The European Parliament called on the European community to continue rendering help to Belarus in rehabilitation of the regions, suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident. The declaration on post-Chernobyl situation in Belarus, adopted on the results of the conference

A photo exhibition "Elections without Choice. Belarus March - 2006" opened in Free University of Berlin on 16 April.

In the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk a trial over 10 participants of January protest rallies re-started.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka appointed Syamyon Shapira minister of agriculture and food, having relieved Leanid Rusak of this post, Interfax learnt from the press service of the head of state.

The European Parliament has called upon the authorities of Belarus to start democratic reform in the country. It has been said in a declaration adopted on April 17 summing up the results of the conference in the European parliament in

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has appointed Usevalad Yancheuski an aide to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Head of the Ideology Department of Presidential administration. This position was earlier occupied by Aleh Pralyaskouski.