Events

Belarus' FM meets with Indian counterpart in Astana
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit...

Lukashenko to visit Kazakhstan on 3-4 July to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit
In Kazakhstan’s capital Astana the Belarusian leader will take part in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. He is also expected to have a number of meetings and negotiations with foreign colleagues on the sidelines of the summit...

Foreign leaders send Independence Day greetings to Lukashenko, people of Belarus
The head of state and the Belarusian people received greetings from the leaders of Russia, China, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Serbia, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand, Türkiye, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Malawi, the State of Palestine, Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Russia meet in Astana
It was the first meeting of the two ministers after Maksim Ryzhenkov was appointed Belarusian minister of foreign affairs not so long ago...

Lukashenko signs amnesty law on occasion of 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation
The law establishes a list of categories of convicted persons, who are subject to exemption from punishment and other criminal liability measures...

Lukashenko: I will not order the border service to protect the European Union from migrants
The head of state warned that it is futile to use the migrant crisis in an attempt to pressure Belarus: “You will not be able to use migration flows against us. We, our reporters should more broadly demonstrate the truth about migrant flows”...

Lukashenko: Belarus develops despite gloomy forecasts and projections
“We joined ranks of the founder countries as a country that had suffered the hardest blow, that had suffered tremendous losses, and had mounted unprecedented nationwide resistance against the aggressor,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

CIS defense ministers to convene in Minsk on 3 July
The participants will discuss the current state of multilateral cooperation and the development of the unified (joint) military systems of the Commonwealth. They are also expected to approve a plan of joint activities for 2025 and conceptual approaches to defense partnerships in the CIS until 2030...

Gomel, Russia's Orel sign sister-city agreement
The document was inked in Gomel by Gomel Mayor Vladimir Privalov and Orel Mayor Yuri Parakhin. “We will respond to today's challenges and maintain sovereignty and independence thanks to unity and the preservation of historical memory,” emphasized Vladimir Privalov...

Lukashenko meets with speaker of Russian parliament’s lower chamber in Minsk
Vyacheslav Volodin arrived in Belarus upon instructions of President of Russia Vladimir Putin. On behalf of Russia he will participate in festivities on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from Nazi invaders...

Ryzhenkov meets with Kazakhstan’s ambassador
The parties discussed in detail the entire spectrum of Belarus-Kazakhstan relations, including trade and economic cooperation, contacts within the framework of international organizations, primarily the SCO, the CIS, the EAEU and the CSTO...

Belarus, China discuss defense partnerships
First Deputy Defense Minister of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko has met with Defense Attaché of China’s Embassy in Belarus Liu Zhe for a protocol meeting at the headquarters of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus...

Krutoi, Lavrov meet in Moscow
“The parties discussed current agenda of Belarus-Russia cooperation, praised the results of inter-ministerial cooperation, outlined promising areas of work and agreed to maintain contacts,” the diplomatic mission noted...

Over 107,000 visa-waiver travelers enter Belarus since 1 January 2024
Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 907,880 visitors...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to people of Canada
Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed confidence that the invaluable wealth of contacts between Belarusian and Canadian families, ordinary people, scientists and businesses accumulated over decades will help overcome temporary difficulties and restore a full-fledged interstate dialogue...

Why Lukashenko called the alliance with Russia a historical necessity back in 2000
In the international arena, Aleksandr Lukashenko continued to advocate for peace and development. He called out those who were trying to instrumentalize the UN to achieve their goals...

Belarusian delegation denied entry to Romania, unable to attend OSCE PA annual session
“As before, Belarus completely supports efforts aimed at preserving the dialogue between OSCE member states and at working out political solutions for the sake of enhancing our common security,” the statement reads...

Belarus president addresses participants of 11th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia
Matters concerning the establishment of an innovative economy of the Union State are being logically put on the agenda of the forum...

Eismont answers whether Lukashenko will run for re-election
“I will answer this question the following way: we really want this to happen. Moreover, I will say it point blank, we insist that it be so. When I say ‘we’, I mean not only those who work with the president, not only all of you, journalists, all our people. There are millions of us, this is true”...

Ryzhenkov appointed Belarus’ foreign minister
The head of state emphasized that “no one should do the work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and no one should pressure the minister and the ministry”. In this regard, he noted that given the personality of Maksim Ryzhenkov, such attempts will fail anyway. “This is also very important. We’ll discuss the rest. The ministry should get on the ball and start working”...