Current Affairs Communist chief under fire over official meetings during 'private' Belarus trip

19-10-2007 15:40 | Rob Cameron

The chairman of the opposition Communist Party, Vojtech Filip, is under fire from his political opponents after meeting senior Belarussian officials during a private visit to the country. Mr Filip's critics on the political right say the meetings could be interpreted as legitimising the Lukashenko regime and send confused messages in the light of official Czech government support for Belarussian dissidents. He's defended the visit, saying he did nothing wrong.

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