A series of bilateral meetings took place today at the summit in Sochi. In a one-on-one format President Alexander Lukashenko discussed with Vladimir Putin prospects for Belarusian-Russian cooperation, as well as the forthcoming large-scale events that will be held in Belarus: the Supreme State Council and the Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia.
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In a few hours, Sochi will host a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union. This is the first meeting of the leaders of the EAEU countries.
By Ilona Krasutskaya: Today, Sochi is hosting a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Council. The leaders of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia will discuss the development of integration and strengthening of cooperation in different directions.
In the decoration of streets and squares, we increasingly see the national flags in red and green colors and other symbols of the Belarusian statehood.
Belarus and the United Arab Emirates have signed agreements on cooperation in a number of areas, including customs, partnership in the field of prevention of emergencies and response to them, cooperation in the field of health care and others.
A regular meeting of the trilateral contact group on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine has finished in Minsk.
Belarus welcomes the inter-Korean summit and the efforts of the leadership of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to strengthen peace and stability in the region.
Mitigating the aftermath of Chernobyl disaster requires not only national but also international efforts. A briefing dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy was held today in the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
A telephone conversation took place between Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov and acting Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan.
Today, this was stated by the chairman of the Executive Committee, the executive secretary of the CIS. According to Sergei Lebedev, most experts agree that such withdrawal would not benefit either Ukraine or other members of the association.
Snežana Samardžić-Marković – the Council of Europe's Director General of DG Democracy – has visited Belarus for the first time.
By Olga Anischenko: Today, the Belarusian parliament began considering amendments to the main document for all journalists – the Law on Mass Media.
Minister of Information Alexander Karliukevich has presented the updated Media Act in the parliament today. The document makes changes to the work of Internet resources.
The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States will host a meeting of the Information Council today. Heads of state news agencies plan to discuss the main criteria in covering cultural values and traditions of the peoples of the Commonwealth.
Belarus is working proactively to reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the UN. According to Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund Natalia Kanem, together we can make the world a better place by 2030.
The hot issue is security and improving the work of checkpoints. This was reported to journalists by the OSCE special representative in the Tripartite Contact Group for Ukraine, Martin Sajdik.
This is the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country. Belarus calls upon all parties involved to immediately stop the use of military force and to seek ways of settling conflicts through peaceful means at the negotiating table.
The bilateral inter-MFA consultations took place in the capital of Portugal. As noted Deputy Foreign Minister of our country Oleg Kravchenko, the talks provided for legal foundation of development of economic ties and political interaction.
Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are discussing information security, combating illegal migration and drug trafficking.
Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are discussing information security, combating illegal migration and drug trafficking, as well as the situation at the borders of the CSTO.
By Daria Belousova-Petrovskaya: St. Petersburg is hosting the 47 plenary session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. Parliamentarians from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Russia will take part in the session.
By Andrey Krivosheev: Both Europe and the world are facing a number of challenges these days. They include an examination of the current state of affairs in diplomacy, the fight against terrorism, including cyber-terrorism, the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the curtailment of a new arms race.
At the meeting with the CIS Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the President of Belarus stated that Belarus supports the development of principles of cooperation in Europe that will be acceptable for everyone and is ready at the political and operational level to promote their acceptance.
By Andrei Krivosheev: At the meeting with the CIS Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the President of Belarus stated that Belarus supports the development of principles of cooperation in Europe that will be acceptable for everyone and is ready at the political and operational level to promote their acceptance.












