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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Kiev/Minsk - A novel detailing a love affair involving a person similar to Belorussian President Aleksander Lukashenko was banned in the former Soviet republic, the Korrespondent website reported Wednesday. The book, titled Paranoia, by Minsk author ...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
MINSK, Belarus -- Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has become the first Western leader to visit Belarus in 15 years, as the authoritarian former Soviet state takes small steps toward reform.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Minsk - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrived in the former Soviet republic of Belarus on Monday for trade talks with authoritarian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The main topic was cot concern bilateral economic relations, Lukashenko sai...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed on Friday a package of documents setting up a single customs union effective from Jan. 1, 2010, Russian media reported. The documents were signed at a summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) that groups ex-Soviet nations, which was held in Minsk, capital of Belarus, on Friday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the documents included...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have reached agreement on the creation of a customs union among the three ex-Soviet states from July 1, 2010. "This is a very significant and long-awaited decision, resulting from difficult negotiations," Russian President Dimitry Medvedev announced in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, on Friday. "This switch to a joint economic zone is a...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Minsk- Belorussian police officers warned a reporter working for Polish radio she could face imprisonment if she made further reports from the former Soviet republic. Tamara Shepetkina, a journalist employed by Radio Racyja in the eastern Belorussian...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign a deal on a Customs Union between the three ex-Soviet republics in Minsk on November 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Russia and Belarus shall reinforce their military cooperation, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday. "The military-strategic component of our relations is very important," the Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Russian leader as telling reporters from Minsk at presidential residence in Barvikha. Moscow and Minsk have been working on creating a Union State since 1997, envisioning...
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The BEING HAD Times (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
From the Top... #463 Alexander Lukashenko concerned about Belarus’ interests in Customs Union From: BelTA President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko doubts whether Belarus’ interests are well taken care of in Customs Union regulations. The Belarus President made the relevant statement at a cabinet session held on 17 November to discuss the Customs Union formation, BelTA has learned. “Speaking...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Hundreds of Belarussians from the opposition gathered Saturday in the capital Minsk for a "European forum" to encourage closer ties with the European Union, ahead of a meeting in Brussels next week. "Belarus needs economic, political and social modernising, and our principal partner of course is the EU", said the leader of the main opposition party Movement for Liberty, Alexander...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Enormous inventories are beingbuilt up because the Minsk government – through the four largest state-controlled banks – has pumped cash into the state-owned enterprises that make up three-quarters of the economy