News on 23.05.2008

23.05.2008

Lukashenka to Putin at CIS summit: “Your are no longer my colleague” (Video) 34

17:04, — Politics

During the meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin which has taken place today during the CIS countries Prime Minister Council, Alyaksandr Lukashenka was no slow to observe that Putin is no longer a president of Russia.

Conflict with Lithuania: Lithuanian businessman in Belarusian prison for fifth month 6

16:49, — Politics

Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Economy Vitautas Nauduzas said cooldown in bilateral relations between Lithuanian and Belarus was possible.

Action of solidarity with participants of trial of 14 held on Victory Square (Photo) 2

14:47, — Politics

An action of solidarity with participants of the trial of 14 was held in Minsk by activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus.”

Central Election Commission wants Russian-speaking mission of international observers 14

12:53, — Politics

ODIHR/OSCE and the Belarusian Central Election Commission (CEC) began negotiations on visit of a mission of international observers to the Belarusian parliamentary “elections.”

We shouldn’t wait 2011 60

12:32, — Politics

“We can demonstrate in this year already that Lukashenka’s dictatorship is naked, that people do not support either him or his so-called “chamber”. Observation of the number of voters should be done only on polling day,” the coordinator of the Charter’97 Zmitser Bandarenka says in an interview to Radio Svaboda journalist Volha Karatkevich.

Friendship is one thing and business another 2

11:23, — Economics

Belarus continues to develop of Iranian vector of the foreign policy. Alyaksandr Lukashenka says Minsk has no obstacles for close cooperation with Iran. However, the government confesses the planned Belarusian-Iranian economic projects show slow progress, “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” notes.

Russia tightens noose of debts around Belarus’ neck 11

10:56, — Politics

Russia is ready to discuss a new preferential credit to Belarus to pay for high-priced gas, and to compensate the consequences of price hike offers the “ally” to share tempting assets with Russian investors more actively.

Family of teachers dismissed for political views 1

10:34, — Politics

Independent trade unions struggle with unjust contractual employment system both at legislative level, but also in each specific case when the worker becomes a real victim of this slavish system.

Activist of “European Belarus” Yauhen Afnahel arrested for 7 days

10:21, — Politics

Activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Yauhen Afnahel was sentenced in is absence to 7 days of arrest by the Pershamaiski district court. The activist has received a copy of the decision of court by post today.

Trial of 14: trial postponed till 26 May 1

9:51, — Politics

The trail over the participants of the protest of entrepreneurs, called the trail of 14, has been postponed till 26 May. The trial is to begin at 9.30am.

Hugo doesn’t want to back his friend 14

8:44, — Economics

Interesting information about the range of import and export of Belarus with its main trade partners has been published on the website of the Ministry of Statistics.

Hasta la Vista: Belarus won’t be in Eurovision final (Video) 86

0:14, — Culture

Ruslan Alehno, the Belarusian representative in the Second Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, failed to qualify for the final. So, our country won’t be represented at the prestigious European musical stage.