EU suspends sanctions against Belarus

BRUSSELS (BelTA-TASS) – The European Union has decided to suspend the sanctions against Belarus for four months, BelTA learned from the press service of the Council of the European Union.

The EU has "suspended for four months the asset freeze and travel ban applying to 170 individuals and the asset freeze applying to three entities in Belarus," the Council of the European Union said. The decision was made "in the context of improving EU-Belarus relations".