News & Events in Belarus

Belarus president meets with Serbia president’s envoy
Alexander Lukashenko said: "There is no need for some introductory words because we maintain excellent relations with your country. There can be no other way about it. We know each other well — Serbia and Belarus. Our nations are very friendly"...

Lukashenko presents state awards to winners and medalists of 2018 Olympic Games
Alexander Lukashenko remarked that, perhaps, Olympic gold medals in the women’s relay were surprising for some people, but not for Belarusian fans. “Our girls were amazing,” the Belarusian leader stressed...

Belarus’ Digital Economy Development Ordinance comes into force
The ordinance is meant to expand the list of activities for the HTP companies, support IT education, enable comfortable conditions for training IT specialists, developing food tech companies, and comprehensive business regulations for blockchain-based businesses...

Belarus joins Russia in mourning Kemerovo fire victims
Head of state Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the Belarusian flags to fly at half mast on 28 March...

Belarus president in favor of balanced reformation of Tax Code
"There should not be any burdens in our system. It is also important for the state. Secondly, and it is absolutely right, they sometimes say that we need the convenient and understandable Tax Code. It is inadmissible to ruin the balance with reforms"...

Belarus president congratulates Domracheva on Mass Start gold
“It was a beautiful victory. Once again you have demonstrated your best champion’s qualities: an outstanding talent, exceptional commitment and inexhaustible aspiration for top-level performance”...

Domracheva wraps up season with Mass Start victory in Tyumen
The Belarusian with a single penalty finished in 35:27.4, 1.8 seconds ahead of Paulina Fialkova of Slovakia, also with one penalty, garnering her first-ever podium. Anais Chevalier of France who led after each shooting stage finished third, shooting clean, but 6.6 seconds back...

Lukashenko congratulates Nadezhda Skardino on winning Individual Crystal Globe
“You have had a wonderful season which is crowned with this trophy and the Olympic champion title,” the message of greetings says...

Domracheva victorious in Women’s Sprint at IBU World Cup in Russia
The four-time Olympic champion started the race 50th, behind the main rivals. During the race the Belarusian shot clean and did very good on the track...

Lukashenko speaks about his role in Belarus, country’s brand
"Indeed, we have a strong presidential power, which saved the country from destruction. I do not want to be too modest. I ask you not to consider this as indiscretion, either"...

Lukashenko meets with Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia
Alexander Lukashenko noted that he long remembered the words Ilia II said the last time he was in Georgia: “We waited for you to visit us for a long time”...

Belarus, Georgia sign framework cooperation agreement
The countries agreed on the further development of the political dialogue, the legal framework of bilateral cooperation, cooperation within international organizations, including on key issues of global and regional security...

Belarus president receives numerous letters on occasion of 75th anniversary of Khatyn tragedy
So far, the letters have come from Russia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, the United States, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and other countries...

All-Belarusian Peace Prayer held at Khatyn Memorial
A commemorative meeting May Khatyn Bells Never Stop Tolling was held at the Khatyn memorial. Wreaths were laid on behalf of the head of state, government agencies, public and religious organizations, the diplomatic corps...

Lukashenko: Belarusians will always remember the appalling tragedy of Khatyn
The life of a small village irreversibly changed on 22 March 1943. Suffering from the numerous defeats, the invaders carried out a death sentence to the civilian population. "Punishers did not spare old people, women and babies. A total of 149 people died in the fire"...

Minsk, Tbilisi sign trade and economic cooperation program for 2018-2020
"The program is about the cooperation in almost all areas of life of the two cities. Our relations have been increasingly vibrant since September 2015. I am sure that residents of Minsk and Tbilisi see this at the level of cultural projects and economy"...

Lukashenko: Belarus will cease to be terra incognita in modern culture thanks to youth
"Belarus has all necessary conditions for the talented youth to make a start. There are good colleges with outstanding teachers. Competitions and festivals are held on a regular basis"...

Lukashenko congratulates Putin on winning Russian presidential election
"This result testifies to the high level of trust and support of Russia’s aim to promote its social and economic development, enhance its authority on the international arena by Russian citizens".

Domracheva wins Holmenkollen pursuit
After clinching the Women’s Relay champion title and the Women’s Mass Start silver at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Darya Domracheva won the Women’s 7.5km Sprint at BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 7 in Kontiolahti and the Women’s 12.5K Pursuit at the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 8 in Holmenkollen, Norway...

Lukashenko: Interior Ministry troops safeguard the constitutional order
“The troops that were formed as a state-run military organization for the protection of the society and the state have always fulfilled their duty with honesty and dignity. They have always been a guarantor of Belarus’ progressive development”...