Events

Presidents of Belarus, Tajikistan have telephone talk
The two heads of state shared opinions about a number of topical issues on the bilateral agenda...

Minsk hosting expert meeting on human trafficking 13-14 October
La Strada Belarus Program is timed for the EU Anti-Trafficking Day celebrated on 18 October. It is expected to draw public attention to this pressing problem and its social consequences...

EU Council decides to suspend sanctions against Belarus for four months
Harlem Desir, Secretary of State for European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, made the relevant statement for mass media...

Prospects of Belarus’ cooperation with ODIHR, OSCE PA discussed
The sides discussed results of the international observation of the Belarus president election as well as prospects of Belarus’ further cooperation with the ODIHR and the OSCE PA...

Lukashenko, Nazarbayev discuss bilateral cooperation by telephone
The leaders of the two states agreed to continue discussing issues of mutual interest at the forthcoming meetings of the CIS and the EEU in Kazakhstan...

Lukashenko, Putin have telephone talk
The two heads of state shared opinions about the forthcoming bilateral meetings within the framework of integration associations...

Lukashenko: Belarus has never enjoyed closer ties with China
“We are going to advance our relations the way we’ve been doing it up till now. We are going to move only forward in developing our relations with China,” stressed the Belarusian leader...

Lukashenko: No sense in a Russian airbase in Belarus
The President reminded that in addition to building the Union State Belarus and Russia are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization...

Lukashenko: I am ready for any reforms, transformations
The President stressed that the main principle of his 20-year policy is “everything should calm, without revolutions”, especially in the economic sector...

Lukashenko: Our NPP is a new image of the Belarusian nation
“There should be a nuclear power plant in Belarus as it means cheap electricity, new technologies, and a new image of the Belarusian nation. Building such a powerful enterprise is the right thing”...

EU named Belarus’ key partner in environmental protection
The joint efforts are aimed at addressing the environmental challenges in the country and, as a result, creating a favorable environment in the region as a whole...

Lukashenko: Defense potential relies on military capability, moral ideals of soldiers and officers
"In this difficult time it is very important that people who are ready to risk their lives to save others serve in the Armed Forces of Belarus"...

Lukashenko urges to continue introduction of new diagnostics and treatment approaches
“The main objective is not to rest on the laurels,” the head of state stressed. He praised modern technologies used at the National Oncology and Medical Radiology Center...

Lukashenko: The deployment of a Russian airbase in Belarus has never been discussed
“We don’t need a base these days. We don’t need military air forces either. We need certain weapons. It is what I’ve been saying to Putin and earlier to Medvedev,” added the Belarusian leader...

Lukashenko sees positive dynamics in Belarus-West relations
"We have withstood the period of sanctions similar to those which Russia is suffering from today. We did not wobble although some people say we did, we did not abandon our traditional course of being a sovereign and independent state”...

Guminsky to head Belarus’ delegation at 133rd IPU Assembly in Geneva
Speaker of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria to Russia with concurrent accreditation in Belarus Smail Allaoua...

Lukashenko: Belarus is always open to constructive international cooperation
“You will get all possible assistance, all the support you need from the Belarusian government, ministries, and institutions”...

Lukashenko: Cooperation with Africa is interesting for Belarus, both politically and economically
The President suggested taking joint effort to increase the bilateral trade, expand business cooperation, and implement joint projects in various fields...

Lukashenko sees big prospects in Belarus’ cooperation with Vietnam, Saudi Arabia
"Friendly relations between the two nations that took start in the Soviet Union times would never be broken off"...

Belarus president invites Pakistan to step up trade, economic cooperation
The Belarusian leader also pointed out that his visit to Islamabad and the recent visit of the Pakistani Prime Minister to Belarus were very productive...