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Date		Title
29 Nov. 2011		NATO helps Belarus and Ukraine cope with flood risks The Pripyat River Basin on the border between Belarus and Ukraine is prone to severe flooding, impacting local communities and economies. The basin includes the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and one of the river’s tributaries provides a local nuclear power station with cooling water, so effective monitoring is essential.
18 Feb. 2011		NATO sponsors new flood risk monitoring system in Ukraine and Belarus On 18 February 2011, an automatic flood monitoring station sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme was opened in Ukraine. The new station, located in the Pripyat river basin, represents a first step towards a modern flood monitoring and forecast system to be installed in Ukraine and Belarus with NATO’s support.
05 Dec. 2006		NATO-supported destruction of landmines on track in Belarus A ceremony on 5 December in Borisov marked the destruction of 177,200 anti-personnel landmines as part of NATO's Partnership for Peace Trust Fund project in Belarus.
19 Jul. 2006		Secretary General condemns Belarusian sentencing Speaking to reporters on 19 July, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the arrest of Belarusian opposition leader Alexandr Kozulin was <em>“a flagrant violation”</em> of Belarus’ commitments to NATO.
27 Apr. 2006		NATO condemns detention of Belarus opposition leader Speaking in Sofia on 27 April, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release the opposition leader, Alexander Milinkevich, who was reportedly jailed today.
29 Mar. 2006		Alliance examining relationship with Belarus On behalf of NATO, the Secretary General has already expressed his deep concern with the conduct of the electoral process in Belarus, which, according to the OSCE, was neither free nor fair.