News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko: Security Council will play a bigger role in Belarus
According to the president, the Security Council meeting was convened to continue discussing a bigger role of this collegial body in the life of the state. “This also pertains to protection of independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and constitutional order of Belarus, civil peace and harmony, fight against extremism and terrorism,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko: Farmers should have easy access to markets
“For me, people are of paramount importance. I am from the countryside. I know what it means to grow something with your own hands and to be able to sell it. People should be able to freely sell their products and have an unobstructed access to the market,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko describes new draft Constitution as forward-looking
Aleksandr Lukashenko also noted that when the new Constitution is drafted, a detailed and thorough discussion of the constitutional amendments will take place with his participation...

Lukashenko: Only Belarusians have the right to decide on their future
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the situation in the world is far from being calm today. The struggle for geopolitical influence and redistribution of spheres of interest in the economy has been aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, which has further exacerbated the contradictions...

Lukashenko emphasizes importance of war deeds of forefathers during Great Patriotic War
He stressed that it was an earth-shattering battle for life on Earth, for the preservation of the mankind, a Great Triumph of good over evil...

Lukashenko: Belarus will always stand fast as long as our generation lives
"We will do everything to keep a bright sun and blue skies above our land. We will do our best to let young mothers and fathers with their kids take a walk outside the way it always has been. It will be so, I promise you. I swear it will be so!"...

Lukashenko congratulates Belarusians on Victory Day
"On this day, everyone is overwhelmed with joy and pride for the feat accomplished by our people in the name of life, freedom, and justice. We also mourn the millions of fallen fellow citizens. We bow our heads commemorating those who did not return from the battlefields of the bloodiest war"...

Lukashenko honors outstanding Belarusians with state awards
The ceremony was held in the Palace of Independence on 7 May. The head of state emphasized that the ceremony took place ahead of Victory Day, the most important holiday for Belarusians...

Lukashenko hosts government session to discuss civil service law
Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that civil service is the most important institution of public service, and that the country's successful development and the improvement of the life quality and standards depend on its effectiveness...

Lukashenko describes meeting with Dodon as heart-to-heart conversation
Aleksandr Lukashenko warmly welcomed Igor Dodon. He remarked that Igor Dodon’s arrival coincided with bright and festive days. "Well done for coming here! You could not but come here. Because indeed back in the day you were so involved in good common Belarusian-Moldovan affairs here. Particularly humanitarian ones"...

Lukashenko meets with Belarus PM to receive his report
First of all, Aleksandr Lukashenko was interested in the country’s economic performance: “What results do we have in Q1?” He emphasized, however, that the main thing is not even the country’s performance in the first quarter of the year, but the future perspectives such as the results planned to achieve by the end of the year...

Lukashenko gives recreated Turov Cross to Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Lavrentiy of Turov
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized the symbolism that on the day of the Holy Easter one of the sacred objects of Belarus returned to the main Orthodox church of the city. “Good and light always come back to people. Even following the centuries,” the president said...

Lukashenko extends Easter greetings to Belarusian Christians
"For many centuries Orthodox traditions have been nurturing the hearts and souls of the Belarusian people with saving truths of Christianity. They have helped us preserve our priceless treasures: love for the native land, tolerance, wisdom and strength of unity"...

Lukashenko: So-called ‘dictatorship' and discipline proved efficient for Belarus' agriculture
According to the head of the state, the previous year was a real test for the system of the world economic relations: the borders were closed, the long lasting trade connections were destroyed and the states and economic unions refused to meet their obligations of mutual support...

Lukashenko: Chernobyl united people in their desire to save affected regions
"The Chernobyl accident changed the fates of millions of people. For the Belarusian people it became a national ecological, economic and social disaster"...

Lukashenko gives additional instructions to landscape Bragin, other Chernobyl-hit towns
The head of state drew attention to the need to clearly determine the land plots that could be in demand for private housing construction and landscaping around them...

Lukashenko visits Chernobyl-affected areas
The Belarusian leader slammed the current state of affairs and work in this direction as insufficiently satisfactory. “I think we do not pay attention to this area on a regular basis”...

Lukashenko reports progress in reconciling Union State programs
Aleksandr Lukashenko reminded that the heads of state put together an action program in late 2020. The presidents of Belarus and Russia have met twice in Sochi recently to discuss various routine matters and strategic ones...

Lukashenko sees his meeting with Ukrainian MP ‘as a good signal’
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that this meeting is also important for him. "First of all, this is a reason to talk about Belarusian-Ukrainian relations. We probably have not spoken about them much lately. And when we do it is not always in the positive vein. I know what is happening in my native Ukraine. You know my attitude to Ukraine, not only as president, but my personal attitude"...

Lukashenko plants trees in his hometown of Alexandria on subbotnik day
The choice of this place on the bank of the Dnieper River is especially symbolic in the Year of People’s Unity, because it has always been a place of friendship and cooperation between various ethnicities and cultures...