BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

September, 2006

30.09.2006 Italy Returns Orphan Girl To Belarus
30.09.2006 Belarusian orphan sent home despite Italian couple's efforts
30.09.2006 Belarussian girl undergoing adaptation course upon return from Italy
30.09.2006 Even Belarus Horrified to Be in Single State With Bloody Russia
30.09.2006 Italy returns orphan girl to Belarus-media
30.09.2006 Belarus warns Russia over gas price rise
30.09.2006 Belarussian orphan held by Italian family returns home
30.09.2006 If she goes back, she'll be abused'
29.09.2006 Lukashenko favors deeper relations with Russia
29.09.2006 Belarus Warns Moscow On Planned Gas Hikes
29.09.2006 Belarus' president says merger with Russia would lead to violence worse than in Chechnya
29.09.2006 EU 'horse-trading' links Belarus and Chinese shoes
29.09.2006 Belarus rejects absorption by Russia
29.09.2006 Putin, Lukashenko might bar themselves from Union presidency
29.09.2006 Belarus must set up far-flung "foreign policy arc" - Lukashenko
29.09.2006 Belarus says energy row may end affair with Russia
29.09.2006 Belarus says Gazprom must lessen gas price rise or it will cut ties with Russia
29.09.2006 President: Russia slows unification with Belarus
29.09.2006 Belarus leader expects no progress in ties with Russia for 3 yrs
29.09.2006 Gross grain yield exceeded 6 mln tonnes in Belarus
29.09.2006 IMF recommends Belarus improve macroeconomic forecast methods
29.09.2006 Italian Court Postpones Ruling on Belarus Orphan Case
29.09.2006 Italian Police Find Hidden Belarus Girl
28.09.2006 Reprieve for girl facing return to 'abuse' orphanage
28.09.2006 Belarus to strengthen spy agency
28.09.2006 Belarusian Girl: Gazzolo, Guarantees To Be Checked
28.09.2006 Lukashenko promises to strengthen Belarusian KGB
28.09.2006 Girl From Belarus. Lawyer Figone: No Warranties From Belarus
28.09.2006 Belarussian-Chinese trade turnover growing - ambassador
28.09.2006 Belarusian Child: Hearing Court Of Appeal Started
28.09.2006 Protestant Pastor Fined in Belarus Over "Illegal" Baptisms
28.09.2006 Belarus: Massive fine for "illegal" Baptisms
28.09.2006 Soft Power and the EU's Neighborhood Policy
28.09.2006 10-year-old orphan girl found in Italy
28.09.2006 'Abducted' girl found in Alpine fortress hideout
28.09.2006 Belarussian orphan found in Italy
28.09.2006 Italian Police Find Belarussian Girl Who Had Been in Hiding
28.09.2006 Minsk School Operates in Shadows
27.09.2006 Belarus authorities are planning to auction off the airplane
27.09.2006 Belarusian girl held by Italian family to be repatriated - envoy
27.09.2006 Supporters of independent media in Belarus ask Congress for new assistance
27.09.2006 Belarus child in adoption row found
27.09.2006 Italian police locate Belarusian girl who says she was abused at orphanage
27.09.2006 Italian police say found Belarusian girl held by local family
27.09.2006 Secret school champions liberal values in Belarus
27.09.2006 National Bank Of Belarus To Sell Larger Diamonds
27.09.2006 EU states reject Belarus sanctions
26.09.2006 Belarus Girl: Carabineri, Photos Of Maria's "Grandmothers"
26.09.2006 Belarus Moves Against Opposition Communist Party
26.09.2006 Gas price for Belarus to be set this year
26.09.2006 Belarus: Request For Ban On Communist Party
26.09.2006 Belarussian govt to check all firms representing Russian companies
26.09.2006 Belarus Justice Ministry moves to suspend Communist Party
26.09.2006 Russia to decide on 2007 gas supplies to Belarus by end of 2006
26.09.2006 Commission suffers setback on Belarus trade move
26.09.2006 Fradkov opens talks with Belarussian PM
26.09.2006 Belarus to Ratify Customs Agreement with Azerbaijan
26.09.2006 Investigation of Lithuanian Diplomat's Death Extended
