On January 30, 2017 during the meeting of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sergei Rachkov, with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt for European Affairs, Ihab Nasr, the sides exchanged Congratulatory Messages between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (on February 1, 2017).

In his letter, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, V.Makei, noted that the meeting of the Presidents of the Republic of Belarus and the Arab Republic of Egypt, that was held in January 2017 in Cairo, reaffirmed a common commitment to further development of bilateral cooperation.