Belarus Declares Three Days of Mourning for ‘Best Friend’ Chavez
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Belarus declared three days of official mourning to mark the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, starting today, and ordered flags to fly at half-staff.
“We have lost a close person and best friend who loved Belarus and always offered us a helping hand,” President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in a statement e-mailed by his press office today. Television and radio stations will cancel entertainment programs and commercials.