Events

Belarus, Indonesia discuss joint projects in key sectors
The co-chairs of the Belarus-Indonesia intergovernmental commission discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation...

Belarus sends National Day greetings to Bahrain
The president emphasized that Belarus highly values its friendly relations with Bahrain, which are founded on principles of trust and mutual respect...

Lukashenko draws parallel between presidential elections in USA, Venezuela
"Venezuelans held elections for their own people, for themselves. And the results are known. There are no other results. Did you count the votes there instead of the Central Election Commission? No, you didn’t,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko was asked whether Belarus is ready to shelter Maduro
The Belarusian head of state remarked that he was aware of idle talk in the mass media community regarding an alleged agreement that Nicolas Maduro would come to Belarus and would live here...

‘Deeply committed to his country’. What has Diplomatic Affairs understood about Lukashenko?
In the last few months Western analytical centers published a series of papers covering Belarus. Many of them demonstrate genuine interest in the country and are not burdened by stereotypes and political agenda...

Belarus hosts over 214,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 Jan 2025
A total of 1,246,048 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022 (Belarus waived visa requirements for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia and individuals holding non-citizen status in Latvia on 15 April 2022; and for citizens of Poland on 1 July 2022)...

Iran to use every opportunity for interaction with Belarus in SCO, BRICS
He stressed that Belarus occupies a special place among the like-minded countries that want to cooperate with Iran on a mutually beneficial basis...

Top diplomats of Belarus, Iran sign declaration against unilateral sanctions
Additionally, a declaration on strengthening the role of international law in international relations, as well as a cooperation program between the foreign ministries of Belarus and Iran for 2026-2030, were signed...

Vice premier: Belarus seeks to expand cooperation with Global South countries
"Belarus is chairing the Eurasian Economic Union this year. Developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is among the priorities of the Belarusian EAEU chairmanship. Belarus views Indonesia as a key partner in the Southeast Asian region"...

Belarus, Zimbabwe sign military cooperation agreement
In turn, Zimbabwean Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri noted that the Republic of Zimbabwe is open to new projects with Belarus, including in the defense sector...

FM: Belarus is ready to act upon all of Iran’s proposals
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov said as he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...

Iran’s FM describes meeting with Lukashenko as productive
"We have established highly constructive interaction in politics. The countries cooperate on all matters in the international arena and hold political consultations,” the minister said...

Lithuania announces readiness to send ambassador-at-large to Belarus for talks
Until now, Vilnius has refrained from political-level contacts with Minsk, believing that all disputed matters could be resolved at a technical level, as termed by Lithuanian authorities, i. e. at the level of relevant agencies, such as border services...

Belarusian MFA: Minsk strongly condemns Sydney terrorist attack
In a statement, the ministry said: “Our country consistently opposes terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and urges the international community to join efforts to counter terrorist threats”...

CEC validates election of new delegates to Belarusian People’s Congress
As it was noted during the CEC session, the election of delegates to the Belarusian People's Congress from the FTUB was conducted in accordance with the Electoral Code and the organization's charter...

Belarusian People’s Congress: Key points for upcoming session
The second session of the 7th Belarusian People’s Congress will take place in Minsk this week, on 18-19 December...

Eismont: Over 100 people pardoned by Lukashenko were sent to Ukraine in exchange for Belarusians, Russians
“The American side took nine foreign nationals with them today. Over 100 people were sent to Ukraine in exchange for Belarusians who had been taken prisoner there (their relatives had strongly appealed to the president) and for wounded Russians,” she said...

Lukashenko asks interviewer to avoid ‘nasty questions’ about three leaders
At the very beginning of his interview with the U.S. media company Newsmax, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko jokingly asked interviewer Greta Conway Van Susteren not to ask “nasty questions” about three individuals...

Eismont shares details of Lukashenko-Coale talks
“[The talks took] several hours yesterday and several hours today. Naturally, both major geopolitical issues and very specific practical bilateral matters were discussed,” Natalya Eismont stated, offering general details...

Lukashenko receives personal message from Donald and Melania Trump
"U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale [with whom Aleksandr Lukashenko held talks in Minsk on 12-13 December] delivered a personal message from Donald and Melania Trump to our president"...