A Belarusian delegation headed by First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Aleksandr Korbut is attending the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, BelTA learned from the press service of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry. "Among other things, the session will examine the proposals of 27 sites for inscription on the World Heritage List, and the state of conservation of 124 sites already inscribed on the...

It would not be an overstatement to say that a breakthrough was achieved during the visit to Nicaragua, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said following the official visit of Belarus’ delegation to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, BelTA has learned. “This is a small Central American country, we have not had such close relations with it as we have had with Venezuela or Cuba for decades. There were mostly occasional contacts within international platforms. And the first visit of...

A Belarus-Cuba intergovernmental agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters was signed during the visit of Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko to Cuba, BelTA learned from the State Customs Committee of Belarus. “The document seeks to improve interaction between the two countries in the customs sphere. The agreement provides for the timely exchange of information to ensure effective administration of customs duties, the correct classification of goods and...

Belarus and Cuba need to jointly defend national sovereignty and the right to determine their own development path, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Vice President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Ana Maria Mari Machado, BelTA has learned. “There is a certain symbolism in the fact that official meetings in Cuba start with a meeting with you - the representative of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba. In both our countries all...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Governor of Russia's Primorye Territory Oleg Kozhemyako on 16 July, BelTA has learned. “Vladivostok is geographically distant, but we have close ties with it. A testimony to that are our frequent meetings and agreements that we reach during them. There is no point in discussing what Belarus and Primorye Territory can or cannot do, because we already know it. I often talk with the president of Russia and tell him about our meetings,...

Traditional and new partners are able and willing to intensify multifaceted cooperation with Belarus, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said at the annual seminar of the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Belarus on 15 July, BelTA has learned.   Maksim Ryzhenkov noted that Belarus has to pursue its foreign policy in difficult conditions. Indeed, sanctions are constantly piling up. However, traditional and new partners are ready to step up...