Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Belarus, Ukraine to study EU experience in coordinated border patrolling
The border guards with learn about the organization of coordinated border patrolling and innovative approaches to the management of the “green border” (the area between two border-crossing points). An expert from the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior will explain both theoretical and practical aspects of coordinated border...
Belarus to attend OSCE PA Winter Meeting in Vienna
According to him, the preparations for the annual conference to be held in Helsinki dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki process are supposed to be the main item on the agenda of the OSCE PA Winter Meeting in Vienna (Austria) on 19-20 February. “This is the main item on the agenda of the winter two-day debates. But...
Kazakhstan calls on parties to Ukraine conflict to observe Minsk agreements
“Together with the international community, we call on the parties to the conflict to fully comply with the agreements reached during the summit, to observe the ceasefire, and to solve the remaining political issues. The whole world is waiting for this,” Kazakhstan President said. …read more Source:...
Makei cautiously optimistic about prospects for Ukraine settlement
The Foreign Minister noted that he agrees with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on this matter. “Cautious optimism is how the prospects for the implementation of the Minsk accords are assessed,” he said. …read more Source:...
Gomel Oblast to host Ukrainian journalists 17-18 February
The delegation will comprise about 30 journalists representing nationwide and regional TV channels and printed sources. Reporters will come from Kiev, Lviv, Kirovograd, Cherkassy, Poltavy, Donetsk and other oblasts. …read more Source:...
Ukraine hopes Minsk agreements will bring peace
Ukraine hopes for peace in the country thanks to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Groysman said at a joint briefing with President of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert on 16 February. …read more Source:...
Kizima: Normandy Four summit in Minsk debunked conspiracy theories
“The summit was a devastating blow to proponents of conspiracy theories. Some grimly suggested that Russia was opposed to Belarus’ foreign policy on Ukraine, and this fact has brought discord between the allies. But the summit in Minsk would not have happened if Russia did not want to see it held on the Belarusian soil. There were...
MP: Belarus’ contribution to Ukrainian conflict resolution will go down in history
Belarus will make history as the country that has played a positive role in the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, Olga Politiko, member of the Industry, Fuel and Energy Complex, Transport and Communications Commission of the House of Representatives, told …read more Source:...
Russian FM calls for strict observance of Minsk accords
“We hope that all the signatories to the Minsk document of 12 February as well as the parties supporting the Minsk process, including Germany and France, will do their best to strictly observe the reached agreements. We call upon the parties to the Ukrainian conflict to strictly observe the undertaken commitments,” the statement reads....
Radkov: Belarus demonstrated willingness to stop Ukraine conflict to the whole world
“The organization of the Normandy Four summit convinced Europe and the whole world that we want and can organize meetings of this level because we are in favor of peace (between neighboring countries. – BelTA’s note),” Alexander Radkov said. “Cooperate, help each other, but to do fight with each other because it is easy to start a war and...
