Section: Belarus
Progress in negotiations to restore Ukrainian railways secured in Minsk
The restoration of overhead power lines was also discussed in Minsk on 27 July. Further talks on the matter will be held at the level of the relevant ministries of Ukraine and Russia for the sake of expediting the process. …read more Source:...
Martin Sajdik comments on incidents involving OSCE drones in Ukraine
The OSCE press service stated earlier that on 25 July communication was lost with one of the drones the OSCE mission in Ukraine was using to monitor the conflict zone. Parts of the crashed drone were handed over by the Ukrainian army to OSCE representatives on 26 July. …read more Source:...
Sajdik, coordinators of working groups on Ukraine discuss future strategy of Minsk process
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the trilateral contact group will reconvene for talks in Minsk on 27 July. …read more Source:...
Satu Kahkonen takes office as WB Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova
“Ms. Kahkonen oversees the program of the bank in three countries and conducts policy dialogue with governmental partners, civil society and other partners,” the World Bank said. …read more Source:...
Interior Ministry: Inflow of refugees from Ukraine to Belarus down three times
As of 1 July 2016, 351 people applied to the citizenship and migration department for a refugee status. 80% of the applicants are Ukrainian citizens. Among the applicants there are also citizens of Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Egypt and some other states from that region. …read more Source:...
Belovezhskaya Pushcha cross-border project to be continued
The first phase of the project was implemented under the previous cross-border cooperation program “Poland-Belarus-Ukraine” with the participation of Grodno and Brest oblast emergencies departments and Poland. …read more Source:...
Belarusian Partisan with Love: In Memory of Pavel Sheremet
Photograph: Dmytro Larin/AFP/Getty Images On July 20, 2016 at 7:45 am a bomb went off in a car in Kiev. The explosion killed Pavel Sheremet, a prominent Belarusian journalist working in Ukraine. Pavel was 44 years old and leaves behind his partner Olena Prytula. Ms Prytula owns Ukrayinska Pravda, an influential online newspaper in Ukraine, one of...
Teams from four countries to compete in Water Polo Federation Cup in Brest
Belarus will host such a large-scale water polo competition for the first time. Men’s national teams of Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic will compete for the main prize of the Water Polo Federation Cup. …read more Source:...
Belarus Union of Journalists calls on Ukraine to make probe into Sheremet’s death top priority
The Belarusian Union of Journalists expresses its condolences to the family and friends of Pavel Sheremet. …read more Source:...
Eastern Partnership Initiative countries discuss SME development during informal talks
The seventh round of the informal dialogue of economy ministers of the Eastern Partnership Initiative countries took place in Kiev on 12 July. The event was dedicated to discussing the development of small and medium private business. …read more Source:...
