Speech by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the narrow-participation session of the CSTO Collective Security Council First of all, I want to thank you all for speaking and sharing your thoughts on the situation in the region and the world. Here is my take on what is happening. National and collective interests Each of us looks at the world through the prism of national interests. This is understandable and justified. We, the heads of state, bear responsibility for our...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov in the Palace of Independence, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko had also met with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon in Minsk earlier today. Both leaders arrived in Minsk on the eve of a Collective Security Treaty Organization summit, which is scheduled for 23 November. The session of the CSTO Collective Security Council will be chaired by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Members of the...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has received Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko, BelTA reports. At the beginning of the meeting, Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined a set of talking points. Having previously discussed security issues with the military, the president noted that the meeting with Igor Sergeyenko will focus on organizational matters. This includes the presidential schedule (mandatory events); preparations for the upcoming elections of...

On 20 November, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decrees No. 367 "On setting the date for the elections of deputies" and No. 368 "On setting the date for the elections to the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus", BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. These documents, in accordance with the Constitution, call the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation and...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent his greetings to workers and veterans of agriculture and processing industry of the agribusiness complex on the occasion of their professional holiday, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA. The congratulatory message reads: “Our nation has always appreciated the hard labor of agricultural workers, the most peaceful and creative kind of work there is. For centuries grain growers have been praised in poetry and prose while a...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed decree No.356 to approve a draft agreement between the government of the Republic of Belarus and the government of the People's Republic of China on trade in services and on making investments as the basis for negotiations, BelTA has learned. The step solidifies the legal foundation for stable and dynamic advancement of trade and investment relations between Belarus and China. Setting up a zone of free trade in services between Belarus...