News & Events in Belarus

Organization of elections to municipal councils in Belarus to focus on domestic observers
The official explained that Belarus is not obligated to invite international observers to monitor elections to the municipal councils of deputies. Nevertheless, the head of state underlined that observation plays a special role...

Lukashenko supports proposal to hold local elections in Belarus on 18 February 2018
The meeting focused on the elections to local councils of the 28th convocation. “For me the main thing is to determine the date, to discuss financing and the draft decree that should be signed"...

Lukashenko: Belarus ready to do everything for Georgian people
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Belarus David Kotaria...

Belarus prepared for all-round cooperation with Kaliningrad Oblast
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast Anton Alikhanov that Belarus views this region of Russia as a very promising and close trade and economic partner...

Belarus edged by United States in Fed Cup final
Belarus played their maiden Fed Cup final, after beating the Netherlands (4-1) and Switzerland (3-2) this season. Despite the defeat to the United States, the Belarusian players showed their fighting spirit and a good game...

Lukashenko: The Belarusian tennis will soon make itself known
The Belarusian tennis will soon make itself known, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) David Haggerty and heads of several national tennis federations and international sports associations...

Estonian film November wins Listapad 2017 Grand Prix
When accepting the award, November director Rainer Sarnet noted that during the making of the film, the team was concerned about whether other nations would be able to understand it given that the movie was inspired by the Estonian mythology...

Belarus pledges further support to ICRC
“These are great activities, and we will always support them. You can count on us in this regard,” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with ICRC President Peter Maurer in Minsk...

Lukashenko congratulates Belarusians on 100th anniversary of October Revolution
“There are milestones and events in the world history which have a strong impact on the fates of the nations and determine their further development. In October 1917, a country with a conceptually new pattern of government proclaiming the right of countries to self-determination emerged in the political map of the world”...

Lukashenko discusses Belarus-UAE relations with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
“Bilateral relations are of great importance. Last time we agreed on a number of cooperation areas, and we, together with the UAE, are doing our best to develop these relations,” the Belarusian head of state said...

Listapad 2017 film festival gets underway in Minsk
The festival will be held under the slogan Truth, Love, and Beauty. As many as 165 pictures by directors from 55 countries are to be screened at six Minsk movie theaters...

Lukashenko, Poroshenko meet in UAE
"Our trade and economic cooperation is increasingly vibrant. In spite of various difficulties and obstacles, our trade turnover has exceeded $3 billion. Perhaps, it makes up about $3.5 billion as of today"...

Belarusian surgeons past 500 liver transplantations
Speaking about the future of transplantation surgeries, Oleg Rummo said he was confident that specialists will learn how to grow organs in the not-too-distant future...

Belarus president lays wreath in Abu Dhabi memorial
A guard of honor company took part in the solemn ceremony. Alexander Lukashenko laid the wreath at the monument and stayed silent for a minute in honor of the heroes, who had given their lives in the service of their country...

Belarus 38th in World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report
“At the same time, Belarus was ranked 106th out of some 150 economies in 2006. Now, the country is going 38th. This is a very good result"...

Belarus president in UAE on working visit
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to meet with UAE leaders to discuss the current state of Belarus-UAE interaction, progress in implementing previous agreements, and mutually beneficial promising projects...

Belarusian-European Investment Forum opens in Luxembourg
The main goal of the Belarusian-European Investment Forum is to create an effective and results-oriented, multi-level platform for establishing stable interaction between Belarusian loan and financial institutions and business entities and European partners and promote the strongest aspects of the Belarusian economy (IT, logistics) in the Western business community...

Lukashenko congratulates Xi Jinping on reelection as China’s Communist Party leader
"The results of the congress have demonstrated the enhancement of the positions of China, big achievements of the Chinese people in the past five years under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the social and economic development, science, and culture"...

Public reveal for 2019 European Games dedicated website in Belarus in November
"We will reveal the website before the general public on 1 November. As far as social networks are concerned, we have already created the relevant groups and pages to cover progress in preparations for the 2019 European Games"...

Belarus ratifies Treaty on EAEU Customs Code
"This is a complex document unifying the legislation of five states. Some serious work has been done; the document is fundamental and comprises some 500 articles"...