Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Quality of life of cancer patients in spotlight at international conference in Minsk
The international conference is expected to gather medics, psychologists, employees of relevant medical institutions and territorial centers for providing social services to individuals in addition to cancer patients from many countries. Experts from Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Finland, and Poland have confirmed...
Ukraine working group discusses restoration of banking system, infrastructure facilities
The working group on economic affairs of the contact group on Ukraine has discussed the restoration of the banking system and rebuilding of infrastructure facilities, OSCE coordinator of the working group Thomas Mirow told reporters told media on 14 May. …read more Source:...
Ukraine working group on economic affairs to convene 2 June
The meeting discussed the restoration of the banking system in Lugansk and Donetsk Oblasts, rebuilding of the infrastructure requiring no big expenses and the resumption of the activities of some enterprises in the affected regions. …read more Source:...
CEC: Russian citizens will not be able to vote in the presidential election in Belarus anyway
Lidia Yermoshina confirmed that sometimes citizens of Russia, who are allowed to vote in municipal elections, are sent invitations to cast their votes. “But citizens of Russia just like citizens of Ukraine are perfectly aware of the fact that they cannot cast votes in a presidential election in Belarus. They will not be allowed to cast their...
First session of Ukraine working group on economic affairs in Minsk
“Pursuant to the decision of the contact group on Ukraine as of 6 May, the members of the working group on economic affairs came to Minsk for the talks. Their meeting began at 12:00 and will be closed to the press,” Dmitry Mironchik said. …read more Source:...
USA grateful to Belarus, Russia, Ukraine in V-E Day anniversary commemoration
Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Belarus in the USA Pavel Shidlovsky took part in the ceremony of laying wreaths in the National WWII Memorial in Washington on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Victory. Upon Barack Obama’s instructions the President’s National Security Advisor, Ambassador Susan Rice conveyed the...
Belarusian diplomats attend ceremony to commemorate Mauthausen prisoners
Wreaths with national symbols were laid to a commemorative plaque in memory of the Belarus citizens – Nazi victims, the obelisk to prisoners from the countries of the former Soviet Union, to the central memorial to all Mauthausen victims, the monument to General Karbyshev, monuments and commemorative plaques in memory of the victims of the...
Xi Jinping: Belarus plays an important role in Ukraine conflict settlement
“You are taking an active part in the regulation of the Ukrainian crisis, and created the Minsk platform for negotiations. Thanks to your efforts the parties to the conflict have reached the Minsk agreements on ceasefire, which has been universally praised,” the Chinese President said. …read more Source:...
OSCE: Victory Day is the right time to send a message of peace
“I would like to call on all sides to commemorate the occasion through peaceful events, which also respect a comprehensive ceasefire and contribute to achieving a sustainable and lasting peace in Ukraine,” the OSCE press service quoted the OSCE Chairperson in Office as saying. …read more Source:...
Belarus president blames war in Ukraine on lack of consensus
“The Ukrainian crisis has not been prevented yet. War cinders still linger over there because the key players — the countries involved in the conflict — have failed to reach a consensus. Not everyone may desire peace in Ukraine as much as Ukrainians do.” …read more Source:...
