Новости за 26.02.2024

The CIS plenipotentiaries will also consider proposals for the draft agenda of the next meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council, which is to take place in Ashgabat on 24 May.

Sergei Yaromko has been named head coach of the Belarusian national youth football team (U21).

Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 839,731 visitors, including 517,897 citizens of Lithuania, 192,341 citizens and 57,952 non-citizens of Latvia, and 71,541 citizens of Poland.

Sergei Lebedev emphasized that the CIS mission was guided primarily by the national legislation of Belarus. “Another guiding principle was an objective, goodwill approach, non-interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Belarus,” he noted.

"Voters participated in the voting quite actively, the professional level of training of employees of local electoral bodies was high, members of election commissions provided the necessary conditions for the voting procedure and gave exhaustive explanations to voters’ questions," Nurlan Yermekbayev said.

Bobruiskagromash hosted the director of the Krantash Savdo va Servis company Akmal Yusupjanov on 25 February who got familiar with the company’s product line-up and manufacturing capabilities.

"According to the PA observers, the voting process complied with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly were open, democratic and legitimate," the Parliamentary Assembly said.

"In accordance with the Constitution, we have 60 days to form the Belarusian People's Congress before it convenes for the first session," Igor Karpenko said.

Dmitry Krutoi told reporters after the meeting that work is underway to arrange a visit of the Omsk Oblast governor to Belarus. “We hope that this visit will give a strong impetus to our relations,” he said.

The West has reacted to the elections in Belarus in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in the notorious Sharp’s playbook, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said at a press conference on the preliminary results of the parliamentary and local elections at the CEC Information Center in Minsk on 26 February.

A total of 110 deputies of the House of Representatives were elected. The latest data were announced at 2.00 on 26 February at a press conference in the CEC information center.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko outlined the tasks which need to be solved within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) until 2025 as he met with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev in Minsk on 26 February.

The Central Election Commission will analyze the implementation of the electoral legislation when holding multi-tier elections on a single voting day, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said at a press conference on the preliminary results of the parliamentary and local elections at the CEC Information Center in Minsk on 26 February.

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the statement made by the official representative of the U.S. Department of State Matthew Miller regarding the single voting day in Belarus.

People went to the polls to vote for peace and stability in Belarus, CIS Secretary General, head of the CIS observation mission Sergei Lebedev said at a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 26 February.

“Our country seeks to promote friendly relations with all nations, and we have reliable friends who are ready to cooperate in any field. Cooperation should be regulated by a legal framework,” Belarus’ Justice Minister Sergei Khomenko said.

Belarus has always been a strong supporter of Eurasian integration, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev in Minsk on 26 February.

Belarus’ decision not to invite OSCE observers to the 2024 elections was logical and justified, CIS Secretary General and head of the CIS observation mission at Belarus’ elections Sergei Lebedev told journalists after his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 26 February.

The incumbent government enjoys the support of more than 87% of people in Belarus. However, some issues remain unresolved and the government intends to address them, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with CIS Secretary General and head of the CIS observation mission at Belarus’ elections Sergei Lebedev on 26 February.

“Being an all-weather strategic partner of Belarus, China respects the choice of the Belarusian people,” Mao Ning noted. “We are ready to further expand cooperation with Belarus across the board and facilitate the continuous development of relations between the two countries.”

The parliamentary and local elections in Belarus have garnered positive assessment, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev said during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 26 February.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko praised an unexpectedly high turnout in the recent parliamentary and local elections in Belarus as he met with CIS Secretary General, head of the CIS observation mission Sergei Lebedev on 26 February.

"Belarus and Russia would like the EAEU to learn more from the Union State and adopt its best practices that might fit the EAEU," the head of state said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to congratulate him on the successful conduct of the elections in Belarus.