BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

04/09/2007

Russian Foreign Minister Denies Plans To Deploy Nuclear Weapons In Belarus

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on September 3 that Russia does not plan to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, Belapan reported. "We don't have such plans; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already spoken about this. Belarus has its [nuclear-weapons-free] status, which is specified in its constitution. I believe the issue is closed," Lavrov noted. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/09/3-cee/cee-040907.asp