Belarus dismisses new U.S. sanctions
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Belarus on Thursday dismissed new financial sanctions imposed by the United States as politically senseless, and President Alexander Lukashenko said his country was ready to normalize relations with Washington.
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There should be no customs borders between Belarus and Russia, Belarussian Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Dolgolev said on Tuesday.
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The Bush administration is being temporarily barred from imposing new limits on imported clothing and textile products flowing into the United States from China.
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Russia has rejected criticism from the United States that reforms designed to overhaul national security could undermine democratic development.
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Sudanese officials and analysts on Wednesday dismissed new US sanctions over what Washington termed Khartoum&#39;s genocide in Darfur as being a largely political exercise rather than harsh economic curbs.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko  denied on Friday there was religious intolerance in the  ex-Soviet republic, a week after Israel accused him of  anti-Semitism.
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The Belarus government has warned that some American officials will be barred from entering Belarus in response to the recent expansion of U.S. visa restrictions on Belarusian authorities.
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The United States has stated that the parliamentary elections and referendum held in Belarus were not in compliance with international norms.
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Ten Americans left Belarus on Friday after authorities ordered them deported for allegedly singing religious songs and reading spiritual literature, in violation of laws restricting religious activity in the former Soviet republic.
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Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko has called the Belarus Democracy Act passed by U.S. Congress stupid pressure on the CIS state.
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A bank in Belarus has denied US charges that it laundered money for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Infobank, in a statement, said it has strictly followed international agreements related to the fight against illegal transactions.
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Russia opposes new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program at this time because it would undermine a study by the U.N. atomic watchdog of Iran's activities, Russian news agencies said on Thursday.
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Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko,  says there will be no people's revolutions in his country.
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Russia on Wednesday curtly rejected U.S.  criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President  Vladimir Putin, telling Washington to stay out of its business.
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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S. criticism, echoed  by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's plans for  radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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Russia rejects US criticism of plans to strengthen central government control in the wake of the Beslan siege.
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The government of Belarus' persistent violations of human rights and democracy have unfortunately isolated Belarus from the world community rather than leading it to the respected position Belarus should ...