26.09.2006 Russian and Belarusian PMs to hold gas talks
26.09.2006 PMs to chair Russia-Belarus Union State ministers' meeting
26.09.2006 EU Extends Belarus Ban
25.09.2006 Byelorussian Child: Lawyer Frizzi, Prosecutors Have Video
25.09.2006 Belarus School Protests Ban On Polish Teachers
25.09.2006 Protests at Belarusian school against Polish exchange teacher ban
25.09.2006 Price Belarus pays for gas should remain at Russian levels if jointventure created - Belarusian PM
25.09.2006 Belarus set a buying tender for 280.000 tonnes of grains
23.09.2006 Belarus: take a close look at Belarusian finalists for Junior Eurovision
23.09.2006 Current Trends in Belarus Politics
23.09.2006 Azerbaijan and Belarus broaden relations in education sphere
22.09.2006 Belarus: Italian Town Rallies Around Family Over Orphan
22.09.2006 Row over Belarus girl escalates
22.09.2006 Homes plea for Chernobyl children
22.09.2006 Baptist Home to aid Belarus, broaden admission plan
22.09.2006 Belarus: "We are relying on God, not the courts"
22.09.2006 OSCE Chairman seriously regrets sentence against Belarus opposition leader Kozulin upheld during appeal
22.09.2006 President of RK receives credentials from new ambassador of Belarus
22.09.2006 Belarus urges return of girl held in Italy
21.09.2006 Jailed Belarusian opposition leader declares hunger strike
21.09.2006 Jailed Belarusian Opposition Leader On Hunger Strike
21.09.2006 Referendum on Russia-Belarus Union may be held in December - Borodin
21.09.2006 EU to Extend Belarus Visa Ban List Following Opposition Leader's Jailing
21.09.2006 Minsk approved Agreement Project between Belarus and Azerbaijan on Co-operation until 2015
21.09.2006 EU to extend Belarus visa ban list
21.09.2006 Belarus ambassador presented credentials to Kazakh President
21.09.2006 Belarusian presidential candidate Kozulin to be sent to colony
21.09.2006 Union State Constitution Act to be ready soon
21.09.2006 Belarus Presidential Repressions 2006
21.09.2006 Italian family refuses to release orphan
21.09.2006 Belarus Accuses Couple of Kidnapping Girl
20.09.2006 Iran, Belarus discuss issues of mutual interest
20.09.2006 Italian family is hiding a girl from Belarus
20.09.2006 Belarus: 'Abuse' Orphan Sparks Diplomatic Row With Italy
20.09.2006 Belarus boosts ferrous output 11% in 8 mths
20.09.2006 Belarus pressing for 10-yr-old orphan's return from Italy
20.09.2006 Child row upset Belarus-Italy ties
20.09.2006 UN Rapporteur To Call For Probe Into Belarus Disappearances
20.09.2006 Italian family refuses to return Belarussian girl
20.09.2006 Belarus: "If they try to stop God one way, we'll try another"
20.09.2006 Fifteenth CIS summit to be held in mid-October in Minsk
20.09.2006 U.S. Will Be Reliable Friend of Belarus, New Envoy Says
20.09.2006 Brazilian star dies during training session
19.09.2006 UN Expert Calls On Belarus Government To End Human Rights Abuses
19.09.2006 Tehran, Minsk keen to increase trade
19.09.2006 EU Reiterates Support For Belarus Opposition
19.09.2006 Court rejects Belarus opposition leader appeal of jail term
19.09.2006 Belarus Clinches Military Deals With Venezuela
19.09.2006 Belarusbank Replaces Decentralized Banking System with SAP
19.09.2006 Belarus, Venezuela sign $1 b. military contract
19.09.2006 Russia Strips Belarus of Its Oil Export Duties
18.09.2006 New U.S. ambassador says Washington wants to be "reliable friend" to Belarus
18.09.2006 World's Largest Truck Delivered In Russia
18.09.2006 Belarus posts trade deficit in 7 mths
18.09.2006 Belarus Lukashenko Meets Iran's Ahmadinejad in Havana
18.09.2006 Belarus launches farming website
18.09.2006 Belarus Says U.S. Unsafe
18.09.2006 5,000 Rally in Minsk
17.09.2006 Thousands Rally To Free Belarusian Political Prisoners
