Events

Lukashenko signs Victory Day amnesty bill into law
Taking into account the precedents in the application of amnesty, it does not apply to people who were amnestied or pardoned in the period from 2009 to 2015 and who committed another deliberate crime...

Kobyakov to attend CIS Heads of Government Council meeting in Kazakhstan
The program of the visit will include bilateral meetings with Prime Ministers of Armenia, Vietnam, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan...

Agreement on visit of Latvian MPs to Belarus
"Latvian MPs are interested in interregional and economic cooperation. The Eastern Partnership Initiative’s roadmap that will be implemented before the EaP’s next summit was discussed by Belarusian and Latvian MPs, too"...

Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina interested in easing visa requirements
The matter was discussed in a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Hungary and concurrently to Bosnia and Herzegovina Alexander Khainovsky and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic...

Belarus, Russia ready to exchange information on visa facilitation talks with EU
The latest round of the Belarusian-Russian ministerial consultations on consular issues took place in Moscow on 26-27 May...

Presidential election in Belarus expected to further improve relations with foreign partners
"We are determined to hold transparent elections as it should be. I am confident that the Central Election Commission will invite OSCE/ODIHR observers"...

Belarus calls for restoring peace, stability in Ukraine’s east
“As neighbors, as friends, as a brotherly nation we would like peace and stability restored over there as soon as possible"...

Belarus’ tighter relations with EU ‘should not interfere with cooperation with Russia’
"Whether we can enjoy solid good relations with the European Union or not, I am absolutely convinced that we can. We have a common history not only with Russia but with many countries, which are members of the European Union nowadays"...

Belarus, India Presidents to discuss cooperation in Minsk
"The parties are discussing projects in the petrochemical sector that envisage joint efforts of the two countries in oil development both in India and other countries”...

Moldova Government approves ratification of classified information agreement with Belarus
The ratification of the agreement will contribute to the further development of good relations between Belarus and Moldova in various areas...

Chambers of parliaments of Belarus, Indonesia sign cooperation statement
The document was signed as a result of the official visit of the Indonesian parliament delegation to Belarus in the upper chamber of the Belarus parliament on 26 May. The delegation was led by Speaker of the Regional Representative Council of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia Irman Gusman...

Belarus intends to boost cooperation with Russia’s Altai Krai
The Belarusian delegation led by Belarus First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Mikhnevich is in Russia’s Altai Krai on a visit on 25-27 May...

UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for AIDS in Belarus on an official visit
During the visit, Michel Kazatchkine intends to hold meetings and consultations with a wide range of stakeholders: the government, the Parliament, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and the Interior...

Belarus, China defense ministries sign agreement on gratuitous military aid
The official visit of Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov to the People’s Republic of China takes place on 25-29 May...

Lukashenko approves draft free trade agreement between EEU, Vietnam
The head of state signed the corresponding decree on 25 May...

Belarus-Indonesia intergovernmental commission to elaborate cooperation agreements
Irman Gusman expressed confidence that Belarus and Indonesia should enhance all-round cooperation between the states, parliaments, and in business...

Indonesia to open embassy in Minsk soon
Speaker of the Regional Representative Council of the People’ Consultative Assembly of Indonesia Irman Gusman told media after a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...

Indian President to visit Belarus 2-4 June
The Indian diplomat views the forthcoming visit as important and is confident that it will bring agreements that will move the two countries onto a higher level of mutual cooperation...

Ukraine working groups to meet in Minsk 2 June
Heidi Tagliavini made a brief statement for media after the talks...

Belarus-EU visa talks close to final stage
“Several consultations have been held. We have moved rather successfully towards the signing of these agreements [on facilitating visa regulations and on readmission]," Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said...