News & Events in Belarus

CIS heads of state approve joint statement on anniversary of Chernobyl disaster
The statement reads that the countries of the CIS pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Chernobyl tragedy and reiterate commitment to continue their efforts to overcome the effects of the nuclear power plant accident...

CIS in favor of strengthening UN peacekeeping role
The joint statement stresses that the CIS member states are in favor of strengthening the UN central role in ensuring peace, security and sustainable development...

Lukashenko honors Nazarbayev with Order of Friendship
The Belarusian leader emphasized that his Kazakhstani counterpart has made a big personal contribution to the establishment and development of friendly relations and strategic partnership between Belarus and Kazakhstan...

Belarus president arrives in Kazakhstan to partake in CIS, EEU summits
There are 17 items on the agenda of the CIS summit. Among other things the CIS heads of state are expected to adopt a statement in view of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations Organization...

All-Belarusian People’s Congress to focus on 2016-2020 social, economic development program
The development of the draft social and economic forecast, the central state budget bill, and the major monetary management guidelines for 2016 is in the final phase...

Lukashenko: Mother’s mission is the most important and responsible one
In his Mother’s Day greetings the President thanked Belarusian mothers and grandmothers for the gift of life they gave to us, endless patience, commitment and warmth of hearth and home...

Lukashenko suggests opening new page in Belarus-Austria relations
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl and Second President of the Austrian National Council Karlheinz Kopf...

Lukashenko wins Belarus president election, with 83.49% of the vote
According to preliminary data, Alexander Lukashenko won the president election in Belarus, by gaining 83.49% of the vote, chairperson of the Central Election Committee Lidia Yermoshina told reporters...

Belarus’ elections in line with Constitution, legislation
“I said more than once that we conduct our elections in line with the Constitution and the country’s legislation. We have laws and the Constitution which are recognized worldwide,” said Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...

President election underway in Belarus
The electoral register comprises over 6.9 million voters, including more than 5,700 outside Belarus. Polls will be open from 8h00 till 20h00...

Construction of Belarusian nuclear power plant on schedule
Belarus Vice Premier Vladimir Semashko told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during the visit to the BelNPP construction site...

Belarus’ Svetlana Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
The prize committee marked that Belarusian writer and journalist won the prize for "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time"...

Lukashenko: The country’s prosperity relies on hard work and talents of Belarusians
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement during the state award ceremony...

PET scan center opens in Belarus to usher in age of personalized medicine
The new facility has been equipped with tools to allow early diagnostics of oncological, neurological and cardiological diseases. It also allows prescribing precise treatment schemes and choosing the medicine that will be best for the patient...

Part of second Minsk ring road open to traffic
Once completed, the new ring road around Minsk will be about 159km long. The construction process is split into two stages. The first one is scheduled for completion by 1 January 2016. A road connecting the M3 motorway Minsk-Vitebsk and the M6/E28 motorway Minsk – Grodno – the Polish border (Bruzgi) will be built by that time...

IEC General Meeting kicks off in Minsk
The sessions of the IEC technical committees and subcommittees will be held in Minsk on 5-16 October. The official opening ceremony of the 79th IEC General Meeting will take place on 12 October...

Fallen Belarusian soldiers honored in Minsk
Heads of the Orthodox church, Catholic church, Muslim church, and the Jewish church in Belarus took part in the ceremony as well as representatives of diplomatic missions of seven countries...

Prayer for Belarus in Minsk’s All Saints Memorial Temple
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko took part in the event as well as heads and representatives of government agencies, political parties, public associations, religious organizations, national and cultural public associations, representatives of Minsk’s general public...

BATE secure first win in UEFA Champions League group stage
The Belarusian champions grabbed their first win in the UEFA Champions League group stage defeating Roma 3-2...

Lukashenko urges world leaders to put an end to wars and conflicts on earth
"Today one cannot help avoiding the feeling of seeing a phantom of a new big conflict, if not a war. We must not allow this sinister phantom turn into reality"...