17.09.2006 Belarus Bans Children from Visiting Italy after Couple "Kidnap" Girl
17.09.2006 Belarus: International Religious Freedom Report 2006
17.09.2006 Belarus opposition parties call for street protests
16.09.2006 Government Of Belarus Wants Answers To Student's Death
16.09.2006 Italian couple fight Belarus for child
16.09.2006 Street Protests To Drive Out President
16.09.2006 Belarus creates "Belarusneft" oil production enterprise
16.09.2006 Tehran to host Iran-Belarus trade conference
16.09.2006 Lukashenko Stresses Iran-Belarus Shared Int'l Stances
16.09.2006 Problems remain in Russia, Belarus Union formation - Borodin
16.09.2006 Belarus Officials Push Portland Police
16.09.2006 Ahmadinejad stresses ties bolstering with Belarus
16.09.2006 Belarus: Polina Smolova (2006) in Eurodance contest with the song 'Biser'
15.09.2006 Belarus protests security for students
15.09.2006 Girl sparks Belarus-Italy dispute
15.09.2006 Belarus regulates e-commerce
15.09.2006 Police in ex-Soviet Belarus detain youth activist
15.09.2006 KGB list of terrorist organizations to be published in Belarus
15.09.2006 Belarusian capital hosts CIS council session for young people
15.09.2006 Italian village triggers diplomatic crisis by refusing to hand over girl abused at home
14.09.2006 Ahmadinejad In Cuba For Non-Aligned Movement Summit
14.09.2006 Belarusian Opposition Activist Sues Former Minister Over Hitler Quote
14.09.2006 Belarusian Court Rejects Complaint Against Presidential Election Results
14.09.2006 Belarus: Warden Message Issued
14.09.2006 Couple fight Belarus for child
14.09.2006 Belarus: Warden Message Issued
14.09.2006 WTO accession may impede Russia-Belarus customs union - official
14.09.2006 Belarus Opposition Leader Urges EU, U.S. to Ignore Results of Russia Union Vote
14.09.2006 Armenian Culture Days to Be Held in Belarus Next Year
14.09.2006 East Clare Chernobyl Project thanks "generous" public
14.09.2006 Belarus Girl. Parents: Still No Guarantees
14.09.2006 Belarus: On the Rise
14.09.2006 Belarussian president meets Chinese defense minister on bilateral ties
14.09.2006 Chinese, Belarussian defense ministers discuss military ties
14.09.2006 Orphan Going Back to Belarus
14.09.2006 Sivchik Arrested in Minsk
13.09.2006 Belarus Girl: Cured In An Italian Hospital
13.09.2006 Authorities urge Italian couple to give back Belarusian girl allegedly abused in orphanage
13.09.2006 Belarus Girl: Ambassador Proposed Joint Team Of Doctors
13.09.2006 Coop with China is priority of Belarus foreign policy - DM
13.09.2006 Fostered child case strains Italy, Belarus relations
13.09.2006 Iran, Belarus Stress Reinvigoration of NAM Cooperation
13.09.2006 Belarusian detained in Russia over $1-bln smuggling scheme
13.09.2006 Belarus became the prime buyer of Ukrainian juices
13.09.2006 Iran, Belarus stress expansion of ties
12.09.2006 International market offers Polish, Russian delicacies close to home
12.09.2006 Belarusian Foreign Minister to NAM
12.09.2006 Head of the State met participants of 2nd Congress of World and Traditional Religions' Leaders
12.09.2006 Emergencies Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov receives Belarus ambassador to Azerbaijan
11.09.2006 Gazprom signs Belarus supply deal, to remain state-owned
11.09.2006 Chinese defense minister to visit Belarus (Part 2)
11.09.2006 Changes Proposed To Belarusian Language
11.09.2006 Lukashenka Says 'Minsk More Comfortable Than Paris'
11.09.2006 Consumer prices drop 0.7% in Belarus in Aug
11.09.2006 Gazprom/Beltransgas discussed cooperation
11.09.2006 Opportunities for Lankan students to study in Belarus
11.09.2006 Gazprom to Supply Belarus
10.09.2006 Belarus,Korea See Practical Relations
09.09.2006 "Bald Hero" in Belarus and Ireland
09.09.2006 Belarusian Opposition Party Proposes 'Bloc for Independence'
