DATE:
14/10/2008
European Union foreign ministers suspended yesterday a travel ban on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and several associates in a move designed to encourage democracy following disputed elections. Forty-one Belarusian figures, including the hardline president, were denied entry into the European Union and had their assets frozen after a 2006 presidential election was judged not in compliance with international norms.
Source:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=51093489-99fd-4cd6-99f8-8fc55e94cc7c
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