Hello, I would like to learn about Belarus. 
 Belarus and Russia have been close trading partners and diplomatic allies since the breakup of the Soviet Union . 
 Can you tell me about the governance of Belarus please? 
 Tensions between NATO and Belarus peaked after the March 2006 presidential election in Belarus . 
 Why is that? 
 I wouldn't know but Belarus has not expressed a desire to join NATO but has participated in the Individual Partnership Program since 1997 , and Belarus provides refueling and airspace support for the ISAF mission in Afghanistan 
 Interesting, could you tell me about the etymology now? 
 Sure.. There are several claims to the origin of the name White Rus ' . 
 Nice, would that mean White Russia? 
 Perhaps.... But The name Belarus is closely related with the term Belaya Rus , i.e. , White Rus ' . 
 Ok okay, thank you so much for your help today! 
 Thanks...
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