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Russia, Belarus oil dispute resolvedRussian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and Vladimir Semashko, Minsk’s first deputy prime minister, signed an agreement on 27 January whereby Belarus would received 6.3 million tons of oil duty free for domestic use, but Russia, Belarus to reach deal on oil supplies soon  Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said that Moscow and Minsk will soon reach an agreement resolving differences over the supply and transit of Russian oil in 2010. “We hope that the agreement will be reached Putin, Lukashenko in high- stakes oil transit game The oil tariffs quarrel that erupted between Russia and Belarus has been depicted as a threat to EU energy supplies similar to past gas disputes with Ukraine, but Minsk has fewer options than Kiev, or Berlusconi in Belarus for trade talks Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrived in the former Soviet republic of Belarus on 30 November for trade talks with authoritarian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The main topic was cot concern bilateral economic relations, Lukashenko said, Belarus – let business do the talking  On 17 November, the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council decided to postpone the thorny question of EU sanctions against Belarus by rolling forward a suspension of a travel ban against named government leaders. Belarus is Lukashenko worried over Customs interests President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said he doubts whether Belarus’ interests are well taken care of in Customs Union regulations. The Belarus President made the relevant statement at a cabinet session held on 17 November Azerbaijan President welcomed on official visit The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been given an official welcome on 12 November in Minsk, at the Presidential palace, the AzerTaj state news agency reported. The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has suggested to Belarus: lift sanctions  The European Union’s foreign ministers will meet this month to decide whether economic and political sanctions on Belarus should be eased or removed. The decision will come even as Belarus’ hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko has Belarus has had the EU’s stick, and now it’s looking for sanction-free carrots  Little more than a year after partially lifting some long-held sanctions on Belarus – a country accused of a poor human rights record and failure to move more rapidly toward democratic reforms – European Union Lukashenko says EU pressure on Belarus doesn’t work A European Union campaign to push for reforms in Belarus’ government will not produce results, Belorussian President Aleksander Lukashenko said on 19 October. Pressuring any sovereign nation is a foolish idea, and to pressure a IMF gives Belarus 700 million dollars, praises Lukashenko The International Monetary Fund (IMF) loaned Belarus 700 million dollars, with fund managers praising the planning skills of the country’s authoritarian leader Aleksander Lukashenko, the Belapan news agency reported on 22 October as cited by Russia, Belarus talk cooperation Russian and Belarusian presidents will meet during the final stage of military drills in the Belarusian city of Baranovichi to discuss trade and military ties reported Ria Novosti 2 October. Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko will Lukashenko says Belarus will not be pushed around Calling for a Europe without borders, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warned on September 16 that his country will not be forced into choosing between good relations with either the European Union or Russia. We want Belarus, Venezuela eye economic cooperation Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez praised his country’s close relations with Belarus. There is no limit to our integration! Chavez said, at a televised meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Chavez and a Venezuelan delegation arrived Next IMF tranche seen in October Belarus may get the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan in the second half of October, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Piotr Prokopovich Karzai scams the EU, US: He’s not Afghan President Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, who knows how to fix elections, has admitted he told his cronies after he won with a near-unanimous vote, to lower his percentage to under 90 percent, the threshold he said Belarus expects dialogue with the EU Belarus is ready to maintain a dialogue with the European Union on all issues, but it expects a decent, frank and honest dialogue in response, President Alexander Lukashenko said during his working tour of the Russia to finance nuclear reactor in Belarus Work on Belarus’ first nuclear power reactor will begin next year with billions of dollars in financing from Russia, a senior Belarusian energy official said on June 26. We have resolved the issue of financing Amkodor gets new orders President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid a three day visit to Turkmenistan on June 17. During the visit, an inventory of the legal framework between the two countries was held and a number of intergovernmental Lukashenko risks and could lose everything The State Duma representatives say that by exacerbating relations with Russia, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko can pass the point of no return reported charter97 early last week. In particular, this has been stated by first Belarus Strikes Back  After being a political punching bag for the European Union and United States for years, Belarus – cited for violations of human rights, no real press freedom, and repression – defended itself at a seminar Council of Europe pushes Belarus on democracy and reforms  Ian Micallef, President ad interim of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and a member of the Committee of the Regions, and the Council of Europe, found himself seated next to Yury Ambrazevich, Minister-Counsellor Belarus says “We are not a Banana Republic,” urges patience on democracy  The high-level political battle between the West and Belarus, especially the European Union’s ongoing efforts to use negotiation and a mix of sanctions to bring the country into the camp of Democracy, has been going No Devils in Prague  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, called The Last Dictator in Europe, at the last moment skipped coming to Prague last week for the launch of the European Union’s much-vaunted Eastern Partnership to woo former Soviet Republics “Worried” EU to send fact-finding mission to Ukraine The European Union has “every reason to be worried” about Ukraine’s political deadlock and economic crisis, EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg said, and they’re going to do something about it. The EU is to Czechs flip-flop, give Lukashenko a seat in Prague  To the dismay of human rights supporters, Czech officials defended their decision to invite Belarusian President Aleksander Luka - shenko, whose undemocratic rule earned him the label of Europe’s last dictator, to this week’s summit EU Summit ahead, Belarus says it has no political prisoners  Amidst much criticism toward the European Union for even extending a hand to Belarus, ruled by the iron hand of President Alexander Lukashenko, that country’s foreign minister said that his country is not holding any Czech Presidency rules out East Accessions The European Union would not be willing any time soon to accept into its ranks the six former Soviet countries that the 27- member bloc hopes to bring closer through its Eastern Partnership initiative, an Dutch want to bar EU invitation to Lukashenko The Netherlands opposes European Union plans to invite Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to a May 7 summit in Prague, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said. “According to our view, President Lukaschenko should not be given Russian, Belarussian leaders meet in Sochi residence Talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko are going on in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi Inter Tass reported on March 21. 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