Belgian official resigns over invites to Russian, Iranian officials
Delegates from Russia and Iran were invited by a Belgian government official to attend an urban growth summit, prompting backlash against him.
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Delegates from Russia and Iran were invited by a Belgian government official to attend an urban growth summit, prompting backlash against him.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian foreign affairs minister Hadja Lahbib is facing calls for resignation after granting visas to delegations from Iranian and Russian cities to attend a mayors convention in Brussels last week.
BRUSSELS: A Belgium regional official for Brussels, Pascal Smet, resigned on Sunday after sparking a furore by...
A Belgium regional official for Brussels, Pascal Smet, resigned on Sunday after sparking a furor by hosting an Iranian delegation led by the mayor of Tehran. Smet's exit came three days after Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib accused him of "sullying the image" of the capital by allowing the Iranians and a Russian delegation to…
Brussels secretary of state Pascal Smet (one.brussels/Vooruit) has resigned after emails surfaced that revealed his administration not only invited an Iranian delegation and Russian politician into Belgium but also paid the associated costs of their travel.