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19.05.2013
30 апреля 2010
- 18:40 Foreign ministry describes PACE resolution as impetuous //
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“The first examination of the text creates a feeling that this document was adopted impetuously, under the influence of occasional factors or temporary fluctuations...
- 17:54 Joint WTO entry bid can be dropped only by presidents //
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The agreement by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia to seek membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a regional group can be abolished de jure...
- 17:26 EBRD doubles credit line limit for MTBank under Trade Facilitation Program //
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended from $5 million to $10 million the limit of its line of credit for Belarus'...
- 17:14 Opposition politician calls for "serious" changes in Electoral Code following local elections //
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Belarus’ Electoral Code needs “serious” amendments, Sayrhey Vaznyak, a pro-opposition member of the Belarusian capital`s territorial...
- 16:57 Sidorski attends opening of international agricultural exhibition in Vilnius //
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Belarusian Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski on Thursday arrived in Lithuania on a two-day official visit, BelaPAN reports. On Thursday, Mr. Sidorski...
- 12:33 Collection of correspondence of papal nuncios in 16th-18th-century Polish-Litvanian commonwealth donated to National Library //
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A multivolume collection of the correspondence of apostolic nuncios in Rzeczpospolita, Polish-Litvanian commonwealth that existed between the 16th and...
- 12:24 Finance ministry reports sharp rise in foreign trade in rough diamonds //
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Belarus' export and import of rough diamonds rose sharply in the first three months of 2010 compared with the same period of the previous year,...
- 12:22 Opportunities are opening up for Belarus and Ukraine to change geopolitical situation in the region, Lukashenka says //
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Opportunities are opening up for Belarus and Ukraine to change the geopolitical situation in the region, Alyaksandr Lukashenka told reporters in Minsk...
- 12:20 Belarus has offered Ukraine to join its Venezuelan oil delivery project, Yanukovych says //
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Belarus has offered Ukraine to join its Venezuelan oil delivery project, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych told reporters in Minsk on April 29...
- 12:17 PACE suspends high-level contacts with Minsk //
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The Assembly stressed that it was still prepared to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the Belarusian authorities in response to...
29 апреля 2010
- 18:49 Computers of independent journalists sent for new examination //
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The computer equipment seized from independent journalists in Minsk’s police raids staged earlier this year have been sent for another...
- 18:45 MP calls for broader contacts between Belarus, Council of Europe //
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Belarusian lawmaker Alyaksandr Yushkevich has called for broader contacts between the country and the Council of Europe, dismissing proposals for...
- 18:41 Witness forced to testify against Awtukhovich through torture, rights defender says //
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Alyaksandr Laryn has been forced to give false testimony against Vawkavysk businessman Mikalay Awtukhovich and his associate, Uladzimir Asipenka,...
- 18:38 Fourth of local newspapers fall short of standards, says deputy information minister //
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Ms. Ananich suggested that local newspapers should improve their content by extending coverage to include national events and events taking place abroad...
- 18:33 US embassy urges authorities to investigate alleged irregularities during local elections //
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The United States has called on the Belarusian authorities to investigate in a "transparent and genuine manner" the alleged violations of...
- 13:00 Venezuelan crude bound for Belarus discharged at Odessa’s seaport //
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The schedule of future deliveries of Venezuelan crude oil to Belarus via Ukraine will be agreed upon in May...
- 12:54 International conference on renewable energy held in Minsk //
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An international meeting on renewable energy was held in Minsk on April 27 to discuss, among other things, a Belarusian-German project, entitled...
- 12:51 Officials taken on tour of Homyel jail as part of anti-corruption campaign //
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A group of government officials were taken on a tour of a jail in Homyel as part of the regional prosecutor's office's effort to prevent corruption...
- 12:48 Head of pro-government trade union federation suggests introducing tax on men without children //
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Leanid Kozik, head of the pro-government Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB), has suggested introducing a tax on men without children to...
- 12:42 Transport ministries pushing for zero duty on import of Euro-5 trucks into Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia //
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The transport ministries of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia intend to petition the Commission of the Customs Union to introduce a zero duty on the...
28 апреля 2010
- 17:08 EU voices concern over local elections //
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The 27-nation bloc calls on the Belarusian authorities to continue their dialogue with the OSCE for improving the country's electoral regulations.
- 16:11 US state secretary has welcomed EU policy regarding Belarus //
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US State Secretary Hillary Clinton "has welcomed the action of the EU and in particular the European Parliament on Belarus," European...
- 16:08 Minister-president of Germany’s state of Brandenburg discusses in Minsk cooperation in renewable energy, transport logistics //
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Matthias Platzeck, minister-president of Germany`s eastern state of Brandenburg who arrived in Minsk earlier this week, met with Prime Minister...
- 16:01 KGB said to have opened new criminal case against senior investigator with Prosecutor General's Office //
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The Committee for State Security (KGB) has opened a new criminal case against Svyatlana Baykova, a senior investigator with the Prosecutor General's...
- 12:39 Lukashenka calls on Belarusian nation “not to relax” ahead of presidential election //
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He has indicated his satisfaction with the results of the recent local elections. “Normal people who are capable of working efficiently were elected,”...
