Yarmoshyna: Non-recognition of election results will be sad disappointment and heart wound

Money for the second round of the elections has already been allocated.

The Central Electron Commission (CEC) is ready to have two rounds of the presidential elections. As Euroradio learnt from CEC head Yarmoshyna, the money has already been allocated.

Lidziya Yarmoshyna: "We always have money for the second round. We don't need anything else! The second round doesn't need advance voting and money for electoral campaign. Candidates do not get any money. We need just to pay for the work of election commission members and printing new ballots. Technically, it's very easy, so we are always ready for this."

Belaruskali on pre-sale preparation

Republican unitary enterprise Belaruskali has been reorganized into joint stock company.

The state runs 100% stake in the JSC, whose authorized fund is about 6 trillion rubles, BelaPAN learnt from the State Property Fund.

Belaruskali is included in the privatization plan for 2010. As deputy prime minister Uladzimir Syamashka told journalists on August 4, Belarus wouldn't hurry to sell the company. "As to selling a block of shares, it is possible," he added.

According to Syamashka, there are a lot of those wanting to buy Belaruskali. It's not the best time for selling, the deputy PM thinks. "Belaruskali is a

Population of Belarus sunk by 12.5 thousand over half a year

Since the beginning of the year the mortality rate exceeded the birthrate by 17,753.

The population of Belarus as of August 1, 2010 was 9,467.7 thousand, and has decreased by 12,500 persons as compared with the beginning of the year, "Ezhednevnik" informs with the reference to the Belarusian Statistics Ministry.

The population decrease is the result of the mortality rate exceeding the birthrate by 17,753, while the positive migration gain of population was equal to 5,307 persons.

In January-July this year 62,517 children were born in the country (by 1215 persons less than in January-July last year), 80,270 persons died

Belarus again refused Kyrgyzstan in extradition of Bakiyev

Belarusian authorities answered with a refusal for the repeated request of prosecutor's office of Kyrgyzstan about the extradition of the overthrown president of this country.

The repeated request on extradition of Bakiyev was directed to public prosecutor's office of Belarus on June, 27, Baitemir Ibrayev, Prosecutor-General of Kyrgyzstan told today, CA-NEWS reports.

"We considered that after the referendum and inauguration of Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, i.e. after legitimization of power, we will receive another answer, but we received the same answer for the second time. Now we are going to direct the same request one more time or to look for

The ticket offices at the Minsk rail station were closed off today morning.

The reason was an ownerless bag left near a ticket office.

According to railway station director Uladzimir Hryharovich, there are no grounds to worry about.

"No, It's not mine laying. An unknown ownerless bag has been found. Passengers are kept far from the site. We are now checking what inside the bag is," the station director told Euroradio.

As it was found out later, there was a 5-liter bottle of whiskey in the suspicious bag.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

The ticket offices at the Minsk rail station were closed off today morning.

The reason was an ownerless bag left near a ticket office.

According to railway station director Uladzimir Hryharovich, there are no grounds to worry about.

"No, It's not mine laying. An unknown ownerless bag has been found. Passengers are kept far from the site. We are now checking what inside the bag is," the station director told Euroradio.

As it was found out later, there was a 5-liter bottle of whiskey in the suspicious bag.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

The ticket offices at the Minsk rail station were closed off today morning.

The reason was an ownerless bag left near a ticket office.

According to railway station director Uladzimir Hryharovich, there are no grounds to worry about.

"No, It's not mine laying. An unknown ownerless bag has been found. Passengers are kept far from the site. We are now checking what inside the bag is," the station director told Euroradio.

As it was found out later, there was a 5-liter bottle of whiskey in the suspicious bag.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

In Belarusian Ministry of Education one forgot, how the non- legitimate “parliament” is called

Belarusian Ministry of Education considers, that in Belarus instead of "national assembly" acts "public assembly".

It is interesting, whether a Belarusian university entrant could pass successfully his examinations on the specialty "History" for a budget form of education with such knowledge of political life of the country?

Such name of Belarusian "parliament" is contained in the instructive letter of Ministry of Education of May, 20, 2010 "About teaching World History and History of Belarus in 2010/2011 school year", signed by Deputy Minister of Education Kazimir Farino, "Tomorrow of your country" informs.

Instructive letters of Ministry of Education on every subject

Ukrainian Prime Minister: We can increase gas supplies to Europe

Ukraine can additionally transport to Europe from 15 to 30 billion cubic metres of Russian gas annually.

It has been stated by Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov at a press-conference on Tuesday, Interfax informs.

