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Article: 1st Ld-Writethru: EU decides to maintain suspension of travel ban on Belarusian officials
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- March 16, 2009
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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 ...