Youth association “Circle of initiative youths” cannot be registered under law. As deemed by the chief specialist of the Gomel regional Department of justice Tamara Strizhneva, “the organization’s members aren’t going to be law-abiding”.
Today during the visit to the public association “Ratusha” the OSCE ambassador Ebehard Haiken stated that OSCE would thoroughly monitor the organization’s liquidation case. He won’t be able to personally attend the court hearings over “Ratusha”, but pledged to delegate their OSCE representative there, reports www.hrodna.by.
When inquired by “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi” whether or not Alexander Lukashenko will travel to St.Petersburg to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Russia’s “northern capital”, his press-secretary Natalya Petkevich replied that “at this point is it hard to say anything for sure. The issue is being mulled over.” According to the lady, they already received invitation to the jubilee. Lukashenko may set off for Russia in late May.
Belarusian ambassador in Russia Vladimir Grigoriev held meetings with the Cuban ambassador in Russia Hose Marti Martinez. In course of the meeting on May 19 the sides pointed out their successful cooperation within the framework of the Non-Alignment Movement and agreed to keep up the policy of mutual support in other international organizations, such as the UN Commission for human rights, in particular. Moreover, reports “BDG”, they exchanged opinions on the condition and perspectives of the world order at this stage.
On May 20 evening the OSCE ambassador in Belarus Eberhard Haiken met with the journalists Pavel Mozheiko, Nikolai Markevich and correspondents of the newspaper “Pagonya”, shut by the regime.
On May 19 in Hamburg the Belarusian journalists were awarded by the German “Zeit” foundation, designed for the young East European press. The laureates of the year are the newspaper “Belorssky Rynok” (Minsk), “Svobodny Kurs” (Barnaul) and “Express” (Lvov). Each laureate received 40thsd euros as independent high-quality media, which contribute by what they are doing to the freedom of speech worldwide. They also awarded the editor of the beleaguered Grodno newspaper “Pagonya” Nikolai Markevich a special award for valor.
The Law “On the amendments of certain laws, regulating the activities of political parties and other public associations”, ratified in the first reading by the Belarusian “parliament”, pursues an ultimate goal of prolonging Alexander Lukashenko’s tenure in office, “Izvestia” was told in the press-service of the Belarusian United Civil Party.
TV channel “Capital Television” was the first electronic mass media to pass mandatory re-registration. “Interfax” was told in the Ministry of information that the decision on that was passed at the meeting of the State commission for television frequencies of the Ministry of information.
Editor-in-chief of the satirical newspaper “Navinky” Pavel Konovalchik was fined 1,400,000 BLR ($700). Judge of the Moskovsky district of Minsk Falko decided that one of the newspaper’s publications discredited honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko. The essay in question was dedicated to the “house of representatives’” inclusion into the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
On May 21 the heads of the diplomatic missions of Germany, France and Great Britain, accredited in Belarus, will pay visit to Gomel region. In course of a three-day trip the diplomats plan to attend the Polessye forest reserve, as well as Hoiniki, Bragin and Chechersk districts, where they intend to familiarize themselves with the situation at the polluted territories on the spot. BELTA reports that the schedule of visit includes meetings with the local authorities, population, medical and pedagogical workers.
In course of the meeting between the Iranian customs delegation, headed by deputy director general of the department of international cooperation of the Iranian customs house with deputy head of the Belarusian customs service, there were discussed issues of the development and cooperation between two countries in the sphere of customs rules.
Today there expires the deadline for accepting applications for the privatization of large Belarusian petroleum companies – “Naftan”, “Polimir”, “Azot” and “Himvolokno”. Bidding on the sale of state shares of these companies was scheduled for June 4-5. Russian oil tycoons are most plausible candidates to purchase the Belarusian assets. However, they regard the bargain quite skeptically and don’t confirm their involvement in the deal at this point.
Pinsk district procuracy commenced to issue instructions to the individual entrepreneurs, which fail to pay off insurance deposits into the social protection fund.
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