News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko congratulates peoples of Belarus, Russia on Union State’s 25th anniversary
"In the difficult conditions of the past period, we have repeatedly seen how important are the opportunities offered by such integration and how valuable is the mutual support", Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko goes to Minsk Arena for Time of Our Victories show
The head of state and 7,000 spectators are watching the vivid and colorful performance...

Lukashenko outlines strategic directions of Union State development
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined several strategic directions of further development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia at a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in Minsk on 6 December...

Lukashenko calls for more decisive action in Union State
"We have been developing the Union State for 25 years and outlined many areas for that. We stumbled but we still have done a lot. Certainly, we will discuss this topic at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of Russia and Belarus tomorrow," Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko okays Belarus-Russia draft agreement on Union State security guarantees
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been authorized to conduct negotiations on the draft agreement...

Belarusian vytsinanka inscribed on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list
Exquisite and widely recognized as an element of Belarusian culture, the art of vytsinanka is actively used in the exterior and interior decoration of private homes and public places, such as offices, restaurants, cultural institutions, and theater sets...

Union State is 25. How Lukashenko and Putin see the future of the union
In this episode we will tell you why Belarus and Russia set up the union and why any attempt at integration between them was met with fierce opposition from the West. What are the goals of the Union State? Will it have its own currency, constitution and president? What, according to Aleksandr Lukashenko, is the formula for the success of any integration and why is the example of Belarus and Russia a model of the union of sovereign nations?..

Lukashenko discusses future of Belarusian science
At the beginning of the meeting, the head of state noted that the agenda included a serious conversation about how science, primarily academic, will develop, and how to live further - with or without science...

Belarusian government criticized for lack of support for science
The head of state criticized the shortcomings in the activities of the NASB, but also emphasized that these issues apply not only to the Academy of Sciences, but also to the State Committee on Science and Technology and appropriate ministries...

Culture minister, president’s aide, heads of companies, deputy ministers appointed by head of state
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made a number of personnel management decisions on 2 December...

Making plans with Pakistan, meeting Sharif family, CSTO initiatives, Oreshnik in President's Week
The President’s Week project is intended for those, who want to keep up with the head of state, be up-to-date on the latest statements and decisions of the Belarusian leader...

Global initiatives, threat of AI takeover, ‘Oreshnik’. Takeaways from Lukashenko’s speech at CSTO summit
On 28 November, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan...

Lukashenko on milestones towards new Eurasian security architecture
I would like to draw attention to a number of new tasks that we will have to address when forming a new architecture of Eurasian security and strengthening the CSTO, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the CSTO summit in Astana on 28 November...

Lukashenko attends CSTO summit in Astana
The summit is being held in the Palace of Independence. The host of the summit, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, greeted Aleksandr Lukashenko at the entrance. This year Kazakhstan is chairing the CSTO...

Lukashenko arrives in Kazakhstan for CSTO summit
In Astana, the Belarusian head of state will take part in a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council on 28 November...

Lukashenko urges more focus on waste recycling
In this episode of BelTA’s YouTube channel “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you what kind of garbage is considered "long-lived". Where is Tetrapak recycled in Belarus? How is fuel made from garbage?..

Lukashenko: Belarus, Pakistan need to monetize high level of political relations
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media following the talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan in Islamabad on 26 November...

Lukashenko, Shehbaz Sharif hold talks in Islamabad
The parties will thrash out plans to scale up mutually beneficial cooperation with a focus on trade and economy...

Lukashenko arrives in Pakistan on official visit
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in Pakistan on an official visit. The Belarusian air force one landed at the Nur Kha Air Force Base in Islamabad...

Lukashenko off to Pakistan on official visit
The visit will focus on further expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation with an emphasis on practical steps to develop trade and economic interaction...