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Ukraine to make a historic choice, which will determine the direction of its development over the next decade
Between 27 - 28 July Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, conducted negotiations with his colleague Victor Yanukovich, during which the parties deliberated on the matter of closer economic relations within the framework of the Customs Union.
05.08.2013
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to announce joint tender for scientific and research projects
See the text by NIA Turkiston-Press
30.07.2013
Forthcoming publication of a directory of the names of states and territories of the world
The State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus is preparing for the publication of a handbook giving the names of states and territories of the world. A BELTA reporter has learnt from the State Committee that this guide was designed by the State Centre for Cartographic-Geodetic Materials and Data of the Republic of Belarus. Moreover, at the time of writing, the text has already been agreed by the Belarusian State University, the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, the National Academy of Sciences and the companies: Belkartografiya and Belgeodesia.
22.07.2013
Government of Moldova approves ratification of the agreement on collaboration between CIS countries in combatting terrorism
The Cabinet of Ministers of Moldova has approved the draft law on ratification of the agreement on collaboration for training specialist antiterrorist units at educational institutions in the CIS countries. Additionally they agreed on collaboration between the CIS countries for material and technical support for the competent bodies engaged in the struggle against terrorism and other violent extremist activities. Both documents had been signed in the course of a meeting of the Council of the Heads of the CIS Countries in Ashkhabad on 5 December 2012.
19.07.2013
Heads of the Ministries of Finance and managers of the Central Banks of G20 countries will meet in Moscow
A meeting of the ministers of finance and the managers of the central banks of "the Group of Twenty" will take place in Moscow on 19-20 July; the main events are scheduled to be on Saturday, 20 July.
18.07.2013
D. Medvedev orders the discharge of Soviet debts to Czechia in the amount of USD 8m
Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia, has ordered the Ministry of Finance to discharge the debts of the former Soviet Union to Czechia in the amount of USD 8m.
16.07.2013
Chiefs of both the ministries of foreign affairs of Belarus and Russia agree on foreign policy activity programme for the next two years
Chiefs of both the Belarusian and Russian ministries of foreign affairs agreed a programme of foreign policy activities for the next two years during their negotiations. Vladimir Makey, Minister of Foreign affairs of the Republic of Belarus, told journalists, following the results of the meeting, as is reported by BELTA.
11.07.2013
Belarus and Venezuela will very shortly develop a “road map” for bilateral relations
Belarus and Venezuela will very shortly create a “road map” for the development of bilateral relations. This was announced on 3 July by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, after talks with the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.
04.07.2013
Putin discussed the situation in Syria over the phone with Prime Minister of Turkey’ Erdogan
At the initiative of Turkey, Vladimir Putin and the Prime-Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Syrian issue over the phone.
28.06.2013
Belarus may be admitted to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
Belarus may become a member of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. The press relations service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has stated that the application of the Belarusian party was considered at the last, 56th, session of the Committee held on 12-21 June in Vienna, and that the Committee had recommended to the General Assembly of the United Nations that Belarus should be admitted as a member of the Committee in the course of the 68th session.
25.06.2013
Lower Growth Rate of Global Economy May Adversely Affect Development of CES Member States
The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved the project “On general guidelines for macroeconomic policy of the Customs Union and Common Economic Space member-states in 2013-2014” and submitted it for consideration at the next meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, informs the press service of the EEC.
17.05.2013
Head of Russian church chanted first in history patriarchal liturgy in China
At the ancient Red Fanza Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill has chanted the first in history Patriarchal Liturgy in China.
13.05.2013
Belarusian Foreign Minister meets the Secretary General of the United Nations on May 13
On the 3d of May, 2013 meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makey with the Representative of the UNO in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinhoy took place, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reported.
06.05.2013
Belarus and Russia Sign Agreement on Cooperation in Antarctic
Belarus and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the Antarctic. The relevant document was signed on March 15th in St. Petersburg at the end of the session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
16.03.2013
Promotion of Common Belarusian-Russian Interests in Asian-Pacific Region Discussed in Moscow
On February 21st Moscow hosted a working meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Igor Petrishenko and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Morgulov.
22.02.2013
CSTO Prepared Package Plan with regard to Afghanistan
The Collective Security Treaty Organization has prepared a package plan with regard to Afghanistan, said CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha during the video conference “Moscow-Minsk-Kiev-Astana-Yerevan”.
04.02.2013
Flemish Chamber of Commerce for Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan Opened in Belgium
According to the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on January 24th Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Belarus to Belgium Andrei Evdochenko took part in the official opening of the Flemish Chamber of Commerce for Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
29.01.2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the ambassadors of the member states of the CIS
On January 21 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held in Moscow a traditional annual informal breakfast meeting with the ambassadors of the member states of the CIS.
22.01.2013
The CSTO delegation holds consultations with the representatives of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
From January 21 to 25 during their visit to the UN headquarters the CSTO delegation headed by Deputy Secretary General of the Organization Valery Semerikov will discuss the problems related to the situation in Afghanistan, counter-terrorism and extremism.
22.01.2013
52% of Moldovans are for the accession to the EU, 48% want to be in the Customs Union
The majority of the population supports the accession of the republic to the European Union. News agency BELTA reports that this fact was revealed in a new social research undertaken by the Association of Sociologists and Demographers of Moldova and then published in Kishinev.
19.01.2013