Section: Belarus
Minsk gearing up for Normandy Four ministerial meeting
Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin emphasized Ukraine’s intention to present its roadmap on the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. The main focus will be on security and humanitarian issues. …read more Source:...
Belarus, Russia, Ukraine to launch HIV/AIDS prevention project on 1 January 2017
Irina Statkevich, the chairperson of the Belarusian public association Positive Movement, noted that previously it was mainly national projects. Now there are more international projects covering the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. …read more Source:...
Belarus on the international stage: a Russian puppet or a skillful diplomat?
Belarus’s ambassador to the UN Andrei Dapkiunas. Photo: @BelarusUNNY on Twitter On 15 November, at the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, the Belarusian delegation voted against a draft resolution tabled by Ukraine on the human rights situation in Crimea. This vote, along with Belarus’s failed attempt to adjourn debate on all...
Congress of Belarusian Writers’ Union to gather some 600 writers in Minsk 29 November
Apart from Belarusian delegates, attending the forum will be around 20 writers from Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Serbia and other countries. …read more Source:...
Students from 28 countries to take part in moot court competition in Minsk
This year the competition will feature teams and referees from 28 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia, and Ukraine and a team of Harvard law school. …read more Source:...
Belarus neutrality, border with Russia, visa-free zones, Belarus-Poland relations – Ostrogorski Centre Digest
Part of Hrodna district is becoming visa-free In November the Ostrogorski Centre released the first major publication on neutrality in Belarusian foreign and national security policy. In their articles, analysts from The Centre discussed unresolved issues in Polish-Belarusian relations, border control policies and institutions, and the...
Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 7 December
Martin Sajdik said: “The next session will take place in two weeks on 7 December but the meeting of the subgroup on security will be held one day before that, on 6 December.” …read more Source:...
Grave situation along contact line in Ukraine’s conflict zone
“The situation remains tense along the contact line,” said Martin Sajdik. He mentioned that the existing agreements had been violated many times, including those relating to the ceasefire regime and the removal of heavy weapon systems. …read more Source:...
Automatic border control in Minsk airport now available to citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan
In the past the option was available only to Belarusians. Now citizens of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan can go through border control procedures with assistance of a human border service officer or on their own by choosing a separate border control queue that relies on a digital gateway software and hardware complex. …read more Source:...
Preparations underway for Normandy Four meeting in Minsk, German FM says
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed the preparations for a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Normandy Four (Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France) in Minsk next week. …read more Source:...
