News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko attends CSTO summit in Astana
The summit is being held in the Palace of Independence. The host of the summit, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, greeted Aleksandr Lukashenko at the entrance. This year Kazakhstan is chairing the CSTO...

Lukashenko arrives in Kazakhstan for CSTO summit
In Astana, the Belarusian head of state will take part in a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council on 28 November...

Lukashenko urges more focus on waste recycling
In this episode of BelTA’s YouTube channel “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you what kind of garbage is considered "long-lived". Where is Tetrapak recycled in Belarus? How is fuel made from garbage?..

Lukashenko: Belarus, Pakistan need to monetize high level of political relations
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media following the talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan in Islamabad on 26 November...

Lukashenko, Shehbaz Sharif hold talks in Islamabad
The parties will thrash out plans to scale up mutually beneficial cooperation with a focus on trade and economy...

Lukashenko arrives in Pakistan on official visit
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in Pakistan on an official visit. The Belarusian air force one landed at the Nur Kha Air Force Base in Islamabad...

Lukashenko off to Pakistan on official visit
The visit will focus on further expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation with an emphasis on practical steps to develop trade and economic interaction...

Lukashenko discusses information sovereignty, geopolitics with Minsk students
The event at Minsk State Linguistic University is the third meeting of the head of state with Belarusian students. Minsk State Linguistic University is the second university after Vitebsk State University, which Aleksandr Lukashenko has visited for the first time...

Lukashenko meets with Belarus President Administration chief
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Dmitry Krutoi discussed preparations for the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State to be held in Minsk in early December, as well as the upcoming foreign visits of the Belarusian leader...

Lukashenko pledges to address people’s concerns voiced during signature collection
The head of state emphasized that one of the most important things about the signature collection is communication between members of the initiative group and people...

‘Europe should remember and value this!’ Lukashenko’s ‘untrendy’ decision to keep WW2 memory alive
Belarus became the first country in the world to create a museum of the Great Patriotic War. Why is it considered unique in the entire post-Soviet space today? What "untrendy" decisions did the president make to help Belarusians preserve their heritage, and what, according to Aleksandr Lukashenko, should Western Europe remember and appreciate, and? Let’s go...

Lukashenko: Belarusian People’s Congress should not interfere with other government bodies
The current session of the Presidium is the first one, the head of state said outlining the key priorities in the work of the Belarusian People's Congress - the highest constitutional representative body of the people's power...

Lukashenko wants Belarus’ trade with Russia’s Smolensk Oblast back at $5bn
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia’s Smolensk Oblast Vasily Anokhin in Minsk on 18 November...

Lukashenko: Strong regions make a strong country
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he honored farmers during the regional Dazhynki 2024 harvest festival in the town of Klimovichi on 16 November...

Lukashenko briefed about Minsk's sport infrastructure plans
Belarusian President of Aleksandr Lukashenko heard a report on the improvement of Minsk and the development of sports infrastructure in the city during his visit to the reconstructed Traktor Stadium...

Lukashenko tours October Revolution's 50th Anniversary Park in Minsk
The head of state was briefed on the improvement of Minsk in general and the development of sports infrastructure in the city...

Lukashenko’s advice to single girls and what wood chopping has to do with it. A story of unique competition
In this episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you what tip the president gave to girls choosing a husband. Did Lukashenko appreciate the Belarusian-made axe? What were the guests treated to at the firewood chopping challenge this year?..

Who is to blame and what to do. Lukashenko's brief but poignant speech at the climate summit in Baku
Speech by President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko at the World Climate Change Summit in Baku...

Lukashenko voices proposals to combat climate change at COP29 summit in Baku
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko put forward proposals for global action to combat climate change at the COP29 summit in Baku...

Lukashenko arrives at World Climate Summit 2024 in Baku
In his speech, Aleksandr Lukashenko will outline Belarus’ position on climate change and measures to be taken by the international community to address the challenges arising in this area...