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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9723

22 August 2008
(eu) eu/belarus
EU welcomes release of several political prisoners, an encouraging sign before legislative elections on 28 September

Brussels, 21/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU welcomes the fact that, with just one month to go before parliamentary elections are held in Belarus on 28 September, the authorities of that country have released a number of political prisoners. In a press release published on Wednesday 20 August, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner responsible for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, said she was delighted by the news, adding: “The freeing of Andrei Kim and Sergei...