International cooperation

International cooperation.

Our modern world is quickly turning into the gigantic global community. Each country wants to declare and promote its own national interests. Sovereign Belarus also tries to take its own place on the international arena. Our country builds up mutually beneficial relations with other countries. Nowadays Belarus represented in 56 countries all over the world. Our country takes an active part in the development of the global community in different spheres of life.

The Republic of Belarus organizes and takes part in different international cultural events. International Art Festival “Slavyansky Bazar” is annually held in Vitebsk. For the first time the festival was organized in 1992. Today participants from 46 countries attend this annual cultural event. Another international event is International Fashion Show “Belarus Fashion Week”. This annual event is held twice a year and it aims at the development of fashion industry both in Belarus and in the world. If you are a talented and creative person willing to take part in something interesting you should visit Belarus because here you can choose from different events. They are International Festival of Young Talents “the Earth Under White Wings”, International Children’s Festival “Golden Bee”, International Folk Art Festival “Wreath of Friendship”, International Theatre Festival “White Tower”, Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”, International Festival of Animated Films “Animaevka” and many, many others. Even those who like fishing can visit our country and take part in International Bard Music and Fishing Festival.

Belarus is a country that attracts tourists from all over the world. Our country actively cooperates with UNESCO and four beautiful places included in the UNESCO heritage list are located in Belarus: Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Nesvizh Castle, Mir Castle and the Struve Geodetic Arc. UNESCO cooperates with 50 historical clubs in Belarus. One of the most popular is “Klio”. Belarus also has its own 4 Nobel Prize nominees in the sphere of culture and art and 1 winner, Svetlana Alexievich, for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Belarus also takes an active part in the sphere of foreign policy and global security. It is one of the founders of the United Nations Organization (UNO). Within Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Belarus is a member of the two largest alliances: the Commonwealth of Independent States (the CIS), and European-Asian Economic Union (EAEU). Besides being a member of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Belarus is a partner of the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization”, it is an active participant of the “Helsinki +40” process, the member of the Organization for the Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and others.

Integration of the republic of Belarus into the world economy depends on the cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Belarus also cooperates with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).it is also a member of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) and the Central European Initiative or the CEI.

Belarus takes an active part in the sphere of international telecommunications, information and banking technologies forum TIBO. Among the most successful bilateral IT achievements are Viber and World of Tanks (WoT).

Belarus is a responsible party to 24 international conventions on environmental protection.

Belarus has become one of the main medical tourism destinations in Europe as it provides foreigners with a complicated surgery or in-hospital treatment.

In the sphere of education Belarus joined the Bologna Process which aims at creating European Higher Education Area.

The republic of Belarus is an active member of the world sports movement. It hosts different international championships. The names of Belarusian Olympic Champions are well-known all over the world. Several Belarusian sportsmen are registered in the Guinness Book of Records.

So, according to all mentioned above we can say that our country is a good place to live and develop ourselves.