News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko wishes Happy Mother’s Day to Belarusian women
The head of state pointed to the substantial contribution of mothers to preserving age-old traditions...

Lukashenko instructs to prepare amendments to Tax Code
In his words, the Tax Code should be “refreshed” just like the Code on Administrative Violations and the Code of Execution Procedure on Administrative Violations...

Lukashenko meets with coordinating council members in KGB jail
According to the Pool Pervogo Telegram channel, the head of state spent four and a half hours talking with the representatives of the council. “The president’s goal was to hear the opinions of all. By a joint decision, the outcome of the talks was not disclosed”...

Lukashenko: Belarusians voted for peace and order
"Keeping our direct opponents in sight, we are missing a neutral yet also active part of our society, which stands, if we may say so, between the authorities and the opposition. These people want the situation to stabilize. Some of them are hesitating. They want clear guidelines how the social and political situation will develop further in Belarus”...

Lukashenko holds meeting to discuss coronavirus situation
According to the head of state, top on the agenda are measures to protect people's health amid the new epidemiological surge of seasonal infections, including the coronavirus infection...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss bilateral cooperation, Nagorno-Karabakh, Kyrgyzstan
The Belarusian head of state wished a happy birthday to his Russian counterpart. After that the two leaders discussed issues on the bilateral and international agendas...

Order of Mother conferred on 240 Belarusian women
The award for giving birth to and raising five and more children has been bestowed upon women from all walks of life, including employees of manufacturing enterprises, the financial sector, housing and utilities, the agricultural sector, trade and communications, education, healthcare, social services, culture and sport, mass media as well as self-employed entrepreneurs and homemakers...

Lukashenko hosts meeting to discuss Belarus' woodworking industry
According to the head of state, the woodworking industry is the most important and strategic one for the national economy. “Having considerable reserves of renewable forest resources, we need to ensure their rational use with maximum effect. We have made decisions to get all the added value here, at our enterprises. This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible"...

Lukashenko, Senko discuss customs affairs
“You realize that the customs service is, more than any other agencies, a mirror of our economy. Are there any bottlenecks? How are we developing in these complicated conditions, first of all, involving the pandemic?” Aleksandr Lukashenko wondered...

Lukashenko visits new church in Minsk District
“We wanted this temple and a house for the person who will live and work here, to be built here, on a hill. For the last quarter of the century more than 1,500 temples have been built in the country. We will be gone, and our children will remember that we did such good deeds in the name of our children and our grandchildren,” the president said...

Commemorative capsule ceremony at national exhibition center construction site just outside Minsk
Roman Golovchenko said: “Any country would be proud to welcome such an investor. It is also a strong signal to other potential investors that are weighing pros and cons and analyzing the situation. It is a very important event from the point of view of replenishing the Belarusian portfolio of success stories”...

Lukashenko, Putin discuss international, domestic affairs by phone
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko had a telephone conversation with Russia President Vladimir Putin on 2 October...

Lukashenko lauds Emaar Properties’ operation, investments in Belarus
“We understand that the time is complicated worldwide. The era has posed many challenges to the mankind. Tough competition for investors is in full swing. And, of course, your work in Belarus and the investments which you are mulling over are very important for us,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarus sees tangible economic benefits from cooperation with Russia
The head of state remarked that the 7th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia had finished its work the day before. During the forum the sides summed up achievements and determined development prospects. The forum was even more productive than the previous ones, the president believes. The sides concluded agreements to the tune of more than $750 million...

Belarus-Russia Forum of Regions hailed as important step to stronger cooperation
“The today’s summit is important for the Union State as the continuation of the dialogue w3hich I started with the president of the Russian Federation in Sochi in September 2020. This is another important step to the enhancement of good-neighborly relations and development of cooperation between our brotherly nations,” the president said...

Belarus, Russia step up regional cooperation
Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that he regularly meets with heads of Russian regions, and he had a few meetings with them in the past days. Governors and delegations of various regions of Russia came to Belarus to participate in the forum of regions...

Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia kicks off online
The two-day forum will focus on the theme “Historical Heritage of the Great Victory as a Basis for the Development of Social, Economic and Spiritual Ties between the Peoples of Belarus and Russia”. The program includes five sections in several themed areas...

Lukashenko: As a nation Belarusians are no longer children, we are a nation
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that while on the edge of a world crisis it is necessary to return the country to a safe life that had existed in Belarus forever, it is necessary to reach accord for the sake of future...

Lukashenko sworn in as Belarus president
Several hundred people have been invited to attend the ceremony. These include senior officials, members of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, heads of government bodies and organizations, local executive and executive bodies, the national media, scientists, figures of culture and sports...

Lukashenko unexpectedly arrives at women’s forum on 17 September
"The first and most important reason why I am here is to show that I really appreciate what is going on here. You cannot even imagine what a brilliant page in the history of new Belarus you have written with this event that brought together people from all corners of our small, but very comfortable, beautiful and amazing Motherland"...