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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes yesterday's release from prison in Belarus of Mikalai Statkevich, Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok, Evgeniy Vackovich, Artyom Prokopenko, and Yuriy Rubtsov. The release of these six political prisoners is a positive development for the people of Belarus and an important step toward normalizing relations with the United States. We reiterate our call for the Government of Belarus to restore the political rights of these six and other former political prisoners.
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Washington, DC - Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on the Death of ISIL Deputy Leader Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali:
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Washington, DC - We commend the agreement reached between Guinea’s ruling and opposition political parties, which clears the way for Guinea to hold the first round of presidential elections on October 11. The Government of Guinea and the main opposition political parties demonstrated goodwill, flexibility, and a shared commitment to holding credible, inclusive, and peaceful elections.
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Washington, DC - The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania hosted the West Africa and the Sahel Regional Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) from August 19-20, 2015.
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer my warmest congratulations to the Ukrainian people as you mark the anniversary of your independence on August 24.
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Washington, DC - Today’s inauguration in Burundi demonstrates the ruling party’s intent to ignore the voices of its people in pursuit of its own political agenda. An inauguration - without a government that represents the population’s many political voices and without a comprehensive and inclusive dialogue - will not resolve the political and security crisis in Burundi.
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