Article: Belgium grants ministers from Zimbabwe visas despite EU travel ban

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Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium Belgium said Wednesday it granted two government ministers from Zimbabwe visas to attend an international meeting despite an European Union- wide travel ban on officials closely linked to president Robert Mugabe.

"We are keeping to our international commitments," said Belgian government spokesman Didier Seeuws. "There is a travel ban but there are exceptions for international meetings."

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