Belarus to hold elections to local Councils 01/14/2007 - 15:20 / ITAR-TASS MINSK, January 14 (Itar-Tass) - Elections of deputies to local Councils will be held in Belarus on Sunday. A total of 6,525 polling stations will be opened in the republic. The citizens are to elect over 22,500 deputies and 1,581 local Councils will be formed on the voting results. comments: 0
Belarus's PM says satisfied with Moscow oil talks 01/14/2007 - 15:16 / RIA Novosti MINSK, January 13 (RIA Novosti) - Belarus is satisfied with the results of two-day oil talks in Moscow this week, Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said Saturday. comments: 0
Russia wants control of its oil exports after halt 01/14/2007 - 15:13 / Reuters MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia must find means under its own control to deliver oil exports after its reputation was damaged by a halt in pipeline supplies to Europe during a dispute with Belarus, the economy minister said on Saturday. comments: 0
Solana welcomes oil transit agreement between Russia and Belarus 01/14/2007 - 14:57 / IRNA EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana has welcomed the agreement reached last night between the governments of Russia and Belarus on oil transit through Belarus. comments: 0
Russia, Belarus to sign agreement 01/14/2007 - 14:53 / ITAR-TASS MOSCOW, January 13 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Belarus will soon sign an agreement abolishing several tens of restrictions for Russian business in Belarus, a source close to the talks told Itar-Tass. comments: 0
Belarus fights Russian energy price hike 01/14/2007 - 14:50 / Jackson News-Tribune MOSCOW - Russia seems willing to throw its energy weight around, risking cutting off supplies of its oil and gas to Europe as it seeks market prices from neighboring countries that had long depended on cheap energy. comments: 0