Section: Belarus
Expert: No full-blown conflict in Ukraine’s southeast now
“The frontline remains the same. It means that there is no large-scale military conflict,” said the expert. Mikhail Pogrebinsky admitted that ceasefire is constantly violated and provocations happen all the time. …read more Source:...
Next meeting of Ukraine contact group scheduled for 6 April
Martin Sajdik noted that on 23 March the working group on economic affairs discussed matters related to the restoration of the water supply system, railway infrastructure, and power transmission lines. …read more Source:...
Minsk agreement on POW exchange roadmap in Ukraine
“Unfortunately, no consensus [on POW exchange] has been reached. For the sake of accelerating the release process the sides have agreed to put together kind of a roadmap for releasing and handing over the captured personnel,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
Maltsev: Events in Europe have changed people’s opinion about state border
“The recent events in Europe and the situation in Ukraine have rapidly changed people’s opinion about the state border by demonstrating the importance of its security,” Leonid Maltsev said. …read more Source:...
Kuchma joins talks on Ukraine via Skype
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Joint meeting of two working groups on Ukraine underway in Minsk
Attending the meeting are representatives of the working groups on political affairs and security. The trilateral contact group on Ukraine is also expected to meet in Minsk on 23 March. …read more Source:...
Testing the Waters: High-Level EBRD Delegation Visits Belarus
The removal of sanctions against Belarus earlier this year has led to increased interest from institutional investors such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Alain Pilloux, Acting Vice President of this major development bank visited Belarus last week as a part of a delegation, which met with Belarusian officials,...
Pope to receive Chernobyl disaster cleanup workers on 20 April
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz specified that the letters requesting a meeting with the Chernobyl cleanup workers had been written by him, a Catholic hierarch from Lvov and the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. …read more Source:...
Russian, Ukrainian programmers eager to work in Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park
Apart from that, proposals concerning undergraduate training for European specialists have been submitted. Valery Tsepkalo noted that not many foreign specialists are hired by the Hi-Tech Park. Belarusian companies are primarily interested in investing in specialists from Belarus instead of other countries. …read more Source:...
Minsk named best venue for Ukraine talks
“The brotherly people of Belarus view as vital to help reach agreement in this bloody civil war and exclude its any further negative development,” said Petro Symonenko. …read more Source:...
