Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 5 October
The negotiations held on 21 September focused on exchange of prisoners of war, the modality of municipal elections in several areas of Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast, security and infrastructure restoration in the conflict zone. …read more Source:...
Framework agreement on separating warring sides in Ukraine hailed as leap forward
“It is a big and important step forward. The leaders of Russia and Ukraine as well as Germany and France have been looking forward to it. I think not only those countries,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia eager to discuss restoration of power lines in conflict zone
Martin Sajdik said: “Last time I said that top officials of the Ukrainian and Russian energy ministries were supposed to meet today. The meeting didn’t happen, unfortunately. But the sides have confirmed their resolution to meet soon.” …read more Source:...
OSCE, Russia, Ukraine sign framework agreement on separating forces
The agreement provides for de-escalation along the contact line and enables conditions prohibitive to small-arms fire. The framework agreement also provides for the full execution of the trilateral contact group’s previous agreements on withdrawing weapons with the caliber of less than 100mm away from the contact line. …read more...
Talks on Ukraine resume in Minsk
It is planned that the meeting of the coordinators and the work in the working groups will be followed by a session of the trilateral contact group. …read more Source:...
Igor Boki claims sixth Paralympic gold in Rio
The Belarusian clocked 56.68 seconds to win the S13 men’s 100m backstroke and set a new world record among Paralympians. Second was Ukraine’s Yaroslav Denisenko (59.02 seconds). Bronze went to Nicolas-Guy Turbide of Canada (59.55). …read more Source:...
Scientists to draft recommendations on Polesie Region development
We will adopt a final document, which will incorporate the recommendations from the countries located within the Polesie Region: Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Russia. This document will then be submitted to the governments of all four countries, Vladimir Gusakov said. …read more Source:...
Two more golds for Belarus at 2016 Paralympics
Andrei Pranevich took gold in the Wheelchair Fencing Men’s Individual Epee – Category B after he beat Iraq’s Ali Ammar 15-14 in the final. Bronze went to Ukraine’s Oleg Naumenko who saw off Yannick Ifebe of France 15-5. …read more Source:...
Cooperation with Belarus’ Interior Ministry in refugees’ matters hailed
Jean Yves Bouchardy also hailed the ministry’s activity in providing assistance to Ukrainian citizens. …read more Source:...
Organ transplantation experience of Belarusian surgeons in demand all over the world
A master class for leading specialists from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and other countries was arranged in the National Science and Practice Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantation on 13 September. …read more Source:...
