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Diplomats? Expulsion Angers U.S.WASHINGTON — The State Department reacted angrily on Thursday to the expulsion of 10 American diplomats by Belarus, a former Soviet republic widely regarded as having one of the world’s most repressive governments. “It’s an unwarranted and unjustified action,” Tom Casey, a State Department spokesman, said of the Belarussian move on Wednesday to expel the diplomats, who worked at the United States Embassy in Minsk. “It is something that is being done solely as a result of the United States’ support for democracy and human rights activists in Belarus.” Mr. Casey said the State Department’s displeasure at the expulsion was conveyed to officials of Belarus on Thursday in Washington and Minsk, “and we have told them that we are considering the full range of options in terms of our respective diplomatic presences.” Mr. Casey said at a midday news conference on Thursday that there had been “some confusion” about what steps the United States would take, but he did not specifically repudiate an Associated Press report that said the American Embassy in Minsk would be closed and Belarus would be ordered to close its embassy in Washington and its consulate in New York. The A.P. reported later that American officials were about to notify their Belarussian counterparts of the decision to close the embassies when the order was abruptly rescinded. The United States has been a persistent critic of President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, who has worked tirelessly to preserve Belarus as a relic of the Soviet Union. Karen B. Stewart, the United States ambassador to Belarus, left in March after Belarus withdrew Mikhail Khvostov, its ambassador to the United States. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationTop Anglicans Rally to Besieged Archbishop...Unwilling New Frontier for Migrants: 3 Greek Isles... Ruling Party Seeks Recount in Zimbabwe... Russia Gives Warning on Kosovo Repercussions, News Agency Says... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Diplomats? Expulsion Angers U.S. |
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