Belarus News

An activist from the Union of Poles in Belarus has been detained by Minsk police, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend Capital H.Valiyev /

The representatives of the Belarusian Communications Ministry and telecommunications companies discussed the issue of participation in the project on e-government and the High Technology Park (HTP) in Azerbaijan with their Azerbaijani colleagues at the first Azerbaijan-Belarus Information Technology Forum, Belarusian High Technologies Park Director Valery Tsepkalo said.

The Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Belarus states that actions of authorities towards the Belarusian Poles contradict Belarus' international commitments.

On February 2 a short film The Door by Juanita Wilson was nominated for an Oscar in the Academy Award category for best live action short film.

In order to get into the news office, policemen even cut off electricity. As charter97.org website was told by Yanina Melnikava , a journalist, first some person called via the house intercom to the flat of Mikhail Yanchuk in Darashevich Street, a representative of 'Belsat' office.

A founding congress of the youth organization Young Front was held in the quarters of the BPF party in Minsk on January 30.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 4 / Trend News S.Agayeva /

The Azerbaijani and Belarusian governments will outline the prospects for economic cooperation at the intergovernmental trade-economic cooperation commission's next meeting to be held in Baku in May , the Belarusian Embassy in Azerbaijan old Trend News.

Republic of Belarus: Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement - Staff Report;Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; Statement by the Executive Director Please address any questions about this title to publications@imf.org .

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 2 / Trend News F.Huseynli /

Secretary-General of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) Elkhan Mammadov arrived in Belarus to attend UEFA meeting.

Belarus' authoritarian government Monday ordered even tighter online controls, ordering internet providers to collect personal data and profiles of their users, according to the independent Belarusian news agency Belapan, dpa reported.

Russia has settled a spat with Belarus about oil supplies and transit that had threatened to increase the price of oil it delivers to Europe.

The new Belarusian defense minister, Yury Zhadobin, will discuss military cooperation between Russia and the ex-Soviet state with his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov on January 29 in Moscow, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Date : Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:38:02 +0400 EURONEST CAN CLOSE THE DOOR TO BELARUSIAN "MPS" Charter 97 27.01.2010 It has been stated by Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Vice-Chairman of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

Russia and Belarus ended a month-long standoff over oil tariffs this week, signing an agreement that officials touted as striking a middle ground between Minsk and Moscow.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko thinks that Belarus and Iran do not exploit their huge cooperation potential fully. The Belarusian leader made this statement as he met with Head of the Presidential Office of Iran Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie on 28 January, BelTA has learnt.

He does not suffer any mental illness, nor is he feeble minded, but South African fugitive Dirk Prinsloo always wants to be the centre of attention.

Jailed Belarusian opposition activist Andrey Bandarenka has been transferred from a labor camp in Babruisk to a Minsk detention center while his case is being reviewed, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.

During the visit of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Belarus the two sides have agreed to sign a large contract on the delivery of the Belarusian equipment to Turkmenistan, MAZ Deputy Director General Vladimir Lyusikov told media on 26 January, Belta reported.

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Jan. 26 / Trend News H.Hasanov /

Turkmenistan and Belarus recognized the need to further build partnerships in the fight against terrorism, human trafficking, drug and psychotropic substances trafficking and transnational organized crime.

Belarus extradites an average of 24 people a year, who are wanted for crimes in other countries.