News & Events in Belarus

Cathedral Mosque inaugurated in Minsk
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cut the ribbon to officially open the Cathedral Mosque in Minsk on 11 November. The heads of state were shown around the place of worship and made entries in the Distinguished Guests Book at the Cathedral Mosque in Minsk...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Turkey can reach a new level in their relations
“Our friendship and relations have passed the test of time. You can rest assured that our relations are solid. Belarus will always be predictable for Turkey. Our policy will always conform to the policy you’ve been pursuing for more than one year,” stated the Belarusian head of state...

Erdogan: Belarus, Turkey have many promising areas for joint cooperation
"As for our future relationship, there are many areas, especially in the economy, where we can work together. Together, the 10 million Belarus and 80 million Turkey make up 90 million people, which is a lot. This figure shows that a lot can be done, particularly for the economic cooperation between Belarus and Turkey"...

Belarus President Administration told to produce new ideas, step up HR work
Alexander Lukashenko also gave instructions to drastically change the style and the system of work of the Belarus President Administration as from January 2017...

Lukashenko, Erdogan to hold official talks in Minsk on 11 November
The heads of state will discuss a wide range of issues regarding the development of interstate relations with an emphasis on the enhancement of the trade and economic cooperation, exchange opinions about the regional and international agenda...

Winners of Listapad National Film Schools Competition announced
My Friend Yaniv by Maayan Schwartz from the Sapir School of Audio and Visual Arts won the award For the Best Film in the Youth Documentary Film Competition. Time to Hear Silence by Yegor Byakov from Belarusian State Academy of Arts was given a diploma For the Author’s Ability to Create a Special Atmosphere in a Film...

National Geographic names Belarus best agro tourism destination
Belarus earned 24% of votes ahead of Italy (22%) and France (20%). Russia claimed 18% of votes, while Georgia took 9%. Belarus also made the list of top five health-improvement destinations...

Belarusian named Super Model Universe 2016 First Runner Up
The girl earned her berth in the contest after the participation in Miss Grodno 2016 where she was spotted by National Director for International Beauty Pageants Svetlana Kuznetsova (Mrs Universe 2013). Competing for the main trophy of the contest were representatives of more than 30 countries...

Belarus President’s visit to Middle East region over
Before the departure to Minsk Alexander Lukashenko met with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan...

Listapad Film Festival opens with St. Petersburg. Only for Love tonight
The opening ceremony will begin at 17.30 in the Moskva cinema house. The opening night film is Petersburg. Only For love (Russia). These are seven stories about the special city created by seven Russian female directors...

Official part of Belarus President’s visit to UAE over
It is expected that the final meeting of the Belarusian President with the UAE leadership will take place on 5 November. This meeting will sum up the results of the visit; its participants will discuss concrete joint projects which have been worked out these days...

Belarus’ Oleg Novitsky to head new International Space Station expedition
The captain of the crew is Hero of Russia Oleg Novitsky (Belarus). He will travel to the outer space together with cosmonauts from France and the United States. They are set to conduct more than 50 scientific experiments, and also work with the Russian, Japanese and U.S. cargo spacecraft...

Belarus, U.A.E. discussing promising multi-million projects
The parties devoted a large part of the meeting to the issues on the bilateral agenda, reviewed the status of implementation of the agreements which were reached in the previous meetings. Belarus's President and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi noted the growth of trade between the two countries, primarily the Belarusian export...

Belarus, Qatar agree to boost bilateral cooperation in trade
Alexander Lukashenko suggested instructing the governments of Belarus and Qatar with outlining 3-5 mutually beneficial projects that could help boost the relations. The discussion of these issues will be continued during the future visit of the Emir of Qatar to Belarus...

CIS member states sign agreements on cooperation
A package of agreements on cooperation in economy, energy, and humanitarian affairs was signed following the meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Minsk. They include the agreement on cooperation among the CIS member states in the mining and metallurgical industry. The CIS member states approved the concept of the CIS intellectual property market and a plan of action for its implementation...

Lukashenko urges prompt implementation of agreements in EEU
“But we set up the union as a more in-depth integration entity in order to overcome crises and stagnation in the economy, respect each other's interests, and develop a common market,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

CIS hailed as relevant universal platform for coordinating positions
The President drew attention to the fact that the CIS relies on the strategy of mutually advantageous and equitable cooperation that enable every member state to make a free choice of the extent of its involvement in the integration process based on national interests...

Lukashenko calls for increased role of UNECE
“Your projects and research in many fields, especially in economy, environment, innovations, transport, construction, social services, public-private partnerships contribute greatly to the development of national programs in the relevant areas”...

Belarus 37th in World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report
In the World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report New Zealand boasts the top score. The country is followed by Singapore. Belarus was one of the most improved economies in 2015-2016 in the areas tracked by the Doing Business report...

Lukashenko suggests advancing trade, economic cooperation with Poland
"Speaking about the current level of cooperation, the countries have begun to establish closer relations. You are aware of our willingness to improve relations not only with all our neighbors but also with Western Europe, the EU in general,” Alexander Lukashenko said...