Events

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Russia to meet in Brest on 21-22 November
According to Maria Zakharova, the parties are set to adopt a resolution and approve a plan of Belarusian-Russian ministerial consultations for 2025...

Belarus seeks further cooperation with UNDP in environmental protection
The parties outlined the areas of interest for Belarus. Among them is the solution of the persistent organic pollutants issue in Belarus...

Belarus, Azerbaijan map out steps in environmental cooperation 2025-2026
Belarus and Azerbaijan have identified the areas of cooperation in environmental protection for 2025-2026. The relevant program was signed by the heads of environmental ministries of the two countries, Sergei Maslyak and Mukhtar Babayev, on the sidelines of the World Climate Summit 2024 in Baku...

Lukashenko slams 3-minute speaking rule at UN events
“It is almost impossible to say something meaningful in three minutes. Due to the bureaucratic regulation of speech by the UN Secretariat, I will have to limit myself to a few sentences,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko suggests reinvigorating Belarus-Serbia relations
Aleksandr Lukashenko suggested that the intergovernmental commission should gather, review bilateral relations and map out plans for further cooperation...

UAE president invites Lukashenko to informal dinner in Baku
Other distinguished guests included Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, and members of the representative delegation of the UAE...

Lukashenko views climate change efforts as insufficient
The Belarusian head of state was asked whether he considers the goal of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels achievable and whether the countries are doing enough for this...

Belarus hosts over 4,000 visa-waiver visitors from Europe over past week
A total of 999,370 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022...

Lukashenko outlines promising areas of cooperation with Botswana
The head of state noted that Belarus is ready to send a high-level delegation to take part and make a constructive contribution to the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries due in Botswana in December of this year...

Lukashenko extends Independence Day greetings to Angola
Aleksandr Lukashenko reaffirmed his commitment to expanding bilateral contacts and developing the legal framework...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Poland
According to the head of state, Belarus is doing everything possible to simplify traveling, create additional opportunities for recreation, visiting relatives and friends, establishing useful economic ties...

Poll: Absolute majority of Belarusians trust Lukashenko
The breakdown was the following: 80.4% of the respondents answered “I trust”, 13.6% said “I rather do not trust / do not trust” and 6% found it difficult to answer or provided no answer...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Cambodia
The head of state noted that Belarus and Cambodia have a long history of relations based on respect and mutual understanding...

Lukashenko awards Vitebsk Oblast’s top agrarians
"You are the foundation of our life and the foundation of our security. It is only thanks to you that we haven’t been dragged into some wars, confrontations, and conflicts today"...

Belarus president pardons 31 extremists
Two women and 29 men have been pardoned. As many as 17 have chronic diseases, 3 are people with disabilities. As many as 27 convicts have kids, including 7 convicts with many kids...

Lukashenko thanks Xi Jinping for new swimming pool in Minsk
Moreover, China is ready to provide technical assistance to build several more social facilities in the future...

Lukashenko wants results-based financing in sports
“Get ready. Starting from next year, if you perform well, you will get the money. If you fail to show good results, don't even raise this issue,” the president warned...

Lukashenko expects better results from Belarusian athletes
At the same time, Aleksandr Lukashenko criticized the performance of Belarusian athletes, in particular football players...

Belarus, Russia sign package of cooperation documents
The parties discussed a wide range of topics, including trade and economic cooperation, the common information space strategy, the abolition of roaming charges and registration of the status of goods of the Union State. The agenda included a total of 21 items...

Belarus' National Assembly, Pan-African Parliament sign memorandum of cooperation
Granting the National Assembly of Belarus the observer status in this influential organization is an important step on the way of developing dialogue on any issues of mutual interest to Belarus and 55 African states...