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... contribution into security across European continent Belarus is ready to make any contribution to ensuring security of the European continent. This was stated by President Alexander Lukashenko at his meeting with the EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn. The head of state drew attention to the fact that recent years have seen an intensive dialogue between Minsk and Brussels. New directions and interests in bilateral cooperation have emerged. There was ...

... day before at the Palace of Independence. President Alexander Lukashenko received a report from the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei. The conversation touched upon fulfilling the instructions of the head of state, given at the July meeting on foreign policy priorities. The Foreign Minister reported on a positive trend, the export increased by a quarter. Basically, it is due to rising prices. Physical volumes have also grown, but there is still great potential in this sphere. The President agreed on ...

Meeting participants to discuss key security matters in conflict zone A meeting of the contact group on the settlement of the situation in the east of Ukraine will be held today in Minsk. The participants, including those in subgroups, will have to analyze key security issues in the conflict zone and prepare for the exchange of prisoners. Kiev and the self-proclaimed NDP and LNR agreed on the lists of such persons.

Exchange of prisoners of war, rehabilitation of infrastructure among main topics Today Minsk hosts another round of talks on the Donbass conflict. The sides will discuss the traditional main issues - the implementation of Minsk security agreements, the preparation for the exchange of prisoners, the rehabilitation of infrastructure and political settlement. Earlier, the contact group agreed on a "school" truce in the Donbass. This is the fifth attempt since the beginning of the year to...

Talks with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko planned The President of Moldova arrived on a working visit to Belarus. The day before Igor Dodon met with representatives of the Moldovan diaspora and Belarusian business circles. The negotiations continued at Belarusian enterprises. At the Minsk Tractor Plant, the guests were shown the entire variety of equipment. MTZ is known and appreciated in Moldova, and Chisinau is interested in expanding assembly production. Today the business program...

Igor Dodon to take part in ceremonial opening of festival «Slavonic Bazaar» President of Belarus A.Lukashenko will hold talks with his Moldovan counterpart. Igor Dodon will pay a working visit to Belarus. The leaders of the two states will meet tomorrow in Vitebsk. They are going to discuss the whole range of issues of Belarus-Moldova cooperation in political, economic and social spheres. A special attention will be paid to bilateral interaction within the framework integration unions. Igor Dodon...

The session resulted in the adoption of a Minsk declaration The 26th session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly was the most large-scale in the history of the organization, as stated by OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella. The meetings of parliamentarians representing 60 countries finished in Minsk yesterday. The session resulted in the adoption of a Minsk declaration. The document contains recommendations for the governments of the OSCE countries and tens of resolutions, including Belarus’...

....S. Congress. Its representatives are partaking in the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly which is in progress in Minsk. After the election in November 2016 the US leadership focused on domestic affairs as expected. Nevertheless, the foreign policy of the new presidential administration is gradually taking shape. The head of state believes that in the near future Washington’s foreign policy approaches to Belarus will be formulated. Alexander Lukashenko suggested discussing ways to invigorate ...

Situation in Donbass remains challenging Consultations between aides to the heads of state of the Normandy Four countries is to take place in Minsk today. Plans to arrange the meeting were revealed after the telephone conversation between President of Russia Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and France President Francois Hollande. The Normandy Four is a diplomatic group of senior representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France, to resolve the situation in the East of Ukraine...