Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Minsk summit goes into early hours
Negotiations between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany have been in progress in Minsk for over nine hours already, BelTA has learned. …read more Source:...
Joint document out of Normandy 4, contact group on Ukraine talks
According to Vladimir Makei, the document had been drafted prior to the Normandy 4 summit and had been forwarded for review within the framework of the contact group. …read more Source:...
No courting of Europe in Belarus’ stance on Ukraine
“We took our stance on Ukraine not for the sake of getting Europe to like us or to get the relations normalized in one go,” said Vladimir Makei. “Our stance on Ukraine allowed Europe to understand that we have our own national interests,” the Minister went on saying. …read more Source:...
Normandy 4’s expanded-participation talks in Minsk’s Palace of Independence begin
President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, France President Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as well as members of the delegations have gathered in the conference hall. …read more Source:...
Normandy 4’s private talks over
MINSK, 11 February (BelTA) – The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany have come out for an official photo session after roughly two hours of talks without their delegations, BelTA has learned. …read more Source:...
Contact group on Ukraine resumes work in Minsk
Participants of the contact group on Ukraine have gathered in the diplomatic service hall in Minsk to resume talks after the recess announced the day before, BelTA has learned. …read more Source:...
Leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France negotiating in Minsk without delegations
The heads of state of the Normandy 4 arrived in the Palace of Independence more than half an hour ago, however, they have not yet appeared in the hall designated for the talks. Negotiations involving delegations of the four countries are expected to start soon. …read more Source:...
Four heads of state gather in Minsk’s Palace of Independence for talks on Ukraine
President of Russia Vladimir Putin joined Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, France President Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who were already there. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko welcomed the foreign leaders in the Palace of Independence. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko: There are no bilateral problems between Belarus and Ukraine
“I can state that for the first time in many years there are absolutely no bilateral problems in Ukraine-Belarus relations. It is a great accomplishment,” added the President of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko: Eyes of the entire world are fixed on Minsk today
“It is symbolical that the meeting is taking place in Minsk. Today the peace process in Ukraine is connected with the Minsk protocol of 5 September, the Minsk memorandum of 19 September and I keep my fingers crossed in favor of this day going down in the history of global diplomacy as the date when the agreement on peace was reached,” said the...
