Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Belarus restricts pork import from Kiev Oblast
Starting from 16 January Belarus will temporarily restrict the import of pork from Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. According to the International Office of Epizootics, an incident of classical swine fever (hog cholera) was detected in the region. …read more Source:...
Belarus’ Foreign Ministry: Contact group on Ukraine should resume its work
“We call for the immediate resumption of the work of the Trilateral Contact Group with a view to making a long-term commitment to peace and preventing new victims on the territory of the brotherly nation,” the statement reads. …read more Source:...
Lukashenko: Belarus will continue cooperation with brotherly Russia
Speaking about the Belarusian-Russian relations, the head of state noted: “No one will replace Russia for us. When we talk to the West, the European Union, the United States and other countries we ask them if they can replace Russia for us. No. Then why do they want to pull us into it? On the example of brotherly Ukraine we have already seen that...
Belarus plans to import 2.8bn kWh of Russian electricity in 2015
Zhanna Zenkevich emphasized that from year to year Belarus reduces the amount of electricity import. “For example, in 2014 we imported half as much electric power as in 2012. In 2012 the figure stood at 7.9 billion kWh, in 2013 it was 6.7 billion kWh, and in 2014 Belarus imported 3.8 billion kWh of electricity,” Zhanna Zenkevich explained. She...
Belarus’ Energy Ministry: No electricity supply contracts with Ukraine in 2015
“Belarus has not been importing Ukrainian electricity since October 2014. Later a decision was taken not to sign supply agreements with Ukraine for 2015,” the spokeswoman said. She added that at present Belarus gets the necessary volumes of electricity from Russia. …read more Source:...
Lukashenko: Belarus needs objective opinion of developments in Eastern Europe
During the meeting the head of state noted that the opinion of the objective and interested expert from outside like Grigory Ioffe is important for the evaluation of the current situation in Eastern Europe. “It is very important for us, especially in this challenging period of uneasy relations not only of Belarus and the West, but also of the...
Latushko: Paris’ unity following recent tragedy can help normalize situation in Ukraine
The peace march in Paris was attended by leaders of various countries. The diplomat believes that it provides an opportunity to discuss common measures aimed at addressing big international conflicts. …read more Source:...
Dozens of Gomel Oblast companies offer support to Ukrainian migrants
Dozens of enterprises and organizations of Gomel Oblast have joined the Christmas charity campaign “With All Our Heart” aimed to help families who moved from Lugansk Oblast and Donetsk Oblast to Gomel Oblast. …read more Source:...
Mayor’s Cup to gather rescuers from five countries in Bobruisk
Preliminary applications for the competitions have been submitted by Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine and Belarus. Rescuers will compete in mini football, volleyball and the fire service sport (hook ladder drills). The competitions will be held at the sport centers Spartak, Gelios, Slavyanka and the manege of fire and rescue team No.7 at OAO...
Belarus remain 99th in FIFA ranking
The Belarusian national team that was headed by Alexander Khatskevich late in 2014 will continue its performance in the Euro 2016 qualifying tournament in Macedonia on 27 March 2015. The current standings in Group C are as follows: Slovakia – 12 points, Spain – 9, Ukraine – 9, Macedonia – 3, Belarus – 1, Luxemburg – 1. …read more Source:...
