TEHRAN, Sept. 21 (MNA) – A 45-member Iranian business delegation headed for the Belarusian capital Minsk on Monday.
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Kosovo leadership confronts EU authorities
The co-operation protocol will help EULEX and Serb police share information on cross-border organised crime and is a pre-condition for Serbia to obtain visa free travel to the EU in 2010.
Turnout hits new low
It was a quiet day at the office for staff at some polling stations across the EU. From an early stage it became clear that predictions of a low turnout would be confirmed.
BBC: Protesters in Minsk demonstrating for the release of three prisoners
Few dare to protest – Belarus has been dubbed the “last dictatorship in Europe”. The European Union has taken its first big step towards bringing Belarus back in from the cold, inviting it to become part of its “Eastern partnership”.
General Yury Zakharanka kidnapped 10 years ago
Today, on the anniversary of disappearance of the former interior minister of Belarus and an opposition leader, a rally of memory will be organized on October square of Minsk at 6.00 p.m.
“The last dictator in Europe” invited to EU summit
The man America called “the last dictator in Europe” – the President of Belarus – has been invited to a European Union summit on partnership with ex-Soviet states in Prague. Alexander Lukashenko has long been shunned in the west, and until last year was the subject of an EU travel ban.
Belarusian dictator invited for EU summit
Karel Schwarzenberg, foreign minister of the Czech Republic holding the EU presidency, extended an invitation to Alyaksandr Lukashenka to visit the summit launching the EU’s European Partnership program in Prague on May 7.
Political prisoner Artsyom Dubski released from pre-trial detention center on his own recognizance
“Young Front” activist Artsyom Dubski was unexpectedly released from the Babruisk pre-trial detention center on his own recognizance until a trial.
Visit of EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner to Minsk postponed again
Visit of EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner to Minsk postponed again
EP’s resolution: Belarus authorities must stop repressions and hold free elections
A resolution condemning human rights violations in Belarus was approved at the session of the European Parliament in Brussels on April 2.