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Early voting turnout makes up 3.4% on 14 December

MINSK, 15 December (BelTA) – A total of 3.4% of voters cast their votes on the first day of early voting in Belarus on 14 December, Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik told belTA.

The lists of citizens eligible to vote number almost 7.044 million people. Nearly 237,000 of...

Polling stations ready to early voting in Belarus

MINSK, 14 December (BelTA) – All polling stations in Belarus are ready for early voting which starts on 14 December, BelTA learnt from Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik.

Today over 6,000 polling stations in Belarus and outside the country have opened for early voting. Belarusian nationals who are...

Early voting in Belarus to start 14 December

MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) – Early voting at the presidential election in Belarus will start on 14 December, BelTA learnt from the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Over 6,000 polling stations will be open in Belarus and outside the country. They will stay open from 10h00 to 19h00 with a break from...

Lukashenko denies row with Medvedev

MOSCOW, 10 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed speculations about the alleged deterioration of relations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The Belarusian head of state made this statement following the CSTO summit in Moscow on 10 December, BelTA has learnt.

“There was no quarrel between Medvedev and me”, Alexander...

Belarus, Israel consider visa-free travel

VITEBSK, 9 December (BelTA) – Belarus and Israel are considering abolishment of visa requirements, BelTA learned from First Secretary of the Embassy of the State of Israel to Belarus Gennady Polishchuk. He takes part in the Day of Israel in Vitebsk held by the Embassy of Israel.

“We believe that in...

Vatican Cardinal praises church-government dialogue in Belarus

GRODNO, 7 December (BelTA) – The government of Belarus is open for a dialogue with the church, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (the education ministry in Vatican) Zenon Grocholewski told reporters on 7 December, BelTA has learnt.

The cardinal said that during his previous visits to Belarus he discussed...

Lukashenko: OSCE needs universal election assessment standards

ASTANA, 2 December (BelTA) – The OSCE should develop universal standards for assessing elections, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in his speech at the OSCE summit in Astana on 2 December.

“A lot has been said about human rights. If we start talking about it, we should take a serious approach...

Alexander Lukashenko urges to avoid excessive campaigning

MINSK, 29 November (BelTA) – Alexander Lukashenko urged his authorized representatives to avoid excessive campaigning. “I would like point out one feature of our pre-election campaign. We should avoid excesses in our campaigning and in our desire to defend everything we have achieved. If we boast and exaggerate, it will...

Social and economic research centers set up in Belarus’ oblasts, Minsk

MINSK, 26 November (BelTA) – Social and economic research centers under the Science and Research Institute of Economy of the Economy Ministry are set up in the Belarusian oblasts and the city of Minsk. The Belarus President signed relevant Decree No 605 on several issues regarding the Science and Research...

New preferences for investors can be enforced through amendments to Decree No 10

MINSK, 25 November (BelTA) - Decree No 10 “On additional terms for investment activities in the Republic of Belarus” dated 6 August 2009 may be supplemented by new incentives for investors, the chief of the general directorate of law making activities in economy and ecology of the Justice Ministry of...

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