Sanctions against Belarus
Canada says it will remove Belarus from the Area Control List, lifting sanctions that have been in place since December 2006.
Among the countries are Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
The relevant message of the Council of the European Union appeared on Thursday, February 25.
Putin's spokesman Dzmitry Peskov says the policy of sanctions is defective and welcomes EU's move.
President Lukashenka says Minsk is pleased with the decision made in Brussels to lift most of the sanctions against Belarus.
Belarus has already looked for help in Moscow, Beijing and Brussels, says Poland's MEP.
MFA press secretary Dzmitry Mironchyk has commented on the removal of Belarus sanctions by the EU.
However, it will produce a negative effect on Belarus-EU approximation.
Only four people remain under the sanctions.
