Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Lukashenko, Putin discussing Belarusian-Russian cooperation development prospects in Moscow
The Belarus President remarked that cooperation prospects had been discussed many times not only during bilateral meetings but also on the platform of the Eurasian Economic Union. The relevant matters were raised during the recent meeting in Sochi where Ukrainian affairs were discussed among other things. “We have an opportunity to formalize all...
Belarus’ role in global processes re-evaluated thanks to its balanced foreign policy
“The previous year turned out to be a very difficult one for the Belarusian diplomacy. The unprecedented aggravation of the situation in our region in light of the Ukrainian crisis, severe confrontation among the leading world powers, and sanction wars between Russia and the West negatively affected the world trade, aggravated the economic...
Belarus’ Embassy in Kiev receives about 30 resettlement applications daily
“Every day we receive up to 30 applications regarding the issues of moving to Belarus for permanent residence or study. More than 60,000 people have already moved to Belarus,” the Ambassador said. …read more Source:...
Belarus to import 2.5bn kWh of electricity from Russia in 2015
“Belarus will import the necessary volume from Russia. We stopped purchasing electricity from Ukraine. It was not our decision. Actually the Ukrainian side informed us that it has no technical capacities to deliver electricity,” the Minister said. …read more Source:...
Azarenka advances to Qatar Total Open 2015 quarterfinal
On 25 February world number 48 Vitoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated world number 27 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinal in 2 hours and 16 minutes. …read more Source:...
France commends Belarus’ efforts on Ukraine conflict settlement
The meeting also discussed the prospects of the Belarusian-French relations. Special attention was paid to the development of the dialogue between Belarus and the European Union. …read more Source:...
Dacic: Minsk Complex of Measures is the best roadmap for peace in east Ukraine
Speaking at the UN Security Council briefing, Ivica Dacic stated that Europe has been suffering from the worst security crisis since the end of the Cold War. He told the briefing about the OSCE efforts to settle the conflict in east Ukraine and, in particular, about the deployment of two OSCE missions to the country. …read more Source:...
Over 900 people from Donetsk, Lugansk apply to Belarusian Red Cross in Grodno
The Grodno Red Cross has been actively working with the people displaced from the Donetsk and Lugansk regions since August 2014. A surge in the applications from Ukrainian immigrants was in September 2014 and in February 2015. …read more Source:...
Belarus calls for OSCE PA to work out effective mechanism to implement Minsk accords
Vladimir Senko spoke in positive terms about the OSCE’s efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. He noted that Belarus’ contribution is not limited to the provision of the venue for negotiations. The MP called for the development of an effective mechanism to implement the Minsk accords and exercise proper control over their...
Cherginets: Local wars prompt Belarus to think about national security all the time
“The situation near our borders arouses serious concern. The reason is the disaster that happened in the allied nation of Ukraine,” Nikolai Cherginets noted. …read more Source:...
