News & Events in Belarus

Growing popularity of Christmas Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament in Belarus praised
Alexander Lukashenko mentioned the serious sport component, the spirit of a true fight and the continuity between professional sport and the popular variety as characterizing traits of the Belarusian tournament...

Belarus’ National Tourism Agency issues events calendar 2016
“The calendar of events 2016 is already available on the website of the National Tourism Agency. It includes the events in Minsk and in the regions that may be of interest to tourists. These are concerts, exhibitions, theatrical forums, folk holidays, sporting competitions and other events"...

Lukashenko: Belarus will follow the path chosen by people
"The state will continue to lend a shoulder and find resources for those who need them. Belarusians can always count on the support in this field"...

Belarus’ official website now available in Chinese
Cooperation with China is among Belarus’ foreign policy priorities. The relations between Belarus and China are viewed as a strategic partnership. They have been growing stronger in recent years...

Lukashenko: 70th anniversary of WWII victory is the main event of 2015
“This is not only a domestic event. This is a global event. Yes, certain people do not want to acknowledge it, some people keep silent about it, others falsify history. But the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II is the main event of 2015”...

Belarus declares 2016 the Year of Culture
The decree has been adopted to bring together the intellectual and spiritual forces of the society in order to promote the country's social and economic development, preserve the historical and cultural heritage, develop folk traditions, teach citizens love their motherland and support creative initiatives...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ wellbeing relies on the successes of persevering people
It has become a good tradition to award the best workers on New Year’s Eve. The brightest achievements of Belarusians were highlighted during the ceremony in the Palace of Independence on 28 December...

Lukashenko: There are future champions among participants of children’s athletics festival
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the opening of the Christmas children’s athletics festival Three Hundred Talents for the Queen which was held in the new track and field indoor arena of the Belarusian State University of Physical Education on 26 December...

Belarus President Team defeats Team Grodno at national amateur ice hockey tournament
The match at Chizhovka Arena featured the teams who placed first and third at the tournament last year. The first period was tense. Team Grodno was good in defense and had good chances in counterattacks to open the scoring...

Lukashenko: Peace, and kind, industrious people are Belarus’ most valuable assets
President Alexander Lukashenko said as he attended the New Year charity campaign Our Children on 24 December. Talking to the children, the President said that he is grateful to them that they took small refugees from Ukraine into their good family, surrounded them with care...

Arzamasova, Kiriyenko named Belarus' Athletes of the Year 2015
Belarusian sportsmen have been voted Belarus' Athletes of the Year 2015, according to the journalists' vote conducted by the Sportivnaya Panorama newspaper. A total of 98 journalists from print and electronic media took part in the poll held by Belarus’ oldest sports newspaper for the 57th time...

Lukashenko calls on Belarusian people to promote genuine values on Christmas
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent his best greetings to all Belarusians celebrating Christmas on 25 December and cordially wished strong health, prosperity and wellbeing...

2016 to be named Year of Culture in Belarus
The coming year in the cultural area is a year of landmark anniversaries, the deputy minister stressed. Among them is the 125th birthday of Maxim Bogdanovich, the 75th birthday of Vladimir Mulyavin, the birthdays of Kondrat Krapiva, Ivan Shamyakin. 2016 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Slavonic Bazaar art festival...

Kochanova heads organizing committee for EOC General Assembly in Minsk
Minsk got the right to host the EOC General Assembly at the 44th EOC General Assembly in Prague a month ago. The Belarusian capital will host the next meeting in November 2016...

Belarus to continue negotiating financial services market access conditions with WTO in 2016
Close attention will be paid to the harmonization of the financial and currency legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union member states in 2016. Plans have been made to expand mutually beneficial ties between the banking systems of Belarus and Russia...

Lukashenko approves Belarus’ socio-economic development priorities for 2016
The head of state approved key indicators of efficiency of the Belarusian government and the National Bank which are the main parameters of the 2016 social and economic development guidelines...

Belarus to support FIDE’s initiative to include chess on Winter Olympics program
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov noted that FIDE is working hard to get chess into Winter Olympics. He noted that over a hundred National Olympic Committees have already supported the idea...

Lukashenko, Ilyumzhinov agree to regularly hold large chess tournaments in Minsk
"The Belarusian side is always ready to help FIDE hold any events in the country. You know that the state is always ready to lend a shoulder in this area and help our adult players reach good results in this important sport"...

4G launch to improve Belarus’ standing in ICT Development Index
"The availability of services, in particular, mobile broadband Internet access, is one of the components in the development index of information and communication technologies. The speed, at which this kind of communication is made available, is also a factor," the beCloud head noted...

Lukashenko decides to reappoint Belarus’ prime minister and vice premiers
"The government was formed before the presidential election. We have done this for the second time in our history to show who will work in the government if the president is elected. But it has to be reappointed legally, it is needed to submit proposals to the prime minister and harmonize the issue with the House of Representatives"...