Section: BelTA (Belarus)
TASS regrets Ukraine’s absence from CIS Information Council meeting in Minsk
“Of course we regret that there were no representatives of Ukrinform at the meeting although we had invited our Ukrainian colleagues to participate in it. Today Ukrinform officially is not a member of the council, but its representatives are always welcome to take part in our meetings, and we would have been happy if they have had the desire and...
Expert: Minsk has become a peace broker in Eastern Europe
“Belarus is always looking for constructive ides and has no desire to argue with anyone. The help in regulating the crisis in Ukraine allowed Minsk to become a peace broker in the Eastern European region. I think that absolutely all people living in this territory, especially the citizens of Ukraine, are interested in peace because it is the...
Belarus thanked for assistance in facilitating Ukraine settlement, hosting talks
Sergei Lavrov emphasized that good organizational and technical support of the meetings of the contact group played an important role for successful negotiations. …read more Source:...
Mlechin: Belarus President becomes key figure in the European policy this year
“This year the President of Belarus has become a key figure in the European policy and the mission he has undertaken is of considerable importance,” Leonid Mlechin said pointing first of all to the efforts to regulate the situation in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Vovk: Belarus, Pakistan should reach $1bn in trade
“I have already said that we need to reach $1 billion in trade with Pakistan. Today we have $6-7 billion in trade with Ukraine which population is 45 million people. Just to compare: Pakistan is home to nearly 200 million people. It is a huge market,” said Industry Minister of Belarus Vitaly Vovk. …read more Source:...
Makei, Lavrov to discuss situation in Ukraine
The talks will be held as part of Vladimir Makei’s visit to Russia on 7-8 June following Sergei Lavrov’s invitation. …read more Source:...
Makei: Differentiation within Eastern Partnership can ruin the initiative
“These suggestions are absolutely not smart. If they want to ruin this initiative, they can divide it into two parts, three parts. Then this initiative will cease to exist,” Vladimir Makei noted as he commented on the statement by Ukraine’s Representative to the EU Konstantin Yeliseyev who suggested in late May separating Ukraine, Georgia,...
Minsk vows to promptly organize any meeting on Ukraine if necessary
BelTA has learned that Belarus is ready to do everything necessary for the sides to resolve their debates through negotiations instead of armed warfare. “If it requires the organization of new meetings of the trilateral contact group, working groups, or any other kinds of meetings, Minsk will carry out the necessary preparations within the...
Procedural disagreements during Minsk talks on Ukraine
“A number of procedural disagreements were detected today, this is why the discussion of the work of the subgroups had to be postponed. There is nothing scary or critical about it. Nevertheless, we hope that consensus will be found in the near future,” said Denis Pushilin. …read more Source:...
No final results in any subgroup on Ukraine in Minsk
“The work in the subgroups is indeed very constructive. Mutual understanding has been secured on a number of matters, however, there is a certain number of details that need more discussing. Unfortunately, I cannot say that any of the subgroups has achieved final results,” noted Vladislav Deinego. …read more Source:...
