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...

MINSK, 19 September – Over 244,000 foreigners have visited Belarus as part of the visa-free travel program, learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. According to the committee, as many as 156,563 Lithuania citizens, 61,448 citizens and 18,768 non-citizens of Latvia have come to Belarus since 15 April using the visa waiver. Apart from that, about 7,582 citizens of Poland have used their right to enter Belarus without visas since 1 July. The source reminded that...

MINSK, 16 September – Almost 53,000 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February, learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. “From 6.00 on 24 February to 6.00 on 16 September, Belarus admitted 52,931 citizens of Ukraine. 15,876 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 30,235 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 5,796 – via Lithuania and 1,024 – via Latvia,” the committee informed.

MINSK, 15 September – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has headed to Uzbekistan on a working visit for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 15-16 September. The Belarus air force one has flown to Uzbekistan from Bolbasovo airport near Orsha, has learned. The summit will take place in Samarkand. The Belarusian head of state is expected to make a speech at an extended-participation session of the SCO Heads of State Council on 16 September. Aleksandr...