We are possibly going through a most serious battle for the unity of brotherly nations. Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova made the relevant statement at a session of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Almaty, Kazakhstan, BelTA has learned. Natalya Kochanova said: “Regretfully, attempts to sow enmity, discord, and hatred between our countries are being multiplied....

A delegation of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry discussed prospects of cooperation amid sanctions with Russian colleagues in Moscow, the ministry's press service told BelTA. Representatives of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry took part in an expanded-participation session of the board of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia (Rosgidromet). The Belarusian...

A working meeting of the heads of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus and the Olympic Committee of Russia took place in Minsk, the press service of Belarus' NOC told BelTA. Viktor Lukashenko and Stanislav Pozdnyakov discussed the expansion of cooperation in the development of physical training and sport. They also discussed interaction in conditions of external pressure and the political factors affecting rights and interests of Belarusian and Russian athletes. Participants...

Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Nazaruk met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus Boris Gryzlov on 24 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties discussed topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation, interaction within the framework of integration associations and international organizations. Special consideration was given to the...

Belarus has waived the visa requirement for all foreign nationals who are fleeing hostilities in Ukraine until 15 April, press secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz told the media in Minsk on 23 March, BelTA has learned. "In connection with the ongoing crisis, the country's leadership has decided, on an exceptional basis, to allow visa-free entry to Belarus from Ukraine, stay and subsequent departure from Belarus for both Ukrainians and citizens of...

Chairman of the Standing Commission on Foreign Affairs and National Security of the Council of the Republic Sergei Rachkov took part in the tenth meeting of the IPU High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism on 21 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of Belarusian Parliament. The members of the group got familiar with various parliamentary tools such as the mobile application "Global Parliamentary Network", the interactive map....