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Why Is Berlusconi Visiting Belarus?

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (right) welcomes Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to Minsk.

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November 28, 2009
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to visit Belarus on November 30, becoming the first government leader from the West in years to travel to the former Soviet republic, considered a pariah by the West. The trip is partly a matter of diplomatic protocol, but it may also be a chance for Berlusconi to explore better Western ties with Minsk while representing little risk for the EU. More

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