BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

08/05/2008

RF, Belarus continue mutual support in elections to hum rights bodies

MOSCOW, May 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Belarus will continue to provide mutual support to each other during the elections to human rights structures, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

The ministry commented on the election of Belarussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) at a session of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOS).

"This proves of recognising Martynov's high professionalism and Belarus' role in ensuring human rights in the mentioned spheres," the ministry said.

Russia and Belarus "will continue mutual support to each other during the elections to human rights structures despite the attempts made by certain Western countries to politicise the elections and the activity of U.N. human rights bodies", the ministry said.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12661063&PageNum=0

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