BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

02/04/2008

Belarus to Cut US Diplomats in Minsk

Moscow, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) The dreadful Belarus-US relations made Minsk reduce its Washington Embassy to seven and it will demand a similar reduction in the US representation, confirmed a diplomatic source.

"We want to reduce the two embassies' number of Foreign Service experts, in accordance with the one plus six formula," asserted Foreign Affairs Vice minister Victor Gaisenok.

That is no more than one ambassador and six employees, clarified the vice foreign minister.

Gaisenok warned that at this moment the full and unconditional withdraw of economic sanctions imposed on Minsk by the United States is the only way of going on with talks.

Source:

http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B17F626DB-A65C-4225-B25D-E1C988C24005%7D&language=EN

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