Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Buzovsky: 2015 will be a year of high social activity
Speaking about the forthcoming presidential elections in Belarus, Igor Buzovsky noted: “This year will be a year of high social activity.” “Another issue is that it will be a very difficult year due to the ongoing situation around Belarus, first of all, due to the recent developments in Ukraine,” he said. …read more Source:...
OSCE: Minsk documents on Ukraine remain indispensable basis for peaceful settlement
The TCG remains open to continuing consultations at any time. In view of the seriously deteriorating situation in the south-east of Ukraine and the growing numbers of casualties, the TCG calls on all actors involved to engage responsibly in the comprehensive implementation of the Minsk documents with no further delays. …read more Source:...
Lajcak: Minsk is a byword for Ukraine’s hope for peace
“Today Minsk is a byword for a hope to regulate the situation in Ukraine. The agreements reached in Belarus are a basis for the process. As a diplomat, I appreciate highly the role Belarus plays in searching for the way out of Ukraine’s situation,” he stressed. …read more Source:...
Pushilin, Deynego ready to continue talks, with documents to be signed by heads of Donetsk, Lugansk
The DNR’s and LNR’s representatives noted that they detailed their position and the parties shared their vision of the situation at the Minsk meeting on 31 January. According to Vladislav Deynego, the Ukrainian side has suggested its scenario which is currently studied by the representatives of the self-proclaimed republics. “We...
Makei, Kuchma discuss situation in eastern Ukraine
Great attention was attached to the possible ways for immediate ceasefire and the crisis recovery on the basis of the Minsk agreements. …read more Source:...
International experts to explore restoration of E-40 Waterway between the Baltic and the Black Seas
The restored water route will enable to transport up to 4 million tonnes of cargo annually. This will certainly intensify trade between Belarus, Poland and Ukraine. The E40 connection will also facilitate the development of modern logistics infrastructure in border regions of the three neighboring countries …read more Source:...
Samoseiko: The contact group on Ukraine can change Minsk for someplace else, will have to start anew
“Is some other platform necessary apart from the Minsk one? If they have to redo the things they did already in the past, they will lose time and every day more people can die in Ukraine’s southeast,” noted Nikolai Samoseiko. “The venue for the negotiations does not matter in the slightest. But if the talks take place in Minsk, it may be a...
Shevtsov: Lukashenko acts as guarantor of stability in Belarus
“Alexander Lukashenko showed that he is a guarantor of Belarus’ stability. He opposes any radical changes or shifts in geopolitical vectors and is in favor of preserving the stability in the country. If I am to assess the results of yesterday’s dialogue, I should say that it was a landmark political event for Belarus. The head of...
CSTO states to produce military hardware to replace imports from Ukraine
According to Nikolai Bordyuzha, this kind of hardware can be manufactured in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. …read more Source:...
Migration service: Belarus offers practical assistance to Ukrainians
Belarus has responded to the plight of Ukrainians not in word, but in deed, head of the citizenship and migration department of Vitebsk Oblast Tatyana Romashova told BelTA. …read more Source:...
