News & Events in Belarus

Official welcome ceremony for Belarus president takes place in New Delhi
“I am very glad to visit this ancient and sacred land for the third time. Since Soviet times, we have maintained long-standing friendly ties," Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the ceremony...

Lukashenko hopes for 'new level' in Belarus-India relations
“I am happy to be in this wonderful country. I view India as a very promising country which very soon, in our time already, will be forming the future of our planet," the head of state said as he met with Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sushma Swaraj...

Lukashenko’s official visit to India begins
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in India on an official visit. The head of state’s plane landed at the Indian Air Force base Palam next to Indira Gandhi International Airport...

Belarus-India business forum underway in New Delhi ahead of Lukashenko’s official visit
The forum will highlight the ways of expanding bilateral business cooperation in various sectors. Belarusian and Indian businessmen will hold talks. The program will include a meeting of the Belarus-India Business Cooperation Council...

Kenya, Belarus among 2017 Minsk Half Marathon winners
The podium in the women’s event was occupied by Belarusians...

Lukashenko congratulates Minsk residents on 950th anniversary of Belarus’ capital city
“Modern Minsk is the biggest political, economic, cultural, and business center of the country. This is a very beautiful city with sincere and warm atmosphere where everyone wants to live, study, work, and bring up children,” Alexander Lukashenko remarked...

Lukashenko to visit India 11-12 September
The Belarusian head of state will hold talks and a number of official meetings with the country’s authorities, including President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Lukashenko: European Games in Belarus should promote consolidation of the nation
“An organizing committee led by the prime minister, various subcommittees, and the Directorate of the European Games have been set up. Various groups of experts, consultants already arrive in Belarus to discuss the preparations for the European Games in detail. The government regularly informs me that the work is underway, and we are moving in the right direction"...

Lukashenko emphasizes progress in developing Belarus-Georgia cooperation
“The entirety of impressions, knowledge, our relations encourages us to enhance our friendly relations with the Georgian people. It is great that we have recently stepped up efforts to develop our relations. Of course, it would be impossible without the ministers of foreign affairs"...

Polotsk passes baton to Ivanovo as next host of Belarusian Written Language Day
“We are proud that our Ivanovo (former Yanov) has been chosen as the 2018 Written Language Day host. It is rich in historical heritage and spiritual traditions. This is the place where the families of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Belarusian artist and public figure Napoleon Orda originated. Our land has given birth to many modern writers”...

Minsk, EOC sign 2019 European Games contract
Belarus was chosen to host the Second European Games in 2019 after a vote at the 45th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees in Minsk in October 2016...

Lukashenko: Belarusian education should anticipate economy’s needs
"Our country can be a success in terms of tough competition only if it uses all intellectual resources to develop high-tech, science-intensive, and innovative branches,” the president said as he visited the Minsk State Auto-Mechanical College named after academician M.S. Vysotsky...

Belarus’ Yekaterina Galkina clinches silver in Pesaro
The silver medal is the first award in an individual event of world championships for Yekaterina Galkina. In 2015 she was second in the team standings in Stuttgart...

Belarusian Written Language Day celebrations kick off in Polotsk
The Belarusian Written Language Day in Polotsk embraces three holidays: the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing, the city’s 1155th anniversary, and the Belarusian Written Language Day itself...

Lukashenko sends Knowledge Day greetings to students and teachers
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated Belarusian students and teachers on Knowledge Day. The head of state remarked that a person’s way in life begins at school what characters are formed and personality is developing...

Lukashenko wants Belarusian electric cars on par with Tesla
The Belarusian head of state stressed that the entire world is busy developing and adopting electric cars, including the UK, Germany, and the USA. “The world is moving in this direction. Americans have created a super car. Well done! Tesla Company has created an excellent car”...

Lukashenko: Belarus wants to become world leader in potash fertilizers production
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Russian businessman, Chairman of the Board of IOOO Slavkaliy Mikhail Gutseriyev. The president remarked that Belarus is one of the leaders in the manufacturing and sale of potash fertilizers, including pelletized fertilizers, today...

Belarus set to implement joint projects with Sudan
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of Sudan Ibrahim Omer. According to the head of state, the level of the Belarusian-Sudanese interstate cooperation has recently improved...

Belarusian workers of education honored with state awards
The president said that the awards are conferred on the best workers of education who are shaping the moral and spiritual foundation of the young generation of Belarusians. Many of them took part in the Nationwide Conference of Teaching...

Lukashenko suggests working out recuperation program for Syrian kids in Belarus
“I suggest thinking about the next year’s program of support for Syrian children in Belarus right now. Perhaps, we will welcome 100, 500, or even 1,000 children," the head of state said said as he met with Syrian Social Affairs and Labor Minister Rima al-Qadiri...