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Reuters
Reuters
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Andrius Sytas

Lithuanian railways halts transport of Belarus potash

FILE PHOTO: A waste heap is seen at a site owned by Belarus state potash producer Belaruskali near the village of Zakalnoye, Belarus May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo

The board of state-owned Lithuanian Railways on Monday voted to stop transporting potash produced by Belarus state-owned potash producer Belaruskali unless it gets government approval to resume, the rail company said in a statement.

Belaruskali, the world's second-largest producer of the crop fertiliser which is a big cash earner for Belarus, was sanctioned by the United States last August, a year after a crackdown following a disputed presidential election which President Alexander Lukashenko said he won.

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