Section: Belarus
Belarus expects solid OSCE support for Minsk talks on Ukraine
The Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “We expect the entire OSCE community to provide consolidated support for the peace process and the work done on the Minsk platform within the framework of the trilateral contact group and its subgroups.” …read more Source:...
European leaders hail Belarus’ role in organizing talks on Ukraine
Leaders of a number of European countries praised the role of Belarus in the organization of the talks on the crisis in Ukraine in their letters of greetings. In particular, President of Germany Joachim Gauck stressed that Belarus’ readiness to support joint European efforts to maintain security and peace on the continent deserves...
OSCE PA’s participation in Belarus president election observation discussed
According to the source, the sides discussed the Belarus parliament’s participation in the OSCE PA operation, ways to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, including Belarus’ contribution and the OSCE PA’s role in international efforts in this area, matters concerning the OSCE PA’s participation in the international observation...
OSCE: Belarusian dump trucks take Donbas coal away
There have been 38 cases of coal taking away recorded. …read more Source:...
Next meeting on Ukraine in Minsk in two weeks
“We hope that next time, two weeks later we can hope for some concrete steps already,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
Constructive talks on Ukraine in Minsk
“The matters you know — the Shirokino issue and the withdrawal of weapons under 100mm caliber — have been discussed. We hope that we will be able to make a decision on these matters next time,” said Martin Sajdik. He went on saying that the session of the subgroup on humanitarian affairs had also managed to secure some shifts. …read more...
Over 230 runners from 14 countries to run Grodno-Druskininkai marathon
The Fifth International Friendship Marathon starts this year in Grodno. The event will kick start on Sunday, 19 July, at the Ice Sports Palace. Taking part in it will be more than 230 athletes from Austria, Belarus, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Qatar, Poland, Russia, the United States, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland and Estonia. The...
Minsk to host first export forum Dairy Belarus 9-10 July
According to the ministry, the event aims to raise the investment attractiveness of the dairy industry, promote competitiveness of Belarusian dairy products and help penetrate new sales markets. The fact that the forum will bring together about 100 participants from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Poland, Vietnam, Azerbaijan,...
SBU puts Tabachnyk on wanted list
Ukraine’s State Security Service has issued a search warrant for ex-minister of education Dmytro Tabachnyk, the Interior Ministry reported on its official website on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian pilot held captive in Russia refused jury trial
Moscow court denies jury trial in a case of Nadia Savchenko, captive Ukrainian fighter pilot and MP, according to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. …read more Source:...
