News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko, Putin discuss topical issues of Belarusian-Russian relations
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin discussed the problems in the work of the integration associations: the Eurasian Economic Union, the CSTO and others...

Belarus President Property Management Directorate performance reviewed
The head of state wondered about the operation of the enterprises and organizations run by the property management directorate and primarily about the existing shortcomings. Personnel management was another item on the agenda of the working meeting...

Lukashenko urges officials to help parliament during transition period
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the work of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on 1 March...

Lukashenko orders to sort things out in sports clubs
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko ordered to put things to rights in sports clubs as soon as possible as he heard out a report on the state and prospects of Belarusian football on 29 February...

Lukashenko: Integral is essential for future of Belarusian microelectronics
In this episode we will tell you why semiconductors are called "the new oil"; how the Belarusian Integral became one of the leaders in microelectronics; why production facilities should be cleaner than operating rooms; for what the Russian president is ready to pay Belarus any money...

Lukashenko praises high turnout in Belarus’ 2024 elections
“People heard all your statements in the media. This mobilized people. The turnout was high. Unexpectedly high, I would say,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko calls for further removal of barriers in EAEU, scaling up Union State best practices
"Belarus and Russia would like the EAEU to learn more from the Union State and adopt its best practices that the EAEU might find useful," the head of state said...

Lukashenko casts his vote in parliamentary, local elections: Key takeaways from media scrum
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko cast his vote in the elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly and local councils at the polling station in the Belarusian State University of Physical Education...

Polls open for Belarusian parliamentary, local elections
Belarusians are electing deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation and local councils of deputies of the twenty-ninth convocation...

Lukashenko presents state awards, general’s shoulder straps to senior officers
“We live in peace because these people stand in the way of the real enemy. They shield us as a strong wall, promptly identifying and detaining saboteurs, clearing explosive devices,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko...

Lukashenko: We take pride in Fatherland defenders of all generations
Aleksandr Lukashenko has expressed confidence that the Armed Forces have everything necessary to repel any aggressor, defend peace and harmony on the Belarusian land. The system of territorial defense and people's militia created in the country makes the defense of the Fatherland truly nationwide...

Lukashenko, Putin, Tokayev visit Games of Future opening ceremony in Kazan
The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina, heads of delegations from other countries also arrived for the opening ceremony...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Russia should build their future themselves
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Head of Russia’s Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan on 21 February...

Rural living reinvented: Lukashenko makes agro-towns a new place of pride in Belarus
In the new episode of the YouTube project “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions” we will tell you how agricultural towns appeared in Belarus, what the president believes to be the everyday wisdom and what the village of the future will look like...

Lukashenko: Belarus must be well prepared for risks, threats
“We must be prepared as much as possible to neutralize risks and threats. For this, it is necessary to address priority tasks,” the head of state said and went on to discuss each of these tasks in detail...

Lukashenko: Belarus is always ready to provide assistance to Republika Srpska
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik in Minsk...

Lukashenko sets major goals for Belkoopsouyz
“We have gathered not to listen to each other, but to make cardinal decisions that will help our organization to work effectively for the benefit of our people,” the president said at the beginning of the meeting...

Lukashenko receives credentials from ambassadors of eight states
The ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Japan, Nepal, the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Guinea presented their credentials to the Belarusian head of state...

Lukashenko greenlights Belarus’ Antarctic exploration, explains why Belarus needs its own base there
Why has Belarus resumed Antarctic research? What projects are Belarusian scientists working on there? For the latest episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “After the Fact; Lukashenko’s Decisions” we have contacted our polar explorers and are ready to answer all these questions...

Lukashenko names five major problems in Belarus’ higher education
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko named five major problems of the higher education system as he met with members of the National Council of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions on 13 February...