Belarusian Ministry of Defense refused to direct paratroopers for CSTO military exercises

Five officers of the Ministry of Defense of RB will observe the military exercises.

Belarus refused to direct its military contingent for the common operative and tactics military exercises of the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CORF CSTO), it was informed in the General Staff of the Armed forces of RF.

"Belarus is not directing its military contingent to Russia for participation in the common anti terrorist exercises of CORF CSTO near Chelyabinsk. Instead of paratroopers included into CORF it will direct five officers of the Defense Ministry to the training ground "Chebarkul", who will

Lukashenka: Something has happened to my memory (Video)

Despite of the previous confessions of election frauds, Lukashenka stated that he "had never rigfged elections."

"I have never falsified election results, as you always elected me by an overwhelming majority. I will never tolerate vote rigging, I will never do that," said Alyaksandr Lukashenka talking to dwellers of Brest region during a working visit to Brest region, "Interfax-Zapad" informs.

He underlined: "I must do it in such a way that future presidents won't be able to make something wrong." "Well, we can write [false] figures, and then I will have to come to you, and how I will look

Belarus wants to buy jet trainer/light attack aircraft Yak-130

Belarusian military men study the possibility of buying jet trainer/light attack aircraft Yak-130 in Russia.

This was announced at the briefing on August, 3 by Commander of Air Forces and Anti-Aircraft Defence of The Armed Services of Belarus Ihar Azaryonak, BelaPAN reports.

It is planned that new aircrafts are to be added to armament of the Training center for aircrew personnel, which is being established in Lida in the frameworks of the work on optimization of battle groups, improvement of battle and support systems, conducted this year.

Now there is a training squadron on Czech L-39 "Albatross", at the

Zaika: People purchase dollars to preserve their incomes

Deficit of cash currency is sharply felt in Belarusian regions.

According to the National Bank, demand for currency has been overriding its supply considerably for the fourth month already.

An economist Leanid Zaika connects it with wages increase which was promised by the Belarusian authorities, "Euroradio" transmits.

"People know that wages are to be raised. This means that prices will be raised as well. If prices are raised, so inflation will snap into action, and the Ruble will become cheaper. People are preserving their incomes. Such an active incomes rise policy disagrees with our economic possibilities. In Soviet time the

Sannikov’s campaign headquarters submitted more than 105,000 signatures to election commissions

The initiative group of Andrei Sannikov was the first to submit such a great number of verified signatures of citizens.

On October 27 more than 105,000 signatures for nomination of Andrei Sannikov as a presidential candidate in Belarus, were submitted to election commissions. Charter97.org website was informed about that by the head of the initiative group of Andrei Sannikov, Uladzimir Kobets.

"We continue to submit signatures, territorial commissions work till 7 p.m. the full picture for the entire country we will have later. Signatures are to be continued to be submitted tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. At the

Dunja Mijatovic met Belarusian journalists who are under investigation

Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has met with journalists Natallia Radzina, Iryna Khalip, Maryna Koktysh and Svyatlana Kalinkina.

The meeting was held on October 25 in Minsk, where OSCE representative Dunja Mijatovic arrived to become familiar with the situation with freedom of speech in Belarus. We remind that criminal proceedings are opened against a journalist of charter97.org website Natallia Radzina, a journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" (Russia) Iryna Khalip and journalists of "Narodnaya Volya" Maryna Koktysh and Svyatlana Kalinkina for publishing materials criticizing authorities. Two criminal cases were initiated against charter97.org website.

"Dunja Mijatovic understands the condition of journalists' work in a dictatorial Belarus very well, as she is from Bosnia, and in the 1990ies as one of the founders of the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, she helped to create legal, regulatory and political framework

Belarusian Ministry of Defense refused to direct paratroopers for CSTO military exercises

Five officers of the Ministry of Defense of RB will observe the military exercises.

Belarus refused to direct its military contingent for the common operative and tactics military exercises of the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CORF CSTO), it was informed in the General Staff of the Armed forces of RF.

"Belarus is not directing its military contingent to Russia for participation in the common anti terrorist exercises of CORF CSTO near Chelyabinsk. Instead of paratroopers included into CORF it will direct five officers of the Defense Ministry to the training ground "Chebarkul", who will