Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Election 2015. Lebedev hopes Ukraine will send observers for Belarus president election
“We hope that all the countries of the CIS will be represented in the CIS observation mission. We sent invitations to the heads of the central election commissions of all the eleven CIS member states,” Sergei Lebedev noted. …read more Source:...
CIS young Olympic Games connoisseurs to gather in Dushanbe 24-29 August
Partaking in the contest will be over 70 representatives of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. The list of participants includes winners of similar contests, supervisors of the educational programs of the National Olympic Committees, and representatives of the National Olympic...
Lukashenko: Belarus needs stronger southern borders
“Nevertheless, we don’t hide the fact that we have to strengthen the southern borders. Not because we fear Ukrainians or an assault by anyone. We would like to prevent all kinds of things that Belarus doesn’t need and particularly weapons from reaching the country due to Ukrainian events. This concern should always be in our minds. It...
Kamyanitsa 2015 to gather musicians from Poland, Estonia, Ukraine
“The festival preserves its democratic touch, and its program is getting more diverse. Different countries, traditions and approaches to folk music will meet on one stage. This is going to be a great pleasure both for the audience and the musicians themselves,” Oleg Khomenko, a member of the organizing committee of the festival, believes....
Belarus eager to ship more cargoes via Ukraine’s southern ports
The Belarus president has given instructions to diversify export. Export diversification is related to the diversification of transport and logistics infrastructure. In 2014 the share of Belarusian cargoes in the total transshipment via Ukraine’s southern ports exceeded 12%. Prospects of raising the figure were discussed during Vladimir...
Foreign ministers of Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania discuss Ukrainian conflict
The ministers discussed the regional situation connected to the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine and backed prompt elaboration of concrete acceptable agreements within the trilateral contact group. …read more Source:...
Azarenka knocked out of Rogers Cup
In round 3 the Belarusian, ranked 21st in the world, lost 5-7, 3-6 to World No.17 Sara Errani of Italy. Earlier, Victoria Azarenka saw off Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina (15) 6-1, 6-4 and World No.4 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3. Victoria Azarenka plans to play in Cincinnati next week. …read more Source:...
Role of regions in Belarusian-Ukrainian dialogue discussed
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin and advisor of the Ukrainian president Ruslan Demchenko also took part in the negotiations. …read more Source:...
Azarenka tops Kvitova to progress at Rogers Cup
In the opener Victoria Azarenka took a confident 6-1, 6-4 win over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine (15). The Belarusian will next face Italy’s Sara Errani (17). Victoria Azarenka holds seven wins in eight head-to-head encounters with the Italian player. …read more Source:...
Belarus ready to assist de-escalation of Ukranian conflict
Belarus is ready to assist de-escalation of the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said as he met with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on 12 August. …read more Source:...
