News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko names seven steps to make Belarus’ mass media better
Assessing the work of mass media, the head of state named areas where improvements should be made...

Lukashenko: Belarus seeks to reinvigorate partnerships with Russia’s Altai Krai
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Altai Krai Governor Viktor Tomenko...

Lukashenko: Minsk and Moscow will continue the policy in favor of stronger integration
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during expanded negotiations with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the Palace of Independence in Minsk...

Lukashenko, Putin meeting in Palace of Independence in Minsk
Official negotiations between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin in the Palace of Independence on 24 May are expected to proceed in a narrow format first. A meeting involving participants of the delegations will take place after that...

Security high on agenda of negotiations between Lukashenko, Putin
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I think we will prioritize security matters as usual. And tomorrow we will discuss economic affairs together with our colleagues from the governments”...

Russian president to pay official visit to Belarus on 23-24 May
The leaders of Belarus and Russia will meet one-on-one and then will be joined by members of the delegations at the Palace of Independence on 24 May...

Lukashenko wants MotoVelo to regain its former glory
We will tell you about AIST bicycles and MINSK motorcycles that were honored with the USSR Quality Mark and dubbed "the monsters with a Slavic appeal" by the French. We will also explore how privatization almost destroyed the plant and why the Belarusian president wanted to keep this brand alive...

Lukashenko discusses improvement of control and oversight activities
A draft decree providing for adjustments to regulatory legal acts in this field was discussed at the meeting. The head of state noted that this is not the first time this topic has been raised with the president, given its importance...

Lukashenko wants KGB to resolutely suppress foreign intelligence operations in Belarus
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while making personnel decisions in the KGB...

Lukashenko: Belarus can significantly expand cooperation with Russia’s Magadan Oblast
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Magadan Oblast Governor Sergei Nosov...

Army appointments, agreements with Azerbaijan, Karabakh visit, messages abroad in President’s Week
In Azerbaijan the head of state not only held negotiations with his counterpart Ilham Aliyev. The two heads of state went to the Karabakh area together. Before the visit the president managed to make a number of important personnel decisions. All the details are covered by the latest episode of BelTA’s special project President’s Week...

Lukashenko, Aliyev visit Azerbaijan’s post-conflict territory
The president of Azerbaijan briefed his Belarusian counterpart on the works carried out to restore and develop these territories and build new infrastructure facilities...

Lukashenko: No closed topics in Belarus-Azerbaijan relations
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku...

Lukashenko, Aliyev meeting in Zagulba Presidential Palace
At first, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Ilham Aliyev will hold a meeting in a one-on-one format, after that they will be joined by their delegations...

Lukashenko arrives in Azerbaijan on state visit
The press service of the Belarusian head of state said that in Baku Aleksandr Lukashenko will hold official negotiations with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. A one-on-one meeting will be followed by a larger meeting involving members of the delegations...