Section: Belarus
Zasulsky: Belarus, Ukraine have great potential for bolstering economic ties
Belarus is one of our strategic partners. Belarus and Ukraine have enormous potential for cooperation which is based on the solid foundation of fraternal relations between our two peoples,” Nikolai Zasulsky said. …read more Source:...
Belarus Cracks Down on Pro-Ukraine Donbass Fighters
Trial of Taras Avataraŭ, a fighter of Right Sector. Photo: tut.by On 18 April the Belarusian authorities launched the trial of Taras Avataraŭ, a fighter from the Right Sector battalion who participated in the Ukraine conflict. Earlier this month they introduced amendments to legislation which allow prison sentences for those fighting in foreign...
Shorets: Visit of the Kiev delegation to Minsk will promote the development of the cities
The meeting was attended by the heads of departments of the cities’ administrations, heads of district administrations, directors of enterprises. …read more Source:...
Sajdik: Around 4,700 ceasefire violations in Ukraine a day
The parties to the conflict have started using heavy weapons, including artillery and mortars. Contrary to the existing agreement, the weapons have been taken out from storage sites. “All parties violate their commitments,” Ambassador Martin Sajdik noted. …read more Source:...
Call to open crossing points on the line of contact in Ukraine by Easter
Residents of Eastern Ukraine should have an opportunity visit their relatives and friends living on the other side of the line of contact. It is especially important during the upcoming Easter holidays, Ambassador martin Sajdik said. …read more Source:...
Minsk to host international conference on Chernobyl on 25 April
The speakers at the conference will be Administrator of the UN Development Programme Helen Clark. Among the guests will be representatives of Russia and Ukraine, the Order of Malta, partners from Japan, Sweden, Ireland, the UK, Austria, Italy, and also representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Minsk. …read more Source:...
Belarusian Catholics to take up special collection for Ukraine on 24 April
Pope Francis encouraged all the faithful of Europe to make a generous contribution to the collection. …read more Source:...
Photo exhibition about Ukrainian refugees in Belarus opens in Gomel
For several months a reporter and a photographer have been meeting with Ukrainian citizens, who live in various parts of Gomel Oblast, to take photos and tell the story of nine families, who have fled their home country to find a new home in Belarus. …read more Source:...
Chernobyl: Fact and Legacy
Photo credit: Nigel Roberts April 26 this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, when tests at the power plant there went calamitously wrong. Then in the Soviet Union and now in Ukraine, the consequences for Belarus have been disastrous. The accident occurred a generation ago, yet it continues to blight lives...
Parallel Worlds to bring together 18 youth theater companies in Baranovichi
The Belarusian Youth Capital, the city of Baranovichi, will host the theater forum from 19 to 24 April for the sixth time. Partaking in the festival will be theater companies from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and Estonia. …read more Source:...
