Belarus has as of yet no other partner to build a nuclear power plant than Russia, Uladzimir Nyadzilka, deputy head of the State Committee on Science and Technologies, told reporters. The Belarusian government wants the nuclear power plant to be built in the Hrodna region near the Lithuanian border. The 2,400MW plant is projected to account for 27 to 30 percent of the total domestic electricity output.
The Czech Republic has no grounds to support Minsk, Tomas Jirsa, vice chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security in the country's Senate, told reporters in Minsk. "Support for Minsk at the level of the European Union and the national level is out of the question. We speak about support for Belarusian non-governmental organizations," Mr. Jirsa said.
The possibility of crude oil supplies from Libya to Belarus was discussed by Belarusian Ambassador to Libya, Anatoly Stepus, and the head of Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), Shokri Ghanem. According to the top-representative of the NOC, the company ordered its marketing services "to discuss the Belarusian side's current needs in oil, basing on the possibility of supplies and world prices".
Dmitry Semenovich, Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus, talks with Viet Nam News. "Viet Nam is a strategic partner for Belarus in Southeast Asia. We note with satisfaction that relations are developing dynamically and a regular dialogue is maintained at the highest level".
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, declared about Russia's willingness to further development of construction of the Union State with Belarus. Russian foreign minister stressed during "government hour" in the State Duma that "millions of citizens of Belarus and Russia to benefit from integration".
After two decades in the shadows, Belarus is expected to throw open its doors to large-scale international investment this year. Numerous privatisations and M&A deals, involving international as well as domestic investors, are on the cards as the country restarts its stalled reform programme.
Belarusian police have violently dispersed a gay pride parade banned by authorities. Riot police broke up the demonstration and arrested several dozen participants.
Belarus is set to cut its level of crude imports from Russia by more than a quarter. The national government has implemented a measure to reduce imports from neighbouring Russia by 27% to 15.8 million tonnes, equivalent to 317,422 barrels per day (bpd), this year. However, by making such a move Belarus risks positioning itself with a weakened role at the negotiating table in future contract renegotiations - which are inevitable. Russia, meanwhile, is likely to see its position on the opposite side of the table strengthen.
Minsk, Belarus, April 2, 2010-IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed a swap agreement with National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, to provide local currency loans to Belarusian companies, mitigate exchange rate risks, and support growth of the country's private sector.
Poland and Belarus will set up a team of experts to resolve the Polish minority conflict, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters following his meeting with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Kyiv on February 25.
Belarus has as of yet no other partner to build a nuclear power plant than Russia, Uladzimir Nyadzilka, deputy head of the State Committee on Science and Technologies, told reporters. The Belarusian government wants the nuclear power plant to be built in the Hrodna region near the Lithuanian border. The 2,400MW plant is projected to account for 27 to 30 percent of the total domestic electricity output.
The Czech Republic has no grounds to support Minsk, Tomas Jirsa, vice chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security in the country's Senate, told reporters in Minsk. "Support for Minsk at the level of the European Union and the national level is out of the question. We speak about support for Belarusian non-governmental organizations," Mr. Jirsa said.
The possibility of crude oil supplies from Libya to Belarus was discussed by Belarusian Ambassador to Libya, Anatoly Stepus, and the head of Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), Shokri Ghanem. According to the top-representative of the NOC, the company ordered its marketing services "to discuss the Belarusian side's current needs in oil, basing on the possibility of supplies and world prices".
Dmitry Semenovich, Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus, talks with Viet Nam News. "Viet Nam is a strategic partner for Belarus in Southeast Asia. We note with satisfaction that relations are developing dynamically and a regular dialogue is maintained at the highest level".
ssian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, declared about Russia's willingness to further development of construction of the Union State with Belarus. Russian foreign minister stressed during "government hour" in the State Duma that "millions of citizens of Belarus and Russia to benefit from integration".
After two decades in the shadows, Belarus is expected to throw open its doors to large-scale international investment this year. Numerous privatisations and M&A deals, involving international as well as domestic investors, are on the cards as the country restarts its stalled reform programme.
Belarusian police have violently dispersed a gay pride parade banned by authorities. Riot police broke up the demonstration and arrested several dozen participants. 
Belarus is set to cut its level of crude imports from Russia by more than a quarter. The national government has implemented a measure to reduce imports from neighbouring Russia by 27% to 15.8 million tonnes, equivalent to 317,422 barrels per day (bpd), this year. However, by making such a move Belarus risks positioning itself with a weakened role at the negotiating table in future contract renegotiations - which are inevitable. Russia, meanwhile, is likely to see its position on the opposite side of the table strengthen.
