BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/12/2006

Canada Imposed Economic Sanctions on Belarus

Canada has restricted the export to Belarus, the government of Canada announced Monday. The reason is the continued crackdown of Belarus' authorities.

Belarus continues to ignore the calls of the world community for democracy. It proceeds with human rights violation and outrage upon justice, Canada's Foreign Affairs' Minister Peter MacKay said specifying that the world community should build pressure on Belarus to improve the life of its people.

Minister of International Trade David Emerson hoped that economic pressure via restricting the export to Belarus will fuel positive changes there.

Under the ruling of Canada's government, any company willing to export goods to Belarus should address the authorities for an export license. The decision will be taken separately in each definite case. In the better part of the cases, no difficulties will emerge for getting the permits for shipping humanitarian goods, including food, clothes and medicine as well as for delivering some single items acquired for personal use, Canada's government made clear via the web-site.

Source:

http://www.kommersant.com/p-9762/economic_sanctions/