The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus is the Belarusian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Belarus.
Some of the key events about Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belarus)
1991
Supported Belarus's decision to retain Soviet-era nuclear weapons on its territory after independence
1992
Establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the newly independent Republic of Belarus
1995
Belarus joined the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear state
1996
Endorsed constitutional changes that expanded presidential powers and limited democratic freedoms
1997
Belarus became a member of the Non-Aligned Movement
2000
Belarus joined the Eurasian Economic Community
2004
Defended Belarus's widely criticized presidential election process
2006
Belarus became a founding member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
2006
Supported government crackdown on opposition protests following disputed elections
2010
Belarus joined the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan
2010
Justified the arrest of opposition candidates after the controversial presidential election
2011
Belarus became a member of the Common Economic Space
2011
Defended Belarus's decision to execute two men convicted of a 2011 metro bombing, despite international outcry
2014
Opposed international sanctions imposed on Belarus for human rights violations
2015
Belarus joined the Eurasian Economic Union
2017
Belarus introduced a 30-day visa-free regime for citizens of 80 countries
2020
Belarus expanded its visa-free travel program to 73 countries for up to 30 days
2020
Defended the government's violent suppression of protests following disputed presidential elections
2021
Supported the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to arrest a dissident journalist
2022
Facilitated Belarus's role in supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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