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France confirms departure of its ambassador from Minsk
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [Farnce], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The French Foreign Ministry said on Monday that its Ambassador to Belarus Nicolas de Lacoste had returned to France on Sunday, following the unilateral decision of the Belarusian authorities demanding his departure.
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UN office says eager to continue working with Minsk even despite recent cl
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN office in Belarus said on Wednesday it was in contact with Minsk in connection with its claims to the legal aid program and was focused on continuing to work with the republic.
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Belarus sentence mass protest leader Maria Kolesnikova to 11 years in jail
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 8 (ANI): A Belarusian court on Monday sentenced Maria Kolesnikova, an opposition figure and protest leader against President Alexander Lukashenko to 11 years in prison.
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UK Foreign Secretary decries prison sentences for Belarusian Opposition fi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday condemned the lengthy prison sentences handed to Belarusian opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak by a Minsk court, and urged President Alexander Lukashenko's government to release all politica
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Approximately 60 migrants stuck on Belarus' borders with Poland, Latvia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 60 migrants, mainly from Iraq and Afghanistan, are stuck on Belarus' borders with Poland and Latvia, Deputy Chairman of Belarusian Border Committee Roman Podlinev told Sputnik.
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Belarus Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya lands in Poland
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], August 5 (ANI): Belarusian athlete, Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to return home early from the Olympics out of fear for her safety has arrived in Poland, where she has been given a humanitarian visa.
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Vitaly Shishov, head of Belarusian exile group found dead in Kiev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 3 (ANI): Vitaly Shishov, the head of Belarusian House in Ukraine (BDU) was found dead on Tuesday, a day after he went missing, according to Ukraine's National Police.
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Rajnath Singh meets Belarusian counterpart on sidelines of SCO in Dushanbe
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan] July 28 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met with his Belarusian counterpart Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Dushanbe.
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EU imposes economic sanctions on Belarus over detention of journalist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 25 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Friday imposed more economic sanctions on the Belarusian government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.
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US sanctions 16 people, 5 state security entities from Belarus
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Treasury Department has designated 16 persons and five entities from Belarus, including the State Security Committee (KGB) and the press secretary of the Belarusian president, as part of a new sanctions package after the Ryanair incident in M
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New Zealand bans entry to over 50 Belarusian officials over alleged human
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's government on Thursday announced sanctions against Minsk, banning more than 50 Belarusian nationals associated with President Alexander Lukashenko from entering the island country over alleged election fraud and human rights abus
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Erisha Agritech inks long-term deal with Minsk Tractor Works
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): MTW (Minsk Tractor Works), the Belarusian brand of agricultural machinery, has reached a long-term agreement with New Delhi-based Erisha Agritech Private Ltd. (India) for the localization and assembly of tractors under the joint brand "DARSH BELARUS
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