News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko off to China on working visit
The president will also have a number of bilateral meetings with the leaders of the SCO member states. These include the negotiations with China President Xi Jinping...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Molodechno festival participants
“The focus on the Year of Native Land gives particular importance to the festival that celebrates the diversity of national art,” the message of greetings reads...

Tatsiana Khaladovich wins javelin throw at IAAF Diamond League in Oslo
The Belarusian athlete unleashed a national record of 67.47m in her best effort breaking her own national record of 66.34 set in Amsterdam in 2016...

Lukashenko wants order in Belarus’ State Inspectorate on Wildlife Protection
“Nature is our main asset. God gave us beautiful nature. This gift, however, cannot last forever if treated badly. We need to preserve it and take care of it. This inspectorate was set up with exactly these goals in mind,” said Alexander Lukashenko...

Vologda Oblast invited to set up joint ventures with Belarus
"We are ready to work together if you are interested in it. I think we have good experience. We can set up not only joint ventures but also start production facilities that Volodga Oblast as well as the entire Russia and Belarus will need"...

Lukashenko: Belarusian border guards keep ward of regional, international security
The head of state emphasized that being on key transit routes connecting North and South, Europe and Asia, Belarus is a reliable partner to many states in preventing and suppressing cross-border crime, illegal business and other negative processes...

Belarus president calls for massive increase in support for families with kids
Alexander Lukashenko explained that Belarusian families usually have one or two kids, this is why most of the support should be channeled into increasing this number. “This is why we are going to offer strong incentives,” he said...

Instructions given to tweak personnel numbers between Belarusian army, border service
According to Alexander Lukashenko, more effective training of the military personnel is the key goal. Besides, there are other benefits...

Results of Belarusian army inspection revealed
Despite the complicated tasks the Belarusian army faced in the course of the comprehensive inspection, which took place in February-April 2018, all the tasks were fulfilled...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Belarusian school-leavers
The head of state emphasized that it is not only important to be an excellent specialist but also to develop as a mature and responsible personality, to take care of people and to add some personal achievements to the history book of native Belarus...

Lukashenko, Kurz discuss development of Belarus-Austria cooperation by telephone
The federal chancellor informed the Belarusian president about the changes that had happened in Austria’s political field. Alexander Lukashenko, in turn, congratulated Sebastian Kurz on the appointment as the federal chancellor of Austria...

Lukashenko, Spuhler discuss Stadler’s development prospects
"Some time later you arrived in Belarus and suggested setting up a wonderful innovative and promising enterprise. We have opened it. It is working well, we have plans to increase the work load"...

Belarus, Russia agree on visa-free travel for foreigners during FIFA World Cup, 2nd European Games
In line with the document foreign fans will be able to travel through Belarus visa-free during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia from 4 June to 25 July...

Lukashenko, Lavrov discuss agenda for Union State Supreme State Council session
According to the Belarus president, the second reason why this meeting is important is the need to discuss the international agenda and outline cooperation prospects...

Belarus president, China vice president discuss international situation over tea and jam
In turn, the vice president shared his impressions of the visit to the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone and spoke highly of the negotiations with representatives of the Belarusian government...

Performance of Belarusian border service praised
“The history of the border guardians is a bright and heroic page in the chronicles of our country. We take pride in the deeds committed by the border guards and bow low to the memory of those, who gave their lives in the name of the fatherland”...

Belarus president urges to keep peace
Alexander Lukashenko stressed that keeping peace is the key goal...

Lukashenko: Minsk’s role as a convenient negotiations’ venue is increasing
"Due to the country’s multi-vector foreign policy, respect for foreign partners, sustainable social and economic development, the country’s role as a convenient venue for all types of negotiations is increasing"...

Belarus’ genuine interest in peaceful resolution of conflicts emphasized
"This approach, this view of the world is a result of the suffering we’ve had to endure in the course of our entire history, a result of innumerable losses due to all kinds of wars, which steamrolled our country for centuries"...

Lukashenko urges different punishment for drug users and dealers
The head of state asked the interior minister to update him on the crime rate in the county and the efforts to combat drug dealing...