarus, Turkey citizens discussed
Participants of the consultations on consular affairs appreciated the rising tourist traffic after visa requirements for travels between Belarus and Turkey were lifted and mentioned an increase in business activities...

Lukashenko: Belarus will continue developing close cooperation with EEU
According to the President, Belarus will remain to be an active player in the post-Soviet space. “It is important for well-being and safeguards us from different threats,” Alexander Lukashenko is confident...

Lukashenko: Belarus will promote mutual understanding on continent
“Belarusians, a tolerant and open-hearted nation, will do their best to promote mutual understanding and cooperation on the continent to become a link between states and nations"...

Lukashenko: Plans to seize power in Belarus through ‘color revolutions’ are doomed
According to Alexander Lukashenko, in Belarus “there are still a few politicians who are eager to fire up an internal chaos”...

Lukashenko: I am not going to give away the wealth accumulated by Belarusians over centuries
Alexander Lukashenko made the statement in his speech on the occasion of his inauguration as the Belarus president...

Belarus considers acceding to Gothenburg Protocol
According to Iya Malkina, a country which signs the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol takes on obligations to reduce emissions into the atmosphere...

Belarus views UNESCO as lab of ideas, instrument for building capacity
According to Dmitry Mironchik, Paris is hosting the 38th session of the UNESCO General Conference until 18 November. Attending the event is a delegation from Belarus led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna...

Heads of foreign diplomatic missions confirm participation in Belarus President’s inauguration
Spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Mironchik told media on 5 November...