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The Standard
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The Standard
Third round of Ukraine-Russia talks expected in Turkey
Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before the talks between officials of the two countries in the Brest region, Belarus March 3, 2022. Maxim Guchek/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS
Libyan Express
02-07-2025
- Business
- Libyan Express
Libya's eastern government visits Belarus
Alexander Turchin and Osama Hammad during their meeting Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has reaffirmed his country's commitment to expanding cooperation with Libya, particularly in agriculture, industry, and healthcare sectors. During a meeting on Tuesday with Osama Hammad, the Prime Minister of Libya's eastern-based parallel government, Turchin emphasised the growing momentum in bilateral relations. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, this marked the fourth high-level dialogue between the two sides within four months, underscoring their mutual interest in strengthening longstanding ties. Turchin said he was acting on directives from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to pursue tangible economic projects that would benefit both nations. He identified key areas for collaboration including agriculture, food security, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education, human capital development, disaster management, and emergency response. Libya remains deeply affected by political fragmentation and instability since the 2011 uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's rule. The country is currently divided between rival administrations: a UN-recognized government based in Tripoli and a parallel authority controlling the eastern region, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar. The eastern government, which Hammad represents, is actively seeking international partnerships to stabilize and rebuild the nation's economy and infrastructure. Belarus's engagement with Libya fits within a broader strategy to diversify its diplomatic and economic relations beyond traditional partners. For Libya, collaboration with Belarus offers opportunities to strengthen critical sectors. Agriculture and food security are priorities, given Libya's heavy reliance on imports and the need to boost local production. Efforts to revive manufacturing and industry aim to rebuild war-damaged infrastructure and stimulate job creation. Meanwhile, healthcare and pharmaceuticals are crucial for addressing ongoing public health challenges. Hammad's visit to Belarus, his first official trip to the country, began on Monday with a delegation that includes senior officials from Haftar's camp. Among them were Khairi Al-Tamimi, Secretary-General of Khalifa Haftar's General Command; Suleiman Al-Abar, Deputy Head of the General Intelligence Service; Abdulhadi Al-Hweij, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; and Sami Al-Dhawi, Minister of Local Governance. The visit aims to explore avenues for enhancing bilateral cooperation, signaling a shared determination to advance joint economic and developmental projects. For Belarus, Libya represents a strategic partner in North Africa where it hopes to expand its influence and economic footprint.
Libya Observer
01-07-2025
- Business
- Libya Observer
Belarusian PM to Hammad: Minsk eyes cooperation with Libya in agriculture, industry, and healthcare
Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has reaffirmed his country's commitment to enhancing cooperation with Libya in the fields of agriculture, industry, and healthcare. During his meeting on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of the parallel government in eastern Libya, Osama Hammad, Turchin stated: 'This is the fourth Belarusian-Libyan meeting in just four months, reflecting a shared interest in developing traditional, friendly bilateral relations between our peoples,' according to Belarusian state news agency BelTA. Turchin noted that he had received a presidential directive to move forward with concrete economic projects serving both countries, adding: 'We have identified agriculture, food security, manufacturing industries, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, human capital development, disaster prevention, and emergency response as promising areas of cooperation.' On Monday, Hamad arrived in Belarus at the head of a large delegation, marking his first official visit to the country. According to the Libyan News Agency, the visit aims to explore ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation between Libya and Belarus. Hammad was accompanied with Secretary-General of Khalifa Haftar's General Command; Khairi Al-Tamimi, Deputy Head of the General Intelligence Service; Suleiman Al-Abar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Abdulhadi Al-Hweij, and Minister of Local Governance, Sami Al-Dhawi. Tags: Belarus parallel Government
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Belarus leader Lukashenko proposes honouring Xi Jinping with monument in Minsk
Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has proposed erecting a monument to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Minsk during the opening ceremony of the National Football Stadium on 8 June 2025. Source: Belarusian state news agency BelTA Details: It is reported that during Lukashenko's visit to China, Xi Jinping unexpectedly showed him two scaled mockups – an international pool and a football stadium. The Chinese president then said that the construction of these facilities would be a gift for the Belarusian people. The stadium. Photo: BelTA Quote: "I immediately did not believe it, knowing China well, the Chinese. But then I thought: the Chinese don't throw around empty words. And even more so the head [of China]. That's where it all started." Details: According to Lukashenko, the stadium was built "relatively quickly", and also appeared in the Belarusian capital and a new international-class pool. Quote: "We are officially opening the largest 'monument'. I said at the entrance [near the stadium there is a sculptural composition depicting a Belarusian and a Chinese football players – ed.]: this is a good place to erect a monument to my friend Xi Jinping. Entrance to the stadium and the sculpture. Photo: BelTA Because only thanks to him, the Chinese built this stadium at their own expense." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lukashenko urges Belarus farmers to grow more potatoes to feed Russia
Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko called on Wednesday for the country to produce more potatoes in the face of a large shortage of the key crop and rising demand from neighbouring Russia. "We have to grow enough so that it suffices for us and for Russia," Lukashenko said during a meeting with regional officials in Minsk, state news agency BelTA reported. The potato has in the past been seen as a symbol of Lukashenko's rule of the country, which is heavily dependant on agriculture. He was once head of a state-run collective farm, or sovkhoz. Food shortages have arisen recently in the country's largely planned economy. Lukashenko has attributed this to problems with Russian agriculture, saying that Russia had bought up Belarusian stocks. The two countries are closely linked in a Union State aimed at deepening economic and defence policy. "We have to help our brothers, the Russians," Lukashenko said, adding that growing potatoes was a key way that Belarus could help. He noted that it was also profitable. Russian food prices have risen sharply, with potato price inflation among the highest. A few weeks ago, the crisis led the Minsk government to increase vegetable prices, which are fixed by the state. This week, it lifted an import ban on fruit and vegetables from the European Union that Minsk had imposed in December 2021 in response to Western sanctions. Relations with the West were tense even before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
