MINSK, 26 September – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is on a working visit to Russia, learned from the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel. The talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin will kick off soon.

MINSK, 23 September – On behalf of Belarus Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei signed the Convention on the Facilitation of Border Crossing Procedures for Passengers, Luggage and Load-luggage Carried in International Traffic by Rail in New York, the ministry's press service told. The document will make a significant contribution to better transport connections and higher mobility in Eurasia. During the signing of the convention Vladimir Makei had a brief talk...

MINSK, 22 September – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke Chinese a bit despite the presence of interpreters as he met with Yang Jianqiang, First Deputy President of CITIC Construction Co., Ltd., on 22 September, has learned. Yang Jianqiang told Aleksandr Lukashenko: “The leadership of our corporation asked me to convey warm greetings and the best wishes, primarily wishes of strong health.” Aleksandr Lukashenko responded by saying “xiexie”, which means “thank...

MINSK, 21 September – Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik was in Mongolia on a visit on 20-21 September, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told. While in Mongolia the Belarusian diplomat met with Mongolian Road and Transport Development Minister Sandag Byambatsogt. The current state and prospects of advancing cooperation in transport were discussed as well as matters concerning interaction within the framework of the...

MINSK, 20 September - On 20 September, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Azerbaijan Andrei Ravkov met with Deputy Prime Minister of this country Ali Akhmedov, learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Azerbaijan. In June Ali Ahmadov was appointed as co-chairman of the intergovernmental Belarusian-Azerbaijani commission on trade and economic cooperation. During the meeting, the parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of...