Belarus Kept Restrictions on Trade with Russia in Force 11/02/2007 - 18:58 / Charter97 This March Belarus abolished 16 out of 38 restrictions that hindered from bilateral relations between Belarus and Russia, head of the office of access to foreign markets of the trade negotiations department of Russia’s Ministry for Economic Development Veronika Nikishina told “Interfax.” comments: 0
Belarus Hopes for Loan from Nomura by Year End 11/02/2007 - 18:55 / Reuters Belarus hopes to secure a loan from Nomura Bank by the end of the year, the central bank said, without referring to its size, though the government has talked of borrowing $1 billion. comments: 0
Belarus Names Participants of Talks on Opening EC Office in Minsk 11/02/2007 - 18:46 / National Legal Portal Belarus named participants of the talks on opening an office of the European Commission in Minsk. At the talks a Belarusian delegation will be headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Valery Vorontsov, Belarus’ Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Popov told a briefing on November 1. comments: 0
UN Set to End Scrutiny of Cuba and Belarus, Indict Israel; 27 NGOs Protest 11/02/2007 - 18:45 / UN Watch A coalition of 27 non-governmental organizations is urging senior officials and member states of the U.N. to oppose a set of proposed changes to the Human Rights Council that would end that body's scrutiny of abuses in Cuba and Belarus, obstruct resolutions that name specific countries for violations, and institute an Islamic-sponsored initiative to permanently censure Israel under a fixed agenda item. comments: 0
