Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
EU ready to help Belarus abolish death penalty
The European Union is ready to provide every kind of assistance that Belarus needs to abolish the death penalty, Jim Couzens, head of the Political, Press and Information Section at the EU Delegation to Belarus, said in Minsk on October 5. read more 
Paratroopers of Belarus and Russia to hold joint military exercises
Throughout the month, Belarusian and Russian paratroopers will be taking part in two joint tactical wargames with live firing and landing operations, Russia’s Defense Ministry reports. read more 
Belarus parliament needs only 40 minutes to pass budget draft in first reading
On October 3, the deputies to the House of Representatives began to review the country's budget draft for 2017. On the agenda were not less 19 bills, with the budget draft at the very end of the "queue" after various ratifications. The reason was that the key presenters were busy read more 
Belarusian carries Russian flag at Paralympics, gets flat in Moscow
Official of the Belarusian Ministry of Sport Andrei Fomachkin has been presented a flat in Moocow, Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook. read more
Austria played decisive role in lifting of EU sanctions against Belarus, ambassador says
Austria played the decisive role in securing the abolition of the European Union’s sanctions targeting Belarusian authorities, Valery Varanetski, the outgoing Vienna-based ambassador of Belarus to Austria and Croatia, said in an interview broadcast on the ONT television channel on Sunday night. read more 
Now officially: North Korea opens Embassy in Minsk
North Korea has really opened an embassy in Minsk. The information was confirmed by the Foreign Ministry of Belarus on Tuesday. read more 
Cyclist detained for disobedience to police faces pornography charges
Cyclist Dzmitry Paliyenka will stand trial in Minsk Central District at 10 a.m. on October 11. Judge Valery Esman will consider the case. read more 
UN envoy: No real difference Between last, previous Belarusian elections
The United Nations' special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, has said there was no real difference between the September 11 parliamentary elections and all the previous ones carried out in the country. read more 
Rights defenders: No need for voters at Belarusian elections
Independent campaign Right Defenders for Fair Elections and Right of Choice-2016 discussed the results of the parliamentary election in Belarus at a meeting of the OSCE/ODIHR on September 22. read more 
Rapprochement with EU in full bloom: Belarus FM invited to Poland
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski invited his Belarusian counterpart Uladzimir Makey to visit Warsaw. read more |
