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26.02.2009Protesters in Crimea call for snap elections in Ukraine
About a thousand activists of a number of political and public movements held a rally Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol demanding extraordinary parliamentary and presidential elections.
"We have gathered here to express our indignation at the authorities who have led our country to poverty and extinction," said Igor Shamaiko, the head of a Crimean community organization.
25.02.2009EU includes Belarus in Eastern Partnership program
BRUSSELS, February 24 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union has announced the inclusion of Belarus in its Eastern Partnership (EaP) program.
The announcement was made on Monday after a meeting of foreign ministers from the 27-nation alliance in Brussels, and comes less than a week after EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's visit to the former Soviet republic.
25.02.2009EU warns Minsk recognition of Abkhazia could affect ties
BRUSSELS, February 24 (RIA Novosti) - Improving relations between the European Union and Belarus will be suspended if Minsk recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent, an EU commissioner said on Tuesday.
The Belarusian parliament will consider recognizing the two former Georgian republics on April 2. Russia recognized the two states as independent on August 26, 2008.
23.02.2009Kazakhstan to equip 10 battalions with S-300 air defense systems
Kazakhstan plans to equip 10 battalions with S-300 air defense missile systems bought from Russia, with deliveries to begin in 2009, a senior military official said on Thursday.
23.02.2009Lukashenko wants to boost EU confidence in Minsk's policies
MINSK, February 19 (RIA Novosti) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expressed his hope on Thursday that EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will be reassured by Minsk's policies on the EU.
20.02.2009Protestors in Crimea throw eggs at Khrushchev's portrait
People rallying in Simferopol on Thursday on the 55th anniversary of the transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine threw eggs at a portrait of a Soviet leader who orchestrated the change.
20.02.2009What the Russian papers say
MOSCOW, February 19 (RIA Novosti)
Japan's hopes of regaining Kurils revived / Russian LNG goes global / Oil companies want more government favors / Chery trying to enter Russian auto market via Belarus /
19.02.2009Belarus does everything possible to have barriers removed on foreign markets
MOGILEV, February 17 (BelTA) – The Belarusian government is doing everything possible to lift barriers on foreign markets, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said when talking to journalists in Mogilev, BelTA reports.
19.02.2009Alexander Lukashenko: privatization procedures in Belarus will not be simplified
MINSK, February 17 (BelTA) – The privatization procedures of Belarusian enterprises will not be simplified, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters in Mogilev.
19.02.2009Alexander Lukashenko to meet with Javier Solana
MINSK, February 19 (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is expected to meet with High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union Javier Solana on February 19, the presidential press service told BelTA. The EU official is currently in Minsk on a working visit.
13.02.2009Coca-Cola to invest $1.2 bln in Russia in next 3-5 years
MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Coca-Cola Company plans to invest $1.2 billion in developing its infrastructure in Russia in the next 3-5 years, the company's president for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus said on Wednesday.
13.02.2009Kazakhstan to get S-300 air defense systems from Russia soon
ASTANA, February 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will supply Kazakhstan with S-300 air defense systems in the near future, the Kazakh defense minister said on Thursday.
13.02.2009Russian camels held at Ukrainian border head for Bulgaria
ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 12 (RIA Novosti) - A group of camels bound for Bulgaria that have been held at the Russian-Ukrainian border for two weeks have been allowed to transit Ukraine, a Russian border official said on Thursday.
12.02.2009Belarus Premier expects domestic prices to go down
In the present conditions prices in Belarus should go down, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky told a session of the board of the Architecture and Construction Ministry on February 5.
12.02.2009No collapse of Belarusian ruble, Alexander Lukashenko says
Belarusian Head of State Alexander Lukashenko assured that the Belarusian ruble will not collapse. The President made such a statement as he paid a visit to the Lidselmash company in the Grodno oblast on February 10, BelTA informs.
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