BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
16/03/2009
Travel ban waiver for Belarus President prolonged
EU foreign ministers confirmed they are not going to put back in force travel restrictions against dozens of Belarusian officials including President Lukashenko, which were lifted five months ago.
On Monday, a source in Brussels told news agency ITAR TASS that a preliminary agreement on the prolongation of the sanctions waiver was reached. The sanctions targeted 42 Belarusian officials after the presidential election in 2006, which the EU called unfair and not free. The sanctions banned the man dubbed 'Europe's last dictator' and others from travelling to Europe and restricted Belarus' official contacts with the EU.
The sanctions were lifted for six months in October 2008. The European Union said Minsk made progress on dealing with political opposition and in particular released a number of political prisoners.
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