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Aircraft operations must not suffer from political interference: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to maintain the critical separation between politics and aviation safety issues.
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Decision to ban flights over Belarus not political, says European Commissi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission does not believe that the decision of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to ban flights over Belarus was politically motivated, a commission spokesperson told Sputnik on Monday.
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NATO chief says alliance worried about Belarus-Russia cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Russia], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is concerned about strengthening cooperation between Russia and Belarus and is ready to protect its allies in case of any threats.
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Belarusian activist stabs himself in court to protest political repression
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], June 2 (ANI): A 41-year-old Belarusian activist Stsiapan Latypau stabbed himself in court to protest political repression on Tuesday in Minsk.
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Belarus imposes new rules restricting citizens from leaving country
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], June 1 (ANI): Belarus' border security agency has announced a severe tightening of already strict rules limiting citizens' ability to exit the country to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
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Putin, Lukashenko discuss economic ties, pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 30 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko discussed economic relations including trade and the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic during their talks in Sochi, said an official.
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Protests call for release of Belarus journalist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], May 30 (ANI): Scores of people took to the streets across Europe on Saturday, against the Belarusian government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.
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US Aviation Administration tells airlines to use extreme caution when flyi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday advised airlines to exercise "extreme caution" while flying over Belarus following the incident with grounding of a Ryanair jet in Minsk.
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NATO's Stoltenberg believes Russia involved in Belarus Ryanair incident
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed the belief that Russia was involved in the Ryanair plane diversion to Belarus, citing close relations between Moscow and Minsk as evidence.
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Estonia restricts Belarusian airlines over Ryanair flight incident
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tallinn [Estonia], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian government has banned Belarusian airlines or private planes from flying in its airspace and landing on its territory, the press service said on Thursday.
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Belarusian opposition leader calls for 'global protests' following detenti
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 27 (ANI): Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for 'global protests' on Saturday against the government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.
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India cautions airlines to ensure fuel plan while using Belarus airspace a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): After the interception of a Ryanair flight in Belarusian airspace by a state fighter jet, the Indian aviation regulatory body Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday advised all Indian airlines companies to ensure a fuel plan while flying throu
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