The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE February, 02, 2003 http://charter97.org/eng/news/ --------------------------------------------------------- BELARUS WITHOUT RUSSIAN ELECTRICITY 18:19 02/02/2004 Since February 1, 2004 Belarus stopped import of the electric power from Russia. As the internet-site of the daily "Gazeta" informs, it was done after the tariffs of the Russian joint-stock company "EES" increased by almost 30 per cent. Earlier Gazprom's costs for the fuel rose, and after Minsk refused to buy fuel at the new costs the supply was cut off. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/02/02/bez --------------------------------------------------------- AUTHORITIES SCARED BY TRUTH 16:46 02/02/2004 Administrative case of the journalist and human rights watchdog Natallya Kalyada was tried on February 2 in the court of Central District of Minsk. Judge Natalia Vojtsechovich found Natalya Kalyada guilty in violation of the article 167-10 of the Administrative Code (activities on behalf of unregistered or not re-registered political parties, trade unions and public associations) and sentenced her to a fine amounting to 20 minimal salaries. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/02/02/pravda --------------------------------------------------------- NOT A WORD ABOUT THE GAS 18:17 02/02/2004, Olga Tomoshevskaya, "Vremya Novostej" The official objective of the visit to Minsk of the head of the Russian FM Igor Ivanov, that started today, is participation in joint collegiums of the two Foreign ministries of the two countries. As it was said by the Belarusian FM, that the sides do not plan to discuss such vexed questions cooperation in gas and gas transportation industry. "It is outside the competence of the FM," said press secretary of the Belarusian FM Andrej Savinykh to the "Vremya Novostej". At the common collegium the program of coordinated actions of the two countries in the sphere of foreign policy for the years 2004-2005. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/02/02/gas --------------------------------------------------------- REGIONS MAKE AGREEMENTS 17:36 02/02/2004 In Maladziechna the talks among representatives of regional branches of the two coalitions the People's Coalition Five Plus and the European Coalition "Free Belarus" started. During the consultations the common strategy of actions at the parliamentary elections is worked up, common observation at the elections, division of the constituencies and other issues are discussed. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/02/02/region --------------------------------------------------------- UNRECOGNIZED CHAMBER MEMBERS VISIT FIDEL 17:35 02/02/2004 On January 30 parliamentary delegation of Belarus left for Havana. As the press service of the "chamber of representatives of the national assembly" informed, this visit is held on the initiation of the leaders of the National Assembly of People's Authority of the Republic of Cuba. The delegation of the Belarusian "MP's" is headed by the deputy chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs and Relations with the CIS of the "Chamber of representatives", head of the working group of the "national assembly" on cooperation with the Cuban parliament, Syarhei Kastsyan. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/02/02/cuba --------------------------------------------------------- "CHAMBER" NOT INVITED TO PACE 17:09 02/02/2004 "The National Assembly" of Belarus was denied the status of specially invited to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. This decision was made by the PACE Office on January 30 in Strasbourg, where the regular session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly took place. The letter of inquiry of the "national assembly" of Belarus about conferring a special guest status was discussed at different levels in Strasbourg, in committees, factions, at the sitting of the presidential committee. And in all cases, with rare exception, the common opinion was that Belarus cannot become the member of this organization. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/02/02/pace --------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE February, 02, 2003 http://charter97.org/eng/news/ -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://felist.com/member/unsub?grp=media.charter97&email= http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com