BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

03/08/2006

Latvia deports Belarus diplomat

Latvia on Wednesday declared a Belarus diplomat persona non grata, giving him 24 hours to leave the country.

The Latvian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the first secretary of the Belarus embassy was accused of "actions inconsistent with diplomatic status".

Belarus police searched the home of a Latvian embassy official, who was accused of distributing pornography, during the early hours of July 25. Latvia lodged a complaint with Minsk, saying the search violated the terms of the 1961 Vienna Convention and demanded an explanation.

Source: Xinhua

Source:

http://english.people.com.cn/200608/03/eng20060803_289388.html

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