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【标准美音 Editorial】08-15-2012
More Controversy In Belarus

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图为白俄罗斯总统Alexander Lukashenko。
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Alyaksandr Lukashenka
Sweden
Stefan Eriksson
Belarus / Belarusian
编辑&翻译：betty0925
有betty的地方就有答疑~It is therefore no surprise that the Lukashenka government took exception when Sweden's Ambassador, Stefan Eriksson, met with opposition leaders and donated to a university books that contained materials about human rights. Belarus refused to extend accreditation for Ambassador Eriksson, stating that "his activities were aimed not at the strengthening of relations between Belarus and Sweden, but on their erosion". Sweden subsequently expelled the Belarusian diplomats. And Belarus retaliated by ordering Sweden to close its embassy by the end of August.
These actions, like the expulsion of the U.S. ambassador to Belarus in 2008, only serve to deepen Belarus' self-isolation.
The United States stands with Sweden and our European partners in supporting the aspirations of the people of Belarus for a modern, democratic, and prosperous future. We again call on Belarus to immediately release and rehabilitate all political prisoners, and to put an end to the repression of civil society and the democratic opposition.因此在瑞典大使Stefan Eriksson与反对党领导人会面，并向一所大学捐赠关于人权方面的书籍时，Lukashenka政府表示强烈谴责也就不奇怪了。白俄罗斯拒绝Eriksson大使继任，并称“其行事并不是为了巩固白俄罗斯和瑞典的关系，而是为了分裂两国。”瑞典继而驱逐了白俄罗斯大使，而白俄罗斯报复性是勒令瑞典于八月底前关闭驻白俄罗斯使馆。
此举与2008年白俄罗斯驱逐美国大使一样，只会使白俄罗斯更加闭关锁国。
美国与瑞典、欧盟一道，支持白俄罗斯人民追求一个现代、民主、富强的未来。我们再次呼吁白俄罗斯即时释放、赦免所有政治犯，停止对民主人权的镇压。