MINSK, 17 May (BelTA) - The situation in the economy and finance in Belarus has stabilized, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich to receive his report, BelTA learnt from the press service of the head of state. “First of all, I would like to hear from the Government (we already discussed the matter with the Chairman of the Board of the National Bank) how the issues that are of concern to the population are being resolved. Economy...

MOSCOW, 15 May (BelTA) – The presidents of the CSTO member states believe that attempts to use political and economic pressure against other countries, including the CSTO Participating states, are unacceptable. They believe that only an equal dialogue based on mutual respect can help resolve disputes. This message was formalized in a joint declaration of the presidents of the CSTO Participating states adopted at a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty...

MINSK, 2 May (BelTA) – Belarus and Kazakhstan are satisfied with the multi-vector strategy of expanding the bilateral trade and economic cooperation, says a joint statement adopted by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and his Kazakhstan counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev on 14 May, BelTA has learnt. The parties agreed to ramp up cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology, culture, humanitarian field and other areas. They instructed the governments to...

MINSK, 14 May (BelTA) – A Nato delegation has arrived in Belarus for a three-day visit on 14 May, BelTA learnt from the Defense Ministry. The delegation includes representatives of the Nato Secretariat, Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation, military attaches of the Nato member states accredited by the Defense Ministry of Belarus. The delegation will review current results and plans to implement the 2010 Partnership Goals and will also discuss a draft package...

MINSK, 8 May (BelTA) – Belarus and the West should settle their differences through a dialogue instead of sanctions and prohibitions, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in his address to the nation and the parliament on 8 May. “Yes, we have different views on some aspects of the society but we should overcome these differences via a dialogue instead of sanctions and prohibitions. The policy of sanctions is a mistake primarily because it is useless and lacks results,”...

MINSK, 3 May (BelTA) – Salaries should reach $500 by the end of 2012, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he heard out a report from Chairperson of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB) Leonid Kozik on 3 May. The press service of the Belarusian head of state quoted Alexander Lukashenko as saying: “I am starting to believe that some executives are hiding behind what the president has said: higher salaries for harder work. It is correct but after that heads of...