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Xinhua: U.S. extends sanctions relief on Belarusian companies

Published April 30, 2017 at 9:42 am

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko meets with members of the public and local and foreign journalists in Minsk on Feb. 3.

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MINSK – The United States has extended the suspension of sanctions against nine Belarusian enterprises, the U.S. Embassy in Minsk said.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a new waiver on Friday extending the relief on the Belarusian companies for another six months until Oct. 30.