US Is 'Moving In The Right Direction' With Belarus, Says Envoy John Coale
Rights groups said 887 political prisoners remain in Belarus as Washington and Minsk pursue further sanctions-linked releases.
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US Is 'Moving In The Right Direction' With Belarus, Says Envoy John Coale
After brokering the release of 25 prisoners from Belarus, US envoy John Coale tells RFE/RL discuss the deal, sanctions relief, Washington’s tentative thaw with Minsk -- and where Russia fits in.
The U.S. officially removed two Belarusian companies from the sanctions list and published the notice on the website of the United States Ministry of Finance.
The U.S. Ministry of Finance has reported the removal of companies from the SDN list from Belarus's Lakopaska and Bellesboomprom sanctions list.
Agreement on the lifting of the relevant restrictions was announced earlier on the basis of negotiations held in Minsk by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, with representatives of the US Presidential Team Donald Trump, headed by John Cole, Special Envoy for Belarus.
In the U.S., two Belarusian organizations, the Lakopaska OAO and Bellesboomprom, were removed from the OFAC sanctions list.
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