Some 40 people took part in a rally near Bangalore Square in Minsk to suppory the freedom of assemblies on the territory of Russia. The action was organized by activists from the unregistered National Bolshevik Party. The rally was okayed by the city authorities.
Representatives of big French companies will visit Minsk in February, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Belarus Michel Raineri. On 29 January, the French Ambassador presented credentials to Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
A member of “Malady Front” Tatstsyana Shaputska has received a letter signed by the deputy Minister of Education Alyaksandr Zhuk. The official has informed the girl that her expulsion from the BSU department of law was performed on legal ground.
Belarus will insist on participation of only its official delegation in the parliamentary assembly of “Eastern Partnership” – the Euronest. The head of the standing commission on international affairs and connections of the House of Representatives Syarhei Maskevich has informed BelTA about it.
Lidziya Yarmoshyna, chairperson of the Central Election Commission, complains about opposition's low activity in forming electoral commissions and explains why homeless people will not be able to elect their candidate.
Belarus' external debt more than doubled last year to $7.9 billion from $3.7 billion at the beginning of 2009, according to preliminary data from the Finance Ministry. Nearly all of that, or $7.8 billion, was public debt, while corporate debt decreased to $112 million from $130 million.
Minsk said that it is not worried by the increase in external debt, which last year amounted to 16.5 percent of the country's total gross domestic product.
Thailand said Monday that an aircraft loaded with North Korean weapons was flying to Iran when it was intercepted in December but the ultimate destination of the arms is still not known.
The Head of Iran’s Presidential Office Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie expressed satisfaction over Iran-Belarus ties and said the two countries have made good agreements during his visit to the country.
A customs union that came into existence at of the beginning of the year is expected to facilitate the movement of goods and people within a space that includes three Republics – Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. It is also expected to be a union of three like-minded partners who would not use the new opportunities against one another to drive a wedge between them. According to the Belarus information agency BELTA, the ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belarus, Analoly Smirnov, said at a recent press-conference in Minsk that Kazakhstan was ready to supply the necessary amounts of crude to the Belarus oil refineries.
Ivan Mihailau who refused to serve in the army due to his religious beliefs has been imprisoned for three months. Radio “Liberty” has informed about it.
Representatives of big French companies will visit Minsk in February, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Belarus Michel Raineri. On 29 January, the French Ambassador presented credentials to Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
A member of “Malady Front” Tatstsyana Shaputska has received a letter signed by the deputy Minister of Education Alyaksandr Zhuk. The official has informed the girl that her expulsion from the BSU department of law was performed on legal ground.
The Head of Iran’s Presidential Office Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie expressed satisfaction over Iran-Belarus ties and said the two countries have made good agreements during his visit to the country.
A customs union that came into existence at of the beginning of the year is expected to facilitate the movement of goods and people within a space that includes three Republics – Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. It is also expected to be a union of three like-minded partners who would not use the new opportunities against one another to drive a wedge between them. According to the Belarus information agency BELTA, the ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belarus, Analoly Smirnov, said at a recent press-conference in Minsk that Kazakhstan was ready to supply the necessary amounts of crude to the Belarus oil refineries.
