News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko: Belarus is open for friendly, business contacts with all states
"I am convinced that you will be comfortable performing your diplomatic duties here, because the pillars of our foreign policy are peace, multi-vector approach, balanced stance, consistency and predictability"...

Lukashenko holds session to discuss parliamentary elections
"Everything should be done in strict compliance with the legislation. I want to emphasize once again: we are organizing the elections for our country, for Belarus"...

Lukashenko: MILEX expo once again demonstrates Belarus’ openness
"This remarkable forum traditionally reflects major trends in the formation of the global weapons market and features cutting-edge achievements of leading Belarusian and foreign manufacturers of military products"...

ZENA among Eurovision 2019 finalists
Singer ZENA who is representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tev Aviv made it through the first semifinal with her song Like It on 14 May...

Lukashenko wants national exhibition center built by 2021
"In today's world, it is impossible to promote trade without exhibitions and similar events. It is even more important for an export oriented country"...

Lukashenko hails Germany’s contribution to normalizing Belarus-EU relations
"Germany is a leading country in the European Union, and you represented Germany in Belarus. Therefore, we appreciate the contribution of Germany and your personal contribution to normalizing Belarus’ relations with the European Union"...

Lukashenko on 2nd European Games: We need to look our best
The president was made familiar with the conditions created there for the accommodation of the participants of the competitions, the organization of catering services for athletes...

Lukashenko: State emblem and flag emphasize Belarus’ identity and independence
“Love for the Motherland, responsibility for its fate and future begins with the respect for the national symbols, spiritual values and the cultural heritage of the country,” the president said...

Lukashenko: We can breathe freedom today thanks to feat of fathers and grandfathers
"The Belarusian nation has been living and working under the peaceful sky for the eighth decade. It is thanks to the feat of our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers that we can breathe freedom, raise children and enjoy every new day"...

Lukashenko: Great Victory sets an example of fortitude and patriotism for youth
Belarus honors the heroism and fearlessness of the Fatherland defenders who believed in the victory, fought bravely for the country. The country pays tribute to homefront workers and all those who rebuilt the towns and villages from the ruins after the war...

2nd European Games Flame lit in Rome
On the way to Belarus, the torch will raised by Belarusian climbers to Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, on 5-7 May. The torch will also travel through the National Olympic Committees of Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland...

Lukashenko inaugurates second runway at Minsk National Airport
Aleksandr Lukashenko called the opening of the second runway an extraordinary event. "Many experts persuaded me that we were not up to the task, that we had never built runways and that we needed to invite a world-class company"...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks peaceful amicable relations with Lithuania
“To live peacefully and amicably (we in Belarus do not see any other way and you know it well), we need to communicate and discuss a variety of topics, starting from the common security in the region"...

Mass Media in Belarus expo kicks off in Minsk
The expo will also showcase projects of the Belarusian Telegraph Agency BelTA, press services and communication agencies. BelTA will display rare photos of 1941-1944 and partisan journals...

Lukashenko: Diligence, loyalty to traditions key to further development of Belarus
For over a century this holiday has not lost its relevance as a symbol of solidarity of people of different professions and generations, Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko: We should not close our eyes to conflicts in OSCE region
“Let’s agree that there are a lot of problems in our common home, and we must solve them. These are Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria, other less urgent and resonant problems. There is also Ukraine,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarus hopes to develop contacts with Council of Europe in local governance
“Belarus could use many good practices of yours. I think that close contacts between local authorities and corresponding agencies of the European Union would be an efficient tool in the fulfillment of these plans”...

Lukashenko lights candle at Church of Nativity to mark Easter
“On this day I visit small villages. I have already seen many churches and every time I do my best to provide some help. I like all those temples very much. I do not like grandiosity”...

Lukashenko: Faith has always been a moral compass for Belarusians
“For every believer Easter is a special miraculous day. It symbolizes the triumph of kindness over evil, truth over lies. This holiday instills hope, love and infinite mercy in our hearts,” the message of greetings reads...

Lukashenko calls for coordination along Belt and Road route
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that Belarus, which is a transit channel for commodity flows from east to west and from north to south, is most interested in the existence of a fair, equitable and transparent system of international trade...