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Washington, DC - The United States is gravely concerned about the ongoing crisis in Burundi and the potential for additional violence and has imposed new targeted sanctions against four individuals whose actions threaten the peace, security, and stability of Burundi.
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Washington, DC - On December 16, the United States and Belarus convened the second Working Group for Democracy and Human Rights. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Bridget Brink, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights, Democracy, and Labor Robert Berschinski, and USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Jonathan Katz participated for the United States in meetings with senior Belarusian officials, including Foreign Ministry Director for the Americas Oleg Kravchenko and Belarusian Chargé d’Affaires Pavel Shidlovsky.
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Washington, DC - The United States is deeply concerned by the recent clashes in the Oromia region of Ethiopia that reportedly have resulted in the deaths of numerous protestors. We greatly regret the deaths that have occurred and express our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives.
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Washington, DC - The United States commends Somalia’s National Consultative Forum for its efforts to reach consensus on an inclusive, transparent, and legitimate electoral process in 2016. We welcome the agreed principles in the Mogadishu Declaration as essential elements of a more inclusive and democratic electoral process than the 2012 process. We encourage all participants to seek compromise and to uphold their commitment to reach a final agreement by January 10, 2016.
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Washington, DC - Today in Morocco, Libyan political leaders came together after a year of UN-facilitated political dialogue to sign the Libyan Political Agreement that will establish a unified Libyan Government of National Accord. We salute these courageous Libyans who stand ready to rebuild a united Libya and who are determined to move the country forward.
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Washington, DC - The Vice President spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi yesterday following his December 14 call with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The Vice President noted the recent deployment of Turkish forces into northern Iraq had occurred without the prior consent of the Iraqi government. Both leaders welcomed initial indications of the withdrawal of some Turkish forces and agreed this should continue, reiterating that any foreign forces can only be present in Iraq with the coordination and permission of the Iraqi government.
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