"The EU will continue to closely monitor the situation of democracy and human rights in Belarus," the 28-nation bloc said in its statement. The European Union said on Thursday it will suspend its sanctions on Belarus for four months from Saturday, including those on authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, making good on its promise to reward a perceived opening up to Europe.Lukashenko’s pardoning of jailed political prisoners and a perceived lack of repression following the re-election this month of a man whom the United States once said runs Europe’s last “dictatorship”, had influenced the EU’s approach, diplomats said.In a statement confirming …read more
Source: Pulse Nigeria
