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08.09.2008, 13:22
Russia's western neighbour Belarus will discuss the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after a new parliament is elected at the end of the month, according to its president Aleksandr Lukashenko.
13.10.2008, 14:11
Abkhazia has called on the parliaments of Belarus and the Republic of Ireland to recognise its independence. The former Georgian breakaway republic says it was asking Ireland to acknowledge its status because it had also had to fight hard for independence
14.10.2008, 18:35
Even before the Georgian war, there had been talk of including South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the Union State – a supranational confederation between Russia and Belarus. Now it’s official. South Ossetia will apply for visitor status at the next
16.10.2008, 13:07
Abkhazia and South Ossetia have just become de jure independent from Georgia, thanks to recognition from Russia. But their appetites are still growing. First, they've both stated they are going to join the Commonwealth of Independent States. And now, Sout
23.10.2008, 15:42
On Thursday Russia’s Patriarch Aleksy II began his three-day visit to Belarus. Amid talks of Belarus turning its back on Russia, it is itself a remarkable thing, but what we saw was an exceptionally warm welcome for the head of the Russian Orthodox Church
Published: 17 October, 2008, 13:39
The parliaments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have been given permanent observer status in parliamentary sessions of the Russia-Belarus Union State. Now the lawmakers of the two new-born republics will have the right to address parliamentary assembly sess
