Article: 1st Ld-Writethru: EU decides to maintain suspension of travel ban on Belarusian officials

1st Ld-Writethru: EU decides to maintain suspension of travel ban on Belarusian officials

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) foreign ministers decided on Monday to maintain the suspension of a travel ban on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and other senior officials.

The suspension was first introduced for six months in October 2008.

The ministers agreed to extend the travel ban for one year, but decided not to apply it for nine months to encourage Belarusian authorities to take "further concrete measures toward democracy and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms."

The ministers, meeting in Brussels, warned that they might decide to re-apply the ...

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