The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Russia have prepared the first joint report on the human rights situation in certain countries. The document was published on the websites of the foreign ministries on the morning of 20 June, BelTA has learned. The review covers more than 40 countries. Among them are many EU countries (including the closest neighbors of Belarus), the UK, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Ukraine, Moldova and others. A very detailed...

The use of nuclear arms may trigger a global conflict and a global catastrophe, BelTA learned from State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich during the international expo of the security industry “National security. Belarus 2024”.  When asked by reporters, Aleksandr Volfovich commented on a statement by the NATO secretary general, who had said that NATO countries are debating the need to bring nuclear arms to combat readiness. The state secretary said:...

Belarus has an answer to the current challenges in global politics, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik said at the opening of Belarus’ Second National Forum on Sustainable Development in Minsk on 19 June, BelTA has learned. The minister of foreign affairs emphasized: “Belarus has an answer to the current challenges in global politics. Conceptually, it is the initiative of the head of state on the need to launch a global dialogue on security in the spirit of San...

A total of 98,478 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas since 1 January 2024, BelTA has learned from the State Border Committee. These included 44,658 citizens of Lithuania, 25,024 citizens and 7,248 non-citizens of Latvia, and 21,548 citizens of Poland. Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 899,084 visitors, including 539,869 citizens of Lithuania, 209,825 citizens and 63,363 non-citizens of Latvia, and 86,027 citizens of Poland....

The government of Russia’s Orenburg Oblast thanked the government of Belarus for providing humanitarian assistance in the wake of devastating floods, BelTA learned from the Belarusian government. On behalf of the Orenburg Oblast government, Governor Denis Pasler sent gratitude to Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko. “I express my sincere gratitude to you and the government of the Republic of Belarus for the humanitarian aid provided in connection with the floods in Orenburg...