Today, August 30, Moscow will host a conference on Russian-Belarusian relations. On the part of Belarusian opposition, the meeting will be attended by the leader of the United Civil Party (UCP), Anatol Liabedzka, his deputy, aspirant for presidency of Belarus, Jaraslau Romanchuk, and the head of Fair World party, Syarhei Kalyakin.
A presidential decree “On regulating of the national Internet segment usage ” signed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka on February 1, 2010, has come into power today, informs BelaPAN.
Belarus and Venezuela are in talks, discussing a project to build a 1500km-long gas pipeline from the state of Mangas to the state of Apure, reports BELTA.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Syarhey Martynaw on June 8 wrapped up his two-day visit to Syria where he met with President Bashar al-Assad, BelaPAN reports.
The British embassy is alarmed by the massive police raids at the offices and flats of the Tell the Truth! activists on May 18 and does not rule out that it is "an attempt to suppress the dissent".
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Chair Antonio Miloshoski, and Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Mevlüt Çavusoglu called on the authorities of Belarus to commute the death sentences of Andrey Burdyka and Aleh Gryshkautsou who have just been sentenced to death by the Court of the Hrodna region.
The Council of Europe considers it necessary to develop a dialogue with Belarus but sees no possibilities for it so far, Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, told reporters in Moscow on May 9.
Belarusian voters are going to the polls today to elect members of local councils. Although more than 21,000 seats on local councils are being contested, there are only an estimated 360 opposition candidates competing against the progovernment candidates. Dozens of opposition candidates withdrew from the elections after claiming that the authorities were obstructing their campaigns. Today is the second and final day of voting. The first day was April 20, but Belarusian officials said at the time that turnout was low, with only 3.6 percent of the electorate casting ballots. Preliminary results are expected on April 26.
The Council of Europe and the European Commission in cooperation with Belarus’ Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Belarusian NGO “Ecological Initiative” launch a joint programme on biodiversity in Minsk on 5-6 August 2009, the Directorate of Communication of the Council of Europe announced.
Description: The Information Point, which is intended to inform Belarusians about Council of Europe activities and convey European values and standards, particularly in the areas of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, will be housed in the Institute of Journalism at the Belarusian State University.
A presidential decree “On regulating of the national Internet segment usage ” signed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka on February 1, 2010, has come into power today, informs BelaPAN.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Syarhey Martynaw on June 8 wrapped up his two-day visit to Syria where he met with President Bashar al-Assad, BelaPAN reports.
The British embassy is alarmed by the massive police raids at the offices and flats of the Tell the Truth! activists on May 18 and does not rule out that it is "an attempt to suppress the dissent".
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Chair Antonio Miloshoski, and Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Mevlüt Çavusoglu called on the authorities of Belarus to commute the death sentences of Andrey Burdyka and Aleh Gryshkautsou who have just been sentenced to death by the Court of the Hrodna region.
The Council of Europe considers it necessary to develop a dialogue with Belarus but sees no possibilities for it so far, Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, told reporters in Moscow on May 9.
