A deputy press secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov told to Radio Svaboda that the meeting of the heads of Russia and Belarus is to take place tomorrow and would have a working nature.
The “Belposhta” State Enterprise has refused to include an independent newspaper “Vitsiebski Kurjer M” in the subscription catalogue 2007. “The law does not oblige us to include all the existing editions in our subscription catalogue. That is why it is up to us to decide what editions can be included in it,” – answered Iryna Astrouskaya (the head of the publishing centre “Marka”). She stressed that “Vitsiebski Kurjer M” had not been included in the subscription catalogue because of the existing law.
The denial of the Belarusian side to issue entry visas for participation in the 9th Minsk Forum for some deputies of German Bundestag and representatives of mass media of Germany has a character of response. It has been stated by the press secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus Andrei Papou. “The Belarusian side had to take symmetrical measures as a reaction to restrictions against our country by the EU, the USA and a number of other countries. A possibility to take such measures has been announced at the briefing in the Foreign Affairs ministry on June 8, 2006. Thus, these measures should not have been a surprise for organizers of the forum,” the official representative of the Foreign Ministry said.
A corresponding draft law had been proposed for consideration to the “chamber of representatives” by the Council of Ministers. The document defined main principles of activities, the order and conditions of military service, as well as rights and obligations of border-security forces. In particular, as the STV channel reports, they are given a right to enter dwellings of citizens, to premises of organizations at any time for criminals’ pursuit or for urgent investigative activities within the range of frontier zone after informing the prosecutor.
Thousands of women in Belarus suffer from domestic violence, with little legal protection and almost no support services, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
Today, on November 9, an interrogation of an activist from Zhodzina, Pavel Krasouski, has taken place in Vitsebsk. The matter concerns Vitsebsk blasts on September 14 and 22, 2005. a member of the investigation group Viktoryja Shevyarnouskaya demonstrated Pavel Krasouski and his lawyer Pavel Sapelka a decree on carrying out an examination of two passports of the suspect, seized on October 5.
Today a working meeting of Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka is to start in Moscow. Experts are unanimously saying that the talks of the leaders of Belarus and Russia would be perhaps most difficult ones for the whole history of the bilateral relations. The matter concerns first of all fuel and energy balance for the year 2007. The governments remain far apart on the issue of its adoption.
Studying the course of “Fundamentals of Orthodox Morality” which has been recommended by the National Institute of Education, has been established in most schools of Navahradak region, told the head of education department of Navahradak regional executive committee Halina Mitlashuk to Belta correspondent.
Ambassador Stewart hosted a breakfast reception on the morning of November 8, 2006, to draw attention to and discuss the 2006 U.S. Mid-Term Elections. U.S. Embassy staff engaged guests, discussing the intricacies and significance of the midterm elections, while live television feeds, Internet sites and printed materials augmented the lively debate. During the event, results were still being received from voting authorities in a wide range of states, many of which experienced extremely close races that would help to determine the balance of power in the U.S. Congress. In greeting a wide and diverse audience of guests, including NGO leaders, members of the broader diplomatic corps, opinion leaders, American Studies scholars, government officials and other influential Belarusians, Ambassador Stewart made the following remarks.
The European Union expresses deep concern over the verdict passed on November 1 to the leader of the “Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich. It is stated in the official statement published on November 8 by the press-service of the EU Council. The EU also expresses deep concern over the state of health of the former presidential candidate in Belarus Alyaksandr Kazulin and calls upon the Belarusian authorities to allow members of the politician’s family and international observers to meet with him.
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