Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Makei, Poroshenko discuss Ukrainian conflict settlement
The working visit of Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei to Ukraine kicked off on 12 August. Vladimir Makei held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavel Klimkin. …read more Source:...
MIFF 2015 fire festival to gather over 100 participants
MIFF 2015 is a fire show in its broadest sense, with professional stage sets, costumes, and props. The organizers promise an exciting entertainment program with popular fire groups from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and Lithuania. Australian fire performer Tim Goddard will be the special guest of the festival. …read more Source:...
European aid for Belarusian-Ukrainian border infrastructure
Vladimir Makei remarked that Belarus and Ukraine are now busy demarking the common border. “We hope that the process will not be suspended and will advance vigorously,” he said. …read more Source:...
Belarus MFA: Belarus supports Ukraine’s integrity
“The President of the Republic of Belarus put it unequivocally: the Donetsk and Lugansk regions are part of Ukraine and wil remain so. And this says it all,” Vladimir Makei noted. …read more Source:...
Belarus ready to provide any assistance to trilateral contact group on Ukraine
“The trilateral contact group on Ukraine will hold another series of meetings. We are ready to provide help to all the participants of the trilateral contact group and perform secretariat functions if needed and if acceptable. We are also eager to back the establishment of a technical office to facilitate the work of the trilateral contact group...
Belarus in favor of using national currencies in payments with Ukraine
“We do not mind that payments between our economic entities are done in hryvnas. As far as I know, some of our enterprises have the Ukrainian currency on their accounts and Ukrainian enterprises have the Belarusian rubles”, Vladimir Makei said. “I believe making settlements in national currencies is a normal process. But it is...
Makei: Belarus hopes trade with Ukraine will be back to previous levels
“I do not think that the situation is tragic. I think it is manageable. The thorough discussion of these issues at the meeting of the international commission in Chernigov on 24 July indicates that both sides are interested in rectifying the situation,” said Vladimir Makei. …read more Source:...
More Belarusian cargoes via Ukraine’s southern ports
Vladimir Makei underlined that the Belarusian side was interested in developing cooperation with Ukraine in transportation and logistics more vigorously. This is why Ukraine’s southern ports are of particular interest to Belarus. …read more Source:...
Belarus ready to provide humanitarian assistance to southern regions of Ukraine
Vladimir Makei noted that it was important for the Belarusian side to get the information about what is happening in the southern regions of Ukraine, about the prospects for resolving the situation and the proposals of the Ukrainian side. …read more Source:...
Vehicles from Ukraine’s Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts exempt from road tolls in Belarus
The vehicles registered in Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts, with the technically permissible total weight of not more than 3.5 tonnes and their trailers, are exempt from paying tolls on toll roads. …read more Source:...
