BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

20/03/2007

Russia and Belarus delay signing cooperation accord

RBC, 20.03.2007, Moscow 17:56:36.An agreement between Russia and Belarus on trade and economic cooperation was not signed today as it was supposed to, as Belarus had made changes to the document after it had been approved by Russia, Deputy Economy Minister Vitaly Savelyev told journalists today. Savelyev pointed out that the signing of this agreement was postponed due to some major changes. He explained that experts needed to review Belarus' proposals. However, Savelyev expressed hope that this document would be signed in the near future, as it was a result of a year's work.

Source:

http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20070320175636.shtml