Belarus is interested in a constructive dialogue with the French banking group Societe Generale to expand the trade and economic relations between the two countries, Prime Minister of Belarus Syarhei Sidorsky said at a meeting with Deputy Chief Executive Officer of French banking group Societe Generale Philippe Citerne on November 21.
Belarus hopes to attract a foreign investor in a Belarusian communication satellite project, Minister of Communication and Informatization of Belarus Mikalai Pantelei told an online conference hosted by BelTA.
Alyaksandr Barazenka has started eating after a hunger strike that lasted for some seven days, the jailed opposition youth’s lawyer, Pavel Sapelka said. The 20-year-old made the decision after Thursday’s meeting with the lawyer who talked him out of continuing the protest.
A tender to buy cars for Belarusian government agencies has taken place in Belarus. Now, officials will have to switch from prestigious European cars to the products of Korean car-makers.
The so called unofficial strategy of the European Union towards Belarus with 12 recommendations was orally shortened to five conditions. Minsk has responded with its own unofficial strategy. In a letter, the authorities in Minsk clarified three oral pledges, making another step forward. A two-page letter was sent to the European structures on November 19.
A landmark investment forum in London is a sign that Belarus, long shunned by the West, is emerging from relative isolation. Belarus was branded "Europe's last dictatorship" by the US, but that did not stop hundreds of businessmen flocking to the first Belarus Investment Forum this week.
The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for new regional investment and trade facilitation project EAST-INVEST for Eastern Partnership countries.
