BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

24/03/2008

US Bows To Belarus Demands To Cut Embassy Staff

MINSK, Belarus (AFP)--The U.S. will bow to Belarus' call to cut its embassy staff in Minsk, acting head of mission Jonathan Moore said in a statement Monday.

"The number of diplomatic employees in Belarus will be reduced to seventeen people by the end of the day on March 27," Moore said. "The step is in keeping with the demands of the Foreign Ministry."

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