Politics

The 98th anniversary of the Belarusian Peoples’ Republic is marked today.

It happened during a tripartite meeting of the contact group on the settlement of the situation in the east of Ukraine.

President Aliaksandr Lukashenka meets Poland's Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski in Minsk.

Visiting Poland's foreign minister says his government understands the importance of human rights but will not push Belarus.

Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski begins his two-day working visit to Belarus.

He also will visit Kurapaty, Hrodna and Vaukavysk.

About a dozen people stood near the Russian embassy in Minsk holding poster and demanding to release Nadiya Savchenko.

The meeting of the Belarusian work group is appointed for March 22.

Authorities in Vitsebsk have banned street actions by local activists for seven years on end.