News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko visits SOHAR Port and Freezone in Oman
These facilities hold an important place in the plans to develop trade and economic cooperation. The day before, Aleksandr Lukashenko told journalists about the proposal of Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said to create a hub of Belarusian goods in the country...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Oman will work out a cooperation roadmap
The head of state said: “We will set up an intergovernmental commission or a committee and will work out a roadmap, a plan. The Sultan has promised to come to Belarus next year. We will have worked out the roadmap by then. And we will not only wait for its approval. We will implement something in practice, too”...

Lukashenko arrives at Oman National Museum
The National Museum is located opposite Al Alam Palace. The decree to build the new museum building was issued on 20 November 2013. It was officially opened on 30 July 2016...

New Year's children’s charity campaign to kick off in Belarus on 16 December
The event will be held for the 29th time, and this year Vitebsk Oblast is taking over the baton. A TV link will connect all the sites in each region...

Belarusian president, Sultan of Oman in talks in Muscat
The leaders of the countries are set to discuss the state and prospects for the development of relations, ways of intensifying bilateral cooperation and exchange views on the current international agenda...

Lukashenko arrives in Oman on working visit
The Belarusian president is scheduled to meet with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. The leaders of the countries are set to discuss the state and prospects for the development of relations and ways to give additional impetus to bilateral cooperation. The heads of state are also expected to exchange views on the current international agenda...

Belarus extends visa waiver for citizens of European countries through late 2025
According to the source, taking into account the popularity of Belarus’ visa waiver among foreigners the head of state has decided in favor of extending the visa-free travel program for citizens of 38 European states. Foreigners will still be able to enter Belarus without visas through 31 December 2025...

Lukashenko to students: ‘Light up your lives with bright colors’
Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed students at the closing ceremony of the third labor semester of 2024 in the format of the Belarusian nationwide meeting of student teams in Minsk on 13 December...

Lukashenko approves Belarus’ defense premise for next five-year term
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko approved the premise for Belarus’ defense in the next five-year term (2026-2030) at a session of the Security Council on 12 December...

Lukashenko: Belarusian and Russian investigative bodies will act together
Belarusian and Russian agencies, including investigative bodies, will act together, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin...

Lukashenko urges great calf care, sees cow as sacred animal
In this episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you what the four requirements in cattle breeding are. Where in Belarus are red pedigree cattle grown? What are the president’s calf breeding tips?..

Lukashenko orders to support companies like POZHSNAB in Borisov
Aleksandr Lukashenko was briefed on the state and prospects of the enterprise, visited the design bureau and production shops...

Lukashenko seeks to increase trade with Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast through new projects
“There is room to grow. Currently our trade is over $700 million. We set the goal of a billion. I think that we will achieve a billion in trade in our lifetime, despite the current problems and difficulties," Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

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?..