Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Lukashenko gives interview to Bloomberg L.P
The President answered a number of questions concerning the regulation of the situation in Ukraine after the Normandy Four meeting in Minsk. …read more Source:...
Samoseiko: Belarus has always been sincerely interested in good relations with EU
Belarus hopes that during this visit to Belarus the experts will form a truly objective view about the country, Nikolai Samoseiko noted. “I think it is not a secret that the increased interest in Belarus on the part of our Western partners is primarily due to the events in Ukraine and Belarus’ position on this conflict,” he noted....
Guryanov: Belarus seeks to maintain momentum in trade with Ukraine
“In any case, the dialogue is normal. We seek to find ways to maintain the bilateral trade, and to keep the programs to lease our farm equipment in Ukraine, and the projects to assemble tractors, trucks, lifts. In any case, Ukraine is one of our major trading partners. In the best of times and also last year we had a surplus of trade, and...
Two more medals for Belarus at European U23 Championships in Poland
Vanessa Kolodinskaya (48kg) took a decisive win over Doina Roscovanu (Moldova) at the beginning of the tournament but lost to Russia’s Nadezhda Fedorova who grabbed the gold of the 48kg final. Vanessa Kolodinskaya beat Patimat Bagomedova (Azerbaijan) and Olga Shnaider (Ukraine) and took the bronze of the event. …read more Source:...
Ukraine seeks to bolster ties with Belarus in mechanical engineering, energy, agriculture
This mater was discussed at the meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Ukraine Valentin Velichko and Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and utilities Gennady Zubko on 24 March. …read more Source:...
Belarus eager to ramp up trade with Ukraine
“The trade turnover (between Belarus and Ukraine. – BelTA’s note) made up $5.8 billion in 2014. We will try to ensure maximum growth this year,” Valentin Velichko said. …read more Source:...
Belarus, Ukraine set out to develop mutual trade
The sides agreed to bolster bilateral economic cooperation, promote the development of mutual trade in every possible way, step up deliveries of Belarusian and Ukrainian products onto each other’s markets. …read more Source:...
Kazakhstan president urges all sides to honor Minsk accords
In his words, Kazakhstan believes that only diplomacy can provide a way out of the current situation in Ukraine. There is no military solution to the problem. …read more Source:...
Putin expects Kiev to honor Minsk accords
“Thanks to the agreement reached in Minsk on 12 February there is now a real opportunity for the step-by-step de-escalation of the armed conflict. We strongly hope that the government in Kiev will fully implement the Minsk accords,” stressed Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
Macroeconomic indicators positive in CIS in 2014
Last year all CIS member states experienced the GDP growth, except for Ukraine where the figure fell by 5.3% as against 2013,” informed the press service. The GDP growth was the strongest in Turkmenistan (10.3%), Uzbekistan (8.1%) and Tajikistan (6.7%) and Moldova (4.7%). …read more Source:...
