Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Poll: About 54% of Belarusians consider president election main event of 2015
Other significant events included the negotiations of the Ukraine contact group in Minsk (5%), the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the construction of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets, and the speech made by the head of state at the UN Summit (2% of respondents for each event). …read more...
Belarus tractors now used by utility providers in Kiev
“These modern automated machines will greatly ease up the workload of street sweepers. When it snows, they will help more effectively work in order to clean backyards and sidewalks in Kiev,” Vitaly Klichko remarked. …read more Source:...
International Christmas expo opens in Minsk
The expo has brought together more than a hundred participants from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Greece, and Israel. They represent monasteries, convents, churches and publishing houses. …read more Source:...
International border checkpoint Peschatka commissioned in Belarus
Modernization of the border checkpoint began in February 2013 as part of the cross-border cooperation program of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument Poland-Belarus-Ukraine for 2007-2013. The European Union invested €10.9 million in the project. Belarus assigned Br170.7 billion. …read more Source:...
Sajdik: Number of victims in Ukraine’s conflict zone significantly decreased in autumn 2015
“According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the number of civilian casualties dropped more than three times in September-November as against the three summer months,” Martin Sajdik said to the media. …read more Source:...
Next meeting of contact group on Ukraine scheduled for 13 January
There are plans to hold meetings of the contact group in Minsk on 13, 20, and 27 January 2016. …read more Source:...
Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan work out provisional scheme to control transit via Ukraine
After the session Viktor Khristenko explained that plans had been made to create a common information system within half a year to register the merchandise imported into the Eurasian Economic Union. The system will track all the commodities imported into the Eurasian Economic Union. …read more Source:...
Representatives of self-proclaimed LNR, DNR join talks in Minsk
It is planned that this will be the last round of the Minsk talks on Ukraine in 2015. The negotiation process is expected to be resumed in 2016. …read more Source:...
Meeting of trilateral contact group on Ukraine underway in Minsk
The current round of talks in Minsk began with a meeting of the coordinators of the working groups. It is planned that this will be the last round of the Minsk talks on Ukraine in 2015. …read more Source:...
Working groups on Ukraine settlement resume talks in Minsk
On 22 December the tripartite contact group is expected to gather for a meeting as well. It is planned that this will be the last round of the Minsk talks on Ukraine in 2015. …read more Source:...
