Section: Belarus
Belarus 5th water richest country in Europe
Water availability per capita in Belarus is 6,100 cubic meters per capita per year and is close to the European average but much higher than in neighboring countries: Poland with 1,700 cubic meters per capita per year and Ukraine with4,100 cubic meters per capita, the minister said. …read more Source:...
Orphans in focus of Minsk talks on Ukraine conflict
According to the source, the possibility of transferring orphan children from individual areas of Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast and contrariwise was discussed. …read more Source:...
Next round of talks on resolving Ukraine conflict in Minsk on 15 June
Martin Sajdik told media that on 1 June the subgroup on security affairs was busy discussing ways to cease combat operations, in particular, by reinforcing the special center for control and coordination. …read more Source:...
Call for prosecuting OSCE mission assailants in Ukraine
Martin Sajdik said: “I am particularly concerned about the ceasefire violations that have resulted in military and civilian casualties and about the recent deliberate violations with regard to the unarmed personnel and assets of the OSCE special monitoring mission in Ukraine.” …read more Source:...
Brest, Terespol to hold international run on 4 June
The competition will be held for the 11th time and will feature 100 runners from Belarus, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. The runners will begin their journey from the regional sports complex Brestsky and finish in the Polish Terespol. …read more Source:...
National idea, strong state to be in the spotlight of Belarusian People’s Congress
“In many respects a turning point came after the Ukrainian events because people made sure of the importance of coherent policies and statehood as such,” head of the analytical center ECOOM Sergei Musiyenko noted. …read more Source:...
Call for measures to reverse negative trends in Belarus-Kazakhstan trade, economic relations
“Due to the situation on international markets, in neighboring Russia and Ukraine — our main partners — the situation is not so simple in Belarus and Kazakhstan. Our trustful and friendly discussions have always been beneficial,” said the Belarusian head of state. …read more Source:...
Belarus donates Francysk Skaryna’s Book Legacy to Ukrainian libraries
A unique facsimile edition titled “Francysk Skaryna’s Book Legacy” was donated to the biggest libraries of Ukraine in an official ceremony in Kiev on 26 May. …read more Source:...
Minsk expects Savchenko’s transfer to Kiev to positively influence peace talks
Belarus welcomes the fact that Russia and Ukraine removed one issue from the agenda which had long served as a hindrance to the substantive discussion of the ways to implement the Minsk agreement and make progress towards a peaceful settlement in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Belarus’ Interior Ministry: Inflow of forced migrants from Ukraine is subsiding
“Some 14,000 Ukrainian nationals applied for employment in Belarus in 2015. In 2014, the figure stood at around 18,000,” Belarusian Deputy Interior Minister Nikolai Melchenko said. …read more Source:...
