EU Council confirms lifting of sanctions against Belarus President

The press service of the European Council confirmed Monday that the restrictive measures against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will not be extended.

"His name is not on the list of four individuals that have remained under sanctions," a press service official told RIA Novosti, adding that an official statement was expected to be out by March 1.

The EU foreign ministers decided earlier on Monday to lift restrictive measures against 170 Belarus individuals and three companies, but to maintain sanctions against four individuals linked to the unsolved disappearances of two opposition leaders, a journalist and a businessman.

/By Trend/