Events

Uruguay's ambassador presents copies of credentials to Belarus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of the Belarusian-Uruguayan dialogue on issues of mutual interest...

Belarus’ first deputy foreign minister receives ambassadors’ copies of credentials
The parties reaffirmed their readiness to continue the mutually respectful dialogue and active interaction between the foreign ministries...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Cyprus
The head of state added that Minsk and Nicosia, despite all the difficulties of today, have a significant potential for restoring the lost ties and developing new ones, primarily in business and humanitarian sectors...

Lukashenko sends 75th founding anniversary greetings to China
The head of state remarked that modern China is one of the main players on the world stage, the largest industrial power with colossal human, scientific and technological potential...

Ryzhenkov warns of erosion of security system, calls for global dialogue at UN
The Belarusian delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov took part in the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The Belarusian delegation focused on promoting the ideas of a multi-polar world and regionalism, consolidation of like-minded countries seeking a more just world order based on mutual respect and consideration of legitimate interests of all countries...

Belarusian PM headed to Armenia on working visit
Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko will pay a working visit to Armenia to participate in a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and a plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum...

Belarusian FM wants UN to take stronger stance against sanctions
After the minister's speech at the General Assembly, he met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The parties touched upon the issues of the current international agenda, including global and regional security...

Belarus hosts over 4,100 visa-waiver visitors from Europe over past week
A total of 971,588 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 303,718 people from Latvia, 563,860 people from Lithuania and 97,510 people from Poland as well as 6,500 citizens from the 35 countries which were added to the visa waiver program on 19 July 2024...

Sergeyenko: Belarus’ budget will retain social focus in 2025
The budget bill will be considered at the second session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Botswana
The head of state noted that Botswana has achieved political stability and socio-economic growth; its foreign policy is based on the principles of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs of sovereign states, the same principles that Belarus is committed to...

Rare footage from 1994: Lukashenko rises to power as anti-corruption crusader
The significance of the year 1994 for the history of sovereign Belarus cannot be overestimated. In fact, it was the starting point for a sovereign, independent state. To find out why this year was so consequential for the country (and beyond), watch the new episode of the BelTA YouTube project “How It Was”...

Belarus' FM meets with Azerbaijani counterpart in New York
Maksim Ryzhenkov and Jeyhun Bayramov reviewed progress to implement the agreements reached by the heads of state, discussed the agenda of upcoming high-level visits, the contacts between the two countries' foreign ministries, as well as joint trade, economic and infrastructure projects...

Ryzhenkov: Tens of thousands of Ukrainians flee ‘prosperous Europe’ to Belarus
“These are the official figures from the Belarusian border guard service. People are running from ‘prosperous Europe’ today. Obviously people would not be running to the ‘country-aggressor’,” the minister said...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ ‘red line’ is its state border
"If we use nuclear weapons, they will do the same. And against Russia too. So Russia will use the entire arsenal of weapons. This will be a world war. The West does not want this. They are not ready for it. We tell them openly: the red line is the state border"...

Lukashenko explains geopolitical weight of Belarus
In his words, Belarus is six times as big as Belgium, five times as big as the Netherlands, more than twice as big as Austria or the Czech Republic. “We can host the peoples of the Baltic states and Moldova on our territory. We can accommodate, clothe and feed them”...

Belarus MFA shares details of first day of Ryzhenkov’s visit to New York
“A constructive dialogue with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mirjana Spoljaric Egger took place at the UN headquarters. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger confirmed the non-politicized nature of the organization's activity and put forward a number of humanitarian initiatives. The parties reached agreements on the continuation and systematization of bilateral cooperation”...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Turkmenistan
"I am confident that by strengthening our friendship and constructive cooperation, we will be able to open new prospects for expanding interaction between Minsk and Ashgabat in various areas," the head of state emphasized...

Call to bring Belarus into perfect shape within five years
Aleksandr Lukashenko highlighted the important role of the chairs of district executive committees in the state governance system. “You are the linchpin of the vertical of power, you are in the thick of it. You are at the forefront, you are face to face with people. You have the hardest task. The work of the vertical of power and the president's assessment of its performance will largely depend on your work”...

Belarus, Russia gear up to launch mutual visa recognition agreement
Belarus and Russia have already ratified the agreement on mutual recognition of visas. Now the agencies and departments concerned are working through technical issues.

Belarus' delegation led by FM to attend UNGA High-Level Week in New York
Maksim Ryzhenkov will speak at the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, meet with foreign ministers of the CSTO member states, take part in the ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, and the ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations...