Section: Belarus
Russia, Ukraine agree to cooperate in human rights ‘beyond politics and borders’
First thing we decided on was the conceptual protection of human rights outside politics and borders. This will be the main format for our further negotiations, Tatyana Moskalkova said. …read more Source:...
Belarus-Ukraine: Time for Strategic Cooperation
On 8 June Belarusian ambassador to Ukraine Valiancin Vialička reiterated that Belarus supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine. He emphasised that Belarus will never pose a threat to Ukraine or allow third parties to attack Kyiv from its territory. He spoke at the presentation of ‘Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Belarus’, a...
UNHCR in Belarus to examine Belarusian attitudes towards refugees
Belarusians treat well those who come to their country and who need help. I have traveled to the regions and seen how Belarusians help and support forced migrants from Ukraine, nationals of other states, for example from Syria, Jean-Yves Bouchardy noted. …read more Source:...
Guests from 55 countries invited to All-Belarusian People’s Congress
The guests of honor at the forum will be second president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota, head of the Communist Parry faction in Russia’s State Duma Gennady Zyuganov. …read more Source:...
Belarus MFA: Meeting of Normandy Four representatives in Minsk continues
“The meeting is in progress. Minsk has repeatedly hosted the talks on the ways to settle the conflict in Ukraine in various formats,” said spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. …read more Source:...
Next round of talks on Ukraine in Minsk scheduled for 29 June
Martin Sajdik also stated that despite best efforts no progress had been made on POW exchange. He said the sides should demonstrate more political will for resolving the problem, primarily the release of the sick and the injured. …read more Source:...
Normandy Four representatives to hold talks in Minsk 15 June
“The matters related to the settlement of the crisis in the east of Ukraine will also be discussed by delegations led by advisers to the Federal Chancellor, the President of the Russian Federation, the President of France and the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President Administration,” Martin Sajdik said. …read more Source:...
Contact group on Ukraine resumes talks in Minsk
“Minsk is hosting a meeting of the trilateral contact group on Ukraine,” the Belarusian ministry said. …read more Source:...
Belarus maintains its share in import of top trading partners
“It is worth mentioning that the share of the Belarusian export in the import of our major trading partners mainly remains at the level of the previous years. The country’s share in the import of Russia, Ukraine, Poland and the Netherlands has even increased,” noted Vladimir Makei. …read more Source:...
Contact group on Ukraine to meet in Minsk 15 June
According to the press service, the trilateral contact group and representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine conducted a video-conference on 10 June to discuss the recent ceasefire violations along the line of contact. …read more Source:...