Under fire at home, Lithuanian leader postpones US trip
(AFP)
4 December 2003
VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas has postponed a planned official visit to the United States, his office said on Thursday.
The announcement came the day after members of parliament launched a bid to impeach Paksas over allegations that he has ties to the Russian mafia.
Paksas’s office said the president had announced the postponement of his US trip after meeting with the United States ambassador to his country, Stephen Mull.
During the visit, due to start at the weekend, Paksas had been scheduled to meet President George W. Bush on Monday. (snip/...)
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