Events

Belarus’ 2026 monetary policy targets approved
The list of indicators corresponds to the goals for the National Bank and the banking system as a whole, namely, to promote economic growth while maintaining price and financial stability...

Belarus hosts over 196,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 Jan 2025
They included 394,668 visitors from Latvia, 655,021 people from Lithuania and 125,897 visitors from Poland. On 19 July 2024 the visa-waiver program was extended to include 35 more countries. A total of 53,006 citizens of these countries have visited Belarus...

Lukashenko confirms Belarus' interest in strengthening ties with Panama
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to President José Raúl Mulino of Panama as the country celebrates Independence Day...

About 10,000 Ukrainian citizens arrive in Belarus in October
Since the start of 2025, a total of 97,805 citizens of Ukraine have arrived in Belarus...

Lukashenko plans to visit Algeria soon
According to the president, Belarus and Algeria are already demonstrating such cooperation on international platforms by supporting the principles of sovereignty and rejecting the policy of sanctions pressure...

Lukashenko names condition for ‘big deal’ with USA
“I tell the Americans: you have to understand me… Trump acts the same way. They [U.S. representatives] say Trump is ready to meet with you, to make a big deal. What is the essence of a ‘big deal?’ We do what they want, and they do what we want – that’s a big deal. I say: ‘We are ready, but we have our own interests,’” the head of state said...

Lukashenko confirms plans to deploy Oreshnik missiles in Belarus in December
He recalled that peaceful agreements had been reached in Minsk, but the opponents decided to act through deception, which led to the current situation...

Lukashenko details how Poland derailed prisoner swap deal involving Pochobut
“Yesterday late at night, the KGB reported to me: ‘They have reneged on this position as a sign of solidarity with Lithuania because of these balloons.’ I said: ‘Send them my regards. They stepped back – fine, we’ll step back too. We are halting the process. When you are ready – come, and we will talk,” the president stated...

Lukashenko: Belarus deployed newest nuclear weapons from Russia
“They [opponents abroad] are rearming, 6% of GDP is billions of dollars. If you buy a gun, you don’t buy it just to hang it on the wall. Even a gun hanging on the wall must eventually go off. They are probably buying weapons all over the world for a reason...” the head of state said...

Lukashenko: Roman Protasevich is a Belarusian intelligence officer
“I will not talk about it for a long time. Protasevich is an officer of our intelligence service. Did we need to detain him? But I wonder why the aircraft flying to Vilnius didn’t land there. It turned around, flew to Minsk, and landed after a phone call about some explosives planted on board…” the president stated...

Lukashenko: Lithuanians used weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus
The head of state said Lithuanians themselves resorted to the cigarette trade due to border closures by neighboring countries. Aleksandr Lukashenko asserted that their own authorities pushed them into it by disrupting normal commerce and building a border fence...

Lukashenko: Domzheritsy should set the standard for all agrotowns
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with its local residents on 31 October...

Belarus’ MFA reviews joint action plan with IFRC
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Sekreta met with Frank Mohrhauer, Head of the Cluster Delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, on 30 October...

Defense ministries of Belarus, Kazakhstan sign military cooperation plan for 2026
The parties discussed the main avenues of cooperation in matters of mutual interest...

Polish government official: Two border crossings with Belarus set to open in mid-November
This agreement was reached by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė...

Belarus, North Korea seek to expand cooperation in all areas
This agreement was reached during negotiations between Belarusian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov and DPRK Foreign Affairs Minister Choe Son-hui in Minsk...

Ambassador: Türkiye attaches great importance to relations with Belarus
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Belarus Güçlü Cem Işık welcomed progress to promote bilateral cooperation, including at the parliamentary level...

Tatarinovich: Azerbaijan and Belarus are united in pursuit of independent policy
On the sidelines of the event, Vladislav Tatarinovich met with Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova...

Belarus, Vietnam discuss prospects for military cooperation in medical support
The prospects for bilateral military cooperation in the field of medical support were also discussed...

Belarus, Cambodia intend to develop legal framework for cooperation
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov met with Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Botumrangsay Chring...