The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE January, 26, 2007 http://charter97.org/eng/news/ --------------------------------------------------------- LUKASHENKA: "I WON'T ALTER COURSE DRAMATICALLY" 16:26 26/01/2007 Alyaksandr Lukashenka is not going to alter the foreign policy dramatically, despite of a number of problems in bilateral relations with Russia. "They are already starting to push me towards Americans or to somebody else. We are not going to alter the policy, as we have found the only way for our country's foreign policy orientation which is possible for our country," Alyaksandr Lukashenka said at a ceremony of awarding scientists of the country with diplomas and certificates of Doctors of Science and professors. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/kurs --------------------------------------------------------- IS GOVERNMENT READY TO SETTLE ENERGY ISSUES WITH EUROPEAN UNION? 11:54 26/01/2007, photo by ByMedia.net Belarus and the European Union are ready to discuss 5-6 real joint projects in the sphere of energy. That was reported by first deputy prime- minister Uladzimir Syamashka in his interview with the BELTA correspondent. "A dialogue between Belarus and the European Union in the sphere of energy is a diplomatic issue. We have defined the points, which are to be discussed in the course of the dialogue. We are planning to start corresponding talks at the level of the deputy minister of the European Commission," he remarked. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/gotovo --------------------------------------------------------- MILINKEVICH FINED 17:42 26/01/2007 On January 25 the court of Kastrychnitski district of Minsk fined the leader of the united democratic forces of Belarus Alyaksandr Milinkevich 150 basic units (4 mln 650 thousand rubles, or $2,173) for intentional illegal crossing the state border. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/milinkevich --------------------------------------------------------- BELARUSIAN OFFICIALS MAKE A LIST OF CLAIMS TO RUSSIA 17:32 26/01/2007 Belarus is forming a list of claims to Russia in a mutual trade. This document is a reciprocal one towards Russian partners and is worked up with the aim to mutually acceptable settlement of trade and economic issues between the countries. It was stated by a deputy foreign minister of Belarus Andrei Eudachenka at a session of Industry Ministry. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/spisok --------------------------------------------------------- LUKASHENKA IS GOING TO STRIKE PUTIN ON SENSITIVE SPOTS 17:19 26/01/2007 At the ceremony of awarding Belarusian scholars with diplomas of the doctor of sciences and certificates of the professor Alyaksandr Lukashenko announced that the Russian authorities continue pressing him. "By all means they are trying to attach us firmly to them making me going to the Kremlin for the money for my people,"- Lukashenka said. "We can't agree with that," he stressed. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/putin --------------------------------------------------------- KAZULIN CAN SUBMIT ALL PROOFS TO VAN DER LINDEN 15:44 26/01/2007 Former candidate for the presidency in 2006, leader of the Socio-Democratic Party (Gramada) Alyaksandr Kazulin is ready to submit the documents concerning his imprisonment for their international expertise. He announced this fact during his meeting with lawyer Igar Rinkevich on January 25. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/gotov --------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIAN AUDIT CHAMBER SUGGESTS REVIEWING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH BELARUS 15:00 26/01/2007 Russias Audit Chamber has suggested reviewing all economy agreements between Belarus and Russia, Andrei Kokoshin, head of the standing committee on CIS affairs in the State Duma (Russias lower parliamentary house), said on Thursday. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/palata --------------------------------------------------------- VITEBSK KURYER M APPEALS TO THE COURT 14:29 26/01/2007 The founder of the "Vitebsk Kuryer M" non-governmental, social and political newspaper lodges a complaint to the Vitebsk Region Economic Court of Appeal today. The "Vitebsk Kuryer" editorial appeals the decision of the Vitebsk Region Economic Court, which allowed a suit of the "Elsan" enterprise to the newspaper on invalidation of the rent agreement. According to this decision, the editorial has to remove from the office, rented in the "Elsan" enterprise. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/vk --------------------------------------------------------- LUKASHENKO WILL RATHER INTRODUCE EURO IN BELARUS 13:34 26/01/2007 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said he would never yield to Russia's takeover of Belarus and emphasized that his country was ready for the EU membership and euro's introduction, the BELTA news agency reported with reference to Lukashenko's interview. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/evro --------------------------------------------------------- BELARUS INTERIOR MINISTER VISITS VIETNAM (PHOTO) 13:27 26/01/2007 A Belarusian Interior Ministry delegation led by Minister Vladimir Naumov is in Vietnam for a five-day official visit. During talks on Thursday, Naumov and his host, Public Security Minister General Le Hong Anh, apprised each other about the socio-economic situation, security, and social order in their respective countries and exchanged views on international and regional issues. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/photo --------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIANS APPROVE TOUGH ACTIONS AGAINST BELARUS 13:23 26/01/2007 The better part of Russians backed up tough actions of authorities against Belarus taken in time of the recent oil and gas clashes, showed the survey of VTsIOM public opinion center. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/russia --------------------------------------------------------- RONALD POFALLA: DIALOGUE WITH THE WEST MAY NOT BE HELD ALONG WITH THE OPPOSITION PERSECUTION 13:20 26/01/2007 German policymakers responded skeptically to Alyaksandr Lukashenka's utterances to the Die Welte about Belarus' approaching the European Union. As secretary of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Ronal Pofalla who, together with Mari Louise Beck, the Bundestag deputy from the Green party, arrived to Minsk lately, declared the Belarusian authorities might not rely on the dialogue with the West along with the opposition persecution. http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2007/01/26/pofala -------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE January, 26, 2007 http://charter97.org/eng/news/ -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://felist.com/member/unsub?grp=media.charter97&email=e@mail http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com