09.09.2006 Mottaki: Belarus supports Iran's policies, stances
08.09.2006 Venezuela asks Belarus to help certify oil reserves
08.09.2006 Venezuela says Belarus to help certify Orinoco oil reserves
08.09.2006 Belarus, PDVSA to study Orinoco block: Chavez office statement
08.09.2006 Gazprom confirms 21bln cu m of gas to Belarus in 2006
08.09.2006 Belarus to develop Venezuela block with PDVSA
08.09.2006 Gazprom to stick to gas supply plan for Belarus
08.09.2006 Lukashenko lauds Iran's nuclear stances
08.09.2006 Belarus voices support for Iran's peaceful nuclear program
08.09.2006 Belarus voices support for Iran nuke program
08.09.2006 Iran to talk if no preconditions are set
08.09.2006 Chavez expresses solidarity with Belarus' leader
07.09.2006 Tehran says Iran, Belarus in agreement on nuclear issue
07.09.2006 Leader of largest Belarussian criminal grouping arrested in Moscow
07.09.2006 Iran, Belerus: Leaders Meet
07.09.2006 Iran Foreign Min Says Talks Only Way To End Nuclear Spat
07.09.2006 Belarusian, Iranian presidents to meet in Cuba
07.09.2006 Tehran says Iran, Belarus in agreement on nuclear issue
07.09.2006 Belarus Lukashenko Wants Closer Ties With Iran
07.09.2006 Belarus hopes to develop ties with Iran
07.09.2006 Belarussian central bank sells 360% more gold bars in 8 mths
07.09.2006 Belarus calls for closer relations with Iran
07.09.2006 Belarus views Iran as reliable partner - Lukashenko
07.09.2006 Belarus And Azerbaijan Expanding ICT Cooperation
07.09.2006 Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Belarus
07.09.2006 MDC to invest $100m in GSM network development
07.09.2006 Iranian foreign minister arrives in Belarus
07.09.2006 Committee probes deeper into diplomat's death in Belarus
07.09.2006 Iranian Official Visits Minsk
06.09.2006 Venezuela, Belarus install bilateral committee
06.09.2006 Iran FM to visit Belarus: Officials
06.09.2006 Transfer circumstances of Lithuanian security service officer to diplomatic service to be investigated
06.09.2006 Iran's Foreign Minister to visit Belarus
06.09.2006 Rural Belarus sees ?24.5m in new telecom investments in 1H 06
06.09.2006 Liberals seek boycott of Dutch - Belarus match
06.09.2006 Muntianas urges against politicizing Pociunas' investigation
06.09.2006 Due to difficult weather conditions Belarus can lose 1 mln tonnes of grain
06.09.2006 Belarus takes lead of the Council of heads of the CIS supreme fiscal control bodies
05.09.2006 Belarus to back Venezuela's candidacy to UN Security Council
05.09.2006 Venezuela gains support from Belarus in bid for U.N. seat
05.09.2006 Jewish School of Mogilev: Student Population Doubles
05.09.2006 By the 4th of September grain harvest totaled 5.3 mln tonnes - Belarus
04.09.2006 Regional Meeting of Managers of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers
04.09.2006 Belarus to sell Venezuelan crude to the USA
04.09.2006 Lukashenko: Belarusian People Feel Warmth for Armenians
04.09.2006 Belarus Wants to Sell Venezuelan Oil to U.S.
04.09.2006 Belarussian governmental delegation visits Venezuela
04.09.2006 The rouble in reserves The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) will include rouble assets in its reserves
04.09.2006 Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus
04.09.2006 Belarus National Bank includes rubles in forex reserves
01.09.2006 Decision to build NPP in Belarus to be based on public opinion
01.09.2006 Belarus National Bank includes rubles in forex reserves
01.09.2006 Belarus refuses to pay more than Europe for Russian gas
01.09.2006 Lukashenko: Belarus won't buy Russian gas at European price
01.09.2006 Another university opened in Belarus
01.09.2006 Minsk protest held against teaching of Belarussian history in Russian