Politics

Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian-Chinese high-level agreements will be implemented in time.

The inauguration of the newly elected President of the Republic of Belarus will be held tomorrow.

The complete abolition of economic restrictions will contribute to the development of cooperation between Belarus and the United States.

Belarus' Foreign Ministry: Belarus hopes for the abolition of all sanctions and the normalisation of relations with the EU.

The parties will discuss mine clearance, the completion of arms withdrawal and preparations for local elections.

The volume of trade between Belarus and Turkmenistan amounted to 195 million dollars in 2014.

During today's joint session of the Foreign Ministries of Belarus and Russia in Moscow, Foreign Ministers Vladimir Makei and Sergei Lavrov will discuss a number of international agenda issues, including the development of Eurasian integration, cooperation in the United Nations in the context of the 70th anniversary of the organisation and Belarus-Russia cooperation issues.

The Framework Programme on technical assistance to Belarus in 2016-2020 was signed in Minsk.

Zsuzsanna Jakab: WHO member states are interested in Belarus' experience in the health care sector.

Alexander Lukashenko: In the new five-year term it will be impossible to work in the old way, the country's development will be characterized by novelties.