here and now №1 12.04.2000 (2000)

Guest of the program: Vladimir Yermoshin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus.

Main topics and issues discussed in the studio: 1. Belarus' membership in PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of Europe) has been suspended.

How does this affect the life of the country? 2. On the joint work of Russia and Belarus on the program to create the Union State.

Main directions. 3. What will be the first main topic at the meeting of the government of the Union State? 4. What can be said about the budget of the Union State? 5. On the planned priority projects in the work of the Union State. 6. On the creation of a large Russian-Belarusian group. 7. Negotiations with OAO Gazprom.

Schedule of payments for energy supplies. 8. How quickly is Belarus going to pay off its gas debts? 9. On mutually beneficial economic cooperation between Russia and Belarus and its prospects.