"We can additionally pump 15-20-30 million (cubic metres) of gas." He said, answering the question about reserves of the Ukrainian gas transportation system to supply Europe in case Russian-Belarusian gas conflict escalates.

Ukraine has taken a neutral position in the Russia-Belarus gas conflict, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

"On a political level, Ukraine is completely neutral on this issue: we have absolutely no

The ticket offices at the Minsk rail station were closed off today morning.

The reason was an ownerless bag left near a ticket office.

According to railway station director Uladzimir Hryharovich, there are no grounds to worry about.

"No, It's not mine laying. An unknown ownerless bag has been found. Passengers are kept far from the site. We are now checking what inside the bag is," the station director told Euroradio.

As it was found out later, there was a 5-liter bottle of whiskey in the suspicious bag.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

The ticket offices at the Minsk rail station were closed off today morning.

The reason was an ownerless bag left near a ticket office.

According to railway station director Uladzimir Hryharovich, there are no grounds to worry about.

"No, It's not mine laying. An unknown ownerless bag has been found. Passengers are kept far from the site. We are now checking what inside the bag is," the station director told Euroradio.

As it was found out later, there was a 5-liter bottle of whiskey in the suspicious bag.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

The ticket offices at the Minsk rail station were closed off today morning.

The reason was an ownerless bag left near a ticket office.

According to railway station director Uladzimir Hryharovich, there are no grounds to worry about.

"No, It's not mine laying. An unknown ownerless bag has been found. Passengers are kept far from the site. We are now checking what inside the bag is," the station director told Euroradio.

As it was found out later, there was a 5-liter bottle of whiskey in the suspicious bag.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

Threat of blast in Minsk-Maladzechna commuter train received

100 passengers of the commuter train evacuated, but bomb has not been found.

On August 10 Minsk Interior Affairs Department was warned that an explosive device was planted in the commuter train Maladzechna-Minsk, BelaTA was informed by the spokesperson of the Interior Affairs department of the Interior Affairs Ministry Alyaksandr Marchenka.

After arrival of the commuter train to Zhdanovichy railway station 100 passengers were evacuated, and the train was side-tracked. However the explosive device had not been found. Policemen found out that the report was received from 27-year-old dweller of the village of Krasnaye Maladzechna district. She explained that when

“New Life” church members ready to defend their building and pastor

Members of Minsk "New Life" church are set not to pay about 266 million BR fine.

They are also ready to defend their building and pastor Vyachaslau Hancharnka, stated the lawyer of the church Syarhei Lukanin in an interview to BelaPAN.

We remind that on July 12 the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the court of Maskouski district of Minsk of February 26 by which "New Life" New Life Church of the Religious Association of Christian Full Gospel churches in Belarus was fined 8.75 million rubles for pollution of the territory near the church building by oil products. Beside

Threat of blast in Minsk-Maladzechna commuter train received

100 passengers of the commuter train evacuated, but bomb has not been found.

On August 10 Minsk Interior Affairs Department was warned that an explosive device was planted in the commuter train Maladzechna-Minsk, BelaTA was informed by the spokesperson of the Interior Affairs department of the Interior Affairs Ministry Alyaksandr Marchenka.

After arrival of the commuter train to Zhdanovichy railway station 100 passengers were evacuated, and the train was side-tracked. However the explosive device had not been found. Policemen found out that the report was received from 27-year-old dweller of the village of Krasnaye Maladzechna district. She explained that when

Threat of blast in Minsk-Maladzechna commuter train received

100 passengers of the commuter train evacuated, but bomb has not been found.

On August 10 Minsk Interior Affairs Department was warned that an explosive device was planted in the commuter train Maladzechna-Minsk, BelaTA was informed by the spokesperson of the Interior Affairs department of the Interior Affairs Ministry Alyaksandr Marchenka.

After arrival of the commuter train to Zhdanovichy railway station 100 passengers were evacuated, and the train was side-tracked. However the explosive device had not been found. Policemen found out that the report was received from 27-year-old dweller of the village of Krasnaye Maladzechna district. She explained that when

Threat of blast in Minsk-Maladzechna commuter train received

100 passengers of the commuter train evacuated, but bomb has not been found.

On August 10 Minsk Interior Affairs Department was warned that an explosive device was planted in the commuter train Maladzechna-Minsk, BelaTA was informed by the spokesperson of the Interior Affairs department of the Interior Affairs Ministry Alyaksandr Marchenka.

