BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

31/12/2010

Belarus halts OSCE operations after elections

MINSK Dec 31 (Reuters) - Belarus has halted the operations of Europe's top rights watchdog, the Belarussian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, after the body condemned the country's recent presidential election.

"The Belarussian side has taken the decision not to continue the operations of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) office in Minsk," said foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Savinykh. (Reporting by Andrey Makhovsky, writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman, editing by Philippa Fletcher)

Source:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6BU0I420101231




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