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Belarus, Ukraine consider granting visa-free entry to international passport holders only
Apr05

Belarus, Ukraine consider granting visa-free entry to international passport holders only

Belarus and Ukraine are discussing possible adjustments to the visa-free travel agreement. For Belarusian citizens there will be no changes since Belarusian national passports are valid for travel abroad. …read more Source:...

Kobyakov reaffirms Ukraine’s importance as Belarus’ trade and economic partner
Apr04

Kobyakov reaffirms Ukraine’s importance as Belarus’ trade and economic partner

In his words, Ukraine is in fact Belarus’ second biggest trade and economic partner after Russia. …read more Source:...

About 200 scientists to gather for Chernobyl conference in Minsk on 21-22 April
Mar31

About 200 scientists to gather for Chernobyl conference in Minsk on 21-22 April

The international scientific conference Chernobyl: 30 Years Later will take place in the Radiobiology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on 21-22 April. It will gather about 200 scientists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Japan. …read more Source:...

Brest specialists show transboundary cooperation achievements in Kiev
Mar31

Brest specialists show transboundary cooperation achievements in Kiev

The international round table to discus the European experience of transboundary cooperation for Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus brought together more than 60 participants, including representatives of ministries, agencies, oblast administrations of near-border regions, NGOs of the two countries. The sides pointed out the importance of joint...

Ukrainian ID cards ‘not valid’ for crossing Belarusian border
Mar31

Ukrainian ID cards ‘not valid’ for crossing Belarusian border

According to the source, when Belarus and Ukraine signed the relevant agreement in 2009, the introduction of plastic cards with or without contactless digital chips instead of paperback passports was nowhere on the horizon. …read more Source:...

Lukashenko: It is impossible to balance the situation in Ukraine without the USA
Mar30

Lukashenko: It is impossible to balance the situation in Ukraine without the USA

Alexander Lukashenko remarked that sooner or later the threats emerging in Eastern Europe can have a strong impact on the situation in Europe in general. …read more Source:...

Surikov: Stable Ukraine is key to resolving crisis in the Russian-Ukrainian relations
Mar30

Surikov: Stable Ukraine is key to resolving crisis in the Russian-Ukrainian relations

According to the Ambassador, there is still no dialogue between the official Kiev and separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts. The parties have so far agreed on ceasefire, but the truce is disrupted from time to time. …read more Source:...

United States welcomes Belarus’ neutral position on Ukraine crisis
Mar29

United States welcomes Belarus’ neutral position on Ukraine crisis

“It is important for us to discuss matters of military security in Europe with Belarus. We highly appreciate Belarus’ neutral position on the situation in Ukraine and the fact that it hosts meetings aimed at resolving the conflict,” Michael Carpenter said. …read more Source:...

Belarus to operate more flights to Ukraine
Mar28

Belarus to operate more flights to Ukraine

Belavia is planning to increase the number of flights from Minsk to Kiev and Odessa, BelTA learned from the press service of the airline. …read more Source:...

Slovenia lauds Belarus’ positive role in the region
Mar25

Slovenia lauds Belarus’ positive role in the region

“Slovenia very much appreciates the positive role of Belarus in the region, especially in relation to the crisis in Ukraine,” Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Karl Erjavec noted. …read more Source:...