VOA标准英语2008年-US Ready for Better Relations With Belarus

The United States said Friday it is prepared for significant improvement in the chilly relationship with Belarus, but will be looking closely at the conduct of elections in that country next month as well as other issues. Belarus this month released

VOA慢速英语--欧盟邀请白俄罗斯参加东部伙伴关系会议

EU 'Ready to Welcome' Belarus President to Eastern Partnership Meeting The European Union is reportedly ready to welcome President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus to its Eastern Partnership (EaP) meeting next month. It is the first time EU officials

Leader of Belarus Seeks to Prolong Rule

By Bill Gasperini The authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus is seeking to extend his rule in a controversial referendum that would amend the country's constitution, and allow h

VOA标准英语10月-Relations Between Belarus, US Blow Hot and Cold

The United States and the European Union have criticized recent parliamentary elections in Belarus, where opposition candidates failed to win a single seat. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the curren

2006年VOA标准英语-Four Presidential Candidates Register for

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 30 January 2006 The signature-collecting campaign for presidential hopefuls in Belarus has come to an end, with four candidates expected to be officially confirmed soon. The pre

2006年VOA标准英语-Belarus Police Break Up Rally, Arrest Oppo

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 25 March 2006 Police in Belarus broke up a protest in the capital, Minsk, Saturday, after an earlier rally against the results of presidential elections. An opposition preside

voa标准英语2008年-US Calls Proposed Deployment of Russian Missile

The United States said Friday a proposed deployment of Russian short-range missiles in Belarus would not be helpful to regional security. The State Department also acknowledged another round of high-level U.S. contacts with Belarus, aimed at improvi

VOA英语2010年-Analysts: Belarus President Bets on Isolatio

Images of Belarus police clubbing presidential candidates have drawn condemnation from around the world. What does the future hold for Alexander Lukashenko? Western observers called his election to a fourth term on Sunday fraudulent. The Obama admini

VOA英语2010年-Western Observers Call Belarus Election a 'F

Belarus's presidential candidate Grigory Kostusyev says he was held by secret police and pressured to renounce his colleagues before being released. He said candidate Dmitry Uss also had been released, after being among seven opposition candidates ja

2006年VOA标准英语-Belarus Officials Dismiss EU Sanctions

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 April 2006 Alexander Lukashenko takes presidential oath placing his hand on the Belarusian Constitution during inauguration ceremony at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk

VOA标准英语10月-Recent Belarus Parliamentary Elections Not Up To

In September parliamentary elections were held in Belarus. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at what the results mean for the political life in the former Soviet republic, governed by authoritarian presid

2007年VOA标准英语-Pipeline Through Belarus is Up and Pumping Agai

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 16 January 2007 watch Pipeline report Belarus/Russia pipeline Russia has resumed pumping crude oil to Western Europe through Belarus, after shutting down a pipeline for three days amid charges that authorities in Minsk were il

Belarus to seek alternatives to Russian energy

MOSCOW, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Belarus（白俄罗斯） will seek alternatives to Russian energy supplies, but there will be no trade war between Minsk and Moscow, said the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko Monday. We are buying and will buy energy

Belarus to stop supply to Europe in "gas war" with

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk Tuesday he had ordered the closure of the gas transit to Europe via Belarus, until Gazprom pays the debt（债务） for the transit.Until they pa

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia's State-Controlled Gas Monopoly to

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 09 April 2006 Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, says it plans to triple the price that neighboring Belarus must pay for its gas. Gazprom has already raised the

Belarus Shoppers Panic as Ruble Collapses

Panicky shoppers in Belarus are buying up consumer goods and scarce food supplies as fast as they can, after a sharp devaluation of the ruble failed to halt a slide in the national currency's value. Weeks of economic crisis have prompted many Belarus

白俄罗斯与中国在保护国家网络合作

白俄罗斯与中国在保护国家网络合作 MINSK, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that Belarus is going to expand the scope of its cooperation with China significantly to improve the protection of its natio

2015年CRI 习近平同白俄罗斯总统举行会谈 北京首都机场中跑道月底将大修

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, pledging to work on strategies to help the mutual development of both countries. The President notes the two countries have agreed to firmly support each ot

Belarus Asks IMF for Rescue Loan of Up to $8 Billion

Belarus is requesting a new economic rescue loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it cope with a deepening financial crisis. Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said Wednesday the government has asked for an IMF loan betw

Belarus Executes Two Men Convicted in Metro Bombing

Belarus has executed two men convicted for a fatal 2011 metro bomb attack, despite protests from European human rights groups and calls for a re-trial. Belarussian news media reported Saturday that Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, both 25, ha