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Belarus central bank to raise key rate to 9.75 pct
Xinhua News Agency
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MINSK, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The National Bank of Belarus said on Monday that it will raise its key rate from 9.5 percent to 9.75 percent. Starting June 25, the refinancing rate will amount to 9.75 percent. The rates on permanently available...
Lithuanian FM Holds Talks With Belarusian Opposition Leader In Vilnius
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys meets today with Belarusian democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and extends congratulations on the recent release of her husband,...
Oman, Belarus sign 3 memoranda on cooperation in technology transfer, transport fields
The Arabian Stories
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July 2, 2025
Muscat – The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Belarus today signed three memoranda of understanding in Muscat to enhance cooperation on technology transfer in automotive and smart technology sectors. The first memorandum of understanding...
Belarus Firm Introduces New Buk SAM System for Asian Users
The Defense Post
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June 23, 2025
Minsk-based defense contractor E-System Solutions has unveiled the scale model of a new Buk surface-to-air missile system version at a military equipment convention in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Buk-MB2K is currently being offered for export to Asian...
'Oreshnik will be on Belarusian soil,' Lukashenko says of Russian missile deployment by year-end
The Kyiv Independent
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July 2, 2025
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko announced on July 1 that the Russian-made Oreshnik missile system will be deployed in Belarus by the end of 2025. Speaking at a ceremony marking Independence Day, Lukashenko said the decision was made in...
Don't relax pressure on Lukashenko, freed Belarus dissident tells the West
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
VILNIUS - The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly released dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski told Reuters. Tsikhanouski, who walked free last month after more than five...
Oman, Belarus discuss means of enhancing cooperation in sectors of industry, IT
Times of Oman
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Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday received an official delegation from the Republic of Belarus that comprised government officials, CEOs and business representatives of industrial companies. The delegation’s visit to Oman was aimed at...
Belarusian Hockey Players Won The Analog Of The Stanley Cup
Charter 97
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5 Danila Klimovich scored the puck in the final game. The Abbotsford Canucks defeated the Charlotte Checkers 3-2 on the road in game six of their final AHL (Calder Cup) playoff series to win the series, 4-2. Canadian hockey club won the Calder Cup...
Interview: CPC's wisdom in building modern socialist country beacon for others -- Belarusian party leader
People's Daily Online
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MINSK, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The experience and wisdom of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in building a modern socialist country and socialism with Chinese characteristics serve as a beacon for many other countries, head of the Communist Party of...
US Envoy Kellogg Hits Back at Minsk’s Ceasefire Statement
Kyiv Post
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July 2, 2025
Keith Kellogg, Washington’s Ukraine envoy, refuted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s claim that he agreed to pressure Ukraine into not firing into Russia. Kellogg visited Moscow’s ally Belarus on June 21, a visit which resulted in the...
Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovsky freed after US-brokered pardon
BNE Intellinews
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Belarusian opposition activist Sergey Tikhanovsky (Siarhei Tsikhanovsky) was released from prison on June 21 following a pardon mediated by US envoy Keith Kellogg, who recently met with President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. “I can't believe it....
Presentation of the joint Belarusian-Russian report on human rights violations in Western countries at the OSCE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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30 June 2025 On June 30, 2025, the presentation of the second joint report of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Russia on the observance of human rights in individual countries took place at the OSCE headquarters in Vienna. The...
Oman, Belarus sign 3 memoranda on understanding in technology transfer, transport sectors
Times of Oman
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Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Belarus on Wednesday signed three memoranda of understanding (MoU) in Muscat to enhance cooperation on technology transfer in automotive and smart technology sectors. The first memorandum of...
EU implements higher tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products and fertilizers
APK Inform
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As of July 1, a new regulation has come into force in the EU, introducing new tariffs on agricultural products and certain fertilizers from Russia and Belarus that were previously not subject to additional customs duties. In particular, import...
NATO’s 2025 Defender Europe exercises held dangerously close to Belarus — Lukashenko
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MINSK, July 1. /TASS/. The Defender Europe 2025 series of NATO military drills is taking place so dangerously close to Belarus that it is actually on its soil, BelTA news agency cited Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as saying on Tuesday....
UAE leaders congratulate President of Belarus on ID
Sharjah24
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent similar...
Belarus: Siarhei Tsikhanouski released after five years – now free them all
ARTICLE 19
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The unexpected release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski – one of Belarus’s leading activists and the husband of opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – alongside 13 other prisoners, is a promising development. It reminds us that we must not lose...
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail, says wife
The Chronicle News Online
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June 23, 2025
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski has been released from prison after five years, his wife Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya said in a post on X. Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after her husband’s jailing, shared a video of...
Belarus Releases Opposition Politician, 13 Other Political Prisoners
Human Rights Watch
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June 23, 2025
Last Saturday, Belarusian authorities released by presidential pardon 14 prisoners, all jailed as a result of politically motivated prosecutions, and transferred them to neighboring Lithuania. They include prominent opposition politician Siarhei...
Belarus – Release of prisoners including Siarhei Tsikhanousky (June 23, 2025)
France Diplomacy
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June 23, 2025
France welcomes the announcement of a prisoner release in Belarus that included Siarhei Tsikhanousky as well as other individuals who had been incarcerated for various reasons, thanks to U.S. mediation. We encourage the Belarusian authorities to...