News & Events in Belarus

Belarus, Brazil presidents agree to set up joint intergovernmental commission
The heads of state also agreed to determine 4-5 major areas of focus and projects which will be launched and will serve as examples for the development of relations...

Lukashenko: Belarus absolutely supports actions of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
"At last there are organizations that risk charting a slightly different course of action in the international scene. We absolutely support and accept it. It will benefit all the people, who live on earth"...

Belarus to get observer status in Shanghai Cooperation Organization
“You can say it is a done deal. Belarus is going to get the observer status in this respected international organization, which role in the modern world is on the rise”...

New Belarusian army officers told to focus on national security improvement
"The national defense system needs to be constantly improved. After assuming your duties in your designated stations you will have to prioritize the accomplishment of this task on a daily basis”...

Lukashenko lays wreath at Victory monument in Minsk
A minute of silence was observed I tribute to the memory of the war victims...

Belarus ready to develop all-round cooperation with Qatar
“There are no closed topics. We are ready to cooperate in education, military and technical field if your country is interested in it”...

Lukashenko: Belarus fulfilled the dream of many generations about an independent state
“The main objective for us today is to stand tall and proud, to pass the historical baton which we received from the generation of victors and creators to our children and grandchildren, to maintain peace and accord in our native land”...

Lukashenko: Belarus will find happiness through peaceful means
“We are proud of the fact that peace, tranquility and order are the key accomplishments of our country," noted the head of state at the solemn meeting dedicated to Belarus Independence Day...

Parliament approves 11 October 2015 as Belarus president election date
In accordance with the Belarus Constitution the president is elected for five years and assumes office after taking the oath. Presidential elections are scheduled by the lower chamber of the Belarus parliament at least five months in advance. A presidential election is scheduled for a Sunday and has to take place at least two months before the current president’s term of office expires...

Lukashenko: Belarusians created free and independent country
"One thing is clear: there will be no other land for you, the land where you were born. People do not choose their Homeland, their native country, their mother. People even do not criticize them. They must cherish these God-given things”...

Belarus’ boxer Dmitry Asanov wins Euro silver in Baku
The Belarusian faced 21-year-old Bakhtovar Nazirov of Russia in the final to lose 1-2 (29-28, 28-29, 28-29)...

Belarus prioritizes closer ties with Middle East, African countries
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said as he received credentials from foreign ambassadors...

Lukashenko highlights Belarus’ cooperation with Latin America
According to the Belarusian leader, this area has acquired special importance in the Belarusian foreign policy...

Lukashenko: Bolstering ties with EU is one of Belarus’ foreign policy priorities
“Belarus is interested in cooperation with Belgium, seeks to systematize and enhance bilateral ties,” the head of state said...

Trostenets Memorial condemns anti-humane policy of Nazism against peaceful European people
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the requiem meeting The Gates of Memory dedicated to the opening of the Trostenets Memorial...

Tatiana Matsko brings second Euro sambo gold to Belarus
Belarusian Sambo fighter Tatiana Matsko beat Ukraine’s Olena Sayko to claim gold in the 64kg weight category at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan...

Sambo gold for Belarus in Baku
Belarusian Sambo fighter Stepan Popov won gold defeating Amil Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the 74kg category event at the European Games in Baku...

Belarus seeks to bolster trade, economic ties with Afghanistan
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Shakir Kagar, the Afghanistan president’s special envoy on the CIS states...

Belarus’ Omelyusik wins Euro gold in Baku
The Belarusian covered the 120.7km course in 3:26.36. Second came in Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma, clocking the same time...

Samsonov wins table tennis silver in Baku
On the way to the final Vladimir Samsonov beat Italy’s Mihal Bobocica 4-1, France’s Simon Gauzy 4-2, Portugal’s Tiago Apolonia 4-0, and Ukraine’s Lei Kou 4-1...