Vilnius wants construction of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant suspended until after safety tests
Lithuania suggests that Belarus suspend the construction of its nuclear power plant until after international experts have conducted tests to prove the facility s safety. read more
Lithuanian experts invited to Minsk for fresh consultations on safety of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant
The Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection said in a statement on June 23 that Lithuanian experts had been invited to visit Belarus for a fresh round of consultations on the safety of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant, which is under construction in the Hrodna region. read more
Slovak ambassador promises improvement of Belarus-EU relations as Bratislava gears up for EU presidency
Slovakia’s stint at the helm of the European Union will improve relations between Belarus and the 28-nation bloc and bilateral relations between Minsk and Bratislava, Slovak Ambassador Jozef Migas said in Minsk on June 25. read more
Minsk anticipates offsetting CEI advantages against EAP disadvantages
Minsk regards its participation in the Central European Initiative, a European initiative with similar priorities to the Eastern Partnership, as unlikely to make the Kremlin nervous. The Belarusian government hopes to strengthen the CEI role in the Eastern European region and, possibly, intercept read more
Lukashenka: Belarus needs normal relations with EU and USA
Our country needs nnormal relations with the West for further development, the President said. read more
Every All-Belarus People's Congress delegate gets tablet computer as present
The fifth All-Belarus National Assembly is being held in Minsk on June 22-23. Traditionally, every delegate has received presents. read more
The region is developing, yet Belarus is still resisting to any change
According to the experts, the Belarusian authorities are focused on preserving the socio-economic system, which at the same time is obviously becoming degraded. read more
Lukashenka: All-Belarusian People's Assembly is real mechanism of grass-roots democracy
The All-Belarusian People's Assembly is a real mechanism of grass-roots democracy, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Wednesday in his opening address at the fifth edition of the event held at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk. read more
Opposition set to nominate about 300 candidates for parliamentary election
The opposition structures in the election observation campaign Right of Choice are planning to propose 195 candidates in 110 constituencies at the parliamentary election in September 2016. read more
Minsk hopes U.S. sanctions will be fully lifted soon
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has expressed hope that U.S. sanctions imposed against Minsk in 2006 will be fully lifted in the "nearest future." read more |