Posts Tagged ‘Lavrov’
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Medvedev to attend Shanghai group summit
Multimedia Photo: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Video: Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opens in Dushanbe Infographics: Shanghai Cooperation Organization MOSCOW, June 15 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will participate in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Monday, before a meeting with the presidents of Brazil, India and China. The SCO summit is being [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus says no CSTO decisions can be taken in its absence
MINSK, June 14 (RIA Novosti) – Belarus, which has pulled out of Sunday’s summit of the post-Soviet CSTO security bloc in protest against trade restrictions, has said no summit decisions will be valid without its involvement. Russia has infuriated Minsk by banning imports of the country’s dairy products, citing violations of new Russian standards. The [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Post-Soviet security bloc launches summit in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) – A summit of the post-Soviet CSTO security bloc leaders opened in Moscow on Sunday in the absence of the Belarusian president, who pulled out of the meeting in protest against Russia’s trade restrictions. The summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Dispute Over Dairy Products Strains Russia-Belarus Ties (New York Times)
Dispute Over Dairy Products Strains Russia-Belarus Ties Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints By ELLEN BARRY Published: June 14, 2009 MOSCOW — Furious over a Russian ban on imported Belarussian milk products, the president of Belarus on Sunday boycotted a planned summit meeting of post-Soviet states whose centerpiece was the start of a joint military [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens, Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Belarus on Sunday signalled a growing rift with Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko did not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest against a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Skip related content Related photos / videos Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko listens to a question during an interview in Minsk Enlarge photo Ties [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens, Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Sunday signaled a growing rift with Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko did not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest against a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Ties between the former Soviet republics have been strained since 2007. Minsk is angry at rising prices for Russian gas [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens as Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Sunday signalled a growing rift with ally Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko would not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest at a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Ties between former Soviet republics Russia and Belarus have been strained since 2007, with Minsk upset at steadily rising [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens as Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Sunday signaled a growing rift with ally Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko would not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest at a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Ties between former Soviet republics Russia and Belarus have been strained since 2007, with Minsk upset at steadily rising [...]
Posted on August 14, 2008 - by Venik
The Cease-Fire Deal and Life in Tbilisi
Mark Deen and Reed Landberg of Bloomberg have beat me to the punch with their Russia’s War With Georgia May Reopen U.S. Rift With Europe. Next time I will have to type faster. If you follow the news from Russia and Georgia, you are probably aware of the extraordinary effort by Nicolas Sarkozy to broker [...]
