Belarus NewsNews on Belarus continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Russian, Belarussian presidents vow to further ties- June 23, 2008 MOSCOW. June 23. KAZINFORM Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko has pledged to enhance bilateral relations, while the two post-Soviet countries are striving for ...http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/russian-belarussian-presidents-vow-to-further-t... Lukashenko thanks Medvedev for taking spiritual step in Brest- June 22, 2008 Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko found it symbolic that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made his first visit to Belarus to Brest.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/lukashenko-thanks-medvedev-for-taking-spiritual... Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev speaks of greater union of Russia and Belarus- June 22, 2008 Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, speaking Sunday in the west Belarusian city of Brest, urged a greater union between Russian and Belarus.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/russian-president-dmitriy-medvedev-speaks-of-gr... Vatican criticizes US for sanctions on Belarus- June 22, 2008 Internationally isolated Belarus on Sunday received unexpected support from the Vatican, when visiting Cardinal Tarciso Bertone criticized US-imposed economic sanctions against the former Soviet republic.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/vatican-criticizes-us-for-sanctions-on-belarus-... Belarussian women get a helping hand- June 21, 2008 New hope is dawning for Belarussian women caught up in forced prostitution, and Switzerland can take some of the credit.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/belarussian-women-get-a-helping-hand?fromrss=1 Belarusian president invites the Pope to visit- June 20, 2008 Belarus' authoritarian president invited Pope Benedict XVI to the mostly Orthodox former Soviet republic, the presidential press service said in a statement Friday.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/belarusian-president-invites-the-pope-to-visit?... Vatican envoy praises Belarus for fostering religious tolerance- June 20, 2008 Belarussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov shakes hands with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone in Minsk, yesterday.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/vatican-envoy-praises-belarus-for-fostering-rel... Belarus finds Napoleonic soldiers' grave at site of major battle- June 19, 2008 A Defence Ministry official in Belarus says the remains of 180 Napoleonic soldiers who died in a major battle against the Russian army have been found in the former Soviet republic.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/belarus-finds-napoleonic-soldiers-grave-at-site... Cardinal Bertone Arrives in Belarus- June 19, 2008 MINSK, Belarus, JUNE 18, 2008 .- Benedict XVI's secretary of state arrived today in Belarus for an official visit to the former Soviet country.http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/cardinal-bertone-arrives-in-belarus?fromrss=1 Belarusian Children Receive Care in Mississippi- June 17, 2008 Thirty-three children, one family, and five translators from Belarus arrived at the Jackson International Airport Friday. For some this is their first visit to the United States; others are returning to what they call their second families in Mississippi..http://www.topix.net/world/belarus/2008/06/belarusian-children-receive-care-in-mississippi... |