News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sum up Egypt leader’s official visit to Belarus
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko took a decision to see his Egyptian counterpart off in person, which is a sign of a successful visit and deep friendship between the two leaders...

Belarus, Egypt transform friendly relations into productive cooperation
"It is important that we have stepped up efforts to transform friendly political relations into versatile and mutually beneficial economic cooperation. And today we have tangible results and serious progress in this area"...

Lukashenko: Global security architecture is falling apart
"In these conditions, we believe that international institutions and mechanisms, which were created after the end of the bipolar world and which are successfully adapting to the new geopolitical situation, play an increasingly important role"...

Belarus president makes new appointments
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made new appointments on 11 June...

Lukashenko wants adequate security at European Games in Minsk
"We are not in Syria, Libya or Iraq to do such things. Let them build such fences in democratic states such as France, Germany, America. Don’t do this here. We should work in a way to help people communicate freely with each other during and after the European Games"...

Development of Belarusian oil processing industry discussed in Novopolotsk
In his words, the oil refinery in Mozyr will specialize in fuel production. “We will work on oil refining depth, produce light oils. But market is a priority. We can make as much light oils as we want. The main thing is to sell them and meet the consumers’ demand”...

Oil extraction seen as oil processing development priority in Belarus
"Having analyzed all the materials that I was given, I found out we completely forgot that we extract slightly less than 2 million tons of good high-quality oil in Belarus. Don’t forget about it. This is another prospect of development for us"...

Lukashenko meets with Kuchma in Minsk
“I should say, this is not only my assessment but also the assessment of part of our Belarusians. They are happy (not only politicians) that you arrived in Belarus, and not only as a representative in this trilateral contact group”...

Belarus hopes to enhance economic cooperation with Slovakia
"We have a decent yearly trade turnover, of approximately $220 million," the president said. "Politics played a very important role in raising trade and economic cooperation to this level [of political and diplomatic interaction]"...

Belarus interested in developing cooperation with WIPO
Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that during Francis Gurry’s visit the Belarusian government and WIPO will sign a memorandum of cooperation. It will specify major priorities of joint activities...

Tajikistan president to visit Belarus in summer
It is expected that the president of Tajikistan will visit Belarus ahead of the closing ceremony of the 2nd European Games in Minsk...

Lukashenko: Belarus has as much democracy and freedom as other countries
The head of state remarked that Belarus does not possess such resources, so the country is slow with reforms: mistakes can be costly. "If we allow a mistake somewhere we have nothing to make up for it. This is why we are slow with reforms, apply a step-by-step approach"...

Belarus president sends greetings to school leavers
The president noted that a farewell bell marks the beginning of a new adult life, opens the door for big opportunities, responsible solutions, ambitious plans...

Lukashenko speaks about main priority for EAEU
Aleksandr Lukashenko is confident that promoting closer cooperation, increasing the share of goods produced within the EAEU on the common market will bring about more positive effects from the integration project...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Kazakhstan will always maintain good relations
“Belarus and Kazakhstan will always maintain good and kind relations. I do not have any doubts that we will make even more progress in our relations,” the Belarusian head of state emphasized...

Lukashenko urges to step up beautification work in Belarus
"This is our trademark. All people arriving in Belarus are amazed by the beauty of our country and its nature. However, it is not enough to enjoy nature. We should live in peace and accord with it. We should beautify our country and take care of its nature”...

Belarus invites Kazakhstan to step up oil delivery talks
"This year we will mostly complete the modernization of oil processing enterprises. Therefore, it will be easier to purchase oil on global markets. In this regard, we are now holding talks and we would like to step up the talks on the delivery of Kazakhstani oil to Belarus"...

Belarusian International Media Forum opens in Brest
For the first time the forum is held in a regional city. "Brest hosting the event is not accidental. Firstly, this year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from German-fascist invaders. Secondly, Brest was the first to welcome the Flame of Peace torch relay of the 2nd European Games"...

Lukashenko holds session to discuss economic issues
The president invited the participants of the session to discuss existing issues in the trade and economic cooperation, particularly, with Russia. "There is a much-talked-about problem with this ‘poisonous ’ oil"...

Lukashenko receives credentials of 9 ambassadors
The credentials were presented by the diplomats from Benin, Brazil, Denmark, Spain, Yemen, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Slovenia, and Uganda...