- 12:15 Belarusian Christian Democracy leaders condemn local elections //
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Pavel Sevyarynets, co-chairman of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD), on Tuesday condemned the April 20-25 local elections as not democratic, as...
- 12:12 Russian education minister approves of Belarus' proposal to create uniform history textbook for CIS countries //
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Russian Education Minister Andrey Fursenko has voiced his approval of a proposal by Kazimir Faryno, Belarus' deputy education minister, to create a...
- 12:10 Minsk set not to share profits from Venezuelan oil deal with Russian shareholder //
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Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned on Tuesday that the Russian shareholder should not receive any profits from the processing of an 80,000-ton shipment of...
27 апреля 2010
- 17:35 Brewers note much improvement in quality of Belarusian malt //
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"One can work with malt in Belarus. It is not worse than malt used by our competitors in other countries," said Mikhail Chachanyow, director general of...
- 17:14 Agreement for sale of stake in Minsk Watch Plant to Swiss investor to be signed in "coming weeks" //
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An agreement for the sale of a 52-percent stake in Minsk Watch Plant to Franck Muller Group will be signed "in the coming weeks," Arden...
- 17:10 Bakiyev charged with organizing mass killings, abusing power //
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the president of Kyrgyzstan who has taken refuge in Belarus after being overthrown in an uprising earlier this month, has been...
- 17:00 Belarus' population shrank to 9,473,600 by April //
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The population of Belarus totaled 9,473,600 people as of April 1, or 13,400 less than a year before, according to the National Statistics Committee,...
- 16:56 Official results of local elections do not reflect voters' will, leader of Belarusian Party of Left says //
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The official results of the April 20-25 local elections do not reflect voters' will in Belarus, Syarhey Kalyakin, leader of the "Spravedlivy...
- 16:53 Radiation impact research near Chernobyl plant //
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Days before the 24th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident, a BelaPAN correspondent traveled to the reserve established in the vicinity of...
- 16:48 Minister-president of Germany's state of Brandenburg pays tribute to Minsk ghetto prisoners //
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Matthias Platzeck, minister-president of Germany's eastern state of Brandenburg, on Monday visited Jama, a Holocaust memorial in Minsk, to pay tribute...
- 12:03 Head of central election commission announces results of local elections //
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As many as 21,293 members of local soviets were elected as the result of the April 20-25 local elections, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central...
- 12:00 Upper parliamentary house approves ratification bill for border treaty with Ukraine //
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The Council of the Republic (upper house of Belarus’ National Assembly) on April 26 approved the ratification bill for a treaty with Ukraine on...
- 11:58 Government raises Minimum Consumer Budget rates //
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The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has, by its directive, raised the Minimum Consumer Budget rates. Set for 18 social and demographic groups,...
- 11:57 It would be good if share of rural residents remained at 30 percent, Lukashenka says //
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It would be good if the share of rural residents in the country's population remained at 30 percent, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Monday while...
- 11:55 Opposition stages Chernobyl anniversary march //
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Unlike in previous years, when Charnobylski Shlyakh was largely organized by the Belarusian Popular Front, this year’s event was directed by leaders of the unregistered...
26 апреля 2010
- 17:12 Ukrainian president to visit Minsk this week //
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is expected to stay in Belarus on April 28 and 29, BelaPAN reports. According to the Ukrainian embassy in...
- 17:10 Belarusian Popular Front leader denounces local elections //
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Alyaksey Yanukevich, chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF), on Monday denounced the country's April 20-25 local elections, as quoted by...
- 17:06 Neither Belarusian public nor international community should recognize local elections, Milinkevich says //
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"We wanted people to know more about the situation in the country and available alternatives and about method of ballot rigging. We succeeded."
- 16:34 Prominent opposition politician Vintsuk Vyachorka to contest vote results in Minsk's district //
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Vintsuk Vyachorka, a former chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front, has announced plans to contest the results of the election for the Minsk City...
- 16:31 PACE to hold debate on Belarus` executions //
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will hold an urgent debate on two executions that have been recently carried out in...
- 16:29 Four members of political parties elected to Minsk City Soviet //
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Four members of political parties were elected to the Minsk City Soviet in the April 20-25 elections, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, chairwoman of the central...
- 16:24 Neither Belarusian public nor international community should recognize local elections, Milinkevich says //
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Neither the Belarusian public nor the international community should recognize the April 20-25 local elections, Alyaksandr Milinkevich, leader of the...
- 11:47 Authorities put voter turnout at 79.1 percent //
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As many as 29.3 percent cast their ballots during the early voting stage between April 20 and 24, up by 4.4 percentage points compared with the 2007 elections.
- 11:42 Rural residents vote in local elections //
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People living in the agro town of Slabada in the Smalyavichy district voted from homes and fields in the country’s local elections on April 25, the...
- 11:38 At least three members of Belarusian Christian Democracy elected to local soviets //
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At least three members of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) were elected to local soviets as a result of the April 20-25 elections, Pavel...

