The organizing committee of the Chernobyl Way held the press conference at which the information about the latest negotiations with the capital authorities on conducting the procession 26 April was presented. It was stressed that the action applicants would come 26 April to Yakub Kolas Square for accompanying the people to the allowed place of gathering.“We shall come to Yakub Kolas Square for helping people to get to the allowed place of gathering”, deputy chairman of the BNF Party Alyaksei Yanukevich announced.
The court of Maskouski district of Minsk sentenced young activists Svyatlana Pankavec, Eduard Zakharau and Alyaksandr Stasiuk to 7 days of arrest, Yury Zhygalka to 5 days of arrest.
The National bank established the official USD/BYR exchange rate of 2145.Last week the official exchange rate comprised only 2145.Since the beginning of the year the US dollar rose by 5 Belarusian rubles.
On the eve of the day of the Chernobyl disaster several public democratic organizations sent a letter to chairman of the Magiliou City Executive Council Viktar Shorikau suggesting their assistance in organizing and holding actions dedicated to the anniversary of the tragedy.
At the seating of the Political Council of the United Democratic Forces which was held 23 April in Minsk the coalition members signed the agreement of the United Democratic Forces on preparation and convening of the Congress of Democratic Forces.
The Public Polish Television and the Foreign Ministry of Poland signed the agreement on opening the “TV Belarus” channel. In compliance with the contract concluded for several years the TV is to be financed from the stand-by budget of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Poland.
The Belarusian boarder- guards have been detaining the Polish diplomatic automobile for about 24 hours, the Polish Radio reports. The Belarusian party illegally confiscated several pictures intended for the exhibition organized by the Polish Institute in Minsk.
23 April euro cost Br 2917 at the National Bank exchange rate. And in the middle of January it was only Br 2760. So, now we have to pay additional Br 15500 for EUR100.And this is the exchange rate of the National Bank! And exchange offices are selling euro for Br 2945.
On the request of a lawyer who could not take part in the court session today, consideration of the case of the “Belarusian Popular Front Youth” activist Andrei Ihnatovich is to take place in the court of Funzenski district of Minsk on April 25.
Former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich on Tuesday visited the Brahin and Khoyniki districts, areas affected worst in Belarus by the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The opposition politician intended to visit three pre-school institutions for children to donate sporting equipment. However, he managed to visit only one kindergarten in the village of Barysawshchyna in the Khoyniki district, being barred from the other two.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka will deliver his annual presidential address to the National Assembly and the Belarusian nation at a joint meeting of both parliamentary chambers on April 24, the press office of the Belarusian leader announced on Monday.
A check of the oil pipeline “Druzhba” carried out by Russian part with Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) has shown that more than 95% of oil pipeline in the part of Unecha-Polatsk with the capacity of about 15 mln tons of oil annually contradicts safety requirements. In order to deal with claims of the agency, in fact the pipeline is to be rebuilt. A Russian newspaper Kommersant claims that a stoppage of the pipeline functioning opens additional possibilities for increasing volume of oil deliveries via the territory of Ukraine.
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