Events

Foreign ministers of Belarus, China hold talks in Beijing
In a trust-based atmosphere, the foreign ministers discussed bilateral relations, interaction in the international arena, global and regional security, and agreed on a schedule of interstate meetings at the highest and high levels...

Ryzhenkov meets with Head of International Department of CPC Central Committee Liu Jianchao
Maksim Ryzhenkov and Liu Jianchao discussed in detail bilateral cooperation in politics and other areas, as well as interaction within regional organizations and in the international arena...

Chinese military delegation arrives in Minsk
The Chinese delegation and their Belarusian counterparts discussed the organization of the training process and ways to improve the training system at military educational institutions of Belarus and China...

Belarus welcomes over 111,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2024
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 912,110 visitors, including 544,292 citizens of Lithuania, 214,124 citizens and 64,939 non-citizens of Latvia, and 88,755 citizens of Poland...

1994: Election year that defined Belarus’ future
The main outcome of these 30 years is that the country remained united. And this helps preserve the greatest value the current generation has - sovereignty. Belarus prioritizes the interests of people, the country’s traditions and history...

Belarus admits almost 67,000 Ukrainian citizens since 2024 year-start
Of them 52,717 came to Belarus from Poland, 13,257– from Lithuania, 868– from Latvia and 30 – from Ukraine...

Belarusian flag raised at SCO headquarters in Beijing
The minister is on an official visit to China 6 to 9 July at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

Belarus, Nigeria discuss cooperation prospects in defense sector
During an accreditation meeting at the International Military Cooperation Department of Belarus’ Defense Ministry, the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in the defense sector were discussed...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Kazakhstan meet during SCO summit
The ministers also held one-on-one negotiations to discuss the current issues on the international agenda...

FM: Lukashenko had much more meetings at SCO summit than media covered
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has held plenty of meetings and negotiations, including informal ones, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov told reporters following the summit...

Xi Jinping believes in great future of China-Belarus cooperation
Congratulating Belarus on its accession to the SCO, Xi Jinping highlighted close contacts at all levels and pointed to the successful implementation of the agreements reached...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Venezuela
“We highly value your personal contribution to the development of the strategic partnership between Minsk and Caracas. I believe that your visit to Belarus will outline new horizons for bilateral cooperation,” the president remarked...

Belarusian foreign minister flies to Beijing after SCO summit
The minister will have to attend quite significant protocol events relating to the solemn ceremony of hoisting the state flag of the Republic of Belarus at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization HQ in Beijing. Apart from that, the minister will have an entire series of meetings with representatives of China...

Lukashenko, Xi Jinping meet in Astana
“We will definitely facilitate further stable development of our relations,” Xi Jinping stated. The Chinese leader added that the parties intend to go forward in this direction by leaps and bounds...

Lukashenko meets with UN secretary-general in Astana
Aleksandr Lukashenko’s initiative to embark on a broad international dialogue to restore trust and strengthen security in the spirit of San Francisco is being promoted...

Lukashenko meets with Erdogan on sidelines of SCO summit
Belarusian-Turkish contacts at the top level develop actively. The Belarus president has visited Türkiye four times. The first official visit of the president of the Turkish republic to Belarus took place in 2016...

Lukashenko suggests adopting Belarus-Pakistan cooperation roadmap
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana on 4 July...

Belarus’ ambassador meets with Vietnamese president
The parties reviewed the state of bilateral relations and discussed ways to step up multi-level interaction in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian spheres, to deepen inter-regional cooperation and to mobilize public diplomacy resources...

Lukashenko: Constructive relations with United States have always been important for Belarus
Belarus has always attached importance to constructive relations with the United States of America, and the period of history when such relations prevailed was beneficial for the two states, the Belarusian leader stressed...

Lukashenko in favor of SCO's bigger role in addressing global food insecurity
“One of the obvious consequences of the illegal sanctions is the worsening hunger crisis in the world,” the Belarusian leader emphasized...