After arrival of the commuter train to Zhdanovichy railway station 100 passengers were evacuated, and the train was side-tracked. However the explosive device had not been found. Policemen found out that the report was received from 27-year-old dweller of the village of Krasnaye Maladzechna district. She explained that when

Threat of blast in Minsk-Maladzechna commuter train received

100 passengers of the commuter train evacuated, but bomb has not been found.

On August 10 Minsk Interior Affairs Department was warned that an explosive device was planted in the commuter train Maladzechna-Minsk, BelaTA was informed by the spokesperson of the Interior Affairs department of the Interior Affairs Ministry Alyaksandr Marchenka.

After arrival of the commuter train to Zhdanovichy railway station 100 passengers were evacuated, and the train was side-tracked. However the explosive device had not been found. Policemen found out that the report was received from 27-year-old dweller of the village of Krasnaye Maladzechna district. She explained that when

51 ice palaces planned to be built in Belarus

23 ice palaces have already been built in the country, even in sparsely populated towns.

51 ice palaces will work in Belarus in the near future. It has been stated at the presentation of the first professional female hockey team, Panthers, by chairman of the Belarusian Hockey Federation Yauheny Vorsin, the European Radio for Belarus reports.

"Not only child sports schools are to work at these arenas, but female ice hockey sections. We say that to heads of our regional organizations in which child sports schools are opened," Vorsin said.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

Belarusian Emergency Situations Ministry blames Russian colleagues with unprofessionalism

"We do not bring the situation with wildfires to the degree when they need to be extinguished "in a house-raising manner," stated a source in the Emergency Ministry of Belarus.

The situation with wildfires in Minsk region is stable, the head of Minsk regional department of the Emergency Situations Ministry Anatoly Ulasevich said, Interfax-Zapad reports.

"We do not bring the situation with wildfires to the point when they need to be extinguished "in a house-raising manner", by pooling resources," Ulasevcih said. He stressed that "the situation with wildfires in the region is under control and it is stable".

Touching upon

Belarus may face agricultural goods shortage due to heat

Climatologists are convinced that climate changes are to have greatest impact on agricultural industry of the country.

"Global changes of the climate influence agriculture development of Belarus most," stated the head of the climate department of the Republican HydroMetCentre of Alena Kamarouskaya at the press-conference on Wednesday, Interfax-Zapad reports.

As said by her, in the conditions of changing climate "heat supply of agricultural plants has grown, agro-climatic regions in the country have moved 60-150 kilometres to the north". Besides, as said by the head of the department, as a result of climate changes, "the northern agro climatic zone in Belarus

Today is 100th anniversary of Belarusian poet Larysa Heniyush

She was sentenced to 25 years of deprivation of liberty by the Soviet regime. In 1956 the poetess was released early, but she has not been rehabilitated yet.

Larysa Heniyush (nee Miklashevich) was born on August 9, 1010 in the country estate of Zhlobavitsy (now Vaukavysk district, Hrodna region). In 1935 she married a student of Charles University Yanka Heniyush and in 1937 she left the country, she set off for Prague to live with him. In 1947 she gained Czech citizenship. In 1948 on the order from Moscow she and her husband were arrested in the town of Vimperk (the

“Business Georgia”: Belarusian oligarchs– links of family business of Lukashenka

"Business Georgia" Information agency wrote how operates the so-called large-scale business in Belarus.

"Business Georgia" IA reminds that Ukrainian newspaper "Delo" named Uladzimir Peftsieu the richest Belarusian oligarch, evaluating his fortune for 1 billion USD. Peftsieu is a founder of the PUE "BT Telecommunications" and the chairman of the stockholders meeting of ZAO "Beltehexport" – a structure dealing with arms trade.

Meanwhile, total assets of ten largest businessmen of Belarus in the newspaper's opinion make up some $1,9 billion.

For comparison: ten largest businessmen of Moldova possess assets of $1,4 billion, and in hands of top-10 oligarchs of Russia according

Names of abductions’ masterminds and executors in Belarus can revealed in nearest time

There are enough facts, evidence and documents for that.

Belarusian democrats have called upon the UN Security council to address the problem of disappeared opposition leaders in Belarus and guarantee international investigation of the fates of the abducted. Chrter97.org has asked the leader of "European Belarus" civil campaign Andrei Sannikov to comment on this initiative.

"We want to successfully insist on international investigation of the cases of the disappeared central figures and public leaders of Belarus, as 11 years have demonstrated that the Belarusian authorities are hindering a real investigation in every possible way, though there are enough facts,

Names of abductions’ masterminds and executors in Belarus can revealed in nearest time

There are enough facts, evidence and documents for that.

