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Upcoming Union State events discussed It is necessary to finally address the central issue in the Belarusian-Russian relations, namely to create equal conditions for citizens and economic entities. The President stated this at the meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister. Sergei Lavrov arrived in Minsk to attend the joint meeting of the boards of the two ministries. For Russia, Belarus is the fourth largest trading partner among all countries of the world. In the last two years, the bilateral...

Foreign economy and trade as central focus for Belarus’ diplomatic corps The annual seminar for heads of diplomatic missions and consular institutions of our country is over in Minsk. For five days, the diplomats discussed key issues of joint work, analyzed the implementation of the political and economic tasks set by the head of state. The main areas of activities of the diplomatic corps of Belarus are foreign economy and trade, digital technologies, educational, sports and tourist potential of...

Foreign Ministry initiates new instruments of financial support for exporters The annual meeting of heads of embassies with enterprises at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry discussed new instruments of financial support for exporters. Exporters will ...

Belarus-EU partenrship priorities to be signed in 2018 Belarus’ capital hosted an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries. At the end of the meeting, the chief of the Belarusian diplomacy Vladimir Makei said that official Minsk supports a direct dialogue between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union. The Minister also pointed to the growth of trade turnover between Belarus and the European Union. According to the European Commissioner for Enlargement...

Eastern Partnership countries to sign agreement in 2020 to harmonize roaming rates A road map of the Eastern partnership countries is to be created by the end of the year. And by the end of 2020 an agreement to harmonize roaming rates will be signed. After that the document will be submitted to Brussels. The decision was made at the 10 th round of informal ministerial dialogues of the Eastern Partnership countries in Minsk. The talks were held by ministers of foreign affairs and ministers for digital...

EU represented by Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations The 10 th round of informal ministerial dialogues of the Eastern Partnership countries opens in Minsk. The event will include meetings of ministers of foreign affairs and ministers for digital technology from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The EU will be represented by Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner...

Belarusian-Russian relations distinguished by a high level of cooperation The relations between the two countries, preparations for the meeting of the Supreme State Council in Minsk and international cooperation were among the main topics during the talks between the President of Belarus and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. This is the first working visit of Sergei Lavrov to Minsk after reassignment to the position. Belarusian-Russian relations are distinguished by a high level of interaction...

32nd anniversary of Chernobyl tragedy observed this year On April 25 the Foreign Ministry of Belarus together with the UNDP Office will hold a briefing for the heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in the country. The event is timed to the 32 nd anniversary of the ...

Mechanism of supporting exporters in Belarus to be extended The mechanism of supporting exporters in Belarus to going to be extended. A proposal has been put forward to fund a part of their expenses for certification abroad and participation in international specialized expositions and fairs. Such export backing instruments are widely used in many countries. The Belarusian producers especially need them in the European direction. The Ministry of foreign affairs together with other interested institutions...

Belarus president in favor of universally acceptable cooperation principles for Europe There is a need to develop a global strategy based on international law and under the auspices of the UN to counteract new challenges and threats, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with the heads of the delegations taking part in the CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting in Minsk. Belarus fully supports the program, upon which the Commonwealth operates this year. To work out universally acceptable...