News & Events in Belarus

Normandy Four ministerial meeting on Ukraine in Minsk
Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov, Pavlo Klimkin, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Jean-Marc Ayrault have arrived in Minsk to participate in the talks...

Lukashenko, Rasizade discuss Belarus-Azerbaijan relations development
The sides paid special attention to the implementation of arrangements which were reached during the official negotiations of the presidents of Belarus and Azerbaijan. Before the meeting with Artur Rasizade the head of state visited the Heydar Aliyev Center which was founded in accordance with the decree of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev...

Belarus, Azerbaijan confirm interest in rapid advancement of cooperation
Reads the joint statement released by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev after negotiations in Baku. The sides have confirmed their mutual interest in continuing vigorous interstate cooperation across the board for the sake of bolstering the living standards of the two nations...

Belarus, Azerbaijan sign documents on cooperation in various areas
Relevant agreements, cooperation development programs and protocols were signed following the talks between Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan in Baku...

Lukashenko: Azerbaijan can rely on Belarus as the closest friend
"We have no closed topics. We are working on all fronts and will continue to cooperate in all areas. Our cooperation is not aimed against anyone. We are open in discussing the most pressing issues of our time,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

Slovakia thanked for contribution to improvement of Belarus-EU relations
“I know what the position of your country was when there was a serious misunderstanding in Europe about Belarus’ policy, about the life in the country and our work. Your country communicated the information about the true situation in Belarus to the EU leadership,” the head of state said. He stressed: “You have done a lot to help normalize the relations with the EU. I am very grateful to you for this”...

Lukashenko demands serious improvement of machine-building
"Low progress is inadmissible. There should be serious improvement,” the President stressed. The President demanded information about the development trends in the global machine-building industry. He wondered if these trends were taken into account in the preparation of the Belarusian strategy...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Russia are forced to respond to world crises together
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as he met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. Alexander Lukashenko said he was confident that he and Vladimir Putin would be able to make the right decisions just like they had done before...

Lukashenko gives Slutsk sash, painting to Patriarch Kirill as birthday gift
“We brought you commemorative gifts,” Alexander Lukashenko said. He explained that Belarus has restored Slutsk sashes, an important element of the country’s cultural heritage. As for the painting, it depicts the church that Patriarch Kirill visited not long ago, the Belarusian head of state noted...

Lukashenko, Putin arrive in Cathedral of Christ the Savior to congratulate Patriarch Kirill
Patriarch Kirill celebrated the 70th anniversary on 20 November. The celebrations began on 18 November from the opening of the exhibition Son of the Church...

Lukashenko: Unique opportunity to develop mutually beneficial Belarus-EU cooperation
“With the abolition of the EU’s most restrictive measures against Belarus in February 2016, we now have favorable conditions for our relations. We have a unique chance to make them truly mutually beneficial for the benefit of economic development, for the benefit of the peoples of our countries,” the President said...

Belarus ready to create conditions for joint investment projects with Qatar
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali Shareef Al Emadi and Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti on 18 November...

Soyuz crew leaves Baikonur for ISS
The spacecraft's crew also includes U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet from France. Hero of Russia Oleg Novitsky took Belarus’ national flag to the ISS as a mark of respect to his native land and the loved ones...

Belarus is world's largest per capita exporter of information services
First Deputy Chairman of the State Science and Technology Committee Andrei Kosovsky said at the 15th international conference IT and the State Scientific and Technical Information System Development (RINTI-2016) at the United Institute of Informatics Problems at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko holds a press conference for Russian regional mass media on 17 November
The event is held for the 13th time. Partaking in it are about 100 journalists from 46 regions of Russia...

Minsk among Top 20 Global Sports Cities
Minsk was one of the biggest movers inside the Global Sports Cities Index going up by 32 positions to the 19th place (with 4,643 points). The organization of the 45th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees on 20-22 October 2016 contributed to the success of the Belarusian capital in the Index. The EOC General Assembly in Minsk was attended by a great number of representatives of the sports industry, including the ANOC, EOC presidents...

Belarus’ migration policy hailed as open, compliant with human rights standards
The country has established its national migration legislation that regulates different areas, including labor migration. Migrants get assistance with social integration and adaptation. The Belarusian people show tolerance towards the foreign nationals and refugees living in the country, Alexander Rumak noted...

Lukashenko opens Ice Arena in Shklov
Belarus President expressed wish that good athletes, including Olympic champions, would be brought up in this sports complex. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the Ice Arena provides all necessary conditions for taking up sport...

Listapad 2016 Grand Prix goes to Benedek Fliegauf’s Lily Lane
The Grand Prix of the 23rd Minsk International Film Festival Listapad, Golden Listapad for the Best Film, went to Benedek (Bence) Fliegauf’s Lily Lane (Hungary, Germany and France). Silver Listapad in the Film as an Art Phenomenon nomination was awarded to Oliver Laxe’s Mimosas (Morocco, Spain, France, Qatar)...

Lukashenko, Erdogan sign joint communique
The parties have plans to improve the coordination and development of cooperation in foreign policy, including to provide mutual support of candidacies in international organizations. They also intend to boost and diversify the bilateral trade and jointly look for new areas for economic cooperation to speed up the growth of the national economies...