Belarus Foreign Minister at the Munich Security Conference 2010

On 5–7 February, Sergei Martynov, Belarus Foreign Minister, was in Munich to attend the 46 Munich Security Conference.

European Commission delegation led by Péter Balázs visited Belarus

On 25–26 January 2010 a European Commission delegation led by Deputy Director General of the Directorate General for Trade, Péter Balázs, traveled to the Republic of Belarus on a working visit.

European Commission experts visit Belarus

On 27–28 January 2010, a delegation of experts of the European Commission led by Jan De Ceuster, head of the unit dealing with international aspects of migration and visa policy, visited Minsk.

Meeting on the UNICEF Country Programme

On 23 January, Belarus Foreign Ministry hosted a high-profile meeting to discuss the outcome of the UNICEF Country Programme in 2009 and how the co-operation between Belarus and UNICEF could further unfold, including the framework of the new Country Programme for Belarus for 2011–2015.

France receives a delegation from Belarus

During a visit of the Belarusian governmental delegation to France, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus, Vladimir Semashko, met with the Secretary-General of the Elysee Palace, Claude Gueant, with participation of the Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, Valery Voronetsky and the Minister of State for European affairs of the French Foreign Ministry, Pierre Lellouche.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Aleinik visits China

On 20 January, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik who is on a visit to China met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi

Belarus-Russia consultations on consular issues

On 19 January, Minsk hosted a regular round of Belarus-Russia consultations on consular matters.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Management Muhammad Shaaban visited Belarus

He came to Belarus to sign a Memorandum of understanding between the UN Secretariat and the Minsk State Linguistic University.

OSCE Office in Minsk continues its mandate for 2010, with the Head of the Office appointed

Today, a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna decided to extend the mandate of the OSCE Office in Minsk (OOM) for one year, till 31 December 2010. At the consultations in the run-up to this decision, the Belarusian delegation confirmed its principled consent with the mandate extension.

Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov visited Austria

On 17–18 December 2009, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Martynov was on a visit to Austria. He met with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Josef Pröll