Careful welcome for Belarusian dissident
Aug 05, 1999
By Rokas M. Tracevskis
VILNIUS - At first, Lithu-ania's top lawmakers appeared uncertain about the arrival of Semion Sharetsky, chairman of the Belarusian Parliament dissolved three years ago by Alexander Lukashenko.But after a few days of indecision, Sharetsky's Li-thu--anian counterpart, Vytautas Landsbergis, agreed to host a meeting with the man who Belarus' underground opposition says should become the country's temporary president.Lithuanian officials were nervous that Sharetsky's presence would undermine the som ...
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