News & Events in Belarus

Belarus president presents Spiritual Revival awards
The ceremony took place in the Palace of the Republic. An exhibition featuring accomplishments and creative works of the laureates was arranged in the palace the same evening...

Recipients of Belarusian president’s award in art and culture 2019 announced
Five Spiritual Revival awards will be bestowed upon groups of workers and representatives of religious associations for their humanitarian activities in 2019...

Belarus, EU sign visa facilitation agreement, readmission agreement
The ceremony took place in Brussels, Belgium. The agreements were signed by Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei, Croatian Internal Affairs Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Davor Bozinovic (Croatia presides over the European Council now), and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson...

Belarus President’s Team win Christmas ice hockey tournament
The Belarus president team has captured the 13th title of the Christmas international tournament (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019). Team Russia is a three-time champion (2007, 2011 and 2015)...

Lukashenko attends Christmas church service at Saint Elisabeth Convent in Minsk
The president addressed the attendees and all those who celebrate Christmas. “It is a good and serene holiday that fills our hearts with faith, hope, love and kindness. I believe that this church, this shrine we are in, is the embodiment of all this”...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Latvia will be one of best hosts in history of IIHF world championships
Belarus and Latvia will be one of the best hosts in the history of the world ice hockey championships in 2021, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel in Minsk on 4 January...

Lukashenko wishes Merry Christmas to Eastern Orthodox Christians
Dear friends, I cordially wish you strong health, optimism and wellbeing. May the miracle of Christmas support you throughout the year and fill your homes with faith, hope and love...

Christmas amateur ice hockey tournament in Minsk declared open
“In these New Year day, during this festive season Minsk is literally living and breathing by star hockey. The International Christmas Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament for the Prize of the President of Belarus has brought us here again. This event of faithful knights of the people's ice game has long been dubbed as the unofficial amateur world championship”...

Minsk hosting Christmas Ice Hockey Tournament
Competing will be 12 teams divided into four preliminary groups. Group A will feature Belarus, IIHF Team, and the United States. Group B will comprise China, the UAE, and Balkans Team; Group C – Ukraine, Switzerland, and Finland, Group D – Baltics Team, Germany and Russia...

Lukashenko wishes Happy New Year to Belarusians
Let 2020 be a year of successes and achievements, fulfillment of dreams and ambitious plans for the sake of peace and prosperity of our country!

Lukashenko sends New Year greetings to foreign leaders
The Belarusian head of state also receives many New Year greetings from foreign leaders and heads of international organizations and other famous people...

Lukashenko attends Vienna Ball in Minsk
The Vienna ball is part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The ball in Minsk was held in line with long-standing traditions of classic Viennese balls...

Lukashenko: Best traditions of Belarusians continue in good deeds
“It is important for me, the president, to do everything to bring into every child's life magic in the form of sincere attention and cordiality, unexpected gifts, pleasant meetings with kind-hearted and receptive people. This is the way our event should be”...

Ramanouskaya, Aramnau named Athletes of Year 2019 in Belarus
The top ten athletes of 2019, according to the media, also featured Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk (canoe sprint), Aryna Sabalenka (tennis), Volha Silkina (modern pentathlon), Maksim Nedasekau (athletics), Uladzislau Hancharou (trampoline), Yauheni Tsikhantsou (weightlifting)...

Belarus president gives directives to newly appointed municipal administrators
The president stressed that the key threat – if there is any – may originate only from the sphere of economy. “And economy depends on us – executives and administrators. If we manage things effectively, the country will live. And we can resolve any problem in Belarus”...

Lukashenko: Sovereignty of Belarus, Russia unaffected by integration processes
“There is no contradiction here. Belarus and Russia are two sovereign states. Now we are promoting a kind of integration which does not devalue the sovereignty of Belarus and Russia in any way. What is sovereignty? It is the rule of government within a certain territory”...

Lukashenko sends Christmas greetings to Belarusians
“Relying on traditional moral values, with faith in our hearts, we pass to our descendants the most important things we have – love for the Motherland, wisdom and experience of the previous generations, which helps build the future based on the principles of peace, respect and good neighborliness that are in great demand in today’s world”...

Lukashenko meets with Belarus’ Supreme Court chairman
According to Valentin Sukalo, a national program for the development of the justice system for the next five years was developed in Belarus following the 5 April meeting of the head of state with the judiciary...

Ramanouskaya wins second silver at FIS Aerials World Cup in China
The athlete scored a total of 97.77 points...

Resolution on Belarus’ presidency in Eurasian Economic Union bodies in 2020 signed
The document was signed by leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union member states during the summit in St Petersburg on 20 December...