Events

Next meeting of Belarusian People's Congress to be held after presidential election
Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled that Belarus' presidential election will be held on 26 January and spoke about the program that will be presented to voters...

Krutoi presents draft decree on new powers of district authorities in Belarus
Speaking about the main innovations, Dmitry Krutoi explained that the document suggests new powers of the chairmen of the district executive committees, in particular, in such areas of activity as budget and finance, construction and improvement, human resources...

Kenya seeks closer cooperation with Belarus in agriculture
The parties discussed the issues of political, trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation between Belarus and Kenya. Consideration was also given to the exchange of visits at different levels and conduct of ministerial consultations...

Lukashenko: Chairpersons of district executive committees are underloaded
One of the items on the agenda of the meeting was raising the status of chairpersons of district executive committees in order to strengthen their role in regional development...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Monaco
The head of state is convinced that Belarus and Monaco should pay more attention to what unites them in order to use the existing opportunities and further develop bilateral relations in trade and economy, science, culture, ecology, sports and tourism...

Lukashenko outlines cooperation prospects with Egypt
According to the head of state, during the personal meeting the parties will be able not only to discuss further development of important joint projects that have already been successfully implemented with the support of the president of Egypt, but also to outline prospects for cooperation in new areas, such as peaceful uses of nuclear energy, application of the latest technologies for construction of smart cities and many others...

Lukashenko responds to criticism of Belarus’ foreign policy
The president made the statements as he met with Governor of Russia’s Smolensk Oblast Vasily Anokhin in Minsk on 18 November...

Lukashenko in favor of free movement across Belarus-Russia border
He stressed that Belarus does not hamper close communication and travel of citizens of the two states...

Belarus, Qingdao set to strengthen cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Aleksandr Chervyakov met with Zhang Xinzhu, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Municipal Committee of Qingdao, secretary of the party working committee of the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area...

Belarus hosts over million visa-waiver visitors from Europe since 15 April 2022
Belarus hosted around 4,828 European visitors as part of the visa-waiver program program over past week...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Oman
"I am loooking forward to your personal support in the implementation of the agreements to expand trade, industrial partnership with an emphasis on joint production, transport and logistics routes and investment projects, to build up cooperation in information technology and humanitarian matters"...

Lukashenko sends national day greetings to Latvia
The head of state noted that the two peoples were destined to live in peace and harmony. And to this day, Belarusians feel genuine affinity towards their neighbors from Latvia...

Lukashenko: Agriculture is among major sectors of Belarusian economy
The president expressed conviction that thanks to hard work and perseverance, the large-scale tasks facing the country's agro-industrial complex will be accomplished...

Lukashenko presents awards to best farmers of Mogilev Oblast
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Belarus does not have large oil and gas reserves, but it has its own land and unique people. "I do not get tired of repeating: this is our main wealth, something that does not exist in other countries, believe me," he stressed...

Lukashenko congratulates Tajikistan’s president on inauguration anniversary
"I very much value our friendship and the possibility to find a solution to even the most difficult issues. I sincerely respect your resilience and courage, which are the key to the progressive development and strengthening of fraternal relations between Minsk and Dushanbe"...

Belarus, Philippines ease visa requirements, discuss ways to boost trade
The parties continue negotiations to simplify visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports in order to create the most favorable conditions for the development of bilateral contacts in political, business and tourism sectors...

Belarus, China reaffirm importance of building equal and indivisible security architecture
The parties exchanged views on the interaction between Belarus and China in international organizations, primarily in the United Nations...

Belarus admits around 120,000 Ukrainian citizens since 2024 year-start
Since 24 February 2022, a total of 266,277 citizens of Ukraine have arrived in Belarus...

Belarus, Kuwait discuss cooperation prospects
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Belarus Rashid Hammad Al-Adwani...

Belarus, Myanmar to continue working on projects in industry, agriculture
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov received a copy of the credentials of Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Republic of Belarus (with residence in Moscow) Thit Linn Ohn...