News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko: Decision to rehabilitate Chernobyl-affected areas was the right one
"26 April is the tragic day for the Belarusian people. The Chernobyl disaster occurred through no fault of ours. We did not build that plant. Neither did we operate it. But it happened so that it was us who had to build a new life in the affected areas after the Chernobyl accident”...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Georgia can create solid foundation for future relations
“There are no political contradictions between us. I am grateful to the former president and to you for supporting us in the West”...

Lukashenko arrives in Tbilisi on a three-day visit
On 23 April the Belarusian President is scheduled to hold talks with Georgia President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, sign a number of bilateral documents...

Lukashenko: Belarus is extremely interested in tighter cooperation with the West
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as he met with European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn...

Belarus to open AMF World Championship against Brazil
The game is scheduled for 7pm (live broadcast on Belarus 2 TV Channel), and it will be preceded by an official opening ceremony of the world’s sport forum...

Lukashenko guarantees peace and accord in Belarus
“We are not going to fight. But if someone wants to fight against us we will repel aggression. We do not have such enemies"...

Lukashenko: Much attention is devoted to sport in Belarus
"Belarus hosts a lot of sport events every year. The 2014 IIHF World Championship was a success"...

Belarus eager to enhance trade, economic, military cooperation with Iraq
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq Ibrahim Al Jaafari...

Lukashenko: Belarus is proud of relations with China
President pointed out the importance of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory. China will also celebrate Victory Day. Belarusian and Chinese delegations will be able to exchange visits on these festive days...

Domracheva wins Race of Champions
Darya Domracheva finished in 15:59.2 minutes with one penalty. Her teammate Nadezhda Skardino finished 5.5 seconds behind...

Lukashenko urges to raise Belarus’ investment, transit potential
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with the senior personnel of the State Customs Committee and customs bodies...

Lukashenko: Regional ties help enhance Belarus-Russia cooperation
"I think everyone will agree that over the years of implementing Union State agreements Belarus and Russia have made a considerable progress in political, economic and humanitarian interaction”...

Lukashenko: Belarus-Russia Unity Day is a memorable date in history and a symbol of brotherhood
“Joint efforts help us protect and promote the memory of the great achievements of the generation of victors. Together we are doing our best to prevent recent attempts to rewrite history and to diminish the importance of their unprecedented feat"...

Lukashenko wants closer cooperation between Belarus, Arkhangelsk Oblast
“I am convinced that together we will manage to ramp up our cooperation, give a new impetus to bilateral contacts at all levels and open up wide opportunities for our manufacturers”...

Belarus, Russia make joint statement on Victory Day anniversary in UN
"The statement notes a special importance of the Victory Day for the people of our countries who have made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism and suffered the greatest human and material losses"...

Lukashenko: Only promising science-intensive enterprises will be supported in Belarus
"The country can feel secure and can have prospects for existence, including development prospects, if it takes care of technologies of tomorrow"...

Lukashenko urges to step up innovative development of national economy
“It is important that your developments are in demand. They are used to design new composite materials, devices for the transfer, reception and processing of information"...

Domracheva takes Big Crystal Globe at 2014/15 IBU World Cup
In the final race of the season, women’s mass start, which took place in Russia’s Khanty Mansiysk on 22 March Darya Domracheva finished fourth and claimed the main trophy of the biathlon season...

Lukashenko: We should demonstrate economic and political unity in the run-up to Victory Day
President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana...

Vitebsk to host Slavonic Bazaar festival on 9-13 July
The central event of the festival will be the Vitebsk 2015 Pop Song Contest. The festival will also include the children’s song contest...