BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

04/04/2008

German Foundation To Close Office In Belarus

The Berlin-based Friedrich Ebert Foundation is to close its office in Belarus in the near future, Belapan reported on April 3, citing the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAZh). The BAZh quoted Stefan Chrobot, the fund's regional director for Ukraine and Belarus, as saying that the move was caused by "conditions that have changed in Belarus and steps by the authorities." German Ambassador to Belarus Gebhardt Weiss told Belapan that the closure of the foundation's office in Minsk should not be regarded as a German move to curtail relations with Belarus. The Friedrich Ebert Foundation is a political nonprofit organization that carries out various projects in some 100 countries. In Belarus, the foundation has been working since 1997 for the declared purpose of assistance in establishing democratic civil society in the country. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/04/3-cee/cee-040408.asp

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