BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
25/03/2008
U.S. agrees to cut down embassy staff in Minsk to 17
MINSK. March 25 (Interfax) - Washington will cut down the staff of its embassy in Minsk, although it deems the Belarusian authorities' demand unfounded, U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Belarus Jonathan Moore said.
The United States sees this demand as unfounded and inconsistent from the point of view of diplomatic practice, he said. But the U.S. will meet the demand and the number of U.S. diplomats in Belarus will be reduced to 17 by the end of March 27, Moore said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement also says that the embassy will manage to ensure contacts between Belarusian and American citizens, protect the interests of American citizens in Belarus, receive guests in the U.S., and inform the State Department about political and economic developments, the moment it is able to continue its work.
Source:
http://www.interfax.com/3/377560/news.aspx
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