Events

Lukashenko, Rubin discuss Belarus-US relations
"The parties also considered some issues of the current international agenda, including the situation in the European region"...

Makei meets with US Deputy Assistant Secretary
The participants of the meeting shared their visions on further development of bilateral cooperation and gave the assessment to the current regional situation...

Lukashenko confers Order of Friendship on Russian, Kazakhstani officials
The awards were presented for the big personal contribution to the preparation of the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty, development and enhancement of integration processes...

Lukashenko intends to visit Kazakhstan in March
BelTA) - Upon the initiative of the Kazakhstani side Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko talked to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev over the phone...

Lukashenko to attend Union State Supreme State Council session in Russia in March
The session will focus on the key issues of the further operation of the Union State, including the formation of the Union State budget, harmonized foreign policy...

Belarus’ accession to Council of Europe’s legal instruments discussed
According to the source, the sides discussed the state of affairs and possible avenues for stepping up Belarus’ interaction with PACE and the Council of Europe...

Latvian embassy in Minsk to serve as NATO embassy in Belarus
The embassy has discharged the relevant functions since 1 January 2015 but on 25 February Ambassador of Latvia to Belarus Mihails Popkovs officially took over the responsibility from his Estonian counterpart Mait Martinson...

Belarus government action program for 2015 voted through parliament
The document comprises seven chapters to cover all the areas of efforts of the government. Each chapter specifies concrete goals, tasks, implementation mechanisms, and agencies responsible...

Belarus, Russia develop plan to strengthen economic cooperation
"The document envisages the removal of restrictions on the access to the markets of the two countries. The plan also defines a mechanism of cooperation in the single industrial policy and the financial sector"...

Belarus, UAE ready to develop cooperation in agriculture, high technology
"The parties discussed ways to boost trade, economic and investment cooperation taking into account the agreements reached at the second meeting of the Belarus-UAE intergovernmental committee"...

Moody's experts to travel to Minsk for consultations with Belarus government 25-26 February
On 23 February the Moody's Investors Service placed Belarus's B3 issuer rating on review for downgrade...

Belarus’ CEC to monitor parliamentary elections in Tajikistan
The Belarusian delegation will include Sergei Kalinovsky and Ivan Shchurok. The elections to the lower house of the Tajikistani parliament are scheduled for 1 March 2015...

PACE rapporteur Andrea Rigoni to visit Belarus 24-27 February
The program of the visit will comprise the PACE rapporteur’s meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks to promote cooperation from Lisbon to Vladivostok
"As Belarus holds presidency in the Eurasian Economic Union, the country is ready to do its utmost to make the project a reality. I think that we can engage in a meaningful dialogue in order to promote this kind of relations”...

Makei, Schmid discuss Belarus-EU cooperation, including EaP
The parties discussed the state and prospects of development of the cooperation between Belarus and the European Union on a wide range of issues...

Belarus, China might abolish visas for tourist groups
The Belarusian government believes that this will help ramp up bilateral contacts. A direct flight between Minsk and Beijing is also on the agenda...

Lukashenko promotes senior officers to top military ranks
"To become a general in the independent Belarus is a big achievement, which means hard work”...

Belarus, Serbia sign cooperation roadmap
The 8th meeting of the Belarusian-Serbian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation took place in Belgrade on 18-19 February...

Belarus approves government action program for 2015
The document consists of seven chapters and covers all areas of responsibility of the Belarusian government...

Belarus’ Ambassador presents credentials to Zimbabwe President
Robert Mugabe took note of the prospects to intensify cooperation with Belarus both in the economic and political areas...