The Assembly of member Notariats meeting in Jakarta on November 27, 2019 approved the admission of the Notariat of the Republic of Belarus as the 89th member of the International Union of Notaries.

The Belarus Notariat had communicated its wish to join the UINL in June 2016. After a first courtesy visit in 2016, an expert visit was done in August 2019 and led to a favorable opinion from the Commission of International Notarial Cooperation for the admission of this Notariat.

The official admission ceremony was held on November 28, 2019, during the opening ceremony of the 29th UINL International Congress, in the presence of the Vice-Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, Mikalai Staravoitau.

Delegation of the Republic of Belarus present at the official ceremony:
Mrs Natallia Barysenka, President of the Chamber of Notaries of Belarus
Mrs Tatsiana Maskina, President of the Chamber of Notaries of the Vitebsk region
Mrs Alena Hrynkevich, President of the Chamber of Notaries of the Minsk region
Mr. Mikalai Staravoitau - Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus
Mrs Anastasiya Kudyrka - Chief Expert of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice

Photo Credit : International Department of the Notary College of Brazil