Events

Ecuador president hopes for Lukashenko’s visit
“We expect that President Lukashenko will come. The dates have been changed because of a very busy schedule. We understand that. In any case we hope that the Belarusian President will visit our country”...

Belarus-U.S. agreement on tax regulations ratified
The agreement was signed in Minsk on 18 March 2015. The United States has already signed such documents with over 60 countries. Thanks to the agreement, Belarusian financial institutions which will submit their reports to the Internal Revenue Service of the United States will not have to pay income taxes in certain conditions...

IMF mission to arrive in Belarus in July to prepare country program
“A certain roadmap has been prepared. The mission will come to advance it”...

Belarus to stress importance of fulfilling Minsk accords on Ukraine at OSCE PA session in Helsinki
“We will not just support it. We will voice our position so that this 24th session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly would not take us apart, first of all Russia and Ukraine, but make steps forward to the implementation of the Minsk agreements"...

Belarus, China exchange views on UN reform
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Gao Yusheng, special representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the UN system reformation...

Belarus interested in developing relations with Mexico
“Mexico is the 11th economy in the world. It is a huge market with the population of 125 million. This is an interesting country for us, we are looking for the means to develop relations with it”...

Makei, FAO Director General to discuss cooperation program for 2014-2016 in Minsk
“The talks will focus on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation and the interaction of Belarus and FAO on topical issues of the international agenda"...

Makei to meet with Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in Minsk 29 June
The agenda of the informal meeting will include issues of current importance and prospects of Eastern Partnership further development following the results of the fourth summit that took place in Riga on 21-22 May 2015...

Minsk to host fifth round of EaP informal ministerial dialogues 29 June
Partaking in the meeting of the EaP ministers of environment will be European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn...

Belarus, Azerbaijan discuss intensification of interstate dialogue
Nikolai Patskevich praised the organization of the first European Games in Baku and the comfortable conditions that help Belarusian athletes show high results...

Lukashenko: Presidential election should be open, honest, calm, and compliant with Belarusian laws
The head of state said he believes that the forthcoming presidential election will be kind of an exam for all the government agencies...

Belarus parliament to decide on presidential election date on 30 June
The relevant matters were discussed at the government conference held by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on 23 June to discuss topical domestic policy matters...

Belarusian delegation to visit Russia’s Ivanovo Oblast
The head of the Belarusian diplomatic mission is set to meet with Governor of Ivanovo Oblast Pavel Konkov, Head of Ivanovo Administration Alexei Khokhlov...

Yermoshina: Presidential election in Belarus will not be held until 4 October
“Three months are envisaged for the election campaign. If the election date is announced on 30 June, it will be set to take place not before 4 October, the first Sunday of the month"...

Serbia president expected to visit Belarus in late October
Dragomir Karic, member of the Serbian parliament, honorary consul of Belarus in Belgrade, said...

Belarus thanked for organizing talks on regulation of Ukrainian crisis
Patriarch Kirill stressed that it is great pain for him to listen to the news about the situation in fraternal Ukraine...

Kupchyna, Szerepka share opinions on Belarus-EU cooperation prospects
“The parties exchanged opinions on the state and prospects of bilateral relations, cooperation between Belarus and the European Union as well as other issues of mutual interest”...

Guinea seeks to develop relations with Belarus
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told reporters after the official ceremony to sign the agreement on regular diplomatic consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Guinea and Belarus...

China, Belarus urged to focus on implementation of agreements reached at highest level
"For 23 years since the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Belarus the bilateral contacts have been developing at a good pace," said Cui Qiming...

Makei meets with Ukraine and OSCE’s representatives in contact group on Ukraine
Vladimir Makei confirmed the readiness of the Belarusian side to create all the necessary conditions for effective work of the tripartite contact group and the working groups...