MPs need to use their full potential to implement interstate agreements, primarily those of an economic nature, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko said during a meeting of the Council of the House of Representatives on 13 March, BelTA has learned.
The agenda included three main issues, the first of which was the effectiveness of foreign trips. The matter was examined with an emphasis on the tasks set by the head of state to enhance the effectiveness of all foreign contacts, both on the territory of Belarus and during travel abroad.
To this end, systematic work starts at the level of heads of working groups for cooperation with parliaments of foreign countries during meetings of the Belarusian sections of collegial bodies (referring to intergovernmental commissions), the speaker of the House of Representatives noted. According to him, a corresponding agreement has been reached with the leadership of the Council of Ministers, and relevant directives have been issued through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The chairman of the House of Representatives noted that concrete steps have already been taken to improve the efficiency and optimize official trips. Thus, on Belarus’ initiative, for more rational use of budget funds, a decision was made in December 2025 at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia to optimize the number of meetings held by commissions of the Parliamentary Assembly (their number is expected to be reduced by almost half).
As measures already taken, Igor Sergeyenko pointed to the active use of video conferencing for meetings between working groups on cooperation with parliaments of foreign countries. In the past and current years, meetings have been held with MPs from the parliaments of Algeria, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Moldova, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, as well as Parlatino. Meetings are planned with Egypt, the UAE, Pakistan, and Thailand.
The speaker of the House of Representatives drew attention to the fact that assignments for official trips must identify areas for development in accordance with the list of strategic economic objectives for 2026, established by the Presidium of the Council of Ministers.
The second set of issues considered at the meeting of the House of Representatives Council concerned the practice of hearing reports on MPs’ work in their constituencies. Igor Sergeyenko emphasized that work in electoral districts is one of the most important components of parliamentary activity.
