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20.02.2009, 20:53
It is a thing of the past when Belarusian authorities’ fond hope was to meet political heavyweights of Europe. Now it is the European politicians who are lining up in queues to visit Belarus and talk to its president.
03.02.2009, 19:51
Russia and Belarus have signed a deal on a joint air defence system. Belarusian president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, travelled to Moscow to sign the agreement at a meeting of the Russia-Belarus Union State Supreme Council.
05.02.2009, 00:25
The members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation – Russia and six neighbouring states – have agreed to set up a collective rapid reaction force to combat terrorism, military aggression, and drug trafficking.
16.11.2008, 07:57
Cash-strapped Belarus has said it may turn its back on the International Monetary Fund if the organization refuses to give it a US$ 2 billion loan.
16.03.2009, 16:35
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EU foreign ministers confirmed they are not going to put back in force travel restrictions against dozens of Belarusian officials including President Lukashenko, which were lifted five months ago.
23.06.2009, 23:30
Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, called her meeting with Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko “very productive.”
25.11.2009, 13:32
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Moscow has hailed the results the Russia-EU summit last week as positive, namely the signing of agreements concerning a cross-border cooperation program, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrey Nesterenko.
21.10.2010, 18:30
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As the Belarusian opposition considers uniting before the presidential election, Aleksandr Lukashenko has said that disagreements with Russia will be overcome.
20.10.2010, 17:25
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The Belarusian leader defines geopolitical priorities as another presidential candidate speaks in favor of closer ties with the EU and NATO and against Russian as a state language.
19.03.2009, 14:39
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Ongoing contact between European institutions and the Belarusian opposition seem to irritate the Belarusian leader to such an extent that he is ready to make changes to his pro-European agenda.
Published: 27 February, 2009, 13:10
Will the EU allow Belarus to join its ‘Eastern Partnership’ program without any preconditions? Comments by some European officials suggest that may not be the case.
"Of course a ‘European Partnership’ is hardly a panacea under the circumstances, but it is definitely a chance to get some financing from Europe, to attract more investment, and find new markets for Belarusian enterprises" Keep on dreaming, Belarus. It's about "submit" to the neo-liberal model that continues to destroy the rest of the former East. Look around you: how successful has it been elsewhere? Name one success story. Hungary? They are all going to be living in tents soon. Poland? Check out the zloty. Are you all so desperate to be "accepted" by people who hate you? "Lukashenko wants its westward maneuvers to look like a mutually beneficial move, under the bold assumption that 'Europe at last realizes that it needs Belarus'”. The same people who demonized you and your government for all these years have suddenly decided to become your benefactors? Talk about Stockholm Syndrome!