BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

29/01/2008

President Says U.S. Supports Freedom In Belarus

In his final State of the Union address on January 28, U.S. President George W. Bush said that the United States supports freedom in Belarus, international media reported. "We support freedom in countries from Cuba and Zimbabwe to Belarus and Burma," he said in his annual address to both houses of the U.S. Congress. Bush also said that his administration changed the way it delivers foreign aid by launching the Millennium Challenge Account program. "This program strengthens democracy, transparency, and the rule of law in developing nations, and I ask you to fully fund this important initiative," he said. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/01/3-cee/cee-290108.asp