Belarusian democrats have called upon the UN Security council to address the problem of disappeared opposition leaders in Belarus and guarantee international investigation of the fates of the abducted. Chrter97.org has asked the leader of "European Belarus" civil campaign Andrei Sannikov to comment on this initiative.

"We want to successfully insist on international investigation of the cases of the disappeared central figures and public leaders of Belarus, as 11 years have demonstrated that the Belarusian authorities are hindering a real investigation in every possible way, though there are enough facts,

Names of abductions’ masterminds and executors in Belarus can revealed in nearest time

There are enough facts, evidence and documents for that.

Belarusian democrats have called upon the UN Security council to address the problem of disappeared opposition leaders in Belarus and guarantee international investigation of the fates of the abducted. Chrter97.org has asked the leader of "European Belarus" civil campaign Andrei Sannikov to comment on this initiative.

"We want to successfully insist on international investigation of the cases of the disappeared central figures and public leaders of Belarus, as 11 years have demonstrated that the Belarusian authorities are hindering a real investigation in every possible way, though there are enough facts,

Bicyclist crushed to death by drunken traffic police officer

Moreover, the policeman left the 17-year-old guy dying. He tried to flee the scene.

A criminal action has been opened against traffic police inspector of the Interior Directorate of the Internal Affairs of Brest regional executive committee. He was driving a car while he was drunk, and a 17-year-old boy was run down by him, "Ezhednevnik" reports.

The drunken-driving accident took place on June 27 in the night. The traffic police inspector, senior lieutenant Fiodar Aniskevich, was driving Audi which was a property of his girlfriend. The traffic policeman, who was to monitor drivers, for them not to violate traffic

The prosecution of Teresa Sobol is reinstated

The public prosecutor's office reinstated the prosecution of the Chairman of Ivyanets office of House of Union of Poles in Belarus Teresa Sobol.

It was reported by Andrzej Poczobut, an activist of House of Union of Poles in his blog.

According to the journalist's information, today Teresa Sobol attempted to leave for Poland. She was detained at the frontier post in Brest and it was told that she cannot cross Belarusian border again. A few hours later, Teresa Sobol's lawyer was informed by the investigative officer of Valozhyn Regional Department of Interior Affairs, that already yesterday the public prosecutor's office

Belarusian dictator guarded unprecedentedly: his visit blocked Lake Narach

After his visit to Hrodna region in the end of the last week Lukashenka went to Lake Narach, which really complicated matters for common Belarusians on holiday there.

Last Thursday interior troops units were send to Myadzel district from Minsk. Soldiers in trucks and with mobile kitchen trailers made a camp in forest along the highway R28 from Myadzel to the resort town of Narach. Part of them was stationed in the yards of the village of Charauki. They looked from behind the fences at the passing vehicles. People decided some military exercises were underway. But on Saturday three or

Radio France Internationale: New geopolitical coalition of Belarus, Syria and Venezuela is a yak

Observers of Radio France Internationale (RFI) mark paranoid unwillingness of Aliaksandr Lukashenko to say goodbye to his rule.

Within many years the Belarusian leader managed to lead Moscow up the garden path, promising union with Russia in the nearest future and get from it 52 bln. USD only for pronouncing words which please ambitions of the Kremlin residents. The forced entry of Belarus into Trilateral Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan in practice changed nothing in Minsk fronde in relation to Moscow.

Commenting later visit of Syrian president to Belarus, French observers mark "comic" declaration of Minsk concerning formation of

Militant Dunja

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovich has come out in the support of Belarusian journalists.

Today Dunja Mijatovich has delivered her first report at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. In the report on two dozens of the OSCE participating States, to which Mijatovich addressed with different questions concerning freedom of mass media, Belarus is mentioned as well, Radio Svaboda informs.

Dunja Mijatovich mentions her letter to Syarhei Martynau (Sergei Martynov), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, in which she expressed regret that intimidation of Natallya Radzina, Iryna Khalip, Svyatlana Kalinkina and Maryna Koktysh is taking place. In connection with

Bicyclist crushed to death by drunken traffic police officer

Moreover, the policeman left the 17-year-old guy dying. He tried to flee the scene.

A criminal action has been opened against traffic police inspector of the Interior Directorate of the Internal Affairs of Brest regional executive committee. He was driving a car while he was drunk, and a 17-year-old boy was run down by him, "Ezhednevnik" reports.

The drunken-driving accident took place on June 27 in the night. The traffic police inspector, senior lieutenant Fiodar Aniskevich, was driving Audi which was a property of his girlfriend. The traffic policeman, who was to monitor drivers, for them not to violate traffic