Bush Signs Sanction Legislation On Belarus
January 13, 2007
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (RFE/RL)
The legislation, passed earlier by the U.S. Congress, renews the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004. It directs the Bush administration to deny U.S. loans to Belarus and prohibits most U.S. exports to the country.
It also includes a statement demanding release of political prisoners in Belarus, and rejects the results of authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's reelection last March.
(AP)