Section: Belarus
About 30,000 job permits issued to Ukrainians in Belarus since 2014
In Minsk special job permits have been issued to 2,790 Ukrainians, including 800 preferential permits to Ukrainians coming from Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast. …read more Source:...
Rada dismisses SBU chief Nalyvaichenko
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Thursday approved a resolution on the dismissal of Valentyn Nalyvaichenko as Chairman of Ukraine’s SBU security service. …read more Source:...
Minsk to host Second Youth Theater Forum 19-26 November
Partaking in the forum will be theater companies from 14 countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Estonia. Belarus will be represented by the Mogilev Regional Puppet Theater with Shakespeare’s Hamlet staged by Igor Kazakov. The program...
Interior Ministry: No decrease in the flow of migrants from Ukraine to Belarus
The state authorities, non-governmental and international organizations have done a great work to assist migrants from Ukraine. The help is provided not only to asylum seekers but to all migrants from Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts. …read more Source:...
Belarusian archers take silver in Baku
The Belarusian team of Anna Marusova, Yekaterina Timofeyeva and Yelena Tolkach was held off by Italy 3-5 in the final. On the way to the podium the Belarusians beat Spain 5-3, Germany 6-2, and Ukraine 5-3. Ukraine landed bronze after edging Russia 5-4 in the third-place event. …read more Source:...
Kuchma: Minsk talks venue clears the road to peace in Ukraine
“In this situation, there are many who want to criticize. But what do they offer in return? Nothing. There is no alternative to the political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. It is understood all over the world, including in Ukraine and Belarus which has been actively involved in these processes,” Leonid Kuchma said. …read more...
Belarus’ diaspora in Russia to develop cooperation with Russian, Ukrainian public organizations
The Federal National and Cultural Autonomy of Belarusians in Russia has signed cooperation agreements with the Assembly of Peoples of Russia and the Council of Fellow-Countrymen of Ukraine. The official signing ceremony took place at the Embassy of Belarus in Russia in Moscow on 16 June. …read more Source:...
Few positive steps during talks on Ukraine in Minsk
“There are positive steps but their number is extremely small,” noted Denis Pushilin. He said he believes that the number of positive steps is not enough to resolve the conflict and reinforce the armistice. …read more Source:...
Heidi Tagliavini’s mandate as OSCE’s special representative in contact group on Ukraine over
According to Heidi Tagliavini, her term of office as the OSCE’s special representative in the contact group on Ukraine is over. Meanwhile, the appointment of her successor is in progress. …read more Source:...
Constructive work of all subgroups on Ukraine in Minsk praised
“The subgroups worked constructively and have made some progress,” said Heidi Tagliavini. In her words, no breakthrough has been achieved, but there is progress, the work was even more constructive than the previous time. …read more Source:...