Milinkevich Elected Chairman of Organizing Committee for Chernobyl March 03/28/2008 - 17:51 / Naviny.by Former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich has been elected chairman of the organizing committee for an annual march called Charnobylski Shlyakh (Path of Chernobyl), which is to be staged in Minsk on April 26 on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. comments: 0
Staff of US Embassy in Belarus to Be Reduced by Half 03/28/2008 - 17:47 / ITAR-TASS The number of staff members of the U.S. embassy in Belarus will be reduced by half – to 17 people – on Thursday on the demand of the Belarussian authorities. The number of diplomats working in Belarus will be reduced to 17 by the end of March 27, and this will be done in response to the demand of the Belarussian Foreign Ministry, says an official report issued by the U.S. embassy in Minsk. comments: 0